International Con Artist and Fake SEAL Arrested

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International Con Artist and Fake SEAL Arrested

By Steven L. Waterman
VeriSEAL Group


Heavily tattooed Frank Stephen Jett -- AKA Bear, Polar Bear and countless other aliases and SSNs -- fake SEAL and former U.S. Navy X-Ray Technician, at the request of U.S. Authorities, was arrested in August 2002 in Costa Rica by local authorities assisted by Interpol. Jett had been operating investment scams through at least one Cayman Island shell company identified as Unicorn Investments, Ltd., or Unicorn Property Investments, Ltd., and had reportedly defrauded numerous investors of considerable sums of money. He claimed routine involvement in blackmail, extortion, prostitution and ?assassination?. Also included in his charade were accounts of his CIA ?Black Ops.? (All fakes invariably claim that they worked for CIA at one time or another) and Mafia connections.
When VeriSEAL issued a fraud advisory profiling Frank Jett, he responded in the guise of a ?Randy Lewis?, ostensibly a U.S. Special agent speaking on behalf of Frank Jett. ?Mr. Lewis? attempted to assert that Jett was a U.S. Special Agent under ?deep cover? and that VeriSEAL?s investigation could cause serious harm to Frank Jett and an ongoing ?covert? operation. We responded by offering to meet privately with Mr. Jett at the Tabacon Hot Springs near Lake Arenal or the Garden Court Hotel in downtown San Jose, Costa Rica in order to verify his bonafides. No further communications were received from ?Mr. Lewis.?

For some time, we were involved in tracking down this low life. Jett, who stands 6?4? and is of considerable weight, casts a foreboding shadow, but underneath that bulk lurks the same timid and diseased soul all these fake bastards possess. It is that of a lying coward and con man. Even if these phonies do not con people out of money, they are steadily and continuously defrauding those who have earned the right to call themselves SEALs. By posing as a former Navy SEAL while engaging in scurrilous activities, and threatening those who cast a close eye on his operation with ?visits from his mob connections,? Jett placed a stain on the name of the Naval Special Warfare Community and all military veterans.

Jett?s days of plunder are over for the time being. Last we heard, old Frankie boy was cooling his Jetts in a lockup in the Atlanta area while awaiting trial on numerous state and federal charges. If and when he finally emerges from his current predicament, we will be watching and waiting. In the meantime, let?s hope he has a good time convincing his cellmates what a tough guy he really is.