2012 Press Releases

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• Statement of Attorney General George Jepsen on Massachusetts Agreement In Proposed NU-NSTAR Merger

  “We will carefully review the Massachusetts agreement, but that agreement has little bearing on whether the proposed merger is in the public interest in Connecticut. NU and NSTAR still must prove that Connecticut customers will be better off as a result of the merger."

• Statement of Attorney General George Jepsen Concerning the Shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School

  “Connecticut has suffered a terrible blow today, the loss of so many innocent lives in a senseless act of violence. I join with the people of Connecticut in expressing my deepest sympathy to the families of the victims, and to the people of Newtown and surrounding communities who have lost so very much."

• Statement of Attorney General George Jepsen Concerning House Speaker Chris Donovan

  "I am deeply troubled by the allegations in the arrest warrant affidavit that conduit contributions to Speaker Donovan’s congressional campaign were made with the intent to directly influence legislation."

• Attorney General Says Groupon Has Changed Voucher Expiration Disclosures to Purchasers

  Attorney General George Jepsen announced today that Groupon, Inc., has improved the consumer disclosure information on discount vouchers sold nationwide after his office raised concerns about the expiration of discount deals.

• Attorney General Reaches Agreement with TD Ameritrade in Investigation of Retail Securities Brokerage Industry

  Attorney General George Jepsen today announced an agreement with online retail broker TD Ameritrade as part of a multistate investigation into potential violations of antitrust law in the retail securities brokerage industry. The agreement with TD Ameritrade marks the second resolution that the Attorney General and his partner states have reached in their ongoing investigation.