Amazon sellers to pay penalties in New York for price gouging hand sanitizers amid COVID-19 pandemic

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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.

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