{"id":82424,"date":"2018-10-20T09:46:02","date_gmt":"2018-10-20T13:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=82424"},"modified":"2018-10-20T13:03:36","modified_gmt":"2018-10-20T17:03:36","slug":"fat-leonard-strikes-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=82424","title":{"rendered":"Fat Leonard Strikes Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TroyThen-Cmdr. Troy Amundson, right, speaks with members of the Philippine navy before a closing ceremony for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training aboard the guided-missile destroyer Halsey in 2010. (Navy)<\/p>\n

Ex-Navy commander pleads guilty in \u2018Fat Leonard\u2019 bribery case<\/strong><\/p>\n

A former U.S. Navy commander has pleaded guilty to bribery and conspiracy in the latest fallout from a corruption case that spanned a decade and involved dozens of Navy officials.
\nBy: The Associated Press<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

SAN DIEGO \u2014 A former Navy commander has been sentenced to more than two years in prison after pleading guilty to accepting lavish dinners, drinks and the services of prostitutes in exchange for providing ship schedules to a Malaysian defense contractor at the center of one of the military\u2019s worst corruption scandals.<\/p>\n

A federal judge in San Diego on Friday also ordered Troy Amundson, 51, of Ramsey, Minnesota, to pay a $10,000 fine.<\/p>\n

His lawyers argued that Amundson was not aware the ship schedules were classified<\/strong>, though their client acknowledged that from 2012 to 2013, he took the bribes from Leonard Glenn Francis, nicknamed \u201cFat Leonard.\u201d<\/p>\n

Authorities say Francis’ company used the information to beat competitors and inflate bills sent to the Navy for services in Asian ports.<\/p>\n

Twenty-one people have pleaded guilty so far.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Not aware? Every boot at Great Mistakes knows a ship’s movement is classified. It’s drilled in day one, and enthusiastically emphasized throughout boot training. This excuse is ludicrous, and the lawyers should have been laughed out of the courtroom.<\/p>\n

The article may be found here at The Navy Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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