Subpoenas issued over gas prices

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

COLUMBIA — South Carolina's attorney general has issued a dozen subpoenas to question retailers about high gas prices connected with Hurricane Ike.

Attorney General Henry McMaster said more than 3,000 consumers have complained to local police, the state Consumer Affairs Department and his office. State law allowed McMaster to investigate the claims after President Bush declared a state of emergency last week.

McMaster did not release the names of the stations he's investigating but did name the counties. Colleton is the only Lowcountry county on the list.

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outrage (anonymous) says...

Take an economics course!

September 17, 2008 at 8:36 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

majorjohnson (anonymous) says...

It's really disturbing to see that so many socialists, communists and economic dunces live in South Carolina.

September 17, 2008 at 8:39 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

glevans (anonymous) says...

Well, it is about time something gets done about this. Here in Texas (where Ike hit) gas prices didn't jump up more the 30 to 40 cents per gallon. And by the way the gas refinerys are shut down until power is brought back up...none of them were damaged. They are just waiting for electricity to get started up again. Some officials are saying that it may take until early October to get electricity reestablished in the area.

September 17, 2008 at 11:53 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Charles_Town (anonymous) says...

Long time Hess customer here. I remember after Hugo, the Hess on Dorchestor Road near rivers (closed up now), was one of the very places up immediately after the storm using generators for their pumps. They also did not engage in the price gouging for fuel or their ice.

September 17, 2008 at 12:05 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

JohnS (anonymous) says...

It's a shame that the state has to target Arab and Indian gas station owners.

September 17, 2008 at 5:45 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

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