Metuchen Gas Station Manager Admits To $78K Fraud

METUCHEN, NJ — A Metuchen gas station manager admitted making approximately $78,000 in fraudulent fuel charges using account information belonging to more than 17 gas station customers, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said.

Umer Hassan Mir, 40, of South Amboy pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi on Tuesday.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court, from February 2018 through August 2021, Mir worked at a Delta gas station in Metuchen. He made numerous fraudulent fuel charges on credit cards leased by the General Services Administration (GSA) and assigned to Amtrak vehicles.

Mir would manually enter account information regarding fuel credit cards during legitimate fuel transactions. He would then withdraw cash in the amount of the fraudulent transaction from the gas station’s cash register, according to court documents.

According to statements in court, Mir used this cash for personal expenses and to pay another gas station employee for working extra hours on Mir’s behalf.

The fraud charge carries a maximum potential penalty of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 13.

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