“Fat Leonard,” Center of US Navy Bribery Scandal, Extradited to US in Prisoner Swap with Venezuela

The Washington Post reports that Leonard Glenn Francis, known as “Fat Leonard,” the fugitive defense contractor who admitted to a $35 million bribery scheme in the largest corruption scandal in U.S. military history, has been arrested and returned by Venezuela … Continue reading

Update: “Fat Leonard” Detained in Venezuela, Trying to Flee to Russia

In early September, just weeks before his sentencing in a decade-long Navy bribery and corruption scandal, Leonard Glenn Francis, known as “Fat Leonard,” escaped from house arrest in his San Diego home and fled the country. The Malaysian businessman is … Continue reading

Losing “Fat Leonard” — More Major Blunders in Long-Running Navy Corruption Scandal

On the morning of September 4, at 7:35 AM, Leonard Glenn Francis, known as “Fat Leonard,” cut his ankle bracelet monitor and fled house arrest in San Diego. “Fat Leonard,” the 350 pound Malaysian businessman at the center of the … Continue reading

Breaking News : Fat Leonard Escapes House Arrest

When it appeared that the decade-long US Navy corruption scandal focused on Leonard Glenn Francis, known as “Fat Leonard,” was winding down, the saga takes a new turn. The Malaysian businessman, who confessed to directing a massive bribery scandal of … Continue reading

“Fat Leonard,” a Major Navy Corruption Scandal, Then an Award Winning Podcast, and Soon a TV Series

The “Fat Leonard” corruption scandal has been described as “perhaps the worst national-security breach of its kind to hit the Navy since the end of the Cold War.” More than two dozen Naval officers have pleaded guilty to taking bribes … Continue reading

US Navy “Fat Leonard” Bribery Scandal Grinds On — New Guilty Plea

The “Fat Leonard” Navy bribery and corruption scandal keeps grinding inexorably onward. One might say that the pace is glacial, except in an age of climate change, glaciers appear to be moving faster. There has been a recent guilty plea … Continue reading

Fat Leonard, Prostitutes, & Lady Gaga Tickets — Third Officer Charged in Navy Bribery Scandal

It all sounds like a bad novel.  Bribes, prostitutes, and Lady Gaga tickets were allegedly handed out to US Navy officers by a Malaysian businessman known as “Fat Leonard” in exchange for classified information and directing business toward the Singapore-based … Continue reading

US Navy Bribery Scandal Probe Expanding – Navy Captain, NCIS Agent & Contractor Charged, Second Captain Relieved of Command

Last month, the former captain of the destroyer USS Mustin, a Navy special agent and a Singapore-based defense contractor were charged in an alleged bribery scheme to swap classified ship information for luxury travel and prostitutes. Cmdr. Michael Vannak Khem … Continue reading