The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection has provided notice to the Attorney General of an abnormal market disruption regarding the wholesale price of motor gasoline or gasohol. Pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-234, no seller of motor gasoline or gasohol shall sell, or offer to sell, an energy resource at an unconscionably excessive price between June 11, 2026, and July 11, 2026.

2020 Press Releases

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3/30/2020 AG Tong DCP, Commissioner Seagull Warn Connecticut Residents of Potential Stimulus Check Scams
Attorney General William Tong and Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull today warned Connecticut residents to be on the lookout for potential scams involving future stimulus checks from the federal government.
12/7/2020 Attorney General Tong Announces $86.3 Million Settlement with Mortgage Service Nationstar
Attorney General William Tong joined with 50 other attorneys general and other federal and state agencies today announcing an $86.3 million settlement with Nationstar Mortgage. Nationstar is the country’s fourth-largest mortgage servicer.
8/12/2020 AG Tong Urges Eversource And UI To Reimburse Consumers For Cost Of Lost Food And Prescriptions
Attorney General William Tong today urged Eversource and United Illuminating to do the right thing and immediately reimburse consumers for lost food and prescriptions using shareholder, not ratepayer funds.
5/20/2020 AG Tong Seeks Deadline Extension for Families Filing Claims Against Purdue Pharma In Light of COVID-19 Pandemic
Attorney General William Tong has asked the court overseeing the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy to extend the deadline for filing claims against the company, so that people do not lose their rights during the COVID-19 pandemic.
3/31/2020 AG Tong Announces False Claims Settlement With Optician Your Eyes of New Britain
Attorney General William Tong today announced a $263,488 civil False Claims Act settlement with Your Eyes of New Britain regarding overbilling for eyeglass refitting. Your Eyes of New Britain provides vision care services including the design, manufacture, fitting, and dispensing of prescription eyeglasses
3/17/2020 Attorney General Tong Provides Update on Coronavirus Price Gouging Complaints
Attorney General William Tong today announced that the Office of the Attorney General has received 71 complaints regarding large price hikes on basic supplies like hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes and toilet paper since Gov. Ned Lamont declared civil preparedness and public health emergencies on March 10 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
10/28/2020 Attorney General Tong Multistate Coalition Pushing for Scientific and Medical Research Funding During COVID-19 Pandemic
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and its National Institutes of Health (NIH) urging them to reject recent recommendations made by the Trump Administration’s NIH Human Fetal Tissue Ethics Advisory Board (Board).
3/20/2020 Attorney General Tong Praises Utilities for Reconnecting Customers During Emergency
Attorney General William Tong thanked Eversource, United Illuminating, Connecticut Natural Gas and Southern Connecticut Gas today after being told the utilities will reconnect customers disconnected for nonpayment prior to the COVID-19 emergency moratorium.
7/13/2020 CT Joins Lawsuit Seeking Nationwide Injunction Against New Visa Rule for International Students
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to stop a new federal rule that threatens to bar hundreds of thousands of international students from studying in the United States.
9/10/2020 Attorney General Tong joins lawsuit to protect Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil and gas drilling
Attorney General William Tong announced today he is joining a coalition of X states filing a federal lawsuit against the Trump Administration to protect Alaska’s pristine and undeveloped Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil and gas development.
3/26/2020 Attorney General Tong and DCP Commissioner Seagull Release Guidance for Charitable Giving During COVID-19 Pandemic
Attorney General William Tong and Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull released the following guidance for charitable giving during the COVID-19 pandemic.
6/18/2020 Attorney General Tong Statement on SCOTUS DACA Decision
Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision today blocking the Trump Administration’s effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
3/24/2020 Attorney General Tong, DCP Commissioner Seagull Warn Consumers, Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries of Fraudulent Covid-19 At-home Testing Kits
Attorney General William Tong and Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull are warning consumers about scammers who may try to capitalize on fears of the COVID-19 pandemic by marketing and selling fake at-home testing kits for coronavirus.
12/31/2020 Attorney General Tong Leads Coalition of Attorneys General in Important Win on Prescription Drugs
Statement on HHS Advisory Opinion on 340B Drug Pricing Program
4/16/2020 Office of the Attorney General Aids Consumers with COVID-19 Travel Concerns
The Office of the Attorney General has received over 100 complaints from consumers seeking assistance obtaining refunds for travel cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Complaints include consumers unable to get refunds from airlines, challenges cancelling and postponing cruises, and difficulties cancelling or changing hotel reservations.