2022 Press Releases

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• 8/12/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces Settlement with U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney's Office to Affirm Legitimacy of Connecticut Pardons

  Attorney General William Tong announced today an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut affirming that the Department of Homeland Security will recognize full and unconditional pardons granted by the Connecticut Board of Pardons and Paroles as waiving deportability, based on a Connecticut conviction, under the Immigration and Nationality Act’s pardon waiver clause.

• 2/22/2022 Attorney General Tong Warns Consumers About Dating App Scams that Have Cost Americans Over a Billion Dollars in the Last Five Years

  Attorney General William Tong is warning consumers about common scams on dating apps that have swindled Americans out of $1.3 billion in the last five years

• 1/12/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on Federal Court Decision Upholding Elimination of Religious Exemption to State Vaccine Requirements

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the U.S. District Court decision upholding Connecticut Public Act No. 21-6, which eliminated the religious exemption to school vaccine requirements.

• 6/28/2022 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Defending States' Authority to Protect Workers from Retaliation

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general filing an amicus brief defending states’ authority to protect workers from retaliation.

• 9/15/2022 Attorney General Tong Urges FTC to Strengthen Car Rules to Prevent Consumer Harm, Misrepresentations

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general calling on the Federal Trade Commission to adopt and strengthen guidance on automobile sales.

• 2/3/2022 Attorney General Tong: Gun Manufactures and Dealers Are Not Exempt from State Consumer Protection Laws

  Joins Multistate Brief in Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. Smith & Wesson Brands Arguing that Federal Law Does not Shield Gun Manufacturers and Dealers from Consumer Laws Governing the Marketing and Sale of Firearms

• 6/17/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces $230 Million Settlement with Mallinckrodt Over Underpayment of Medicaid Drug Rebates

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a $230 million multistate settlement with Mallinckrodt regarding allegations the company knowingly underpaid Medicaid rebates for its drug H.P. Acthar Gel.

• 9/2/2022 Attorney General Tong Applauds Second Circuit Decision in Dredging Case Vital to Connecticut Maritime Economy

  Attorney General William Tong today applauded a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York in Rosado v. Pruitt upholding the lawful selection of the Eastern Long Island Sound Disposal Site for dredged materials.

• 6/23/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on FDA Order Removing JUUL Products from U.S. Market

  Attorney General William Tong today released the following statement applauding a U.S. Food and Drug Administration order removing JUUL products from the U.S. market.

• 9/6/2022 Attorney General Tong Leads $438.5 Million Multistate Agreement With JUUL Labs

  Attorney General William Tong today led 34 states and territories in announcing a $438.5 million agreement in principle with JUUL Labs, resolving a two-year bipartisan investigation into the e-cigarette manufacturer’s marketing and sales practices.

• 12/23/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces Enforcement Action Against Litchfield Gas Station Over Gas Tax Violation

  Attorney General William Tong today announced Reeha LLC, owner of a Litchfield-based gas station, has paid $2,400 for failure to lower its prices by 25 cents per gallon on April 1 as required by the gas tax holiday suspension. An investigation by the Office of the Attorney General found that Reeha did not lower its price until April 10.

• 12/27/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding North Haven Firefighter Killed in Line of Duty

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the passing of North Haven Firefighter Matthias Wirtz, who was killed while responding to a 2-alarm fire early Monday morning.

• 6/13/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on the Passing of Melody Currey

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement on the passing of former Commissioner Melody Currey

• 8/19/2022 Attorney General Tong Urges U.S. Supreme Court To Reject Challenge To Key Law Protecting Rights Of Native American Children, Families, And Tribes

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan coalition of 24 attorneys general, led by California, in filing an amicus brief in Haaland v. Brackeen urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a challenge to longstanding protections guaranteed to Native American children, their families, and tribal communities under the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA).

• 1/26/2022 Attorney General Tong Praises Nomination of Vanessa Avery for United States Attorney

  Attorney General William Tong praised the nomination today of Vanessa Avery to serve as United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.