July 14, 2021
Posted July 14, 2021
Diesel Direct, LLC of Stoughton, Massachusetts will pay $850,000 to resolve claims brought in a qui tam action alleging that the company knowingly delivered nonconforming petroleum diesel fuel to state agencies while charging for a higher-priced and more environmentally-friendly biodiesel fuel; improperly charged state agencies a federal fuel excise tax; and failed to comply with the state’s Supplier Diversity Program requiring spending with women-owned, minority-owned, and veteran-owned businesses. Mass
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