Former CFO Gets 2-year Sentence
A former chief financial officer (CFO) of Roadrunner Transportation Inc. has been sentenced to two years in person for his role in an accounting fraud scheme that led the company to restate its earnings and…
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3 Enter Pleas In Trucking Scam
Three more participants in a Louisiana insurance ring, dubbed Operation Sideswipe — that targeted heavy-duty commercial trucks — pleaded guilty in June, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. One of the three is an…
Former Trucking Firm Owner Indicted
A former trucking company owner was recently indicted by a federal grand jury in New York in an alleged conspiracy to defraud the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) about the company he controlled and…
Feds Charge 11 With Staging Crashes
Feds Charge 11 with staging crashes following a widespread investigation into staged crashes targeting truckers and their insurance companies. In late August, the U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Louisiana announced that 11 people had…
U.S. Charges Reality Star Trucker With Fraud
Federal investigators have charged a reality TV star and owner of a trucking company with bank fraud and money laundering, alleging he misused funds meant to help small businesses stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic…
Navistar Must Pay Damages, Court Rules
Navistar, parent company of International Trucks, has been ordered by an Ohio-based jury to pay Dutch Maid Logistics, a 150-truck fleet out of Willard, Ohio, at least $1.3 million in damages relating to Navistar’s now-defunct…
Bottini Fuel Plead Guilty
Bottini Fuel of Wappingers Falls, N.Y., pleaded guilty to falsifying business records and agreed to pay more than $3.2 million in restitution and civil damages, the New York Attorney General announced recently. The criminal conviction…
Pilot Flying J President Facing Sentencing
Former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood has won a one-month reprieve from his upcoming sentencing hearing – but not without a lecture from the judge who will decide just how long he will spend behind…
2 Indicted in Biodiesel Case
A federal grand jury for the District of Colorado has returned an indictment charging two Colorado business owners with conspiring to defraud the U.S., money laundering and filing false claims, according to Richard E. Zuckerman…
6 charged in gas station skimming
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has charged six Florida residents for allegedly skimming information off credit and debit cards used at gas stations in the Chicago area.
