Judge Rejects Haslam's Request To Reconsider Giving Deposition In Pilot Fraud Case

Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam is a step closer to answering questions in court about fraud at the truck stop company he co-owns with his brother, Republican Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam. Jimmy Haslam has denied any knowledge of the fraud that has cost Pilot Flying J 177 million dollars in settlements with customers and the government. He has not been charged criminally and for three years has fought legal efforts by trucking companies to depose him about the scheme to defraud those companies of promised fuel rebates. A judge on Friday declined Haslam's request to reconsider an order requiring him to give a deposition in the case. On May 13, the court will hear arguments on another motion that attempts to stop the deposition.