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Lawsuit alleges Freedom Fuel gas stations touted by Trump are selling stolen fuel: Politico
Mansfield says KRSM took more than 1 million gallons of gasoline and routed some to Freedom Fuel stations without paying.
- Georgia-Based Mansfield Oil Co. filed a complaint on August 19 alleging that KRSM, a company run by Syed Kazmi, acquired more than 1 million gallons of fuel worth roughly $4 million from a Sunoco terminal without paying, with some fuel ending up at Freedom Fuel Network's 29 locations.
- Ahead of July 4, Freedom Fuel stations gained national attention when President Donald Trump praised their $3.47-a-gallon pricing, claiming owners were "doing this because they love the U.S.A."
- Detailed by Politico on Friday, the complaint alleges: "KRSM was able to sell such fuel for such low prices and garner such publicity because it never paid Plaintiffs for such fuel."
- The White House insisted there has been "zero contact or dealings" with Kazmi, while KRSM dismissed the dispute as a mix-up over misplaced invoices in an emailed statement.
- Shamikh Kazmi's company previously faced a default judgment in February for "serial flouting of Court orders" regarding roughly $667,000 in unpaid fuel theft, plus a 2024 judgment involving stolen cigarettes.
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Lawsuit Claims Trump-Endorsed Freedom Fuel Network Sold Stolen Gas Worth $4 Million
A lawsuit filed this month alleges that Freedom Fuel Network stations promoted by President Donald Trump were able to offer discounted gasoline because millions of dollars worth of fuel was never paid for. Georgia-based fuel supplier Mansfield Oil Co. filed the complaint on August 19 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of […] The post Lawsuit Claims Trump-Endorsed Freedom Fuel Network Sold Stolen Gas Worth $4 Million appeared fir…
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