{"id":146607,"date":"2023-08-29T10:53:58","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T14:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=146607"},"modified":"2023-08-29T10:55:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T14:55:29","slug":"the-continuing-saga-of-fat-leonard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=146607","title":{"rendered":"The Continuing Saga of Fat Leonard"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nLeonard Glenn “Fat Leonard” Francis<\/em><\/p>\n

Fat Leonard is the mastermind behind a sprawling corruption and bribery scheme orchestrated through his Singapore-based company providing services the US Navy’s Pacific Fleet.<\/p>\n

In a quid pro quo scheme he grossly overcharged the Navy to the tune of $35M while plying senior service members with cash, gourmet meals, cigars, liquor and prostitutes in luxury hotels.<\/p>\n

He was arrested in 2013 and pled guilty to offering bribes to Navy officials to funnel overpriced service contracts to his shipyards.<\/p>\n

Dozens of senior Navy members were implicated. Leave it to the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office to overreach.<\/p>\n

Former convicted Navy officers have alleged government misconduct in the \u2018Fat Leonard\u2019 case. Now, a deal.<\/h3>\n

Four defendants who have been challenging their jury convictions are set to plead guilty to misdemeanors in the case, ending months of post-trial wrangling over claims of prosecutorial misconduct<\/em>
\nBY KRISTINA DAVIS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Four former Navy officers who have been aggressively challenging their convictions in the notorious \u201cFat Leonard\u201d Navy bribery case have reached a deal with prosecutors and are prepared to plead guilty to misdemeanors, marking yet another wild turn in the legal saga.<\/p>\n

Rather than continue to argue motions that allege prosecutorial misconduct in the government\u2019s handling of the case, a date has been set for Sept. 6 for the four defendants to completely resolve the case, according to a docket entry filed Friday in San Diego federal court.<\/p>\n

The plea deals would put an end to the post-trial legal challenges that have embroiled the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office since the men were convicted by a jury last summer.<\/p>\n

Former Capts. David Newland, James Dolan and David Lausman and former Cmdr. Mario Herrera have been fighting their convictions on multiple felony charges \u2014 conspiracy to commit bribery, receiving bribes, and conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud \u2014 stemming from their involvement with military contractor Leonard Glenn Francis and his company, Glenn Defense Marine Asia, or GDMA. Lausman was also convicted of obstruction of justice for destroying a computer hard drive.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office is now expected to move to withdraw those convictions and file new misdemeanor charges.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

San Diego Union Tribune <\/a><\/p>\n

I admit I’ve been enjoying the Fat Leonard story a bit too much- from the slow-motion train wreck of the initial investigations, the huge embarrassment to senior military, to Fat Leonard fleeing house arrest with a caravan of rental trucks, and now alleged prosecutorial malfeasance. The hits just keep on rollin’.<\/p>\n

There’s only one reason a Fed prosecutor re-files a downgrade in charges. As for Fat Leonard, last I heard he was still in Venezuela awaiting extradition. I don’t think the Feds really want him back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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