Federal prosecutors filed a motion Tuesday to dismiss all charges against ex-Pilot Company President Mark Hazelwood and two of his staffers.
Acting U.S. Attorney Trey Hamilton filed a motion in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee to dismiss the charges against Hazelwood, along with two former sales team executives, Scott “Scooter” Wombold and Heather Jones.
Hazelwood was the highest-level executive of Pilot, the nation’s largest fuel retailer headquartered in Knoxville,...
In April 2013, agents from the FBI and IRS raided the Knoxville headquarters of the largest truck stop chain in the United States: Pilot Flying J. It was part of a massive investigation into a fuel rebate scam. In all, 14 former Pilot employees pleaded guilty in what was known as “jacking the discount.”
Eight years later, the story is far from over as the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the convictions of former Pilot President Mark Hazelwood and two of his staffers, who are...
The former president of Pilot Co. wants a federal judge to recuse himself from overseeing the retrial of a fuel rebate fraud case against him and two of his former staffers and is also seeking to have his case moved from Tennessee to another state.
Mark Hazelwood was the highest-level executive of Pilot, the nation’s largest fuel retailer headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, to be indicted in a five-year rebate scam that targeted trucking customers it considered “too unsophisticated to catch...
The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, members of Congress have some questions about a government loan that was granted to YRC Worldwide. Plus, freight tonnage continues climbing in the less-than-truckload segment and prosecutors have asked an appeals court panel for a reversal of a decision that tossed out the conviction of ex-Pilot CEO Mark Hazelwood.
Congressional scrutinyA controversial government loan to YRC Worldwide (NASDAQ: YRCW)...
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Federal prosecutors are asking an appeals court to reconsider its recent ruling that tossed out the convictions of former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood and two members of his sales team for their alleged roles in an elaborate $56.5 million fuel rebate scheme.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Trey Hamilton filed the petition late Monday seeking a rehearing by the same three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.
The government did not seek a judicial review by the full 6th...
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The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, freight volumes and rates have taken a step back in October after reaching near-historic highs, but it may only be a temporary reprieve for shippers. Plus, complete coverage of FreightWaves’ Cold Chain Summit and a new report highlights the toll CDL fraud is having on the industry.
Lull takes hold for carriersFreight volumes, rejections and spot rates have all declined from near-historic highs in...
A week after a split three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit overturned former Pilot President Mark Hazelwood’s conviction in a fuel rebate scheme, his attorneys are seeking to end his home confinement.
“We’re very hopeful that the judge will get rid of the home confinement condition because the conviction is no longer in place,” Hazelwood’s attorney, David Debold of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, told FreightWaves on Thursday.
In its two-to-one panel ruling, the federal...
A federal appellate court overturned the convictions of former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood and two members of his direct sales team on Wednesday, ruling a lower court judge shouldn’t have allowed jurors to hear a recording that included “deeply offensive racist and misogynistic language.”
In its two-to-one panel ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, struck down the convictions of Hazelwood and two former sales team executives, Scott Wombold and Heather Jones, over...