HARTFORD, Conn., June 3 -- The Connecticut Attorney General issued the following opinion:
Pursuant to the Solicitation of Charitable Funds Act, Attorney General William Tong and Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Bryan Cafferelli today announced an investigation into former New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart's handling of charitable assets for the benefit of the Mayor's Trophy Charitable Fund, a donor-advised fund managed by the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain.
As part of the investigation, the state has become aware of two relevant accounts, the fund managed by the Foundation, and a checking account also named Mayor's Trophy Charitable Fund held at M&T Bank and is not managed by the Foundation.
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