CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Jurors have begun considering evidence in a federal trial of former employees of the truck stop chain Pilot Flying J. The employees are accused of conspiring to defraud customers in a rebate scam.
Former Pilot Flying J president Mark Hazelwood leaves a federal court hearing in 2016. He is one of four people on trial on fraud-related charges involving a rebate scheme. (Michael Patrick/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP)
The Knoxville News Sentinel reports the jury deliberated almost four hours Wednesday in Chattanooga, Tennessee. U.S. District Judge Curtis L. Collier then suspended deliberations until Monday, citing a schedule conflict.
Trial began in November for four people on charges including conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud.
Pilot Flying J is controlled by the family of Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam. The Haslams haven’t been charged with any wrongdoing. The governor has not been involved in the company in recent years.
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