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Mobile Rush sold approximately 3,037 units of hand sanitizer on its Amazon storefront at unreasonably high prices from February 10 to March 11, 2020. The company sold six types of Germ-X and PURELL hand sanitizer products. Its price ranges from $19.99 to $159.99. For example, it sold a single 8-0unce of Germ-X hand sanitizer for $19.99 to $29.99. The price of the product is normally between $1.00 and $3.00. Mobile Rush agreed to pay$17,500 in penalties, fees, and costs to the state of New York, and an additional $9,113.00 in restitution to consumers who became victims of its price gouging. Meanwhile, EMC sold approximately 1,884 units of hand sanitizer at extremely high prices on its Amazon storefront from February 10 to March 4, 2020. It sold seven types of PURELL hand sanitizer products, ranging in price from $22.45 to $299.95. For example, consumers paid around $35.98 to $52.99 for 8-packs of PURELL 1-ounce bottles, which normally sell for $12 to $22. The New York Attorney General’s Office ordered EMC to pay $15,000 in penalties, fees, and costs to the state of New York, and an additional $8,113.77 in restitution to consumers. ---------------------------------------- Have a story you want USA Herald to cover? Submit a tip here and if we think it's newsworthy, we'll follow up on it. Want to contribute a story? We also accept article submissions – check out our writer's guidelines here.