LA officials warn of price gouging as those displaced by fire seek housing
by Edward Helmore from US news | The Guardian on (#6TH08)
County sheriff says anyone who tries to scam the thousands of people looking for accommodations will be prosecuted
Los Angeles authorities are warning against scams and price gouging as thousands of displaced families seek new accommodations as a result of the wildfires that devastated whole neighborhoods and forced the evacuation of others.
In a press conference on Sunday, Los Angeles county sheriff Robert Luna warned against anyone taking advantage of anyone who's been victimized already, whether it is burglary looting, or any other crime, whether it's a scam of some kind that you're conjuring up to make money off of the poor people that have been involved in this".
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