Ex-Pilot Flying J president apologizes for racial slurs
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Source: Associated Press
Updated 12:47 pm, Tuesday, June 26, 2018
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The former president of the nation's largest diesel fuel retailer has apologized for the language he used in secret recordings.
The recordings captured former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood using racial slurs and profanely criticizing his own board of directors and his boss' football team and fans. Hazelwood was convicted earlier this year of conspiracy, wire fraud and witness tampering by a jury who heard the recordings.
Hazelwood's new defense team said in a statement Monday that the jury shouldn't have heard the recordings. They've requested a new trial.
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Pilot Flying J is controlled by the family of Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam. The Haslams haven't been charged with any wrongdoing. The governor hasn't been involved in the company in recent years.
Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Ex-Pilot-Flying-J-president-apologizes-for-racial-13027444.php
Mark Hazelwood believes he just may be superior to a whole lot of people.
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