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Interco Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraud

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According to TheRepublic.com, a 53-year-old former salesman of Interco named Deynoodt Joseph Besse pleaded guilty to wire fraud this month, which cost the company almost $144,000. The U.S. Attorney who handled the case said that in January 2003, Deynoodt created a company called INT Sales. He would create sales for Interco and then use a device to credit the sale to his company instead of Interco. Besse was let go from Interco in 2010.

So what’s the punishment? The maximum sentence is 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, but we’d guess it won’t be that high. Either way, it’s just another reminder that skimming a little for yourself from a big company is a recipe for disaster. We’re a little surprised that Deynoodt could pull this off for so long, but glad that Interco caught him. Honesty is the best policy.

New Wheel From Interco – The Birddog

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Have you heard about the new wheel that Interco will release at the end of 2012 called the Birddog? Apparantly the Birddog wheel developed as part of a joint venture between Interco and Dennis Franklin, a former off-road shop owner in Yuma, Arizona. Our understanding is that the wheel has a built-in bead lock system, which functions to make deflating and inflating your tire hassle-free.

We are impressed that Interco is going out to the off-road/lifted truck community for new product development ideas. So many enthusiasts have great ideas and now one of them is being put into action. We’re not sure how expensive the wheel is or whether it will function the same as a bead-lock system, but for now, we like what we see. You can read the entire article from the Yuma Sun here.

For more info on Franklin Off-Road, click here.