Attorney general pursues gasoline price gouging

Thursday, September 20, 2001

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Attorney General Jay Nixon is giving owners of gas stations that allegedly gouged customers following last week's terrorist attacks the choice of paying a minimum penalty of $1,000 or face a lawsuit and risk much larger fines.

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