2022 Press Releases

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• 4/12/2022 Attorney General Tong Calls on CFPB to Prohibit Mortgage Servicers from Charging Convenience Fees

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to prohibit mortgage servicers from charging convenience fees. According to the coalition, convenience fees charged by mortgage servicers are one of the more exploitative “pay to pay” fees consumers face.

• 4/8/2022 Attorney General Tong: EPA Must Rethink Standards Regulating Particulate Matter Pollution from Airplanes

  Attorney General William Tong this week joined a multistate coalition urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to adopt more protective standards for particulate matter emissions from airplanes.

• 4/7/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on Treasurer Wooden

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the decision of State Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden not to seek re-election.

• 4/1/2022 Attorney General Tong Releases Guidance on Gas Tax Holiday Complaints

  Attorney General William Tong today released consumer guidance on reporting suspected violations of the state gas tax holiday.

• 3/30/2022 Attorney General Tong Update on Deer Lake Sale

  Following conversations with Attorney General William Tong, the Boy Scouts of America Connecticut Yankee Council agreed today to postpone consideration of proposals for the purchase of Deer Lake until May 1.

• 3/30/2022 Attorney General Tong Urges TikTok and Snapchat to Give Parents More Control

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general urging TikTok and Snapchat to give parents the ability to monitor their children’s social media usage and protect their children from online threats using parental control apps.

• 3/29/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces $602K Settlement With American Medical Response of Connecticut Regarding Billing Practices

  Attorney General William Tong and U.S. Attorney Leonard C. Boyle today announced a $601,759 civil settlement with American Medical Response of Connecticut resolving allegations that the ambulance service overbilled the Connecticut Medicaid program.

• 3/28/2022 Attorney General Tong Urges CFPB to Protect Consumers from Buy-Now-Pay-Later Lending Industry

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to ensure that buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) lenders are not engaging in practices that trap consumers in a cycle of debt.

• 3/22/2022 Attorney General Tong Joins Brief Filed in U.S. Supreme Court Supporting Effort to Terminate Harmful Immigration Policies and Protect Federal Parole Power

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court’s decision requiring the federal government to continue the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as the “Remain in Mexico” immigration policy.

• 3/18/2022 Attorney General Tong Testifies in Support of "An Act Concerning False Claims and Other Prohibited Acts"

  Attorney General William Tong testified today before the Judiciary Committee in support of Senate Bill No. 426: An Act Concerning False Claims and Other Prohibited Acts. The legislation seeks to expand the scope of Connecticut’s False Claims Act by removing provisions that limit application of these statutes to State-administered health or human services programs. The legislation would allow the Office of the Attorney General to pursue fraud and abuse of tax dollars anywhere in State government, while also protecting and encouraging those who step forward to report fraud and abuse in any State spending.

• 3/18/2022 AG Tong Testifies in Support of Legislation to Strengthen Price Gouging Enforcement

  Attorney General William Tong today testified in support of House Bill 5463 which seeks to strengthen the state’s ability to combat price gouging.

• 3/18/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces $192K Settlement With Windham Eye Group

  Attorney General William Tong and acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut Leonard C. Boyle announced today a $192,699 joint state and federal settlement with the Windham Eye Group and its owners William Kaufold, MD and Dana Woods, MD resolving allegations that the Windham-based ophthalmological practice improperly employed an individual who was excluded from work with federal healthcare programs.

• 3/17/2022 Attorney General Tong Calls on EPA to Strengthen Protections Against Childhood Lead Poisoning

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 state attorneys general calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen protections against lead poisoning, particularly for children living in low-income communities and communities of color.

• 3/17/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces $1 Million Settlement with Wallingford Pain Medicine Practice Over Overbilling Allegations

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a $1 million settlement with Robinson PA, LLC d/b/a PCA Pain Care Center (PCA) and its owner Benjamin Robinson to resolve allegations that they overbilled the Connecticut Medicaid program and violated the Connecticut False Claims Act.

• 3/17/2022 Attorney General Tong Issues Testimony in Support of "An Act Concerning High Volume Third-Party Sellers on Online Marketplaces"

  Attorney General William Tong today issued testimony in support of Senate Bill No. 257: An Act Concerning High Volume Third-Party Sellers on Online Marketplaces. The legislation seeks to require high volume third-party sellers on online marketplaces to disclose certain information on the marketplaces and to consumers. If passed, the legislation would be an important first step in combatting the growing problem organized retail crime.