Three Florida males had been arrested and face racketeering costs after allegedly stealing 1000's of gallons of diesel gasoline from gasoline stations.
Police mentioned the lads—27-year-old Leonardo Jesus Valdes Cordero, 44-year-old Alfredo Quintana Marrero and 47-year-old Jose Luis Hernandez Verano—had been retaining a ledger that exposed they had been reselling the gasoline, TheGainesville Solar reported.
The theft comes as gasoline costs have surged to report highs in america following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. GasBuddy reported on Monday gasoline costs have begun to slowly decline, however it's unclear whether or not the drop will final, and costs nonetheless stay $1.47 larger than final yr.
With gasoline costs nonetheless very excessive, the three Florida males weren't the one ones who've resorted to theft. Earlier this week, thieves in North Carolina managed to take 400 gallons of gasoline whereas individuals had been ready in line without cost gasoline.
A police report mentioned the Florida males stole greater than 2,700 gallons of gasoline in Hillsborough and Sumter counties. Further gasoline is believed to have been stolen from Marion County, the place that they had launched the identical scheme, although the report didn't specify how a lot was stolen, in keeping with the Solar.
The three imply additionally allegedly used bank card skimmers to steal card data from the shoppers who had used the pump earlier than, the newspaper mentioned.
Every man drove his personal pickup truck, with every car outfitted with "gasoline bladders" or tanks that would maintain about 300 gallons the Solar reported.
Replace 03/18/22, 10:50 a.m. ET: This story was up to date so as to add extra data.
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