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Originally Posted by dieseldiehard
But I doubt they are going to enforce the small home users who pour Canola in their Mercedes diesel tanks or filter frying oil from a local restaurant. But don't underestimate what authorities have been known to do when it comes to making a point!
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Reid, the Feds operate on conviction rate. If I know that you are breaking Federal laws by pouring WVO in a diesel tank, all I need to do is to drop a dime.
If they smell a guaranteed conviction, they will be out there like flies to $hit.
Don't get confused about the level of the crime. They get the same credit for a federal conviction of using untaxed fuel as they would if they prosecuted a Federal bank robbery.
I know of a fellow who they hung for 6 months in Federal prison for making a small misstatement on a bank application. The bank was pissed because he defaulted on a loan (around 9/11 time period) and they determined that the application was not entirely truthful. Dropped a dime to the Feds.
Bye-bye.