Attorneys Generals meeting with FTC and FBI part II

Productive Meetings on Gas Prices, Warren Jeffs  

On June 12, 2006, I met with federal officials in Washington, D.C.  on two issues important to Arizonans:  high gasoline prices and the hunt for Warren Jeffs, the fugitive leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS).

I also had the opportunity to talk about how much consumers are victimized by oil and gas companies' distribution system, especially when there is a supply disruption, such as last fall's hurricanes or a refinery fire or pipeline repair.  Our Arizona study showed that while consumers are paying record higher prices at the pump, oil and gas companies have been racking up record profits.  I informed the FTC and Justice Department officials about the conclusions reached in our gas report issued in April.