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.

2017 Press Releases

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2/9/2017 Statement from AG Jepsen on Appeals Court Ruling on President Trump’s Executive Order
Attorney General George Jepsen today issued the following statement on the ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit that upholds the District Court’s temporary restraining order that has halted President Donald Trump's executive order barring individuals from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States
8/17/2017 AG Jepsen, Consumer Counsel Katz: PURA Approves $5M Settlement with Electric Supplier Palmco
Under a settlement agreement approved by the state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) yesterday, electric supply company Palmco Power CT, LLC will pay $5 million to the state of Connecticut and relinquish its electric supplier license for a period of five years, Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz said.
3/17/2017 Statement from AG Jepsen on Trump Roll-back of Vehicle Emission Standards
Attorney General George Jepsen today issued the following statement on the announcement by the Trump Administration that it intends to roll back federal vehicle emission standards, and on Connecticut's intention to protect the standards by intervening in a recent court challenge filed by the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers against the standards.
1/12/2017 State-Federal Settlement Reached with Home Health Agency and its Owners to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
A Stratford-based home health agency and its owners have reached a $5.25 million settlement with the state of Connecticut and the federal government to resolve allegations that the company submitted false claims to Connecticut's Medicaid program, Attorney General George Jepsen said today. The settlement stems from a three-year investigation led by the Office of the Connecticut Attorney General after an audit by the Department of Social Services.
1/13/2017 Attorney General Jepsen Leads Multistate Coalition in $863M State-Federal Settlement with Moody's
Attorney General George Jepsen announced today that Connecticut, the U.S. Department of Justice, 20 other states and the District of Columbia have reached a settlement agreement with Moody's Corporation, Moody's Investor Services, Inc. and Moody's Analytics, Inc. resolving allegations that the credit rating agency mislead investors when it rated structured finance securities in the lead-up to the 2008 financial crisis. The settlement culminates a seven-year effort led by Connecticut to hold Moody's responsible for its role in the 2008 financial crisis.
1/23/2017 AG Jepsen Leads Coalition Seeking to Intervene, Defend Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Attorney General George Jepsen today led a group of 16 other attorneys general in filing a motion to intervene in a federal appeals case in order to defend the constitutionality of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
2/2/2017 State Initiates False Claims Act Lawsuit against Fairfield County Doctor, Husband over Alleged Compound Drug Prescribing Scheme
The state has initiated a lawsuit in Hartford Superior Court under the Connecticut False Claims Act alleging that a Fairfield County doctor and her husband, a University of Connecticut employee, engaged in a scheme designed to prescribe expensive medically unnecessary compounded medications to state employees enrolled in the state employee pharmacy benefit plan at a high cost to the state and its taxpayers, Attorney General George Jepsen said today.
2/6/2017 Coalition of 16 Attorneys General File Amicus Brief Supporting Washington State Lawsuit against President Trump’s Executive Order
Attorney General George Jepsen has joined with 15 other attorneys general in asking a federal appeals court to leave in place a temporary restraining order issued by the federal District Court in Seattle that has halted President Donald Trump's executive order barring individuals from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States.
2/9/2017 Statement from AG Jepsen on Trial Court Ruling in Anthem, Cigna Merger Case
“This ruling vindicates healthcare consumers and providers. Connecticut was particularly at risk of diminished competition from this merger, which is why my office took a leading role in challenging it in court. I am confident that this ruling will withstand appeal."
6/6/2017 AG, DSS: State Reaches Settlement with Stamford-based Dentist Resolving False Claims Act Lawsuit
10/24/2017 AG Jepsen: Conn. Joins Bipartisan Coalition Opposing Industry Effort to Preempt State Oversight, Enforcement on Student Loan Debt
Attorney General George Jepsen today joined with a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from across the country in a letter urging U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to reject a campaign by the student loan servicers and debt collectors to dismantle state oversight of the student loan industry.
7/7/2017 State Officials Warn Connecticut Residents of Ongoing Phone Scammers Posing as IRS Agents
Connecticut officials warn residents to stay on alert for telephone callers who pose as an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents and attempt to get an immediate tax payment, Department of Revenue Services Commissioner Kevin B. Sullivan, Attorney General George Jepsen and Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull said today.
7/19/2017 AG Jepsen, State AGs Urge Continued Protections for Campus Sexual Assault Victims
Attorney General George Jepsen has joined with 19 other attorneys general in a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to express concerns over reports that the federal Department of Education intends to roll back policies designed to protect victims of sexual assault on college and university campuses.
7/13/2017 State Initiates False Claims Act Lawsuit against Norwalk Family Practitioner over Medicaid Fraud Allegations
The state has initiated a False Claims Act lawsuit alleging that a Norwalk-based family practitioner engaged in a pervasive and illegal scheme to defraud Connecticut's Medicaid program by submitting false claims for services never provided, Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Social Services Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby said today.
7/28/2017 AG Jepsen Joins 18 Other AGs in Urging Protection for Transgender Service Members
Attorney General George Jepsen has joined in a coalition with 18 other attorneys general in expressing their opposition to President Trump's ban on transgender men and women serving in the United States Armed Forces.