2020 Press Releases

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• 10/5/2020 Attorney General Tong Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Urging Creative Community to Protect Young Viewers from Tobacco Imagery

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 43 attorneys general in urging the creative community to take action to protect young viewers from tobacco imagery in streamed movies and programs.

• 10/5/2020 AG Tong Joins 18-State Coalition Opposing South Carolina’s Witness Requirement for Mail-In Ballots

  Coalition Argues in Supreme Court That Requirement Risks Health of Voters During Pandemic and Does Not Prevent Widespread Voter Fraud

• 10/1/2020 Attorney General Tong Announces $300,000 False Claims Settlement with Columbia Dental

  ttorney General William Tong, the U.S. Department of Justice, and Department of Social Services Commissioner Deidre S. Gifford today announced a $300,000 joint state/federal False Claims Act settlement with Columbia Dental, P.C., Columbia Oral Maxillofacial Imaging, L.L.C., and Abbas Mohammadi, D.D.S. (collectively, “Columbia Dental”), regarding overbilling for dental services and the use of uncertified dental assistants.

• 10/1/2020 Attorney General Tong Announces False Claims Settlement with My Father, My Son Rehabilitation and Counseling Center

  Attorney General William Tong, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Deidre S. Gifford today announced a $230,000 joint state/federal False Claims Act settlement with My Father, My Son Rehabilitation and Counseling Center LLC (MFMS) and its former owner, Chukwuemeka Okwuosa regarding illegal billing for psychotherapy services.

• 10/1/2020 Attorney General Tong Calls on Eversource and United Illuminating to Provide Immediate Compensation to Connecticut Families Following Passage of Energy Bill

  Attorney General William Tong today praised passage of the “Take Back the Grid” bill and called on Eversource and United Illuminating to immediately compensate consumers for food and medicine lost as a result of extended power outages following Tropical Storm Isaias.

• 9/30/2020 Connecticut Leads $39.5 Million Multistate Settlement Over 2014 Anthem Data Breach

  Attorney General William Tong today announced that Connecticut has obtained a $39.5 million multistate settlement with Anthem stemming from the massive 2014 data breach that involved the personal information of 78.8 million Americans.

• 9/30/2020 AG Tong, FTC, State, and Federal Law Enforcement Partners Announce Nationwide Crackdown on Phantom and Abusive Debt Collection

  ‘Operation Corrupt Collector’ targets debt collectors trying to collect on non-existent debts, using illegal scare tactics

• 9/29/2020 AG Tong Joins Coalition Defending Texas County Clerk's Decision to Send Mail-In Voting Applications

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a group of 17 state attorneys general defending a Texas county clerk’s decision to send mail-in ballot applications to registered voters ahead of the November election.

• 9/29/2020 AG Tong Opposes Rule Governing Paycheck Protection Program Loan Appeals

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul in opposing a proposed Small Business Administration (SBA) rule governing the appeals process for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.

• 9/26/2020 Attorney General Tong Statement on the Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court

  Attorney General William Tong issued a statement regarding the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court.

• 9/25/2020 Attorney General Tong Statement on Court Decision Barring Trump Administration Effort to Undermine Census Count

  Attorney General William Tong issued a statement following a preliminary injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California barring the Trump Administration from arbitrarily ending the census count a month before its scheduled completion date.

• 9/25/2020 Attorney General Tong Statement on the Peaceful Transition of Power

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding the peaceful transition of power.

• 9/24/2020 AG Tong Files brief in Support of States' Authority to Regulate Price Gouging

  Tong, 31 Attorneys General File Amicus Brief Arguing States’ Price Gouging Laws Are Necessary to Protect Vulnerable Residents During Emergencies

• 9/24/2020 AG Tong Announces $60 Million Multistate Settlement with C.R. Bard

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a settlement by 48 states and the District of Columbia with C.R. Bard, Inc. and its parent company Becton, Dickinson and Company requiring payment of $60 million for the deceptive marketing of transvaginal surgical mesh devices.

• 9/22/2020 AG Tong Opposes Effort to Weaken Protections For Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals in Shelters

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul in opposing the U.S. Department of Housing and Development’s (HUD) new proposed rule that would weaken protections for transgender and gender nonconforming individuals in HUD-funded shelters.