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5/30/2023
Attorney General Tong Statement on Appeals Court Decision Enabling Purdue Settlement to Proceed
Attorney General William Tong today issued a statement following a decision by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit overturning a U.S. District Court ruling that vacated a Purdue bankruptcy order over its reliance on so-called “nonconsensual third-party releases” forcing states and other parties to grant unprecedented lifetime legal immunity to the Sackler family.
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5/24/2023
Attorney General Tong Announces $400K Settlement With Waterbury Naturopath and Practice to Resolve Allegations of False Claims and Improper Billing
Attorney General William Tong and United States Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery today announced a $399,440 settlement with Waterbury naturopath Marcos DeEscobar and his company Corebella Health, LLC to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims to, and received overpayments from, Medicare and the Connecticut Medicaid programs.
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5/23/2023
Attorney General Tong Sues Avid Telecom Over Illegal Robocalls
Attorney General William Tong today sued Michael D. Lansky, LLC, which does business under the name Avid Telecom, its owner Michael Lansky, and its vice president Stacey S. Reeves, for allegedly initiating and facilitating billions of illegal robocalls to millions of people and violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Telemarketing Sales Rule, and other federal and state telemarketing and consumer laws.
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5/23/2023
Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Russian Sanctions
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding news that he and other attorneys general who condemned the January 6 insurrection and defended the legitimacy of the 2020 election against baseless legal challenges have been banned from Russia and subjected to financial restrictions.
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5/22/2023
Attorney General Tong Defends Federal Restrictions on Handgun Sales to Individuals Under 21
Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit defending the federal government’s longstanding prohibition on the sale of handguns and handgun ammunition by federally-licensed retailers to individuals under the age of 21.
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5/18/2023
Attorney General Tong Leads Bipartisan Coalition of 39 Attorneys General to Protect Communities from the Dangers of Illicit Xylazine
Attorney General William Tong today led a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general urging Congressional leadership to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act (H.R.1839/S.993), which would provide critical measures to combat the widespread illicit use and trafficking of xylazine and help prevent xylazine-related deaths.
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5/17/2023
Attorney General Tong Announces Settlement Over "Premom" Ovulation Tracking App's Data Sharing & Privacy Practices
Attorney General William Tong announced today that Connecticut, Oregon, and the District of Columbia have obtained a $100,000 settlement with Easy Healthcare Corporation (“Easy Healthcare”) over data sharing and privacy practices associated with the company’s “Premom” ovulation tracking app.
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5/16/2023
Attorney General Tong Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Oakland and San Francisco’s Efforts to Hold Big Oil Accountable for Misleading the Public, Worsening the Climate Crisis
Attorney General William Tong, joining a multistate coalition of 16 attorneys general led by California, filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals supporting the City of Oakland and the City and County of San Francisco’s efforts to hold major fossil fuel-producing companies accountable for their misleading actions that have worsened the climate crisis.
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5/11/2023
Attorney General Tong Seeks Court Order to Force Stone Academy to Comply with Investigation
Attorney General William Tong this week sought a court order to force Stone Academy to comply with the state’s ongoing investigation into potential violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act.
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5/10/2023
Attorney General Tong Praises Bipartisan House Vote to Expand Fraud-Fighting Authority
Attorney General William Tong today praised a nearly unanimous 138-7 vote in the state House of Representatives to approve expanded authority for the Office of the Attorney General to fight fraud and abuse across state government.
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5/9/2023
Attorney General Tong Announces $560,718 False Claims Settlement with Hospital Owner and Medical Group
Attorney General William Tong and United States Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery today announced that Northeast Medical Group (NEMG) and Yale New Haven Health Services Corp. (YNHH) have entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments in which they will pay $560,718 to resolve allegations they overbilled the federal Medicare and Connecticut Medicaid programs.
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5/8/2023
Attorney General Tong Leads 16 States in Sounding Alarm Over Pervasive Plastic Microfiber Pollution, Calls on EPA to Protect Public Health and Ocean Safety
In a letter today to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Attorney General William Tong led 16 states in sounding the alarm over pervasive plastic microfiber pollution, urging EPA and NOAA to use the full extent of their authority to protect public health and the safety of our oceans.
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5/5/2023
Connecticut Psychologist Pays $685K to Settle Allegations She Received Payments from Medicare and Medicaid for Services Not Provided
Attorney General William Tong and Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut today announced that Dr. Evelyn Llewellyn has entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments in which she will pay $658,294 to settle allegations that she received payments from the Medicare and Medicaid programs for psychology services that were not provided.
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5/5/2023
Attorney General Tong Announces Enforcement Action Against Deceptive Home Warranty Company
Attorney General William Tong today announced that Integrity Admin Group, Inc. will pay $10,000 and end its misleading marketing practices following an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General into the company’s home warranty notices.
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5/4/2023
Attorney General Tong Announces Distribution of $141 Million Settlement to Millions of Low-Income Americans Deceived by TurboTax Owner Intuit
Attorney General William Tong today announced that consumers deceived by TurboTax owner Intuit into paying for free tax services will begin receiving checks from a $141 million multistate settlement announced in May 2022.