'We kind of slid into it,' former Pilot Flying J supervisor says of fraud scheme

The Pilot Flying J Travel Center on Watt Road on Interstate 40/75 is shown on Nov. 4, 2011, in Knoxville. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)
The Pilot Flying J Travel Center on Watt Road on Interstate 40/75 is shown on Nov. 4, 2011, in Knoxville. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)

Tim Prins was already uneasy about ripping off trucking firms, but the former Pilot Flying J salesman was downright worried about stealing from a company he suspected was owned by the mob, testimony Thursday showed.

"You're my boss, and I'll do what you tell me to do," Prins wrote in an email. "I want to make it clear I do not agree with the adjustments we are making to many of the (diesel fuel) rebates.

"... Specifically, I am not comfortable with the adjustments to Dynamic (Express trucking company)," he continued. "I get nervous playing around with anything that will go to the Gambino family. Who knows if the rumors are true, but why gamble with them over $8,000."

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