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• State Reaches $1.7 Million Settlement With Broker Over Alleged Illegal Billing And Concealed Commissions

  Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas B. Leonardi and Attorney General George Jepsen today announced a $1.7 million settlement with a Massachusetts-based insurance broker over allegations that the company misrepresented and concealed fees and commissions, ultimately overcharging a Connecticut client millions of dollars over several years.

• Attorney General Seeks Information From ValueAppeal LLC About Services Offered To Connecticut Property Owners

  Attorney General George Jepsen has asked a Seattle, WA company for more information about certain property tax appeal services offered to Connecticut consumers after complaints were raised about the company in New Britain.

• Attorney General Demands Unlicensed Company Stop Debt Negotiation Services In Connecticut

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

  Attorney General George Jepsen is 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, Consumer Counsel Ask Regulators To Clarify Scope Of Storm-Related Review

  Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz have asked state utility regulators to clarify the scope of its investigation and the procedures for review of storm-related service interruptions by public service companies.

• Attorney General Says Payments May be Available to Many Connecticut Borrowers Who Lost Homes to Foreclosure

  Attorney General George Jepsen said today that payment claim forms are going out to thousands of Connecticut borrowers whose homes were lost to foreclosure between Jan. 1, 2008 and Dec. 31, 2011, and who may be eligible for payment under the $25 billion National Mortgage Foreclosure settlement.

• Attorney General Seeks Information about Barnes & Noble Data Breach

  Attorney General George Jepsen said that three Barnes & Noble, Inc. stores in Connecticut were among those where hackers breached point-of-sale keypad card terminals to access personal identification numbers and credit and debit card information.

• Attorney General Closes Investigation Into Refurbished Computers By Staples

  Attorney General George Jepsen said Thursday that Staples, Inc. has addressed his concerns about the sale of used and refurbished computers in Connecticut by changing the process it uses to clear the hard drives of personal information of previous owners.

• 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.

• Attorney General Issues Opinion About DEEP's Request To Suspend Smart-Meter Docket

  Attorney General George Jepsen has concluded that the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection complied with state law in requesting state utility regulators to temporarily suspend their proceedings on the issue of smart meters.

• Attorney General Issues Consumer Advisory: Closing Sales Underway At Six Borders Stores In State

• Attorney General George Jepsen Named Co-Chairman Of Antitrust Working Group

• Attorney General George Jepsen Advises Heating Oil Customers That Company Has Closed

• Attorney General George Jepsen Advises Residents To Secure Wireless Internet Networks

• Anheuser-Busch Taking The Right Approach By Reducing Alcohol Content In ‘Tilt’ beverage