4 ex-Navy officers convicted in 'Fat Leonard' bribery trial

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https://apnews.com/article/conspiracy-leonard-francis-55ae609b30c05d56b4f6d10ea15b9c15

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Four of five former U.S. naval officers were convicted Wednesday of conspiracy, bribery and fraud as part of the “Fat Leonard” corruption scandal.

The five were the last of 34 defendants to stand trial on charges they were bought off by the Malaysian defense contractor Leonard Francis, who prosecutors said plied them with prostitutes, Cuban cigars and free hotel stays, among other things.

A federal jury convicted former Capts. David Newland, James Dolan and David Lausman and former Cmdr. Mario Herrera of conspiracy to commit bribery, receiving bribes, and conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, the U.S. attorney’s office announced.

The jury deadlocked and reached no verdict on charges against a fifth defendant, former Rear Adm. Bruce Loveless.

The case has centered around Francis, who admitted in 2015 to offering $500,000 in bribes to Navy officers. In exchange, the officers passed him classified information and even went so far as redirecting military vessels to ports that were lucrative for his Singapore-based ship servicing company.

Prosecutors say Francis and his company overcharged the U.S. military by more than $35 million for its services.

Francis, who is scheduled to be sentenced in July, has been cooperating with the U.S. Department of Justice since his arrest in 2013.

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1. Will they be dishonorably discharged?

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2. Details take some digging.

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https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/first-court-martial-trial-in-navys-fat-leonard-bribery-scandal-ends-with-prison-time/172587/

By Andrew Johnson • Published September 5, 2018 • Updated on October 22, 2018 at 7:46 am

The first contested court-martial trial in the ongoing "Fat Leonard" international Navy bribery investigation ended Saturday when a commander was sentenced to less than six months in prison.

Cmdr. David Morales was charged in March 2017 for taking bribes from Leonard Glenn "Fat Leonard" Francis, a foreign defense contractor and CEO of Glenn Defense Marine Asia, court documents show. His trial began on August 27.

According to court documents, Francis gifted Morales suckling pigs and liters of alcohol, limo rides, prostitutes, tickets to a Julio Iglesias concert and a Gucci fashion show, according to court documents.

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