2021 Press Releases

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• 6/25/2021 Attorney General Tong Announces $1 Million Settlement With Connecticut Addiction Medicine Over Excessive Billing

  Attorney General William Tong announced today a $1,002,481 settlement with Connecticut Addiction Medicine and its principals Jay Benson, M.D. and Mahboob Aslam, M.D. resolving allegations of excessive billing for urine drug tests.

• 4/26/2021 Attorney General Tong Urges Congress to Void Trump-Era Rule Eliminating Key Limits on Dangerous Pollutants

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the cities of Denver and Chicago in urging Congress to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to invalidate a Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation that eliminates key limits on pollutants from oil and gas facilities that contribute to climate change and smog.

• 6/24/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition of Attorneys General Calling for Passage of the Federal Equality Act

  AGs Urge Senate to Pass Measure Prohibiting Discrimination Against LGBTQ Americans

• 3/4/2021 Attorney General Tong Submits Testimony Supporting "An Act Concerning Electric Suppliers"

  Attorney General William Tong submitted written testimony in support of H.B. 6526, An Act Concerning Electric Suppliers, to provide critical consumer protections in the retail electric supply market.

• 3/4/2021 Attorney General Tong Submits Testimony in Support of An Act Concerning Non-Compete Agreements

  Attorney General William Tong submitted testimony in support of SB 906, An Act Concerning Non-Compete Agreements.

• 6/4/2021 Legislation to Strengthen Civil Rights Enforcement in Connecticut Passes Senate in Bipartisan Vote

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement after the state Senate voted 26-9 to pass legislation strengthening the Office of the Attorney General's ability to enforce civil rights laws in Connecticut.

• 9/8/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition of 21 Attorneys General in Fighting to Protect Access to Abortion Services

  Attorney General Tong has filed an amicus brief arguing that South Carolina’s “fetal heartbeat” abortion regulations harm women’s health care as a whole and should be struck down

• 9/9/2021 Attorney General Tong Statement on Passing of State Trooper Sgt. Brian Mohl

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement today on the passing of Connecticut State Police Trooper Sgt. Brian Mohl.

• 9/10/2021 Attorney General Tong Statement Ahead of 20th Anniversary of Sept. 11

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement today ahead of the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

• 9/9/2021 AG Tong Opposes Discrimination Against US Territories

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general urging the Supreme Court to reject the exclusion of Americans living in territories from nationwide federal aid programs.

• 2/1/2021 Connecticut Behavioral Health Clinician Group Pays $100K to Settle False Claims Allegations

  Attorney General William Tong and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that Neil Quatrano, and his business, Behavioral Management, LLC, have entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments and will pay more than $100,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the federal and state False Claims Acts.

• 12/3/2021 Attorney General Tong Statement on Resignation of Comptroller Kevin Lembo

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement on the resignation of Comptroller Kevin Lembo.

• 2/18/2021 State Secures Custody of Neglected Horses, Announces Adoption Process

  Attorney General William Tong and Agriculture Commissioner Bryan P. Hurlburt today announced the state has secured custody of eight formerly malnourished and severely neglected horses seized from Laurel Ledge Farm in Oakdale. After extensive medical care and rehabilitation at the state’s Second Chance Large Animal Rehabilitation Program in Niantic, Attorney General Tong and Commissioner Hurlburt announced today the horses are available for public adoption.

• 12/7/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Fighting to Protect Free and Fair Elections for Voters

  Coalition Files Amicus Brief to Strike Down Florida’s New Restrictive Voting Law

• 7/30/2021 Attorney General Tong, DCP, OCC Announce $400 Settlement With Town Square Energy Over Improper Marketing

  Attorney General William Tong, Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull, Acting Consumer Counsel Richard Sobolewski, and the Public Utility Regulatory Authority’s Office of Education Outreach and Enforcement today announced a $400,000 settlement with third-party electric supplier Town Square Energy, resolving claims that the company’s marketing tactics violated state consumer protection laws.