A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the felony convictions of five retired military officers who had admitted to accepting bribes from a Malaysian contractor…
It marked the latest setback to the government’s yearslong efforts in going after dozens of military officials tied to defense contractor Leonard Francis, nicknamed"Fat Leonard."Streaming 24/7: Watch NBC 5 local news and weather for free wherever you are
Leonard Glenn "Fat Leonard" Francis returned to San Diego for the first time since he fled the U.S. to Venezuela. He plead guilty for bribing Navy officers in a corruption scheme in 2015. NBC 7's Dana Williams reports. Francis owned and operated Singapore-based Glenn Defense Marine Asia Ltd., which supplied food, water and fuel to U.S. Navy vessels. He pleaded guilty to offering more than $500,000 in cash bribes, along with other gifts and wild sex parties in Southeast Asia, to Navy officials, defense contractors and others.
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