Six men accused of stealing thousands of dollars of gasoline from Florida gas stations have been arrested, officials said Monday.
Highlights
- Six men are accused of stealing thousands of dollars of gasoline from Florida gas stations.
- A seventh man, Willian Penate-Arencibia, who is alleged to be their ringleader, is still at large.
- The suspects were selling the gas for half the price to truck drivers, the sheriff’s office alleged.
- The six men are charged with racketeering, conspiracy to commit racketeering and grand theft, authorities said.
- The men could face additional charges, the Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said Monday in a press conference in Tampa Bay, Florida, County Hall of Fame interview with CNN.com/Heroes.com: “This was very clearly an organized crime ring”