Browns Owner Fraud Scheme: Jimmy Haslam III Knew Of Pilot Flying J Fraud Scheme

A Pilot Flying J employee told investigators that CEO Jimmy Haslam, owner of the Cleveland Browns, knew about rebate fraud at the truck stop chain his family owns, according to an FBI affidavit unsealed Thursday. The 120-page document filed in federal court in Knoxville, where Pilot is based, alleges that members of the company's sales force preyed on smaller trucking companies by reducing the amount of rebates they were owed for buying certain amounts of fuel.