2 NRIs charged with stealing thousands of dollars worth of fuel in Greenfield

“I’ve been in this business a long time, I’ve never seen this happen before,” said Jackson Oil & Solvent employee Kevin Wright.

Jaswinder Singh 58, was sentenced to one year in prison and three years on probation. Harpreet Sandhu 53 was sentenced to two years in prison and four years of probation. Both pleaded guilty to one count of corrupt business influence and were sentenced on May 2, 2016

• They took semi trailer pulling onto the property, and sitting on top of the manhole cover for about 45 minutes. A man could be seen walking back and forth next to the truck for about 45 minutes before he and another man drove off.
• On April 13,THEY stole 983 gallons of fuel. On April 26, it happened again with 1,053 gallons stolen.
• End of April, the thieves had stolen 1,789 gallons of fuel, totaling $6,518.48.

Surveillance video at the fueling station showed all above actions

.On May 4, a Greenfield POLICE officer matched the description from the previous thefts. The officer found Singh and Sindhu apparently in the act of stealing fuel from the tank.

They made a holes cut in the floorboards of their truck and which allow hoses to reach down into the tank.to pump the fuel into a 1,500 gallon tank in the back to the trailer.