2023 Press Releases

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• 1/18/2023 Attorney General Tong Supports EPA Finding on Leaded Aviation Gas

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition of 12 attorneys general supporting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed finding that emissions from the combustion of leaded aviation gasoline (avgas) in piston-engine planes cause or contribute to air pollution that endangers public health and welfare.

• 5/18/2023 Attorney General Tong Leads Bipartisan Coalition of 39 Attorneys General to Protect Communities from the Dangers of Illicit Xylazine

  Attorney General William Tong today led a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general urging Congressional leadership to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act (H.R.1839/S.993), which would provide critical measures to combat the widespread illicit use and trafficking of xylazine and help prevent xylazine-related deaths.

• 3/6/2023 Attorney General Tong Seeks Expanded Fraud-Fighting Authority

  Attorney General William Tong announced today he is seeking expanded authority to fight fraud and abuse across Connecticut state government.

• 5/24/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces $400K Settlement With Waterbury Naturopath and Practice to Resolve Allegations of False Claims and Improper Billing

  Attorney General William Tong and United States Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery today announced a $399,440 settlement with Waterbury naturopath Marcos DeEscobar and his company Corebella Health, LLC to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims to, and received overpayments from, Medicare and the Connecticut Medicaid programs.

• 9/19/2023 TikTok Refusing to Cooperate with Investigation: Attorney General Tong Supports Motion to Compel TikTok to Comply with Agreed Order

  Attorney General William Tong today supported a motion filed by the Tennessee Attorney General in Tennessee state court to compel TikTok to comply with the terms of an April 17, 2023 Agreed Order requiring TikTok to produce witnesses and documents in response to an investigative Request for Information. This effort is part of a broad bi-partisan multistate investigation into TikTok’s possible violation of consumer protection laws of Connecticut and other states.

• 8/16/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Fifth Circuit Decision Limiting Access to Medication Abortion

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding a decision by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit today limiting access to medication abortion in many states across the country. Due to proactive litigation Attorney General Tong filed with 17 states and the District of Columbia in Washington state, access to medication abortion in Connecticut is not impacted.

• 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).

• 4/24/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Supreme Court Cert Denial in Suncor Energy v. Boulder

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in Suncor Energy v. Boulder and several similar cases involving state law claims against energy companies and their role in exacerbating climate change.

• 6/29/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Race-Conscious Admissions

  Attorney General William Tong released a statement today following a U.S. Supreme Court decision undercutting more than four decades of precedent allowing higher education institutions to consider race or ethnicity as part of holistic admissions processes to promote diversity in learning environments.

• 6/26/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition Backing Proposed Federal Rule to Reduce Barriers to Healthcare for Dreamers

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 19 states in a comment letter supporting a new rule aimed at expanding Medicaid and Affordable Care Act (ACA) eligibility for Dreamers.

• 8/14/2023 Attorney General Tong Leads Bipartisan Coalition in Providing Comments to Federal Trade Commission in Effort to Better Prevent and Prosecute Cases of Unfair and Deceptive Acts or Practices

  Attorney General William Tong is co-leading a coalition of 30 attorneys general nationwide in providing comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as part of a bipartisan effort to improve collaboration between the FTC and state attorneys general.

• 3/7/2023 Attorney General Tong Sues Four Ghost Gun Dealers for Illegal Sales in Connecticut

  Attorney General William Tong today sued four out-of-state firearm dealers selling and advertising illegal, untraceable “ghost gun” parts in Connecticut.

• 12/19/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces $700 Million Settlement with Google Over Play Store Misconduct

  Attorney General William Tong and a bipartisan group of 52 other attorneys general today announced a $700 million agreement with Google in their lawsuit about Google’s anticompetitive conduct with the Google Play Store.

• 7/10/2023 Attorney General Tong and FCC Warn Consumers of Increased Risk of Student Loan Debt Scam Robocalls and Robotexts

  Attorney General William Tong and the FCC’s Robocall Response Team are warning consumers about a potential rise in student loan debt scam robocalls and robotexts in the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision in Biden v. Nebraska.

• 8/4/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Decision Allowing Multistate Google Antitrust Suit to Proceed to Trial

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding a federal judge’s decision today allowing the multistate Google search antitrust suit to proceed to trial.