AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) - Georgia's Attorney General Chris Carr announced Friday it has reached a settlement with an Augusta convenience store over allegations it engaged in price gouging during the declared state of emergency for Hurricane Helene.

According to a press release on Sept. 19, Smile Grocery on 830 Stevens Creek Road made a payment to the state in the amount of $10,000 after the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division, "received numerous complaints from consumers that the Smile Grocery gas station was overcharging for gas."

An investigation was launched in response to the complaints, and Attorney General Carr alleged that the business violated the Fair Business Practices Act.

As part of the settlement, Smile Grocery had to agree, "not to advertise, offer to sell, and/or

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