2023 Press Releases

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• 1/5/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Tragic Death of State Rep. Quentin Williams

• 6/26/2023 Attorney General Tong Supports FTC Amendments to Protect Consumers from Deceptive Auto-Renewals

  Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 26 state attorneys general submitted comments in support of Federal Trade Commission amendments to the Negative Option Rule protecting consumers from deceptive auto-renewal programs.

• 8/15/2023 Attorney General Tong to Insurance Department: Unjustified Rate Requests Must be Rejected

  In a letter today to Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Andrew N. Mais, Attorney General William Tong argued that double-digit rate increases sought by Anthem, Cigna and ConnectiCare are unjustified, unsupported by evidence, and must be rejected.

• 8/11/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Urging the Passing of G.U.A.R.D. VA Benefits Act

  Attorney General William Tong joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general in issuing a letter to congressional leaders expressing support for the passage of legislative proposals included in the Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (G.U.A.R.D.) Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Act.

• 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.

• 11/1/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces Settlement with Norwich Oncology Practice Over Illegal Rebates

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a $77,655 settlement with Eastern Connecticut Hematology Oncology Associates, P.C. (ECHO), resolving allegations that the Norwich practice accepted pharmaceutical rebates barred under Medicaid rules.

• 11/3/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Rate Hike Requests from Connecticut Natural Gas and Southern Connecticut Gas

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement today regarding rate hike requests filed today with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority by Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation (CNG) and Southern Connecticut Gas Company (SCG).

• 6/9/2023 Attorney General Tong Responds to Double-Digit Rate Hikes Sought by Health Insurers

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding double-digit rate hikes sought by nine health insurers for individual and small group plans on Access Health CT, the state’s health insurance exchange.

• 4/6/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces 3,000 Packages of Foreign Contraband Cigarettes Seized and Destroyed Following Settlement With U.S. Postal Service

  Attorney General William Tong announced today that approximately 3,000 packages of foreign contraband cigarettes were detected, seized, and destroyed in the first quarter of 2023 due to reforms enacted through a settlement between Connecticut, California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, the City of New York and the U.S. Postal Service. Of those seized packages, 44 were destined for addresses in Connecticut.

• 2/16/2023 Attorney General Tong Seeks Authority to Recover State Funds from Seriously Deficient Nursing Homes Causing Harm to Patients

  Attorney General William Tong today urged support for legislation empowering the Office of the Attorney General to recover state funds from seriously deficient long term care facilities causing harm to patients.

• 9/18/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition in Fight Against Idaho's Radical Abortion Ban

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general backing the Biden administration’s challenge to Idaho’s near-total ban on abortion. In an amicus brief filed in United States of America v. Idaho, the multistate coalition supported the U.S. government’s argument that the ban conflicts with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), a federal law that requires doctors and hospitals to provide necessary abortion care to pregnant people in case of medical emergencies.

• 6/12/2023 Attorney General Tong Urges FCC to Clarify Rules Concerning Consent for Telemarketing Robocalls and Texts

  Attorney General William Tong is joining a coalition of state attorneys general calling on the Federal Communications Commission to clarify the federal rules requiring telemarketers to obtain express written consent before contacting consumers. That consent, the attorneys general say, must be between one consumer and one seller or business entity.

• 3/21/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Urging Kia and Hyundai for Swifter Action to Protect Vehicle Owners, Public Safety

  Attorney General Tong, along with a nationwide coalition of 23 attorneys general, is calling on Kia America (Kia) and Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) to take swift and comprehensive action to help remedy the crisis of car thefts that has occurred due to the companies’ failure to equip vehicles with anti-theft immobilizers.

• 3/8/2023 Attorney General Tong Moves to Revoke or Reduce Pension of John F. Bernardo

  Attorney General William Tong this week moved to revoke or reduce the pension of former West Haven housing specialist John F. Bernardo following his federal guilty plea to a conspiracy to commit wire fraud charge involving COVID relief funds.

• 4/18/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces $243K False Claims Settlement with Behavioral Health Provider K-Assist

  Attorney General William Tong and U.S. Attorney Vanessa Avery today announced a $234, 064.89 settlement with Kelly Stutzman and her company K-Assist, resolving allegations that the behavioral health provider violated the federal and state False Claims Acts.