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• State Files Suit against Former Hartford Charity Director over Allegations of Fund Misuse

  The state has filed suit against the former executive director of the now-defunct South Arsenal Neighborhood Development, Inc. over allegations that she misappropriated charitable funds in violation of state law, Attorney General George Jepsen and Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein announced today.

• State Files Brief in Support of Physicians in United Healthcare Appeal

• Multistate Settlement Agreement Reached Over Mortgage Document Execution Practices

• Merrill & Jepsen Collect $1.3 Million in Penalties from Companies Transacting Business in Connecticut Without Legal Authority

  Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill and Attorney General George Jepsen today announced that during Fiscal Year 2013, a joint effort by their offices resulted in the collection of more than $1.3 million in penalties from out-of-state companies operating in Connecticut without legal authority to transact business.

• Judge’s Preliminary Decision on Transmission Rates Favorable to New England States and Electric Utility Customers

  A federal administrative law judge has agreed with Connecticut and the New England states that earnings paid to electric transmission owners are too high, a decision that could mean substantial savings for the region’s utility customers if approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

• Gov. Malloy, State Officials and Business Executives Launch Campaign to Promote Safe Teen Driving and Reduce Distracted Driving

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, Attorney General George Jepsen, state Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) Commissioner James P. Redeker, state Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Commissioner Melody A. Currey and executives from AT&T and Travelers Insurance, today kicked-off a statewide campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of distracted driving by proclaiming September 19th “Don’t Text and Drive Day in Connecticut”.

• Eligible Connecticut Borrowers Who Lost Homes to Foreclosure To Receive Nearly $7 Million from National Settlement

  Attorney General George Jepsen said today that as a result of the national mortgage foreclosure servicing settlement, nearly $7 million is being distributed in Connecticut to approximately 5,000 Connecticut borrowers who lost their homes to foreclosure.

• AG Jepsen Launches New Online Complaint Form on Hospital Facility Fees

  Attorney General George Jepsen today encouraged Connecticut patients who have been billed for a so-called “facility fee” without notice from their healthcare provider when receiving medical treatment, or who were told they would be charged a facility fee but were not told the amount or experienced difficulty in learning the amount of the facility fee, to submit a complaint to his office using a new form.

• AG Jepsen Joins Colleagues in Bipartisan Support of Proposed Federal “Patent Troll” Project

  Attorney General George Jepsen has joined with 42 other state and territorial attorneys general in expressing support for a Federal Trade Commission proposed project to collect information about Patent Assertion Entities, also known as “patent trolls.”

• Clean Air Improvements Anticipated From New Agreement with American Electric Power Company

• Attorney General Says Help to State Homeowners Running Ahead of Earlier Mortgage Relief Estimates

  Attorney General George Jepsen said Connecticut’s distressed homeowners are on track to receive significantly more mortgage relief from the $25 billion national mortgage foreclosure settlement than anticipated when the settlement was announced last year.

• Attorney General Jepsen to PURA: Aquarion Proposed Rate Increase Excessive, Unwarranted

  Attorney General George Jepsen has asked the state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to reject an application from the Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut that would increase customer rates by $33 million over three years.

• Attorney General Jepsen Reaches Agreement with Macmillan over eBook Price-Fixing Allegations; Prior Settlements Approved

• Attorney General Jepsen Names New Deputy AG, Associate Attorney General for Litigation

  Attorney General George Jepsen has named Perry Zinn Rowthorn of West Hartford as Deputy Attorney General for the state of Connecticut. Current Associate Attorney General for Administration and Management Margaret Q. Chapple of Granby will assume the position of Associate Attorney General for Litigation.

• “No Excuse for Financial Abuse” : Attorney General Highlights Triad Annual Conference