2022 Press Releases
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2/23/2022
Attorney General Tong Announces $310,874 Settlement with Psychiatrist to Resolve False Claims Allegations
Attorney General William Tong and acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut Leonard C. Boyle today announced a $310,874 settlement with a Hamden psychiatrist to resolve state and federal False Claims Act allegations.
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2/22/2022
Connecticut Leads Multistate Comments to FERC Urging Ratepayer Protections, Clean Energy Goals in Reactive Power Market Design
Attorney General William Tong, Commissioner Katherine S. Dykes, and Acting Consumer Counsel Claire E. Coleman today led a coalition of attorneys general and public advocates from nine states and Washington, D.C. in submitting comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission urging adoption of environmental justice and ratepayer protections and clean energy policies in reactive power market design.
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2/22/2022
Attorney General Tong Warns Consumers About Dating App Scams that Have Cost Americans Over a Billion Dollars in the Last Five Years
Attorney General William Tong is warning consumers about common scams on dating apps that have swindled Americans out of $1.3 billion in the last five years
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2/15/2022
Attorney General Tong Supports Adoption by the National Labor Relations Board of Stronger Standards for Protecting Workers from Misclassification
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general in encouraging the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to strengthen the standard for protecting workers from misclassification by their employers as independent contractors — a designation that can deprive workers of wages earned, core workplace benefits, and the ability to organize.
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2/3/2022
Attorney General Tong: Gun Manufactures and Dealers Are Not Exempt from State Consumer Protection Laws
Joins Multistate Brief in Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. Smith & Wesson Brands Arguing that Federal Law Does not Shield Gun Manufacturers and Dealers from Consumer Laws Governing the Marketing and Sale of Firearms
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1/27/2022
Attorney General Tong Shares Important Progress on $26 Billion Opioid Agreement
Attorney General William Tong today marked a key milestone in bringing billions of dollars in much-needed resources to communities across the country via the $26 billion opioid agreement with the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors – Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen – and Johnson & Johnson over the companies’ role in creating and fueling the nationwide opioid crisis.
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1/26/2022
Attorney General Tong Praises Nomination of Vanessa Avery for United States Attorney
Attorney General William Tong praised the nomination today of Vanessa Avery to serve as United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
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1/26/2022
Attorney General Tong Statement on WinRed
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement today after the U.S. District Court of Minnesota dismissed WinRed’s lawsuit trying to prevent Connecticut and three other states from investigating WinRed’s business practices.
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1/18/2022
Attorney General Tong Urges FDA to Preserve State Regulation of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
Attorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan coalition of 42 states and territories urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to preserve state authority to enforce their consumer protection laws in connection to the sale of over-the-counter hearing aids.
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1/14/2022
Attorney General Tong Continues Fight to End Facebook's Illegal Monopoly
Attorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general continuing to fight Facebook’s illegal efforts to stifle competition and protect its monopoly power.
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1/13/2022
Attorney General Tong, Consumer Protection Commissioner Seagull, Banking Commissioner Perez Announce $1.85 Billion Settlement with Student Loan Servicer Navient
Attorney General William Tong, Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull and Banking Commissioner Jorge Perez announced today a $1.85 billion settlement with student loan servicer Navient that will direct millions in debt relief and restitution to thousands of Connecticut borrowers.
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1/12/2022
Attorney General Tong Statement on Federal Court Decision Upholding Elimination of Religious Exemption to State Vaccine Requirements
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the U.S. District Court decision upholding Connecticut Public Act No. 21-6, which eliminated the religious exemption to school vaccine requirements.
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1/11/2022
Attorney General Tong Works to Stop International Scam Calls
Attorney General William Tong today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to put in place measures that will help stem the tide of foreign-based illegal robocalls that attempt to scam Americans. Today’s comment letter to the FCC was led by North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, and Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge.
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1/10/2022
Attorney General Tong Urges Caution Following FinalSite Ransomware Attack Impacting Connecticut Schools
With the FinalSite ransomware attack impacting thousands of school websites and communications systems nationwide, Attorney General William Tong reminded businesses and government entities to assess their data security practices to protect operations and consumer data against growing cybersecurity threats.
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1/10/2022
Office of The Attorney General Announces New Online Form For Submitting Data Breach Notifications
Attorney General William Tong today announced a new online form designed to help businesses comply with their obligation to notify the Office of the Attorney General when they experience a data breach impacting Connecticut residents.