Flying J Fined

[billb800si]

FRAUD Truck-stop company to pay $92M in fines ...

Authorities say the truck-stop company owned by Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Haslam has agreed to pay $92 million in fines for cheating customers out of promised rebates and discounts.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Pilot Flying J has accepted responsibility for the criminal conduct of its employees, 10 of whom have pleaded guilty to participating in the scheme.
The agreement was signed Friday by attorneys for the nation’s largest diesel retailer. The agreement does not protect any individual at Pilot from prosecution and requires the company to cooperate with an ongoing investigation of current and former employees.

[JRTJH]

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[hankpage]

From what I have been able to find out the scheme was only with commercial accounts. I could not find any connection to RV and Good Sam rebates or discounts. I have planned my trips around fuel stops at their facilities for decades, so I hope this will not affect the stability of the corporation and the way they treat RVers. JM2¢, Hank

[KanTC]

We were at a Pilot on Sunday -albeit, a brand new station that opened last month- but it seemed to be "business as usual"
with LOTS of truck traffic & RV's there... yes, they were friendly & we still got our GS discount on our 80 gal fill-up.

Apparently this has been an on-going case for awhile now, but (as Hank said) hopefully it won't affect future business.

Due to copyright, I'll simply say that there's a statement (from the owner) in the article below...
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11...j-pay-92m-fine

Terri, the Chevy co-pilot