A Florida man is facing multiple charges for making more than a dozen fraudulent diesel fuel purchases in the Tampa Bay area, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) said.
An investigation was launched on June 24, 2026, into unauthorized diesel fuel purchases at gas stations in Hillsborough County made using fleet fuel card information stolen from a Manatee County victim.
MCSO learned that the fuel card information had been stolen by a skimming device at an unknown fuel pump…