There were isolated cases of commercial opportunism following the September 11, 2001 attacks and subsequent 2001 anthrax attacks. Perhaps the most widespread accusation of opportunism was over gasoline price hikes that occurred across the United States. The explosion resulting from the crashing of United Airlines Flight 175 into the South Tower. ... September 11, 2001 attacks timeline Background History 1972: One World Trade Center completed. ... At the beginning of the 21st century, the United States strongest allies in west Asia are Turkey (a member of NATO), Israel and Egypt. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... 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Gasoline price rises

Immediately following the September 11, 2001 Attacks, rumors of skyrocketing gasoline prices led to a consumer panic in the United States; in the evening, long lines appeared at gas pumps in many areas of the country. Some gas stations ran out of fuel by the next morning. Authorities quickly stepped in to enforce price gouging laws and gasoline quickly returned to prices in line with the price of crude oil which rose slightly after the attack. The main reason for the increase in the price of gasoline is because of the FAA grounding all air transportation. The pipelines that carry jet fuel to airports were filled with jet fuel, and no gasoline could make it to the gas stations, especially in the central parts of the US.^{[citation needed]} Gasoline, also called petrol, is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting primarily of hydrocarbons and enhanced with benzenes to increase octane ratings, used as fuel in internal combustion engines. ... Price gouging is a term of variable, but nearly always pejorative, meaning, referring to a sellers asking a price that is much higher than what is seen as fair under the circumstances. ...

In Iowa, prices were rumored to reach $4.65 in the Quad Cities area, up from a typical range of $1.60 to $1.80 per gallon the previous weekend. The governor and attorney general issued statements to the effect they would investigate and prosecute instances of unreasonable price increases, and urged consumers to be calm. Penalty applied for gouging was $1000 USD fine if price exceeded $2.00 per gallon. Official language(s) English Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Area  Ranked 26th  - Total 56,272 sq mi (145,743 km²)  - Width 199 miles (320 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 0. ... The I-74 Bridge, connecting Bettendorf, Iowa and Moline, Illinois is located near the geographic center of the Quad Cities. ...

In Michigan some isolated gas stations briefly hit over $5.00 a gallon however the state attorney general vowed to prosecute for price gouging anyone charging over $2.00 a gallon. Some gas stations sold out of gas on the first night after the attack. Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 10th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ...

In Arizona a few gas stations in Kingman skyrocketed to over $5 per U.S. gallon after the attacks, a record increase of over $3 from its normal prices, which were around $1.80 per gallon at the time. Official language(s) English Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Area  Ranked 6th  - Total 113,998 sq mi (295,254 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ... Kingman may refer to one of the following places: Kingman, Arizona Kingman, Indiana Kingman, Kansas Kingman Township, Minnesota Kingman, Maine Kingman County, Kansas Kingman Hall (in Berkeley, California) Kingman may also refer to Eduardo Kingman, an Ecuadorian artist. ...

In Illinois, state attorney general Jim Ryan filed suit against convenience store chain Casey's Inc., for price gouging. The company faced a maximum penalty of $50,000 per offense if found guilty. Casey's subsequently offered refunds to customers. Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Jim Ryan served as Illinois Attorney General from 1994 to 2002. ... Caseys General Stores, Inc. ...

In Minnesota, state officials declared there was no price gouging because people were willing to sit in hour long gas lines for 3 gallons of $5.00 gas. Some people were even filling up 30gal barrels with gas because of what people viewed as a possible shortage. Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ...

Cases were reported in Indiana, Virginia, Kansas and Missouri also. Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Official language(s) English Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Area  Ranked 15th  - Total 82,277 sq. ... Official language(s) None Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Largest metro area St. ...

At least in Missouri it caused a run on gas for a few hours due to local radio who reported the few isolated cases (giving them the name "shock jocks"). Which came first, the reports of price gouging or the price gouging? Official language(s) None Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Largest metro area St. ... A shock jock is a slang term used to describe a type of radio broadcaster (sometimes a disk jockey) who attracts attention using humor that a significant portion of the listening audience may find offensive. ...

