The upcoming trial of four former Pilot Flying J executives and assistants who remain at the defense table in the ongoing prosecution of an $85 million rebate rip-off scheme will span at least six weeks.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Trey Hamilton told U.S. District Judge Curtis L. Collier at a hearing Monday that he and fellow prosecutor David Lewen could take as long as a month to present their case against former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood and his three co-defendants.
"We believe we can put our proof on in three or four weeks," Hamilton said.
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