2021 Press Releases

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• 7/9/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition in Support of EPA Proposal to Restore California Waiver for Clean Car Standards

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general, as well as the cities of Los Angeles, New York, Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose, in support of the EPA’s proposal to restore California’s waiver under the Clean Air Act for its greenhouse gas and zero emission vehicle (ZEV) programs.

• 7/7/2021 AG Tong Sues Google For Antitrust Violations Over App Store

  Bipartisan Coalition of States Say Google Illegally Maintains an App Store Monopoly; Unfairly Edges Out Competition

• 7/7/2021 Attorney General Tong Applauds Signing of Bill to Strengthen Civil Rights Enforcement in Connecticut

  Attorney General William Tong today applauded the signing of legislation that will strengthen civil rights enforcement in Connecticut.

• 7/6/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition in Defending Constitutionality of New York's Anti-Discrimination Law

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of the constitutionality of New York’s anti-discrimination law.

• 7/1/2021 Attorney General Tong Seeks Answers on Optimum's Ill-Timed, Anti-Consumer Plan to Cut Internet Speeds

  Attorney General William Tong today called on Optimum by Altice to drop its ill-timed, anti-consumer plan to dramatically decrease internet upload speeds from 35 megabits per second to as little as 5.

• 6/30/2021 AG Tong Statement on Supreme Court Ruling to Leave CDC Eviction Moratorium in Place

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to leave the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s eviction moratorium in place until the end of July.

• 6/28/2021 AG Tong Leads Coalition Urging Federal Energy Regulators to Curb Needless Incentives for Transmission Developers

  Attorney General William Tong this week led a coalition of attorneys general, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Office of Consumer Counsel, and state ratepayer advocates reiterating a call to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject unnecessary and unjust incentive payments to transmission developers.

• 6/28/2021 Attorney General Tong Secures $14 Million Healthcare Fraud Judgment

  Attorney General William Tong secured a $14,982,081 court judgment against Ramil Mansourov over allegations that the former Norwalk primary care physician illegally billed the Connecticut Medical Assistance Program for millions of dollars in services he never provided.

• 6/25/2021 Attorney General Tong Announces $1 Million Settlement With Connecticut Addiction Medicine Over Excessive Billing

  Attorney General William Tong announced today a $1,002,481 settlement with Connecticut Addiction Medicine and its principals Jay Benson, M.D. and Mahboob Aslam, M.D. resolving allegations of excessive billing for urine drug tests.

• 6/24/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition of Attorneys General Calling for Passage of the Federal Equality Act

  AGs Urge Senate to Pass Measure Prohibiting Discrimination Against LGBTQ Americans

• 6/24/2021 Attorney General Tong, Department of Public Health Announce Agreement to Protect Carlson Place Residents

  Attorney General William Tong and Acting Public Health Commissioner Deidre S. Gifford today announced an agreement to provide for the safe relocation of 26 residents of Carlson Place, and a second agreement which allows for a new owner to operate the residential care home in Norwalk after a complete renovation of the facility at no cost to the state.

• 6/23/2021 Attorney General Tong Statement on PURA Decision to Accept Amended Settlement Agreement with UI

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding a decision today by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to accept an amended settlement agreement with United Illuminating and state entities to provide millions of dollars in immediate savings and long-term stability for UI customers.

• 6/23/2021 Attorney General Tong Statement on Denise Merrill

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement praising the accomplishments of Secretary of the State Denise Merrill after she announced her intention not to seek re-election.

• 6/22/2021 Attorney General Tong Calls on USPS to Stop Further Service Cuts

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a group of 21 attorneys general and two cities calling on the Postal Regulatory Commission to oppose Postmaster General DeJoy’s efforts to increase delivery times for First-Class Mail and other essential postal services.

• 6/22/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Fighting to Preserve Billions of Dollars for Schools and Essential Services

  Attorney General Tong joined a coalition of 26 attorneys general fighting to preserve billions of dollars for schools and other essential services across the country.