A former trucking executive has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for wire fraud. But that’s not the surprising part – it seems like every few weeks there’s a story about a new former executive defrauding customers, banks, or drivers. What’s surprising about this is that even though the 64-year-old exec was only just now sentenced, when he committed the crime, he was in his 40s.
Chrisopher A. Jansen was the president of Baytree Investors, an investment company which would purchase and operate trucking companies. In 2001, Baytree bought DFC Transportation using a shell company. Jansen then used DFC to borrow $250,000 from the bank, but instead of using the money for the company, he used it for his own personal expenses.
When he was caught, Jansen pled guilty to changes of wire fraud and income tax evasion.
But that didn’t happen until 2008. Then, after pleading guilty, more than 8 years passed before he was sentenced. So over 15 years passed between the time he committed the crime and when he will spend his first night in jail.
Jansen has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison, 3 years of supervised release, and will have to pay $269,978 in restitution.
Source: chicagotribune, dailyherald, nwherald, sfgate
Lucifer B Devil says
Bet he screwed over his GHOST DRIVERS too.
He will go to a federal prison camp and if he still has cash, he will live decent by prison standards. Someone will wash his clothes with real soap, he will get meat in his meals and can get contraband such as Cuban cigars. Might even have a female correction officer that will do him a stress relieving excerise.
Becareful even in camps he will meet people that will take advantage of him.
Yes II’m talking from exp. Ashland FPC and Pekin FPC. Fpc is federal prison camp.
Dominic Jermano says
Yeah, well there’s a lot more worse than him in the Trucking Industry.
Don’t go into Trucking, believe me.
Steve says
Yeah your right Local,State and Fereral Governments
Mark lugibihl says
I’ve been driving since 1985 was good all but last ten years now these trucking company’s make crooked businesses look like saints I came off the road because of it. Get out of trucking or don’t cry about getting ripped off because it’s going to happen.
johnny says
well its crazy out there ive had my identity stolen and have had it used at several trucking companies and now im paying the price for it thats what these companies get away with and it will take an act of congress to stop this mayhem
STEPHEN BAETZ says
Federal Prison isn’t that saying he’s going to the country club.
Other wise don’t drop the soap homey!!!
Robert says
It’s a white collar crime. The country club he is going to may not have a fence.
Bo says
Hell I know a guy that stole 8 tractor trailer loads of Brand New Truck Tires and only got 24 months in Federal Prison in Florida and after 6 months he was able to come home 1 weekend per month to take care of his business affairs!
It’s like that old saying , Money Talks and the poor man gets the shaft
Daniel says
He got $250,000 and 20 years later he’s paying $269,978 in restitution?
Deborah says
Interest on the $250,000
Dopes says
Prison will only make the man worse. He’ll spend time in club fed. Which is a vacation compared to state prisons. I did 2 year in Pendleton when I was a kid. straightened me the hell out. It was over populated and I always had to keep looking over my back at all times. And had to be to fight. Got shanked once in 2 years.
Charles Ball says
If he goes to a Federal Prison, he’ll actually like it (see posts above)
Red says
Ahh hah! One down…27,573,384 to go! Give or take 100,000 or so lol Send every one of these greedy cons to prison and let him try to scam big Bubba!
Ron says
If it isn’t the companies screwing over truck driver…it’s the government,and then the police that lie about truck drivers by writing “False tickets” that ruin a truck driver’s career. ” You can’t get ahead on the misery of other people ” I hope in 2017 it catches up with a lot of these kind of people.
Big Don says
Uh-huh, everybody is out to get the truck driver.
Infosaur says
I should have gone to business school.
A suit, tie & MBA, and complete strangers will personally hand you checks in the 7 figure range.
While I have to harass and cajole my OWN employer to approve a Comcheck the broker is paying for to pay the lumpers who make more unloading the truck than I did driving it!
Marques Dean says
Better late than never. Usually boneheads like this guy get a slap on the wrist. Federal statutes require person(s) convicted to serve 80 to 100% of the sentence. And of course,the restitution the judge probably added interest on top of the $250,000 he swindled.