Unpaid fuel dispute casts shadow over Trump’s discount-gas praise
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A new lawsuit alleges Mansfield Oil’s customer KRSM provided Freedom Fuel Network with about 1.1 million gallons worth around $4 million that KRSM allegedly did not pay for, later supplying Freedom Fuel stations at discounted prices. Mansfield says it never received payment; KRSM denies wrongdoing, calling it an accounting dispute. The White House says there was no contact with KRSM, while Trump’s praise of Freedom Fuel is now scrutinized against rising U.S. gas prices and the political pressure ahead of the midterms.
- Gas station chain praised by Trump sold ‘stolen’ fuel, lawsuit claims The Independent
- ‘Freedom Fuel’ Touts Cheap Gas. A Lawsuit Says the Dealer Didn’t Pay for It. The New York Times
- Freedom Fuel gas stations sold stolen fuel, lawsuit claims The Hill
- Discount gas stations praised by Trump sold $4m of stolen fuel, lawsuit claims The Guardian
- Trump-promoted Freedom Fuel stations sold gas a distributor says went unpaid for CNBC
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