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« Last post by rainman2 on Today at 04:34:58 PM »A Georgia-based fuel supplier says it was never paid for millions of dollars' worth of gasoline that ended up at Freedom Fuel Network stations – the discount gas chain President Trump praised last month.
Mansfield Oil Company filed a federal lawsuit on August 19 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, accusing KRSM, led by Syed Kazmi, of obtaining more than 1.1 million gallons of fuel between May 21 and July 7 without paying for it. Mansfield says the fuel was worth nearly $4 million.
KRSM was contractually required to pay invoices within 10 days. Mansfield says it sent revised bills on July 17, but as of August 17 no payment had arrived. Mansfield's bank told the company on July 28 that KRSM had "refused" requests to draft funds from its account.
The lawsuit alleges that leaving Mansfield's bills unpaid is exactly what allowed Freedom Fuel to undercut competitors, claiming KRSM sold fuel cheaply and "garner[ed] such publicity" because it "never paid" for it.
The allegations surface weeks after the White House touted Freedom Fuel as proof businesses were answering Trump's call for lower gas prices. Trump himself drew attention to the chain in a July 1 social media post, writing that "This Retailer is taking the lead, and others should follow." White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said the stations "are doing their part to answer the President's call to lower prices at the pump."
Court records cited in the suit show Kazmi personally signed a 2022 commercial credit agreement with Mansfield, agreeing his company would be "responsible" for paying for any fuel purchased on credit.
A White House spokesperson has since said the administration had "zero contact or dealings" with KRSM or Kazmi. KRSM's attorney, Mauro Tucci, called the case "an accounting dispute over fuel invoices."
On August 28, a federal judge partially granted Mansfield's request for a preliminary injunction, ordering KRSM to maintain a bank balance of at least $2.75 million as the case proceeds
Mansfield Oil Company filed a federal lawsuit on August 19 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, accusing KRSM, led by Syed Kazmi, of obtaining more than 1.1 million gallons of fuel between May 21 and July 7 without paying for it. Mansfield says the fuel was worth nearly $4 million.
KRSM was contractually required to pay invoices within 10 days. Mansfield says it sent revised bills on July 17, but as of August 17 no payment had arrived. Mansfield's bank told the company on July 28 that KRSM had "refused" requests to draft funds from its account.
The lawsuit alleges that leaving Mansfield's bills unpaid is exactly what allowed Freedom Fuel to undercut competitors, claiming KRSM sold fuel cheaply and "garner[ed] such publicity" because it "never paid" for it.
The allegations surface weeks after the White House touted Freedom Fuel as proof businesses were answering Trump's call for lower gas prices. Trump himself drew attention to the chain in a July 1 social media post, writing that "This Retailer is taking the lead, and others should follow." White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said the stations "are doing their part to answer the President's call to lower prices at the pump."
Court records cited in the suit show Kazmi personally signed a 2022 commercial credit agreement with Mansfield, agreeing his company would be "responsible" for paying for any fuel purchased on credit.
A White House spokesperson has since said the administration had "zero contact or dealings" with KRSM or Kazmi. KRSM's attorney, Mauro Tucci, called the case "an accounting dispute over fuel invoices."
On August 28, a federal judge partially granted Mansfield's request for a preliminary injunction, ordering KRSM to maintain a bank balance of at least $2.75 million as the case proceeds
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