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August 11, 2017

Beware: Black market fuel is a big business

  • Criminals can make $1,000 or more a day re-selling stolen fuel at construction sites and unscrupulous gas stations, or to truckers.
    • By BRENDAN FARRINGTON
    Associated Press

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A black market for diesel and gasoline has rapidly spread around the nation, with organized crime gangs using fraudulent credit cards to syphon millions of dollars in fuel from gas stations into large tanks hidden inside pickup trucks and vans.

    Stealing fuel can be less risky than selling drugs or other illegal endeavors, and criminals can make $1,000 or more a day re-selling the stolen fuel at construction sites and unscrupulous gas stations, or to truckers looking to cut costs, investigators and industry experts say.


     
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