A box of tissues and a bottle of Purrell hand sanitizer sit on the desk. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Attorney General's office has sued a Philadelphia company for more than $800K following accusations of price gouging hand sanitizer during the state's disaster declaration.AG Josh Shapiro announced Thursday that his office investigated claims in March that M&B Multi Services Inc.
was charging "unlawful prices" for Purell brand hand sanitizer shortly after Gov. Tom Wolf signed a coronavirus disaster declaration.“It’s illegal to rip off Pennsylvanians during a pandemic, and we’re holding price gougers accountable,” Shapiro said. “During a time when millions are out of work and millions.