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Kiln Business Owner Arrested for Falsely Labeling Gas Pleads Guilty
From: Office of the Attorney General   Filed 8/14/07  GCN
 
Jackson, Miss - Attorney General, Jim Hood, announced the guilty plea of a Kiln resident, for violating the Petroleum Products Inspection Law of Mississippi, August 12, 2008.
 
Randy I. Koenenn, age 49, operator of Kodie's Junction, a gas station located at the intersection of Highway 603 and Highway 43 in Kiln, Ms, entered a plea of guilty to two counts of imitation of a trade name in the Hancock County Justice Court before Judge Tommy Carver.  Judge Carver fined Koenenn $500 dollars on each count for a total of $1000, plus court costs which is the maximum penalty.
 
A routine inspection by the Department of Agriculture and Commerce led to Koenenn's arrest last month. Inspectors found that Koenenn was filling his gasoline holding tanks with 87 octane gasoline and selling it through his 89 octane and 93 octane pumps. This inspection led to an investigation by the Consumer Protection Division of the Attorney General's Office. 
 
"This man took advantage of the working people in The Kiln, who have been suffering since Katrina, at a time when they are struggling just to buy enough gas to get to work," said General Hood.  "Although he got the maximum sentence, I will be working with legislators to try to increase the penalties for this type of crime."
 
This  case involved the cooperative efforts of the Consumer Protection Division of the Attorney General's Office and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce.
 
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