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Discount gas stations praised by Trump sold $4m of stolen fuel, lawsuit claims
The Guardian • • business
Key Points:
- Mansfield Oil Company has sued KRSM and its president, Syed Kazmi, for allegedly stealing nearly $4 million worth of fuel by not paying for about 1.1 million gallons supplied between May 21 and July 7.
- KRSM sold some of this fuel to stations in the Freedom Fuel Network, which was promoted by former President Donald Trump as offering low gas prices during a period of high oil prices.
- The lawsuit claims KRSM gained publicity for low prices by not paying Mansfield, while KRSM denies the allegations, calling it an accounting dispute over mispriced invoices.
- Mansfield cited a data error delaying invoicing and said KRSM failed to pay within the agreed 10-day period despite attempts to withdraw payment from KRSM’s bank.
- The White House and a Freedom Fuel Network source stated no association or dealings with KRSM or Syed Kazmi, distancing the administration from the dispute amid rising gas prices linked to stalled US-Iran peace talks.
