“Fat Leonard” gets 15 years prison, must pay $55M
Leonard Glenn Francis – the “Fat Leonard” who masterminded a bribery and fraud scheme that rocked the Navy, was yesterday sentenced in federal court in San Diego to 180 months in prison.
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Three former Austal USA execs face DOJ and SEC charges
The U.S. Department of Justice reports that a federal grand jury returned an indictment on March 30 charging three men with orchestrating an accounting fraud scheme at Austal USA LLC, a wholly
VIDEO: “Fat Leonard” is on the run
When we last reported on the “Fat Leonard” case, the man at the center of the biggest bribery scandal to hit the U.S. Navy, Leonard Glenn Francis, had been under house arrest
Navy nuclear engineer and wife arrested on espionage charges
Jonathan and Diana Toebbe, both of Annapolis, Md., were arrested in Jefferson County, W.Va., by the FBI and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) on Saturday, October 9. They will have their
Thai GDMA exec extradited as “Fat Leonard” probe continues
Pornpun Settaphakorn, a former executive of foreign defense contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) who oversaw the company’s Thailand office, appeared in federal court in San Diego, March 8, following her extradition
Was Bonhomme Richard fire the result of arson?
According to multiple media reports citing unnamed Navy officials, a sailor is being investigated in relation to possible arson in the fire that severely damaged the U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard in July. Both
Another prison term imposed in Fat Leonard case
OCTOBER 21, 2018 — Former U.S. Navy Commander Troy Amundson has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in the so called “Fat Leonard” affair, the corruption and fraud
Navy officer enters guilty plea in Fat Leonard case
AUGUST 16, 2017 — In another development in the so-called Fat Leonard affair, an active-duty U.S. Navy commander — Bobby Pitts, 48, of Chesapeake, VA — pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with
Bribed MSC official, gets five year prison term
JULY 31, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Justice reports that the former owner of a government contracting company that serviced the Military Sealift Command (MSC) has been sentenced to 60 months
Former GDMA execs plead guilty in Fat Leonard bribery case
MAY 10, 2017 — In the latest development in the so-called Fat Leonard scandal, Neil Peterson and Linda Raja, former executives of foreign defense contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA), yesterday pleaded