Michel Jamil of Annandale, Virginia, has been charged with his involvement in a scheme where he stole fuel off a military base in Iraq. Jamil's role in the scheme was as a transporter and was paid $1,500 per trip. The stolen petroleum was then sold to Iraqis, who in turn sold the fuel into the black market. Jamil could face up to five years in prison, if convicted.FoxNews: Virginia Man Charged in $40 Million Army Fuel Theft Scheme (May 3, 2009)
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Dubois worked for Kuwait-based Future Services General Trading and Contracting Co. since September 2007*Washington Examiner: Fairfax County man charged in scheme to steal fuel from... (May 2, 2009)
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The other suspects are scattered around the world
