2012 Press Releases

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• AG/OCC: Regulators Should Fine CL&P For Failed Repairs to Underground Distribution System in Waterbury

  Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz said state utility regulators should fine Connecticut Light & Power Co. for failing to correct and upgrade long-standing problems in an underground electric distribution system in Waterbury.

• AG Supports NRC Decision Ordering Staff to Conduct Environmental Study on Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage

  Attorney General George Jepsen said today that he supports a federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission order to its staff to develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) and a revised waste confidence rule on the temporary storage of spent nuclear fuel.

• AG Jepsen, Attorneys General, Urge Rejection of Proposed Federal Firearms Reciprocity Laws

  Attorney General George Jepsen again urged U.S. Senate leaders to reject proposed federal legislation that would undermine Connecticut’s gun-permitting laws by requiring the state to recognize out-of-state permits, including concealed carry permits.

• AG, DSS Caution Consumers About Postal Scam Involving Government Checks, Sweepstakes Prizes

  Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Social Services Commissioner Roderick Bremby are cautioning consumers about a postal scam involving fraudulent sweepstakes award notifications accompanied by a bogus government check bearing the State of Connecticut seal and purporting to be from the Department of Social Services.

• AG, DEEP Take Action against Suspected Illegal Discharge Of Wastewater by Car Wash in Old Saybrook

  Attorney General George Jepsen and Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Daniel C. Esty have taken action to block a commercial car wash in Old Saybrook from discharging wastewater in violation of its permit and state environmental laws.

• Attorney General Files Agreement to Revoke Pension of Former Oxford Tax Collector Convicted on Felony Larceny Charge

  Under an agreement filed in Superior Court today, a former tax collector for the town of Oxford who pleaded guilty to a felony larceny charge in July will have her municipal pension revoked in full, Attorney General George Jepsen said.

• Attorney General Urges Congress to Support Programs to Help Victims of Domestic Violence

  Attorney General George Jepsen has joined with 52 other state and territorial Attorneys General in urging Congress to continue government support for vital programs that help women and families who fall victim to domestic violence.

• Attorney General George Jepsen Statement To The PURA About Proposed NU-NSTAR Settlement And Merger

  Good morning, and thank you for allowing me the opportunity to discuss this landmark settlement we have reached with Northeast Utilities and NSTAR. I am here to urge you to approve this settlement agreement, which assures that the merger will occur in a manner that best serves the public interest in Connecticut.

• Attorney General Statement on PURA Two-storm Investigation Final Decision

  "Today’s final decision, like the draft issued two weeks ago, substantially adopts the findings and recommendations that my office presented in this proceeding and is a positive step toward improving CL&P’s storm response."

• Gov. Malloy, Attorney General Jepsen Announce Allocation Of Mortgage Foreclosure Settlement Funds

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Attorney General George Jepsen today announced that Connecticut’s share of the $25 billion mortgage foreclosure servicing settlement will be spent to bolster and expand programs assisting Connecticut’s distressed homeowners.

• Attorney General Jepsen Calls for “Meaningful” Penalties on CL&P In Wake of Poor Storm Response

  Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) was imprudent in its preparation for and response to Tropical Storm Irene and the October Nor’easter and should face meaningful penalties, according to Attorney General George Jepsen in a brief filed today in the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) investigation into utility companies’ responses to the two storms.

• Governor Malloy, Attorney General Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Katz announce agreement with Northeast Utilities and NSTAR

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Attorney General George Jepsen, and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz today announced an agreement with Northeast Utilities and Boston-based NSTAR that guarantees substantial benefits to Connecticut residents from the proposed merger of the two utility companies.

• Attorney General Jepsen Appoints New Executive Assistant For Press And Communications

  Attorney General George Jepsen is pleased to announce that Jaclyn M. Falkowski has joined the Office as Executive Assistant for Press and Communications.

• Attorney General Seeks Information From ValueAppeal LLC About Services Offered To Connecticut Property Owners

  Attorney General George Jepsen has asked a Seattle, WA company for more information about certain property tax appeal services offered to Connecticut consumers after complaints were raised about the company in New Britain.

• Attorney General Seeks Recovery of Incarceration Expenses from Former Probation Officer Richard Straub

  Attorney General George Jepsen said Monday that his Office is again seeking to recover incarceration costs from the state pension of Richard Straub, a former state probation officer convicted of sexually abusing eight juveniles under his charge, and later convicted of attempted murder for hire of a state prosecutor.