2024 Press Releases

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• 10/9/2024 Attorney General Tong Co-Leads $52 Million Multistate Settlement with Marriott for Data Breach of Starwood Guest Reservation Database

  Attorney General Tong announced today that a coalition of 50 attorneys general, co-led by Connecticut, has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases.

• 5/30/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on the Death of Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on the tragic death of Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier.

• 10/25/2024 Attorney General Tong to Argue for Maximum Term and for Conditions of Accelerated Rehabilitation to Prevent Animal Abuser from Owning Animals Again After Only 30 Days

  At 2 p.m. on Monday, October 28 at Danbury Superior Court, Attorney General William Tong will argue for maximum conditions associated with proposed accelerated rehabilitation in the criminal case against Nancy Burton, who was arrested on cruelty to animals charges in 2021 for the severe neglect of more than 65 live goats and over 40 dead goats at her Redding home.

• 11/26/2024 Attorney General Tong Backs Rule Increasing Consumer Choice of Cellphone Providers

  ttorney General William Tong is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to pass a proposed rule to enable consumers to switch mobile service providers while keeping their existing mobile phones. If adopted, the mobile phone unlocking rule would require all providers to unlock devices within 60 days of activation in most circumstances – reducing consumer cost and confusion in the marketplace.