"Fat Leonard" (Navy Bribery) escapes from House arrest. Cut off GPS anklet.

[underpants]

Mastermind of Navy bribery scheme escapes house arrest just weeks ahead of sentencing

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/06/politics/fat-leonard-house-arrest-sentencing/index.html

Leonard Francis, the former military contractor known as "Fat Leonard" who orchestrated the largest corruption scandal in US Navy history, is on the run after escaping house arrest in San Diego by cutting off his GPS monitoring ankle bracelet, according to the US Marshals Service.

The escape comes just three weeks before his sentencing.

When a team of US Marshals went to Francis' house on Sunday, Castillo said, the only thing they found was the ankle bracelet he had cut off and left in a portable cooler.

Francis, whose nickname came from his then 400-pound heft, pleaded guilty to bribery and fraud charges in 2015.

[dalton99a]

1. "Neighbors told the US Marshals that they had recently seen several U-Haul trucks"

He is probably in Mexico

[flying_wahini]

2. It's called Nothing Left to Lose.

I give him just a week before they catch him.

[malthaussen]

3. The whole concept of "house arrest" disgusts me.

Why criminals should be treated any differently from the norm because they are rich evades me.

-- Mal

[underpants]

4. It's used on various people awaiting sentencing

Virginia’s used GOS on juveniles for a long time. Since they closed all but one of their prison facilities it’s used heavily here.

[Sneederbunk]

5. Check Navy ships first.

[VMA131Marine]

6. Please tell me they took his passport away ...

Did he have access to a boat?

Although, the U-Haul activity suggests he’s hiding in plain sight somewhere.