vmax Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 No....no...it's not for duping the Cleveland public with a pretend football franchise....that will be next.... NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam said Tuesday the federal government has launched a criminal investigation into rebates offered by the truck stop chain owned by his family, including his brother, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam.Agents from the FBI and Internal Revenue Service raided the Pilot Flying J headquarters in Knoxville on Monday.Jimmy Haslam, who is the CEO of Pilot Flying J, held a news conference in Knoxville to confirm the investigation is criminal, rather than civil, in nature.http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9179080/cleveland-browns-owner-jimmy-haslam-company-probed-feds There's something not right with his trucking company... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPPT1974 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 NFL is also monitoring the situation. As wonder what this will do to the Haslem name! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavenMad Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 I thought this had to be a "FBI investigates the Cleveland Browns for fraudulently impersonating an NFL calibre football team" story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmax Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 (edited) He should step down as the owner. ...a 120-page affidavit that the FBI filed to obtain search warrants alleges Pilot engaged in fraud for years, with Haslam’s knowledge.A reading of the affidavit illustrates a disturbing culture where corruption was not only taking place, but accepted and encouraged. In often profane ways, Pilot employees boast about the scheme, which the affidavit alleges was directed at companies not sophisticated enough to understand what was taking place.At one point, Pilot higher-ups discussed installing a two-tiered pricing structure that, the affidavit states, “would impose higher prices on less sophisticated Customers.”“Our advantage,” a Pilot employee says, “is their ignorance.” To which an employee named Jay Stinnett says: “Yeah, AKA, we’re f---in’ em.”Fraud is a serious crime, especially as alleged in the affidavit.In a transcript of a recorded conversation between an informant and Pilot Vice President of Sales John Freeman, Freeman brags about the amount of money he (allegedly) cheated people out of, and says Haslam knew of it. “Absolutely,” Freeman is quoted saying when asked if Haslam was aware. “I mean, he knew all along that I was cost-plussin’ this guy. He knew it all along. Loved it. We were makin’ $450,000 a month on him.”http://www.foxsportsohio.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/story/Affidavit-paints-troubling-picture-for-P?blockID=894071&feedID=3725 Edited April 19, 2013 by vmax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcrow Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 hahahasilly billy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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