Illegal price-gouging is rampant after disasters. Can it be stopped?

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By Jake BittleAug 12, 2025, 4:40 am204 ptsTop
Last January, a series of massive wildfires broke out across the Los Angeles area, fueled by high winds and dry temperatures. The fires raged for weeks, incinerating entire neighborhoods in the wealthy Pacific Palisades and in middle-class Altadena. They killed at least 30 people and destroyed at least 10,000…

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