The national travel center chain Pilot Flying J has has agreed to pay a $92 million fine as part of an agreement with the federal government that will mean the company won't be prosecuted amid a probe into the company's diesel fuel rebate fraud charges.
According to the agreement with the U. S. Attorney's office and the U. S. Department of Justice announced Monday, Pilot accepted legal responsibility for the criminal conduct of its employees, which cost its customers more than $56 million dollars, and agreed to pay full restitution to every victim of the fraud.
"The terms of this agreement, including the significant monetary penalty and the very serious consequences if Pilot fails to comply, demonstrate quite clearly that no corporation, no matter how big, influential, or wealthy, is above the law," U.S. Attorney Bill Killian said in a news release announcing the agreement.
The agreement does not mean other former or current Pilot employees could not face charges.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ying-j-justice-department-agreement/12634793/
Pilot Flying J to pay $92 million, avoid prosecution
Discussion in 'Truckers News' started by drvrtech77, Jul 14, 2014.
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Glad to see something come of it.
When the story first broke I got in trouble with Gordon for not fueling at Pilot/FJs for a month, but it was worth it. Have to hit back somehow. -
What does that mean they aren't above the law the story clearly shows they are above the law paying millions to avoid prosecution they aren't losing a dime if money they should be paying it back and serving jail time
Rockin&Rollin and Joetro Thank this. -
".....demonstrate quite clearly that no corporation, no matter how big, influential, or wealthy, is above the law,"
B.S..........it demonstrates that if you have enough money, you don't go to jailNavigatorWife and Rockin&Rollin Thank this. -
It gets even better............
http://deadspin.com/browns-owner-avoids-federal-prosecution-with-massive-se-1604799901/+Tom_Ley
Browns owner Jimmy Haslam, who is the CEO of a truck stop empire that committed a whole bunch of fraud, probably won't be spending any time in prison for presiding over a company that bilked customers out of tens of millions of dollars. That's because his company, Pilot Flying J, just agreed to pay $92 million to the U.S. government in exchange for an assurance from the feds that he and his company will not be prosecuted.
Dude told me one time, "life is like a poop sammich.......the more bread you got, the less poop you get."
Guess he was rightNavigatorWife Thanks this.
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