2025 Press Releases

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• 8/5/2025 Attorney General Tong Leads Bipartisan Effort Urging U.S. Department of Justice to Help Address Illegal Offshore Gaming

  Attorney General William Tong today led a bipartisan multistate coalition of 50 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to assist in curbing the spread of illegal offshore gaming across the country. The coalition stressed the need for action to combat harm to the rule of law, consumers, and the economy from an unprecedented growth in illicit online gambling.

• 6/12/2025 Attorney General Tong Joins 21-State Coalition Filing Amicus Brief Opposing Trump's Military Deployment in California

  Attorney General William Tong today filed an amicus brief with leaders from 21 states supporting California’s request for a court order blocking the president’s unlawful federalization and deployment of that state’s National Guard.

• 4/8/2025 Attorney General Tong Seeks Answers from Avelo Airlines Regarding Contract Flights for Department of Homeland Security

  Attorney General William Tong today sent a letter to Avelo Airlines expressing his deep disappointment and asking a series of vital questions regarding the company’s decision to enter into a contract to operate charter flights for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

• 5/22/2025 Attorney General Tong Wins Court Order Stopping Dismantling of Department of Education

  Attorney General William Tong today won a court order stopping the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle the Department of Education (ED).

• 8/6/2025 Attorney General Tong Announces APRN and Medical Practice to Pay Over $600k And Cease Connecticut Medicaid Participation to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

  Attorney General William Tong today announced that Armand Ntchana and his various entities have entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments and agreed to pay more than $600,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the federal and state False Claims Acts by causing false claims to be submitted to Medicare and Connecticut Medicaid.

• 1/20/2025 A Message from Attorney General William Tong Ahead of the Inauguration of President-Elect Donald Trump

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement and video message to Connecticut ahead of the inauguration of President-Elect Donald Trump.

• 7/1/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues Department of Education to Stop Mental Health Funding Cuts

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 16 state attorneys general suing the U.S. Department of Education to stop illegal cuts to congressionally approved funding for mental health programs in K-12 schools, including more than $3 million to support social workers in Hartford, New Britain, Vernon and Waterbury schools through 2029.

• 2/10/2025 Attorney General Tong Announces Legislation to Combat Youth Social Media Addiction

  Attorney General William Tong announced he is seeking state legislation to prohibit social media companies from exposing minors to harmful and addictive algorithms and notifications without parental consent.

• 3/20/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues Salvatore Carabetta for Illegal Encroachment on State Park

  Attorney General William Tong has filed an enforcement action against Salvatore Carabetta and his Meriden Homestead II and Meriden Homestead III LLCs for the egregious illegal encroachment on Lamentation Mountain State Park property.

• 3/13/2025 Attorney General Tong and Coalition Issue Joint Statement on Continuing Resolution

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of seven attorneys general in issuing a joint statement in support of efforts in the U.S. Senate to block a partisan continuing resolution (CR).

• 4/9/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Trump Executive Order on Behalf of Fossil Fuel Industry

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement in response to a series of executive orders issued this week by President Donald Trump seeking to force the revival of dirty and dangerous energy generation and to block states from lawful efforts to combat the climate crisis.

• 7/31/2025 Attorney General Tong Warns Military Servicemembers and Veterans of Scams During Military Consumer Month

  Attorney General William Tong today marks Military Consumer Month by urging servicemembers, veterans, and their families to remain vigilant against scams which specifically target them.

• 1/2/2025 Attorney General Tong Announces New Haven Psychiatrist to Pay More Than 450K to Settle False Claims and Controlled Substances Act

  Attorney General William Tong, Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Roberto Coviello, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General, and Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England today announced that Naimetulla Ahmed Syed has entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments and agreed to pay $455,439.26 to resolve allegations that he violated the federal and state False Claims Acts and the civil provisions of the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) relating to his issuance of medically unnecessary controlled substances prescriptions.

• 6/2/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement on Passing of Attorney General Carl R. Ajello

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement on the passing of Attorney General Carl R. Ajello, who served from 1975 to 1983.

• 5/6/2025 Attorney General Tong Files Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Halt Implementation of President Trump's Unlawful Elections Executive Order

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing a motion for a preliminary injunction to block the Trump Administration from implementing Executive Order No. 14248 (Executive Order), an unconstitutional, antidemocratic, and un-American attempt to impose sweeping voting restrictions across the country.