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Pilot Flying J hit with two more lawsuits
Two more lawsuits have been filed against Pilot Flying J regarding the alleged rebate withholding scheme Pilot is accused of engaging in during the last decade. Both of the lawsuits — like the one filed April 20 in Knox County by Hazlehurst, Ga., carrier Atlantic Coast Carriers — are class-action suits. One, brought by Alabama […]
April 29, 2013
Business
Pilot salespeople placed on leave, CEO ending manual rebate calculations
In an attempt to end the now-embattled manual rebate calculation, Pilot Flying J CEO Jimmy Haslam says he has ordered his staff to place all of its customers on electronically calculated rebate system. The manual calculation, according to a federal affidavit released last week, spurred much of the fraud allegations also unveiled last week, as […]
April 22, 2013
Business
First lawsuit filed against Pilot in alleged fraudulent rebate scheme
Georgia-based Atlantic Coast Carriers has filed a class-action lawsuit against Pilot Flying J as a result of its uncovered alleged rebate withholding scheme, saying the company broke its contract with the carrier by charging a price for fuel different than that agreed upon by the two parties. ACC is seeking repayment of the rebate funds […]
April 22, 2013
Business
Pilot Flying J fraudulently withheld millions in rebates for years, documents allege
Pilot Flying J has been defrauding customers out of tens of millions of dollars in rebates over nearly a decade-long period, according to a federal document released Thursday, April 18. The affidavit — used by the court to grant search warrants to the FBI and IRS — was released late Thursday and also accuses Pilot […]
April 18, 2013
Business
CEO: Pilot Flying J investigation related to rebates, not taxes
New information from Pilot Flying J’s public relations agency Moxley Carmichael says that the investigation and lockdown of the company’s headquarters Monday “appears to revolve around the application of rebates to a small group of Pilot Flying J trucking company customers.” In a press conference Tuesday, Pilot CEO Jimmy Haslam said the investigation “does not […]
April 16, 2013
Business
FBI, IRS lock down Pilot Flying J headquarters
The Pilot Flying J headquarters in Knoxville, Tenn., were placed on lockdown this afternoon by agents from the FBI and Department of Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service for unknown reasons, according to the company and multiple news reports from local outlets. CCJ sister site Overdrive has a full roundup of reports from local and national outlets, including a […]
April 15, 2013
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