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• Consumer Alert: Fake FBI Email Attempting to Extort Connecticut Residents

  A new “drive-by” Internet virus carrying a fake message and claiming to impose a so-called fine from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) may be targeting email addresses owned by Connecticut residents, Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William Rubenstein warned today.

• AG Jepsen, DSS: Settlement Resolves Dispute, Provides Reimbursement for Patients Billed for Substance Abuse Treatment

• AG Jepsen, DCP Advise Customers of Meriden Heating Oil Company to Seek Alternate Supplier

  Meriden-based Ace Oil Co. has closed its doors, and customers should seek an alternate home heating oil supplier for future deliveries, Attorney General George Jepsen and Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein announced today.

• AG Jepsen: Connecticut Joins in $2.1B State-Federal Settlement with Mortgage Servicer Ocwen

  Ocwen Financial Corporation and its subsidiary, Ocwen Loan Servicing, have agreed to a $2.1 billion joint state-federal settlement with Attorney General George Jepsen, 48 additional states and the District of Columbia and the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

• Attorney General Announces State Appellate Court Victory Sparing Old Saybrook Preserve

• Attorney General Announces Topix.Com Agreement That Stops “Pay-To-Police” Policy

• MEDIA ADVISORY

  Homeowners Mortgage Assistance Event. sponsored by Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Attorney General George Jepsen and the Department of Banking

• Consent Judgments Filed In Mortgage Foreclosure Settlement; Include Comprehensive New Servicing Standards for Mortgage Loans

  Attorney General George Jepsen said proposed consent judgments were filed today against the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers, outlining the terms and conditions they are required to meet as part of the $25 billion mortgage foreclosure settlement announced Feb. 9.

• AG Jepsen: Banks Face Four New Performance Tests under National Mortgage Settlement

  The five mortgage servicers included in the National Mortgage Settlement must better address loan modifications, single points of contact with borrowers and billing statement accuracy under four new servicing standard tests, the settlement Monitor announced today.

• Connecticut, 36 Other States Reach $17M Settlement with Google

  Connecticut, with 36 other states and the District of Columbia, has reached a $17 million agreement with Google, Inc. to resolve allegations that the company circumvented default privacy settings pertaining to cookie blocking in Safari Web browsers, Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein announced today.

• Attorney General Applauds Court Decision Finding RJR Deceived Consumers About Health Risks Of Eclipse Cigarettes

• Attorney General Applauds Craigslist Confirmation Of Closure Of Adult Services, Seeks More Action

• Attorney General Applauds Guilty Plea By Haven Healthcare CEO

• Connecticut Residents Advised to Check Out Charities Before Responding to Solicitors

  Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein are urging Connecticut residents to make informed choices by asking questions when contacted by telemarketers seeking donations on behalf of a charity.

• Connecticut Joins Federal-State Settlement With GlaxoSmithKline To Resolve Drug Marketing and Pricing Claims

  Attorney General George Jepsen announced today that Connecticut is among the states, along with the federal government, which have reached an agreement in principle with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) for the largest healthcare fraud settlement in U.S. history.