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A retired U.S. Navy captain who secretly edited documents and wrote emails for a defense contractor who was defrauding the Navy pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of conflict of interest.… Continue Reading
Two Singaporean executives of Glenn Defense Marine Asia pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday for submitting bogus bids, phony claims, and inflated invoices to the U.S. Navy.
Neil Peterson, 39, and Linda Raja, 44, were arrested by authorities in Singapore at the request of the U.S.… Continue Reading
Sometimes the Fat Leonard conspiracy needed new people. Only an officer with plenty of pull within the Seventh Fleet would be considered.
He had to be corruptible. He had to be willing to help Fat Leonard when asked.… Continue Reading
The group of top Navy officers allegedly on the take called themselves the Cool Kids, this Band of Brothers, the Brotherhood, the Wolfpack, the familia, and the Lion King’s Harem.
The Lion King was Leonard Glenn Francis, aka Fat Leonard, the 350-pound Malaysian owner and boss of Glenn Defense Marine Asia.… Continue Reading
A grand jury indictment unsealed Tuesday charged a U.S. Navy admiral and eight other active or retired officers with taking bribes from a Singapore-based defense contractor.
Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Bruce Loveless and the other defendants allegedly accepted luxury travel, elaborate dinners, and the services of prostitutes from Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) and its CEO Leonard Glenn Francis.… Continue Reading
The Fat Leonard scandal has decimated the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Command. So far, sixteen defendants have been charged in the case. They include an Admiral, five Commanders, a Captain, and a Petty Officer.… Continue Reading
A U.S. Navy lieutenant commander was sentenced to 30 months in prison Thursday for taking cash, luxury hotel stays, and prostitutes from a foreign defense contractor in exchange for classified Navy information.… Continue Reading
A U.S. Navy lieutenant commander pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal bribery charge for taking cash, luxury hotel stays, and prostitutes from a foreign defense contractor in exchange for proprietary Navy information.… Continue Reading
Leonard Glenn Francis, also known as Fat LeonardThree senior Navy officers — two of them active and one retired — were charged in documents unsealed Friday for their roles in a massive bribery scheme involving a Singapore-based contractor that compromised U.S.… Continue Reading
A former executive of a Singapore-based defense contracting firm was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison Friday for his role in defrauding the U.S. Navy of $34 million for ship husbanding services.… Continue Reading
Three rear admirals including the commander of naval forces in Japan are retiring after the secretary of the Navy censured them for a massive bribery scandal involving a Singapore-based contractor.
Naval Forces Japan commander Rear Adm.… Continue Reading
Leonard Glenn Francis is scheduled to change his plea to guilty in an appearance Thursday at 2:45 pm before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jan Adler in San Diego, according to the federal court docket and calendar, U-T San Diego said.… Continue Reading