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In a Nov. 30, 2017 article from Justice.gov, "Beam Bros. Trucking, Inc., Beam Bros Holding Company and Executives Sentenced on Federal Conspiracy Charges," the thefts of wages from drivers is explained:

"Beam Bros. Trucking, Inc...and Beam Bros. Holding Corporation were jointly sentenced to forfeit to the government $2 Milliion of fraudulently obtained proceeds. They were also sentenced to pay approximately $1 Million in restitution to drivers who were defrauded of their pay. In addition, these companies were sentenced to serve 3 years of corporate probation and to pay a fine of $250,000 to the government."

"Beam Holding previously pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in that the company KNOWINGLY AND WILLFULLY DEFRAUDED ITS DRIVER EMPLOYEES OF ALMOST $1 MILLION OF THEIR PAY [all caps added]. IN SPECIFIC, BEAM HOLDING CAUSED THEIR DRIVER EMPLOYEES TO FALSIFY THEIR TIME SHEETS SO THAT THEY WOULD REPORT FEWER HOURS WORKED THAN THEY ACTUALLY WORKED [all caps added] in direct violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act."

"Beam Trucking Cheif Operations Officer, SHAUN CRAWFORD BEAM [all caps added] and Chief Financial Officer, Nickolas Gene Kozel were each sentenced to serve three months of home confinement followed by two years of supervised release."