2 Heating Oil Companies Raided By Feds

[TexasLawyer]

Source: WNBC

2 Heating Oil Companies Raided By Feds
Company Officials Accused Of Overcharging Customers

POSTED: 7:52 am EDT July 19, 2007
UPDATED: 9:50 am EDT July 19, 2007

NEW YORK -- More than 200 federal agents raided the offices of the Mystic Tank Lines in Queens and the offices of T & S Petroleum in Brooklyn Thursday morning amid allegations that officials at both companies conspired to overcharge customers, law enforcement officials said.

The home heating delivery companies are accused by federal prosecutors of overcharging customers approximately $75 million since 1990. Postal inspectors, FBI and IRS agents executed search warrants and four company officials will face charges, according to investigators.

The owner and treasurer of Mystic Tank Lines and the owner and office manager of T & S Petroleum Transporting are expected to be charged with money laundering and other federal charges at a Central Islip federal courthouse on Thursday.

Investigators said they are looking into whether the fuel company officials rigged some of their trucks with secret compartments in order to over bill customers.

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[mbperrin]

1. No! Surely the great fossil fuel companies could not be crooks!

Boy oh boy.

[Totally Committed]

2. Oh, they're crooks, but makes you wonder why the government has come down on them for it....

They must not have gotten their monthly kick-backs. ;)

TC

[dipsydoodle]

3. wonder why the government has come down on them for it....

patent infringement ? :rofl:

[trashcanistanista]

5. !

I smell a DUzy. :rofl:

[youngdem]

4. Uncle Dick must have not gotten his monthly kick back

These crooks use enforcement ONLY for coercion or punishment of political foes.

What did these men do?

[conspirator]

8. They didnt pay the protection fee to the bush mafia n/t

[Beetwasher]

9. Yup, Not Enoug Political Contributions To Republicans

IOW, they didn't fork over their protection money. It wouldn't surprise me.

[roody]

6. I wonder if these companies were involved

in delivering low cost oil from Venezuela.

[Trillo]

7. See how hard the feds are on oil companies?

Don't pay any attention to Cheney's energy meetings, and the manipulation of the California energy market. The feds are on the case. Really.