Price Gouging Complaints & Subpoenas

Florida Escambia County Florida's AG's Office has received more than 4000 complaints about gas price gouging. 1500 will be reviewed by the Economic Crimes Division including a handful from the Panhandle.
by Jamie Burch
Published: Tue, September 16, 2008 - 10:47 am CST
Florida's Attorney General's Office says it has received more than 4,000 complaints about gasoline price gouging since Friday.

The AG's Office found enough evidence from 1,500 of those complaints to send them to the Economic Crimes Division. Some of the complaints being sent to the ECD are from the Panhandle.

Escambia County - 17 complaints
Okaloosa County - 9 complaints
Santa Rosa County - 5 complaints
Walton County - 3 complaints

Meanwhile, state agriculture officials said they would serve 16 gas companies.

The Attorney General's Office tells News 5 it is also serving subpoenas to the corporations that own Flying Js, Pilots, Dodges and Valeros.

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rosepetal
rosepetal Says:
Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 11:50 am

dodges, i do not believe.

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