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Navy Officer Sentenced to 40 Months in Bribery Case
Source: Associated Press
Navy Officer Sentenced to 40 Months in Bribery Case
By JULIE WATSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN DIEGO — Jan 29, 2016, 7:41 PM ET
A federal judge on Friday sentenced a Navy officer to 40 months in prison for providing confidential ship routes that enabled a Malaysian contractor to bilk the Navy out of at least $20 million.
Lt. Cmdr. Todd Dale Malaki provided the routes in exchange for cash, the services of a prostitute and luxury hotel stays in Singapore, Hong Kong and the island of Tonga.
Malaki is among nine defendants who have pleaded guilty to bribery charges including the case's central figure, Singapore-based executive Leonard Francis. The gregarious businessman bribed Navy officials with extravagant gifts to obtain information that helped his Glenn Defense Marine Asia steer ships to Pacific ports with lax oversight, where Francis' company submitted fake tariffs and other fees, according to the criminal complaint. Francis is awaiting sentencing.
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Malaki is accused of providing the classified schedules of U.S. Navy ships and submarines to Francis' company, which has been resupplying Navy vessels for more than 20 years. Prosecutors say he also gave the company proprietary invoicing information about the competition.
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By JULIE WATSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN DIEGO — Jan 29, 2016, 7:41 PM ET
A federal judge on Friday sentenced a Navy officer to 40 months in prison for providing confidential ship routes that enabled a Malaysian contractor to bilk the Navy out of at least $20 million.
Lt. Cmdr. Todd Dale Malaki provided the routes in exchange for cash, the services of a prostitute and luxury hotel stays in Singapore, Hong Kong and the island of Tonga.
Malaki is among nine defendants who have pleaded guilty to bribery charges including the case's central figure, Singapore-based executive Leonard Francis. The gregarious businessman bribed Navy officials with extravagant gifts to obtain information that helped his Glenn Defense Marine Asia steer ships to Pacific ports with lax oversight, where Francis' company submitted fake tariffs and other fees, according to the criminal complaint. Francis is awaiting sentencing.
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Malaki is accused of providing the classified schedules of U.S. Navy ships and submarines to Francis' company, which has been resupplying Navy vessels for more than 20 years. Prosecutors say he also gave the company proprietary invoicing information about the competition.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/navy-commander-pleads-guilty-massive-bribery-case-36591575
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