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• Attorney General Says Tribal Tax Should Be Identified Apart From State Tax On Foxwoods Receipts

• Attorney General, DCP Remind Residents that Price Gouging on Consumer Items, Energy Resources Prohibited

  Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Jonathan Harris are reminding residents and retailers that state law prohibits price gouging on consumer items and energy resources during the current civil preparedness emergency in Connecticut.

• Attorney General Seeks To File Brief In Support Of Union Challenge To Pratt & Whitney Layoffs

• Attorney General Seeks Stronger Measures -- Including Financial Penalties and Incentives -- To Fight Prostitution and Pornography on Craigslist

• Attorney General Investigates Toyota Response To Possible Sudden Acceleration Accidents, Asks Company To Probe Recent Connecticut Crashes

• Attorney General Announces Hiring Of Claims Administrator To Distribute $1 Million F&S Oil Settlement To Consumers

• Attorney General Wins $140,000 In Consumer Restitution, Fines And Costs From Salisbury Vintage Car Business

• Attorney General Calls On DoD To Release Information Regarding Personality Disorder Discharges

• “Consumer University” Welcomes Area Seniors

  The Office of the Attorney General is presenting Consumer University, a free, half-day event in conjunction with RSVP of New Britain (the Retired Seniors Volunteer Program) and People’s United Bank. This is the second in a series of four Consumer University programs being offered to residents throughout Connecticut.

• Attorney General George Jepsen Raises Concerns About Refurbished Products Sold By Staples

• Gov. Malloy, Attorney General Jepsen: Agreement Will Preserve Hundreds of Acres as Open Space in Sprague

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Attorney General George C. Jepsen today announced that the state will enter an agreement to preserve 230 acres of open space in the towns of Sprague and Franklin. The acreage is part of the Watson Estate, a large expanse of agricultural fields, streams and wooded areas that abuts the Shetucket River.

• Connecticut Joins $181 Million Settlement With Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson

  Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William Rubenstein announced today that Connecticut has joined a $181 million dollar settlement agreement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson.

• AG Jepsen Joins Multistate Effort Supporting Victims of Predatory For-profit Schools

  Attorney General George Jepsen today joined with 10 fellow attorneys general from around the country in calling on the U.S. Department of Education to cancel federal student loans in cases where Corinthian Colleges and other for-profit colleges and universities have broken state law, including laws prohibiting unfair and deceptive sales practices, and to provide clear processes for students seeking relief.

• Attorney General Says Groupon Has Changed Voucher Expiration Disclosures to Purchasers

  Attorney General George Jepsen announced today that Groupon, Inc., has improved the consumer disclosure information on discount vouchers sold nationwide after his office raised concerns about the expiration of discount deals.

• State Supreme Court Clears Challenge To Tire Pond Cleanup in Hamden, North Haven