Retired CPO Gets Prison in Continuing Federal Probe into ‘Fat Leonard’ Navy Corruption Scandal
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A federal judge issued a 27-month prison sentence for a retired sailor who pleaded guilty to…
Top Stories 2019: Law, Policy and the Navy
This post is part of a series of review stories looking back at the top naval news from 2019.…
Top Stories 2018: Major Navy Legal Cases
Several high profile legal actions for the Navy occurred in 2018 from the ongoing Fat Leonard investigation to several special…
Former Navy Public Affairs Officer Pleads Guilty, Retired Master Chief Gets Prison Time in ‘Fat Leonard’ Investigation
A former Navy public affairs officer pleaded guilty to a conflict-of-interest charge on Tuesday, admitting to a federal judge in…
Retired Captain, 2 CPOs Indicted in Continuing ‘Fat Leonard’ Investigation
A retired captain and former 7th Fleet official pocketed at least $145,000 in exchange for steering Navy ships to ports…
Retired Captain Enters Guilty Plea in ‘Fat Leonard’ Bribery Scandal
A former deputy commander of Military Sealift Command-Far East on Friday pleaded guilty to a charge that he accepted prostitutes,…
UPDATED: Naval Academy Graduate Faces Bribery, Corruption Charges in First Military Prosecution in ‘Fat Leonard’ Case
This post has been updated with additional information from Monday’s Article 32 Hearing. NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, VA. – The first…
Timeline: The ‘Fat Leonard’ Case
The scandal embroiling Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis’s company, Glenn Marine Defense Asia and several high-ranking U.S. Navy officers outlined in the…
9 More Indicted in ‘Fat Leonard’ Investigation; Retired Admiral Arrested at Home
A federal court has indicted nine more officers – including a retired admiral — in the ongoing bribery and corruption…
Document: Federal Indictment of 8 Navy Officers, Marine in Ongoing ‘Fat Leonard’ Probe
The following is the U.S. District Court Southern District of California indictment — unsealed March 14, 2017 — of a…