Federal prosecutors filed a motion Tuesday requesting the court dismiss all charges against ex-Pilot President Mark Hazelwood and two former sales team executives, Scott Wombold and Heather Jones. In October, a federal appellate court overturned Hazelwood’s conviction.
Ex-Pilot president alleges reverse racism as he seeks different judge, location for second fuel fraud trial. Long-Haul Crime Log investigates the claims.
Mark Hazelwood, 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 also wants to have his case moved from Tennessee to another state.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, YRC’s loan is facing scrutiny from Congress, plus LTL tonnage is on the rise and prosecutors ask for the reinstatement of the conviction of former Pilot CEO Mark Hazelwood and two others.
Prosecutors are asking the 6th Circuit Court to reconsider its Pilot fraud case ruling that tossed out the convictions of Mark Hazelwood and two staffers.
Appeals court sets Nov. 30 deadline for prosecutors to file petition for rehearing in Pilot Flying J case. Photo: Wesley Tingey/Unsplash
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, volumes and rates take a step back; complete coverage of FreightWaves’ Cold Chain Summit; and CDL fraud.
Clock is ticking for federal prosecutors to decide their next steps after appellate court overturned former Pilot President Mark Hazelwood’s conviction,
A federal appellate court overturned the convictions of former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood and two members of his sales team on Wednesday in a fuel rebate scandal that rocked the truck stop dynasty.
“We are genuinely saints and sinners,” said Judge Collier, “and what we see in this white collar crime is the duality.” When the court is asked to consider all the good, it must also consider the laws that he broke again and again over a period of half a decade.
Today, the long-awaited final results are in.
The conclusion to the Hazelwood trial is expected to be reached today in Chattanooga, TN.
Commentary Where do we go from here? Rarely does a major Federal trial come knocking on your hometown’s court doors. The Pilot Fraud Trial is now a piece of Chattanooga […]
14 Pilot Flying J employees pleaded guilty before the trial started. Now Mark Hazelwood, Scott Wombold, and Heather Jones join their former colleagues as newly minted felons.
“It is hard to imagine a more clear scheme to defraud,” prosecutor Trey Hamilton said.
Today brought closing arguments on behalf of the defense for the Pilot Flying J fraud trial.
Jury deliberations in the Pilot Flying J trial begin tomorrow. We’ve learned as much about the importance of data analytics as we have about fraud.
