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Cases / Trucking & transport

Kristopher Lunsford

ReportedSep 25, 2026
LocationTampa, FL
Amount$105,000,000

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Company / entity
AKL Transport LLC, AKL and Associates Inc., Southern Truck Leasing LLC, Southeast TT Rentals LLC
Industry
Semi-truck lease investments
How investors were recruited
Brokers recruiting investors nationwide; 500+ victims (incl. Tampa area)
Pitch & red flags
semi-truck leases for $25,000-$40,000 with guaranteed weekly payouts of $1,000-$1,200; returns up to 260% "passive income"; claimed to manage 2,000 trucks (actually ~20)

Pitch phrases from this case

Source

fox13news.com

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