{"id":4313,"date":"2014-10-15T10:00:01","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T15:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=4313"},"modified":"2014-10-14T16:16:03","modified_gmt":"2014-10-14T21:16:03","slug":"92-million-fine-fuel-rebate-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/92-million-fine-fuel-rebate-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"$92 Million Fine Over Fuel Rebate Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pilotflyingj.com\">Pilot Flying J<\/a>, a truck stop fueling and restaurant chain that is common along Illinois and U.S. highways, has agreed to pay $92 million in fines to the federal government for a scheme to cheat truck drivers out of agreed-upon diesel fuel rebates. The agreement was reached with the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee and Pilot Travel Centers, LLC d\/b\/a \u201cPilot Flying J.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was alleged that the scheme cost the company\u2019s truck driver customers more than $56 million. The agreement came after 10 Pilot Flying J employees pleaded guilty to involvement in the plot to defraud Flying J customers.<\/p>\n<p>Pilot Flying J is one of the largest trucker diesel suppliers in the United States. Flying J offered rebates and discount programs to encourage loyalty among its trucking customers. The discounts offered by Pilot Flying J varied among its numerous truck stops making it difficult for customers to know whether they were getting their agreed-upon discounts. The U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office stated that in some instances, Pilot Flying J instructed its sales staff how to reduce the rebates in order to make some discounts more profitable.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/92-million-fine-fuel-rebate-scheme\/#more-4313\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pilot Flying J, a truck stop fueling and restaurant chain that is common along Illinois and U.S. highways, has agreed to pay $92 million in fines to the federal government for a scheme to cheat truck drivers out of agreed-upon diesel fuel rebates. 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