The Gas Station Mogul Who Rigged Pumps and Ordered Murders

He started out washing cars for a living. Within a decade, Gurmeet Singh Dhinsa controlled more than fifty gas stations across New York City — a business empire built on rigged pumps, counterfeit inspection seals, and a willingness to order murder to protect it.

When police discovered gas pump circuit boards hidden in the trunk of a car connected to his operation, it unraveled a sprawling fraud scheme that shortchanged thousands of customers for years. What followed was a federal RICO investigation that ended not just in fraud charges, but convictions for racketeering, murder, and kidnapping.

This episode traces the rise of the man known as the Gas Czar, and the case that brought his empire down.

Part of The FBI Files, based on real case history.

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