IRS orders FedEx to pay back taxes (BizJournals)
The Internal Revenue Service has ordered FedEx Corp. to pay $319 million in back taxes, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing. (FDX) More: continued here
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Fake cops fail at holiday FedEx hijacking (Moldova.org)
The three phony police officers who hijacked a FedEx truck full of Christmas gifts in New York were unable to open the storage containers.Three men in an SUV, wearing police uniforms complete with badges, pulled over a FedEx 18-wheeler in Manhattan Friday, handcuffed the driver at gunpoint, and then forced him into the back of…
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Carjackers take a FedEx truck loaded with presents from a Manhattan street (The Record)
NEW YORK — Gun-toting carjackers hijacked a FedEx delivery truck loaded with Christmas presents early Friday on a Manhattan street. The driver, who was unhurt, was later found in Brooklyn — along with the truck, police said. More: continued here
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Fake cops fail at holiday FedEx hijacking (UPI)
The three phony police officers who hijacked a FedEx truck full of Christmas gifts in New York were unable to open the storage containers. More: continued here
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Hijacked FedEx Driver’s Bizarre Ordeal (Fox 5 New York)
A ‘nightmare’ is how a FedEx driver described the 5-hour ordeal after his truck was hijacked in Manhattan. It also had some bizarre moments with his captors buying pizza. More: continued here
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Grinch gunmen steal FedEx gifts (Chicago Sun-Times)
NEW YORK—- Gunmen hijacked a FedEx delivery truck loaded with Christmas presents early Friday on a Manhattan street, officials said. The driver, who was found later in Brooklyn, wasn’t hurt, police and FedEx Corp. spokesman Steve Barber said. More: continued here
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FedEx Truck Driver Describes Nightmare Ride (WCBS-TV New York)
The hapless hijackers who stole a loaded FedEx truck and kidnapped its driver — only to abandon both after they were unable to get at the locked-up loot — told their captive stories about their supposed lives in Albania and stopped for pizza during an odd five-hour odyssey, the driver said. If you are worried…
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FedEx 2Q Profit Falls on Fuel Costs (Washington Post)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Package courier FedEx Corp. reported Thursday its second-quarter profit fell 6 percent from a year ago, largely due to high fuel costs, lower demand for freight shipments and an overall sluggish U.S. economy. More: continued here
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FedEx Faces IRS Challenge to Contracts (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
FedEx Corp. disclosed Friday that it has received an IRS challenge to its business model for contracting with independent drivers for the company’s FedEx Ground division. More: continued here
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FedEx driver recounts hijacking (New York Daily News)
Kidnapped for five hours, with a gun pressed against his head, FedEx driver Robert McGarry feared he would be shot to death by the bungling crooks who tried to make off with thousands of Christmas presents. More: continued here