{"id":131026,"date":"2022-09-22T18:38:07","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T22:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=131026"},"modified":"2022-09-22T18:38:07","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T22:38:07","slug":"fat-leonard-captured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=131026","title":{"rendered":"Fat Leonard Captured"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nLeonard Glenn Francis<\/em><\/p>\n

On 04 September “Fat Leonard” Francis, the ringleader of the worst corruption scandal in US Navy history slipped the confines of his house arrest – such as they were – and with the help of Hertz fled the country.<\/p>\n

In the early 2000s, \u201cFat Leonard\u201d ran a Singapore-based shipping firm that tended to the logistical needs of the Navy\u2019s Seventh Fleet such as garbage service, refueling, tugboats and other port services. He sweetened his profit margin attracting custom with a \u201crotating carousel of prostitutes,\u201d absurdly expensive parties, orgies, cigars and more. For years- the sum alleged is $35M.<\/p>\n

He was arrested in 2013 in a sting operation and began cooperating with investigators. He then plead guilty to bribery charges and was awaiting sentencing in San Diego. After a cancer diagnosis in 2018, Francis\u2019 attorneys asked the court to put him under house arrest – the judge and prosecutors reluctantly agreed.<\/p>\n

Three weeks before his long-delayed sentencing, the moving trucks came. Fat Leonard removed his ankle monitor and disappeared.<\/p>\n

Not for long. Ninja and Eggs send.<\/p>\n

Fugitive \u2018Fat Leonard\u2019 in US Navy bribery scandal nabbed in Venezuela<\/h3>\n

By Mark Moore<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Malaysian defense contractor known as \u201cFat Leonard\u201d was nabbed in Venezuela after fleeing federal authorities in San Diego by cutting off his GPS monitor as he awaited sentencing for masterminding one of the largest bribery scandals in US military history. <\/p>\n

A 16-day international manhunt for Leonard Glenn Francis ended Tuesday morning when he was detained at the Caracas airport as he prepared to board a flight to Russia, Interpol in Venezuela posted on its Instagram page on Wednesday. <\/p>\n

Francis, nicknamed \u201cFat Leonard\u201d for his 350-pound girth, traveled through Mexico and Cuba after escaping home confinement in San Diego on Sept. 4 by slicing off his ankle bracelet and was captured at Simon Bolivar International Airport, the posting said.<\/p>\n

He had been the subject of a search by 10 US agencies and a $40,000 award was offered for his arrest.<\/p>\n

Interpol had issued a \u201cred notice\u201d for him.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

NY Post<\/a><\/p>\n

I’m a little sad the scoundrel got caught. Thanks folks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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