- Odessa Texas
Tuesday the oil theft taskforce arrested 10 men in Odessa Texas after a seven month investigation. About $2 million worth of oil and gas is said to have been stolen and resold to oil companies. The local sheriff states that in one month alone the men got away with 8,000 barrels of oil. Six of the suspects face charges of federal wire fraud, mail fraud and conspiracy. Four were arrested on state money laundering charges.
[source: yahoo news]
