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Florida Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Biofuel Fraud Conspiracy
The owner of a company that produced and sold renewable fuel and fuel credits was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release, and to pay $2,857,029 in restitution and a $150,000 fine, for his role in a scheme that generated over $7 million in fraudulent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) renewable fuel credits and sought over $6 million in fraudulent tax credits connected to the purported production of biodiesel.
What happened
According to U.S. Department of Justice’s source item, Florida Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Biofuel Fraud Conspiracy, The owner of a company that produced and sold renewable fuel and fuel credits was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release, and to pay $2,857,029 in restitution and a $150,000 fine, for his role in a scheme that generated over $7 million in fraudulent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) renewable fuel credits and sought over $6 million in fraudulent tax credits connected to the purported production of biodiesel.
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- Florida Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Biofuel Fraud ConspiracyU.S. Department of Justice - 2026-05-29T12:00:00+00:00
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