Gas stations still paying up for superstorm price gouging

[hrmjustin]

By AMANDA CONTO

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman reached monetary settlements with five more service stations for violations of the state's price gouging statute during Hurricane Sandy last fall.

The five new settlements are with three stations in Westchester County and two stations in Suffolk County. The agreements came after 25 previous settlements announced earlier, bringing total penalties going to that state to $185,000 so far.

Schneiderman's office also filed lawsuits against four gas stations earlier this month and investigations remain pending against dozens of other stations.

"As thousands of New Yorkers sat in line waiting for hours to buy critical supplies of gasoline during the state of emergency created by Hurricane Sandy, some unscrupulous business owners dramatically and illegally increased their retail prices," Schneiderman said. "Today, we are continuing our enforcement actions against those who broke the law while their fellow citizens suffered. My office will make sure that businesses that rip off New Yorkers in a time of crisis are held accountable."

Read more at http://www.legislativegazette.com/Articles-Top-Stories-c-2013-06-03-83993.113122-Gas-stations-still-paying-up-for-superstorm-price-gouging.html

[demosincebirth]

1. Price gouging without huricane Sandy...come to SF.

[hrmjustin]

2. Are the politicians going after it?

[demosincebirth]

3. I forgot my

dingy

[hrmjustin]

4. Lol ok. What is the price there?

[demosincebirth]

5. From $4.15 to $4.40. And we have five refineries within a 40 mi radius. I get it @ 3.75, 250 miles

up the coast on hwy 1, almost 4hrs from the Bay Area and those refineries.

[hrmjustin]

6. I don't drive but it is about $4 a gallon here.