Penalty Amount
$2,500,000
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong filed a lawsuit against MAKECTBETTER LLC and individuals for operating a fraudulent scheme selling fake cannabis licenses. The defendants forged state documents and charged businesses up to $50,000 for non-existent licenses. The AG is seeking a $2.5 million prejudgment remedy to freeze the defendants' assets.
Seeking a prejudgment remedy to freeze $2.5 million in assets of the defendants.
In-house legal teams should review contracts for clauses related to licensing authority, representation and warranties, and fraud prevention. Ensure that contracts require verification of state authorizations and include strong remedies for misrepresentation, such as asset freeze provisions or prejudgment remedy clauses.
Entity
MAKECTBETTER LLC
Also known as: MAKECTBETTER
Industry
OtherOfficial Press Release
https://portal.ct.gov/ag/press-releases/2025-press-releases/attorney-general-tong-seeks-2-5-million-prejudgment-remedy
makectbetter lawsuit
https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ag/press_releases/2025/makectbetter-lawsuit.pdf
Connecticut Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://portal.ct.gov/AG/Privacy/Privacy-Resources
"MAKECTBETTER LLC"
"$2.5 million"
"Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act"
"fraudulent cannabis license-for-sale scheme involving forged documents and tens of thousands of dollars in payments"
$625K
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$2.6M
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$2.0M
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$13.7M
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