NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors charged a New York retailer Friday with hoarding tons of disposable masks, surgical gowns and hand sanitizer in a Long Island warehouse and selling the items at huge markups. Amardeep “Bobby” Singh, 45, was charged with violating the Defense Production Act of 1950 in what...
Clovis Issues First Price Gouging Citation
A Clovis business owner with a checkered past has received the city's first citation for violating an emergency anti-price gouging ordinance. Green Planet, a janitorial service and supply company at 850 San Jose Avenue, suite 114, allegedly sold toilet paper, paper towels, sanitizer, and gloves for more than the allowed...
City Tells 89 Non-Essential Businesses to 'Cease Operations'
City Hall is serious about the anti-price gouging ordinance and shelter-in-place order put into effect in mid-March, and it shared the updated numbers Thursday morning to show what's been done so far. Fresno Price-Gouging Complaints Code enforcement has investigated 246 complaints of price gouging. Its officers also have investigated 265...
City Hits Northwest Liquor Store With $10K Price-Gouging Fine
If store owners don't believe Fresno City Hall is serious about cracking down on price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic, they should now. City officials said at a Friday news conference that it fined a northwest Fresno liquor store $10,000 for allegedly selling a 24-pack of bottled water for $16....