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California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta accused real estate agent Iman Shaghyan this week of increasing the price of a Beverly Hills rental by more than 30% in the days after the Jan. 7 fires. It's the fourth ...

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With inflation and high grocery prices still frustrating many voters, Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday proposed a ban on “price gouging” by food suppliers and grocery stores, as part of a ...

Price Gouging is defined by LegalDictionary.com as "The practice of raising prices on certain types of goods and services to an unfair level, especially during a state of emergency." It's illegal, but ...

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The devastating wildfires continuing to rage through Los Angeles County have claimed at least 10 lives so far according to officials, destroyed over 9,000 buildings and forced around 180,000 people to ...