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‘Fat Leonard,’ Navy scandal mastermind, sentenced to 15 years
Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for masterminding a bribery scheme that swept up dozens of Navy officers.
Nearly a decade after pleading guilty, ‘Fat Leonard’ is sentenced in massive Navy bribery scandal
Leonard Glenn Francis learned his fate Tuesday in what should be one of his final appearances in a San Diego courtroom
‘Fat Leonard’ Gets 15 Years for Bribing Navy Officers, Fleeing Country
Nearly a decade after pleading guilty to bribing numerous high-ranking Navy officials to benefit his ship husbanding company, foreign defense contractor Leonard Glenn "Fat Leonard" Francis was sentenced in San Diego Tuesday to 15 years in prison.
‘Fat Leonard’ will soon learn his fate. But will he pay for the Navy’s worst corruption scandal?
The U.S. Navy’s “Fat Leonard” bribery scandal cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars, resulted in the investigation of hundreds of Navy personnel for potential corruption, led to nearly three dozen criminal convictions and, according to ...
‘Fat Leonard,’ Navy contractor behind one of the military’s biggest scandals, sentenced to 15 years
Former military defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for masterminding a decade-long bribery scheme that swept up dozens of U.S.
'Fat Leonard' Navy contractor gets 15-year term for $35M fraud and fleeing house arrest
Foreign defense contractor Leonard Glenn "Fat Leonard" Francis was sentenced in San Diego Tuesday to 15 years in prison.
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The U.S. Navy’s “Fat Leonard” bribery scandal cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars, resulted in the investigation of hundreds of Navy personnel for potential corruption, led to nearly three dozen criminal convictions and, according to ...
DOJ Faces Reckoning Amid 'Fat Leonard' Defense Fraud Sentencing
A defense contractor turned international fugitive faces sentencing for orchestrating the Navy’s most sweeping bribery scandal as the Justice Department braces for fallout from its handling of the case in other prosecutions.
‘Fat Leonard’ faces sentencing as epic Navy scandal nears end
SAN DIEGO — Leonard Glenn Francis, the rotund U.S. Navy contractor, con man and escape artist who repeatedly outwitted federal officials over two decades, could be freed from prison in as little as one year under a new plea agreement he has reached with the Justice Department, court records show.
'Fat Leonard' to be sentenced for bribing Navy officers, fleeing country
Leonard Francis' sentencing follows a controversial trial of five Navy officers, guilty pleas from dozens of other defendants, and Francis' own flight from the country while on house arrest.
'Fat Leonard' faces sentencing in Navy bribery case, 11 years after arrest in San Diego
Leonard Glenn Francis is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to bribery and conspiracy charges more than nine years ago. Francis admitted to bribing scores of U.S. Navy officials — including ship captains,
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Ex-military defense contractor behind Navy bribery scandal sentenced to 15 years
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Former military defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in ...
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'Fat Leonard' faces sentencing in Navy bribery scandal
Leonard Glenn Francis, aka "Fat Leonard," will be sentenced next week ... lavish parties and other gifts. The scandal led to the conviction and sentencing of nearly two dozen Navy officials ...