New York prosecutors are investigating cases of doubling and tripled prices after a hurricane Sandy

The head of the New York prosecutor's office announced the fight against speculators who inflate prices for the most necessary products after the devastating hurricane "Sandy" . First of all, this applies to gasoline prices, bottled water, food and batteries.

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The state prosecutor’s office received more than 400 complaints about overstated prices, writes The Wall Street Journal with reference to the head of the department Eric Schneiderman. One of the local residents said that the potato package, which cost three dollars before the element, was sold for seven dollars after the storm. A similar situation with matches, the price of which after Sandy is $ 10. In some cases, seven dollars are asked for one loaf of bread, the prosecutors said.

“We will actively investigate hundreds of complaints from buyers who complain about the entrepreneurs who are profiting on them. We have a zero tolerance to inflating prices,” said Schneiderman. An explanation for high prices can only increase purchase prices or expensive delivery, the prosecutor explained.

“While most sellers understand that customers are their neighbors, and they will not think about taking advantage of the circumstances of the devastation, vigilance is required of us in such emergency circumstances,” CNN quoted the head of the New York prosecutor's office.

More than a million inhabitants of New York and New Jersey are still without light after the element hit, BBC notes. People lined up in long lines at the gas stations, for them the inflated fuel prices were a serious problem.