Gas Price Gouging Investigated by Florida Attorney General

As Hurricane Ike bore down on the Gulf of Mexico, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum’s office received at least 360 complaints of gasoline price gouging. Now four independent retailers have been issued subpoenas for invoices and related documents to reveal whether the prices they charged to customers were, in fact, reasonable due higher costs the retailers incurred, or price gouging related to the storm. The companies involved are Flying J, Dodge’s Gas Stores, Valero and Pilot Travel Centers. Sara Clarke, Orlando Sentinel 09/14/2008