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…
Retired Flag Officer Who ‘Abused His Position to Benefit Himself’ Censured in Fat Leonard Scandal
This post has been updated with a redacted copy of the letter of censure. Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer censured…
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…
SECNAV Mabus: Pace of ‘Fat Leonard’ Investigations is ‘Frustrating’
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The length of the ongoing Department of Justice (DoJ) “Fat Leonard” investigation into alleged corruption by U.S.…