“Today the U.S. Attorney's Office in Brooklyn announced it had filed two indictments related to alleged wrongdoing by independent 7-Eleven franchisees.
7-Eleven, Inc. has cooperated with the government's investigation. All of our franchise owners must operate their stores in accordance with laws and the 7-Eleven franchise agreement.
7-Eleven, Inc. will take aggressive actions to audit the employment status of all its franchisees' employees.
7-Eleven, Inc. is taking steps to a**ume corporate operation of the stores involved in this action so we can continue to serve our guests.
We continue to cooperate with federal authorities in this matter.”