Leonard Glenn Francis, the infamous “Fat Leonard” behind the largest bribery and fraud scheme ever to hit the U.S. Navy, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, ordered…
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Former VCNO Robert Burke Pleads Not Guilty to Bribery Charges
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former Vice Chief of Naval Operations Robert Burke pleaded not guilty to charges of bribery and conspiracy to commit bribery in federal court Monday morning.
Burke, who is also charged with performing acts to affect a personal financial interest and concealing material facts, appeared before Judge Trevor McFadden with his two alleged co-conspirators in the District Court for the District of Columbia. Burke was previously held on a bond of $10,000 from his...
https://news.usni.org/2024/07/01/former-vcno-robert-burke-pleads-not-guilty-to-bribery-charges
Here’s How NCIS Captured Fat Leonard (again)
By Nick Wadhams (Bloomberg) The Biden administration heralded a prisoner swap with Venezuela on Wednesday as a diplomatic breakthrough between two adversaries. But the big prize was a defense contractor nicknamed…
https://gcaptain.com/heres-how-ncis-captured-fat-leonard-again/
Venezuela hands over “Fat Leonard”
When Leonard Glenn Francis, the man at the center of the “Fat Leonard” bribery case that rocked the Navy, last surfaced in public, it was back in September 2022 when he was arrested at the Simon Bolivar International in Caracas, Venezuela. As we reported at that time, he was detained on the basis of an Interpol red notice to await extradition to the United States.
It generally supposed that Venezuela’s Maduras regime would not speed up the extradition but would hang on to Francis as a bargaining...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/venezuela-hands-over-fat-leonard/
Former 7th Fleet Logistics Chief Sentenced to 30-Months in ‘Fat Leonard’ Bribery Case
Edward J. Schwartz United States Courthouse in San Diego, Calif.
Six years after pleading guilty and admitting he took “lavish” bribes from a foreign defense contractor, a retired Navy captain was sentenced Thursday to 30 months in federal prison, U.S. prosecutors in San Diego, Calif., announced this week.
Capt. Jesus Vasquez Cantu, 64, is the latest former U.S. 7th Fleet official to be sentenced for conspiracy to commit bribery as part of the long-running corruption and bribery investigation...
Former Navy Captain Sentenced to 30-Months Following Guilty Plea in ‘Fat Leonard’ Case
Then Cmdr. David Haas. US Navy Photo
A former U.S. 7th Fleet operations officer was sentenced Thursday to 30 months in federal prison – two years after pleading guilty – for taking bribes in exchange for steering lucrative contracts to a foreign defense contractor.
Retired Navy Capt. David W. Haas, 54, of Kailua, Hawaii, originally faced a longer prison time if convicted of eight counts in an August 2018 federal indictment into the wide corruption and bribery scandal surrounding Leonard Glenn...
Venezuela Gives US Navy 60 Days To Prove Fat Leonard’s Guilt
by Deisy Buitrago (Reuters) Venezuela’s top court has ruled to give the U.S. government 60 days to request the extradition of fugitive Malaysian businessman Leonard Glenn Francis, also known by his alias “Fat…
https://gcaptain.com/venezuela-gives-us-navy-60-days-to-prove-fat-leonards-guilt/
INTERPOL: Fat Leonard Arrested in Venezuela Trying to Flee to Russia
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After two weeks on the run, authorities in Venezuela arrested former defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis as he attempted to board a plane to Russia, officials said late Wednesday.
Francis was detained by Venezuelan authorities at the Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetía on Tuesday morning, Interpol Venezuela Director General Carlos Garate Rondon said in a post on Instagram.
Francis “had entered the country from Mexico with a stopover in Cuba to...
https://news.usni.org/2022/09/22/interpol-fat-leonard-arrested-in-venezuela-trying-to-flee-to-russia
Charges Dropped Against Retired Rear Adm. Bruce Loveless in ‘Fat Leonard’ Case
Retired Rear Adm. Bruce Loveless. US Navy Photo
A federal court dismissed charges against a retired rear admiral arrested in 2017 for his alleged role in the “Fat Leonard” corruption scandal, according to a Thursday filing.
Retired Rear Adm. Bruce Loveless was charged with conspiracy, bribery and conspiracy to commit honest service fraud, according to the initial indictment against him and other Navy officials. In the indictment, the federal attorneys alleged the officers received meals, luxury...
U.S. Authorities Offer $40,000 Reward for ‘Fat Leonard’ Tips Leading to Arrest
The U.S. Marshals Service and Naval Criminal Investigative Service are offering a combined reward of up to $40,000—$20,000 from each agency—for any information leading up to the arrest of fugitive Leonard…
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-authorities-offer-40000-reward-for-fat-leonard-tips-leading-to-arrest/