Affidavit: Pilot Flying J official targeted Hispanics in rebate fraud

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Pilot Flying J has dealt with more than a week of public scrutiny after the FBI raided the company's Knoxville headquarters in an investigation of rebate fraud. Affidavits claim some Pilot employees short-changed "unsophisticated" trucking companies that receive "manual" rebates for fuel purchases.

The alleged manual rebate scheme also directly involve race, WBIR-TV in Knoxville reported Tuesday. The transcripts of secretly recorded conversations with Pilot sales managers indicate a perceived vulnerability among businesses owned by Hispanics in South Florida.

The nicknames for the alleged manual rebate fraud scheme also include variations of "Manual" to become a Hispanic name pronounced "Manuel" or "Manwell."

The transcripts quote Pilot's director of sales for the east region, Kevin Hanscomb, as saying, "They're not stupid, there is a language barrier. So you can get away with a little bit more because they know that they are not going to understand everything that you say."

http://www.tennessean.com/interactive/article/20130423/NEWS/304230116/Affidavit-Pilot-Flying-J-official-targeted-Hispanics-rebate-fraud

[malaise]

1. This is naked racism

Most people forget is that racism is about economics.

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2. this company is owned by our tennessee republican governor & his family

typical 'republican values'

[malaise]

3. Freaking Perfect

One more open racist! Go ReTHUGs go get those Hispanic votes

[Sheldon Cooper]

4. Isn't this where Ashley Judd works in her spare time?

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5. yes, and she works at sonic burgers on weekends

[Sheldon Cooper]

6. That's only after she finishes my laundry.

I have her on a contract and when she's not filming or jet-setting around the world, you'll find her at my place in Bumfuck PA, folding my delicates.