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Illinois attorney general calls for Amazon and other profiteers to police coronavirus price-gouging, yet he ignores complaints about price gouging at Mariano's! In fact, he has ignored numerous complaints about price gouging from across the state. 

Kwame Raoul joins 32 other state attorneys general in urging crackdown on COVID-19 profiteering.

By Stephanie Zimmermann Updated Mar 25, 2020, 6:14pm CDT
Sudden price spikes for hand sanitizer have been reported in Illinois and other states. Thirty-three state attorneys general are calling for online platforms to monitor and stop price-gouging during the coronavirus crisis. Getty

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Wednesday joined 32 other state attorneys general in calling for online platforms to eliminate the COVID-19 price-gouging that has gotten worse in recent days.

The bipartisan group sent letters to Amazon, Facebook, eBay, Walmart and Craigslist urging them to
set and enforce price increase limits based on a 90-day average of the item’s price from before the coronavirus crisis began.

The group also wants online sellers to create systems to trigger price-gouging protections before the next emergency by monitoring weather events and potential health risks.

“At a time when my office could be assisting people who are concerned about how the COVID-19 pandemic will impact their mortgage, rent and student loan debt payments, my office is devoting significant resources to investigating individuals who are attempting to benefit from the public health crisis by putting profits before people,” Raoul said.

The attorneys general cited examples such as a 2-liter bottle of hand sanitizer listed for $250 on Craigslist, an 8-ounce bottle of hand sanitizer listed for $40 on Facebook Marketplace and packs of face masks being priced at $40 and $50 on eBay.

Amazon said it has suspended more than 3,900 accounts for violating its fair pricing policies and removed more than half a million offers, and other platforms say they are acting against profiteers as well.

Consumers can report price-gouging to the Illinois attorney general’s office at (800) 386-5438 or IllinoisAttorneyGeneral.gov. The office has received about 616 complaints over the past couple weeks, a spokeswoman said.

Under state law, violators can be fined up to $50,000 and ordered to shut down.