Few stories have rattled the convenience store industry in recent memory more than the saga of Mountain Express Oil.

The company, which was founded in 2000 as a fuel distributor before adding c-store operator to its description two decades later, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March 2023. What at first appeared to be a standard bankruptcy case unraveled into a series of courtroom battles and financial mishaps that resulted in Mountain Express failing to sell its assets and terminating all operations and employees by August.

This week, C-Store Dive published its deep dive into Mountain Express, which included interviews with former full-time employees, landlords and bankruptcy attorneys. Those individuals — as well as hundreds of pages of court documents — accused Mountain Express’ leadership of not only funneling money from the organization, but also instilling a secretive company culture that ultimately led to its demise.

Here’s a recap of some of the key updates from the retailer’s tumultuous past year, from its original bankruptcy filing to news of its leaders being investigated for siphoning millions of dollars from the company.