Spitzer fines gas stations over price gouging

Fifteen N.Y. stations were charged with raising mark-ups following Katrina

NEW YORK – Fifteen New York gas stations will pay fines totaling $63,500 to settle charges they gouged prices in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the office of state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said Monday.

The 15 stations all raised their mark-up on retail gas prices by at least 25 percent after Katrina hit Aug. 29, Spitzer
Spitzer also called on state legislators to amend price-gouging laws to further define