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Two former members of the Pilot sales team agreed to cooperate with investigators and seven others have pleaded guilty to fraud charges. A Pilot lawyer recently said more guilty pleas are likely. Jimmy Haslam has denied any prior knowledge about the scheme,Cristian Ansaldi Jersey, and no charges have been filed against him or the company.
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