COVID Price Gouging Prompts 3,000 NJ Complaints, 500 AG Warnings, 90 Subpoenas
New Jersey authorities are continuing an ongoing crackdown on price gougers during the coronavirus pandemic.
The state Division of Consumer Affairs has issued at least 514 cease-and-desist letters and 89 subpoenas to businesses reported to have violated laws during the pandemic, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Wednesday.
The state has so far received 2,978 complaints involving 1,800 businesses related to the COVID-19 emergency, Grewal said.
About 90 percent of the complaints involve inflated prices for surgical masks, hand sanitizer, disinfectant spray and wipes, food, b…
