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		<title>Floridians flood price-gouging hotline</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2017 18:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Floridians bracing for the pounding winds and rains of powerful Hurricane Irma are complaining at a historic clip about price gouging and shortages of fuel, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday. “Our phones are blowing up as they have been all night long and continue to do,” Bondi said. “That&#8217;s a good thing, because it&#8217;s helping us protect you.” The state&#8217;s price-gouging hotline &#8212; 1-866-9-NO-SCAM &#8212; had received more than 3,000 calls tied to Irma as of Thursday morning, with&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Pam Bondi takes on price gougers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2017 01:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s hotline at (866) 9-NO-SCAM on Monday. She also asked Floridians to report price-gouging by going to her website. &#8220;State law prohibits extreme increases in the price of essential commodities—such as food, water, hotels, ice, gasoline, lumber and equipment—needed as&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bill Nelson asks FTC to go after gas gougers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Drew Wilson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2017 01:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 the wake of Hurricane Harvey, which ravaged the gulf coast last week. Nelson said that the release of 1 million barrels of oil from the&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Pam Bondi activates price gouging hotline</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2017 00:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday night activated Florida’s price gouging hotline for all consumers in Florida. The opening of the hotline came after Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency in all 67 counties because of Hurricane Irma—a Category 4 hurricane that could hit the state this week. “Floridians need to prepare now and they should not be inhibited by unlawful price increases on supplies necessary to brace for a major hurricane strike—that is why I’ve activated Florida’s Price Gouging&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Pam Bondi activates price gouging hotline ahead of Tropical Storm Emily</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 16:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Attorney General Pam Bondi activated the state’s price gouging hotline, after Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency in 31 counties in preparation for Tropical Storm Emily. State law prohibits extreme increases in the price of essential commodities — like food, water, hotels, gasoline and equipment — that is needed as a direct result of an officially declared emergency. People who suspect price gouging during the declared state of emergency should report it to the Attorney General’s Office by&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hurricane season is prime time for scams, price gouging, Pam Bondi warns</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2017 15:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It’s hurricane season. Brace for rip-offs. Following Hurricane Matthew last year, Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office drew more than 3,100 complaints of price gouging, resulting in 21 investigations and four lawsuits. As the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season opened Thursday, Bondi referred Floridians to her 2017 Hurricane Preparedness Guide. It’s a primer, containing easy-to-use checklists and definitions of terms — plus warnings against scams of every color. Like tree-removal scams, building repair scams, debris-removal scams, disaster relief scams and water testing&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Pam Bondi alleges Pinellas, Hillsborough motels committed price gouging</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne Lindberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2016 21:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi filed three actions Thursday against lodging businesses in the Tampa Bay area alleging price gouging while the area was under a state of emergency for Hurricane Matthew. “As Hurricane Matthew strengthened into a dangerous category four storm, more than a million Floridians and visitors were urged to evacuate,” Bondi said. “Many of these people turned to these businesses for safe shelter but could not afford a room. During any emergency, it is extremely important that we come&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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