Alleged Gouging Prompts Inquiry

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GREENVILLE, S.C. - State Attorney General Henry McMaster's office has opened civil investigations into a handful of gas stations that might have illegally raised prices after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast nearly two months ago.

Mr. McMaster's office received more than 1,000 complaints about increasing gas prices but have boiled down the investigation to about seven Upstate stations to determine whether prices were raised illegally to more than $4.50 a gallon, Mr. McMaster's spokesman Trey Walker said Thursday.

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Alleged Gouging Prompts Inquiry

The attorney general's office has subpoenaed records to see whether there were any violations of ...

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