2023 Press Releases

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• 4/18/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces $243K False Claims Settlement with Behavioral Health Provider K-Assist

  Attorney General William Tong and U.S. Attorney Vanessa Avery today announced a $234, 064.89 settlement with Kelly Stutzman and her company K-Assist, resolving allegations that the behavioral health provider violated the federal and state False Claims Acts.

• 4/18/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement Applauding U.S. Supreme Court Refusal to Hear Appeal in Dredging Case Vital to Connecticut Maritime Economy

  Attorney General William Tong today applauded a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court refusing to hear an appeal in Rosado v. Pruitt, finally ending years of litigation over the lawful selection of the Eastern Long Island Sound Disposal Site for dredged materials.

• 4/14/2023 Attorney General Tong Issues Formal Opinion on Mifepristone

  In response to a request from Governor Ned Lamont, Attorney General Tong has issued a formal opinion clarifying the status of the abortion drug mifepristone.

• 4/13/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Federal Court Order Protecting Medication Abortion in Connecticut

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement following the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington’s new order reiterating that the injunction protecting access to mifepristone in Connecticut and 17 other states remains in full force notwithstanding recent orders by courts in Texas.

• 4/11/2023 Attorney General Tong, Stamford Police Confiscate Thousands of Illegal Delta-8 THC Cannabis Products Following Vape Shop Inspection

  Attorney General William Tong today announced that a joint enforcement action with Stamford Police has resulted in the confiscation of thousands of illegal delta-8 THC, delta-8 THCO, delta-9 THCO and other high THC cannabis products found for sale at three Stamford vape shops.

• 4/10/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition to Fight Back Against Decision to Block Mifepristone Access

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition to challenge the decision issued by a district court judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas that could restrict access to the medication abortion drug mifepristone nationwide.

• 4/7/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Dual Decisions Affecting Access to Medication Abortion Mifepristone

  Attorney General William Tong today issued the following statement after dual decisions affecting access to the medication abortion drug mifepristone were issued in Texas and Washington.

• 4/6/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces 3,000 Packages of Foreign Contraband Cigarettes Seized and Destroyed Following Settlement With U.S. Postal Service

  Attorney General William Tong announced today that approximately 3,000 packages of foreign contraband cigarettes were detected, seized, and destroyed in the first quarter of 2023 due to reforms enacted through a settlement between Connecticut, California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, the City of New York and the U.S. Postal Service. Of those seized packages, 44 were destined for addresses in Connecticut.

• 4/5/2023 Attorney General Tong Seeks Court Order to Force Stone Academy Owners to Comply With Investigative Demands

  Attorney General William Tong today sought a court order forcing Stone Academy’s owners to comply with the state’s ongoing investigation into potential violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act by Stone Academy.

• 4/3/2023 Attorney General Tong Calls for End to Blood Donation Policy That Stigmatizes LGBTQ Individuals

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a 22-state coalition in support of the Biden Administration's new proposed policy that would make it easier for the LGBTQ population to donate blood and plasma.

• 3/29/2023 Attorney General Tong Congratulates Matthew Larock, Walter Menjivar, Charlene Spencer on Nominations to Connecticut Superior Court Bench, Family Court

  Attorney General William Tong congratulated Deputy Associate Attorney General Matthew Larock and Assistant Attorney General Water A. Menjivar on their nominations today to the Connecticut Superior Court bench, as well as Assistant Attorney General Charlene W. Spencer on her nomination to serve as a Family Court Magistrate.

• 3/28/2023 Attorney General Tong Reminds Veterans and Servicemembers to File Claims to Receive Refunds from Harris Jewelry Settlement

  Attorney General William Tong is reminding Connecticut servicemembers and veterans to file claims to receive refunds from the Harris Jewelry settlement before the April 15, 2023 deadline.

• 3/24/2023 Attorney General Tong Calls for JUUL Vaping Settlement Funds to be Directed to Regional Behavioral Health Action Organizations

  Attorney General William Tong this week submitted testimony calling for funds received through the $438.5 million multistate vaping settlement with JUUL to be directed to Regional Behavioral Health Action Organizations (RBHAOs) to combat youth vaping and nicotine use.

• 3/23/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Waterbury Mayor Neil O'Leary Decision Not to Seek Re-Election

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding Waterbury Mayor Neil O’Leary’s decision not to seek re-election.

• 3/21/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Urging Kia and Hyundai for Swifter Action to Protect Vehicle Owners, Public Safety

  Attorney General Tong, along with a nationwide coalition of 23 attorneys general, is calling on Kia America (Kia) and Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) to take swift and comprehensive action to help remedy the crisis of car thefts that has occurred due to the companies’ failure to equip vehicles with anti-theft immobilizers.