After signing a pledge to stay out of the Connecticut contracting business for a number of years George moved to Florida, settling in Boca Raton and pursuing private investments.
The Corporation's fortunes improved significantly after they hired John Doyle, a close personal friend of Governor Lowell P. Weicker Jr., as a lobbyist.
[6] In 1995, the company ceased working on its 19 active construction contracts with the state and George was hospitalized at The Institute of Living, a residential psychiatric facility in Hartford, Connecticut.
[1] The collapse of the company left dozens of contractors with $13m in unpaid bills and caused hundreds of workers to be laid off.
[7] The George A. Tomasso Construction Corporation was led by conservator Jay F. Malcynsky[8] for five years before winding up its operations though bankruptcy.