Anthrax attacks

The 2001 anthrax attacks began one week after September 11, and the notes included in the anthrax letters made direct reference to September 11 ("09-11-01 / THIS IS NEXT" etc). The perpetrator(s) of the anthrax attack are unknown, but assuming that the two attacks are not linked, it follows that the anthrax attack was at least in part opportunistic. A letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle containing weaponized anthrax powder caused the death of two postal workers. ...

Scientology

The Church of Scientology was roundly criticized in the media for opportunism at the Ground Zero site, sending Scientologist Volunteer Ministers to intercept victims and their families from getting to mental health workers at Ground Zero. The American Red Cross issued statements denying any Scientologist's claim of cooperation with them. [1] The Church of Scientology is the largest organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system. ... The Volunteer Minister program is a worldwide effort founded by the Church of Scientology International. ... A WWII-era poster encouraged American women to volunteer for the Red Cross as part of the war effort. ...

Scientology was also criticized for exploiting media coverage; Fox News publicized for two hours a toll-free "crisis hotline" number they had received in a press release before a caller alerted them that the hotline was not run by the National Mental Health Association, a noted non-profit, but by "National Mental Health Assistance", a Scientology organization. In issuing a statement denying that the similarity of the two names was intended to create confusion, Scientology spokespeople referred to "NMHA" several times, meaning the National Mental Health Association and not their own organization by that acronym.[2] An official of the Association stated bluntly, "the Scientologists are using this tragedy to recruit new members." [3] [4] Fox News Channels slogan is We Report, You Decide The Fox News Channel is a U.S. cable and satellite news channel. ...

In 2003 a Scientologist clinic, "Downtown Medical", opened and claimed to specialize in treating people for toxins inhaled from the 9/11 smoke, drawing further criticism. In December 2005, Scientology celebrity spokesman Tom Cruise was severely criticized after urging NYC firefighters to abandon their medication and switch to the Scientology clinic's Purification Rundown. [5] Downtown Medical is a controversial Scientology clinic on 139 Fulton Street in New York City, founded in 2003 with the purpose of treating people for toxins inhaled from the smoke of the 9/11 attacks. ... December 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → 31 December 2005 (Saturday) 25-year-old Scottish human rights worker Kate Burton and her parents are freed unharmed in the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian gunmen who kidnapped them two days earlier. ... Tom Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962) is an A-list, Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and film producer. ... The Purification Rundown, known as The Purif within Scientology, is a program used by the Church of Scientology which, according to the church, results in detoxification, and was developed by Scientologys founder L. Ron Hubbard. ...

Other opportunism

Several people fraudulently collected benefits for people who did not exist or engaged in other scams. At least $2.5 million was fraudulently taken.

Others, such as "motivational speaker" Kaz DeMille Jacobsen, have attempted to gain fame and admiration by making claims to have been in the towers during the attacks, when the evidence seems to show otherwise. Kaz DeMille-Jacobsen (who has also been known by a variety of other names) is a New Zealand woman who claims to have survived the terrorist attack that destroyed the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001. ...

Numerous attempts were made by individuals, mostly by way of internet sales, to capitalize on the tragedy by boot-legging and selling novelty items like t-shirts, bumper stickers, mugs, etc. depicting remembrace of the victims and Flight 93 passenger Todd Beamer's coined phrase of "Let's roll." Todd Beamer Cover to Lets Roll, by Lisa Beamer Todd Morgan Beamer (November 24, 1968 – September 11, 2001) was a victim of the September 11, 2001 attacks. ... The catchphrase lets roll has been used extensively as a term to move and start an activity, attack, mission or project. ...

Critics of the airline industry bailout considered that to be a form of illegitimate opportunism.

In a sign that 9/11 related frauds were still going strong, in October 2004, New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer began legal proceedings to stop the National Collector's Mint from selling coins commemorating the attacks. Their national TV commercials say that the coins are made of almost pure silver recovered from the basement of the World Trade Center; Spitzer claims that he has reason to think that all points of these statements are false. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ... Eliot Laurence Spitzer (born June 10, 1959) is the current New York State Attorney General and the likely 2006 Democratic nominee for Governor of New York. ... The National Collectors Mint is a company based in Port Chester, New York that produces novelty commemorative coins. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ... WTC redirects here. ...

External links

• Story on anthrax spam
• A LINGERING LEGACY: Nothing Is Off Limits to Fraud, The New York Times, January 5, 2002