Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche said a Jupiter man stole millions of dollars from our military. He is referring to Jasen Butler, who received a five-year prison sentence yesterday.
A federal jury convicted Jasen Butler, 38, of wire fraud, forgery, and money laundering.
Butler used his company, Independent Martin Oil Services LLC, to send dozens of falsified documents, including wire transfer memos and invoices, to a number of US warships between August 2022 and January 2024.
Those ships were attempting to purchase fuel in international ports to serve key American interests around the globe, and the DOJ claims Butler collected more than $4.5 million in payments for fraudulent charges he claimed to have incurred.
When the US Navy began to investigate, Butler concealed his identity by using a false name and claiming to work for another company.