2021 Press Releases

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• 9/17/2021 Connecticut to Appeal Purdue Bankruptcy Plan

  Attorney General William Tong filed formal notice today with the United States Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York that Connecticut will appeal a controversial and unprecedented decision that purports to extinguish Connecticut’s claims against both Purdue Pharma and the non-bankrupt Sackler family.

• 8/11/2021 Attorney General Tong Announces $350,000 Settlement With Cornell Scott Hill Health Corporation Over Dental Service Overbilling

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a $350,000 joint state and federal settlement with Cornell Scott Hill Health Corporation (CSHHC) resolving allegations that the New Haven-based health center carried out a policy that resulted in overbilling the state’s Medicaid program for certain dental services.

• 2/24/2021 Attorney General Tong Urges Passage of "For the People Act of 2021" Democracy Reforms

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of attorneys general sending a letter to Congressional leadership urging support for H.R. 1/S. 1, the For the People Act of 2021.

• 5/11/2021 AG Tong Urges EPA to Require Public Water Systems to Monitor for Additional PFAS

  Attorney General William Tong joined 19 state attorneys general today filing comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supporting the agency’s proposal to strengthen monitoring of public water systems for additional PFAS chemicals.

• 7/29/2021 Attorney General Tong Reaches Agreement with Biden Administration to Crack Down on Air Pollution

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of five states and the City of New York announcing an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would commit the federal government to addressing pollution that blows into Connecticut and creates unhealthy ground-level ozone (commonly known as smog).

• 7/29/2021 AG Tong Alerts Businesses and Government Entities to Take Prompt Action to Protect Operations and Personal Information

  Following an unnerving increase in the frequency and scale of ransomware attacks across the globe—underscored by the massive attack on software company Kaseya on the brink of the July 4th holiday weekend—Attorney General William Tong is leading a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in urging businesses and government entities to immediately assess their current data security practices and take appropriate steps to protect operations and consumer data.

• 1/26/2021 AG Tong, Judicial Branch, DCP Warn Against Jury Duty Scam Calls

  Attorney General William Tong, Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle Seagull and the Connecticut Judicial Branch issued an alert urging consumers to be wary of scam callers posing as Connecticut judicial marshals demanding immediate payment of fines for missing jury duty to avoid arrest

• 10/8/2021 Attorney General Tong Seeks Review of Unprecedented Overhaul of U.S. Postal Service

• 1/22/2021 Attorney General Tong Urges FDA to Ban Menthol Cigarettes

  AGs Argue Menthol Cigarette Use Disproportionately Impacts Youth, Minority Populations

• 11/9/2021 Attorney General Tong Urges Caution Following Robinhood Data Breach

  Attorney General William Tong urged Robinhood users to exercise additional caution following a data breach that exposed millions of customer names and email addresses.

• 10/26/2021 Attorney General Tong Warns Against Unregulated and Illegal Cannabis Products Sold in Look-Alike Packaging

  Attorney General William Tong is warning the public about the dangers of cannabis edibles and hemp derivatives in packaging designed to look like well-known snack foods and candy.

• 11/9/2021 Attorney General Tong Leads Coalition Supporting Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act

  Attorney General William Tong today co-led a letter to Congress signed by 43 attorneys general in support of the Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2021.

• 9/24/2021 Attorney General Tong Voices Concern Over Treatment of Haitian Refugees

  Attorneys General Call for Fair, Compassionate Treatment of Haitian Refugees Fleeing Crisis

• 5/4/2021 Attorney General Tong Secures the Restoration of Public Safety Grants

  Attorney General William Tong announced today that the Biden-Harris administration has rescinded unlawful immigration conditions previously placed on federal law enforcement funding to states including Connecticut. The decision will be applied retroactively, enabling Connecticut to retroactively collect $6.4 million in Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) program funding previously blocked in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

• 4/29/2021 AG Tong DCP Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull Warn Connecticut Residents to be Vigilant of Summer Rental Scams

  Attorney General William Tong and Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull are urging Connecticut residents to be wary of summer rental scams as they plan their vacations for the season.