Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 3, 2020
7min599
Jacked up products still show up, but consumers can't buy them.
Tag: price gougingCrowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)
Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 3, 2020Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 2, 2020
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Some products are going for well over $100.
Associated PressFebruary 28, 2020
13min171
But experts advise those who aren't sick don't need to wear them.
Scott PowersSeptember 3, 2019
4min421
New mobile app is making processing complaints a lot easier, AG Ashley Moody said.
Scott PowersSeptember 2, 2019
3min246
Violations punishable by $500 fine and 60 days in jail
Ryan NicolAugust 30, 2019
6min273
The region could be facing a direct hit from a Category 4 storm.
Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 3, 2019
4min657
“Price gouging during a declared state of emergency can leave Floridians feeling defenseless."
Scott PowersAugust 1, 2018
4min881
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly attributed a statement to Monroe County Mayor David Rice. The statement was made by his predecdessor, George Neugent, who was mayor at the time of the cleanup efforts following Hurricane Irma last year. Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson‘s reelection campaign is releasing a new television commercial Wednesday […]
Jim RosicaSeptember 6, 2017
3min956
Attorney General Pam Bondi has declared war on price-gouging as Hurricane Irma continues its trek toward the state. Bondi, who met with reporters Wednesday evening at her Tallahassee price-gouging call center, said staffers have logged roughly 1,500 complaints since she activated the state’s hotline at (866) 9-NO-SCAM on Monday. She also asked Floridians to report price-gouging by […]
Drew WilsonSeptember 5, 2017
3min243
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson asked the Federal Trade Commission to keep a lookout for price gougers ahead of Hurricane Irma’s potential landfall on Florida shores. The Democratic senator sent a letter to acting FTC head Maureen Ohlhausen asking for the commission to watch for spikes in gas prices ahead of the storm and also in […]