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We Got This Covered
Jaymie Vaz

A chain of gas stations responded when Trump called for cheaper fuel, triggering questions about the discount. Now a lawsuit explains how it was done

A federal lawsuit has revealed that a fuel supplier is seeking nearly $4 million in payment for gasoline that was allegedly never paid for, casting a new light on the Freedom Fuel Network. The chain of gas stations recently gained significant attention for offering heavily discounted fuel in response to a call from President Donald Trump.

According to The Washington Post, Mansfield Oil Company of Gainesville, Inc. filed the lawsuit this month in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The suit claimed that New Jersey businessman Syed Kazmi and his company, KRSM, Inc., took more than 1.1 million gallons of fuel from a Pennsylvania terminal between late May and early July.

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