46 year old Jason Llewelyn of Helper has been sentenced to serve six months in prison after pleading guilty in July to one count of misprision of a felony. Misprision refers to neglecting to report or covering up the commission of a felony.
According to a news release from the Department of Justice, the sentence was imposed Monday by U.S. District Court Judge David Nuffer in Salt Lake City. Judge Nuffer also ordered Llewelyn to pay $64,723.03 in restitution to Carbon County, and serve 12 months of supervised release after he completes his prison sentence.
At the time of his arrest, Llewelyn was a 10-year veteran as a Carbon County Sheriff’s Deputy, the County Emergency Services Director, and a Helper City council member. His salary and benefits package with the county was worth $125,121.
In July of 2015, law enforcement officers discovered that Llewelyn had used his county credit card to purchase several parts for boat repairs. Following an initial investigation, a search warrant was executed at his houseboat where officers located the parts.
As part of a plea agreement reached with federal prosecutors, Llewelyn admitted he took an affirmative step to conceal the crime by making it appear the purchases were for the county when he knew the purchases were for his own personal use, and had not been authorized by the county.
Llewelyn was initially charged in Seventh District Court with 20 third-degree felony counts of Misuse of Public Money before being indicted by a federal grand jury in November 2015.
A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Llewelyn with theft concerning programs receiving federal funds. The indictment alleged Llewelyn used county funds to purchase hundreds of items for his houseboat and other personal interests. He pleaded guilty to a Felony Information charging him with misprision of a felony as part of his plea agreement.
The Carbon County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI participated in the investigation of the case.
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