Connecticut law-enforcement officials are looking into whether online deals site Groupon Inc. is breaking consumer-protection laws that prohibit gift cards from expiring. According to Jeremy Pearlman, one of two assistant attorneys general handling the investigation for George Jepsen, attorney general for the state of Connecticut, the state is looking into whether Groupon's deals -- known as groupons -- should be considered in the same light as gift certificates, for which Connecticut law bans expiration dates altogether.
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