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Navy files first charges under military law in 'Fat Leonard' scandal
Source: Washington Post
Navy files first charges under military law in ‘Fat Leonard’ scandal
By Craig Whitlock June 19 at 7:35 PM
The Navy has filed criminal charges against an officer in the “Fat Leonard” scandal, setting the stage for the first military trial in a corruption investigation that has consumed the service for the past four years, documents show.
Navy officials have kept the officer’s name a secret since he was charged in March with conspiring with Leonard Glenn Francis, a rotund Malaysian defense contractor, to recruit and bribe other Navy officials to join a massive scheme to defraud the Navy.
On Monday, the Navy released charging documents that deleted the officer’s name but listed his rank as an active-duty commander and said he allegedly accepted prostitutes, travel and other gifts worth about $5,000 from Francis in 2012 and 2013.
Among the alleged bribes were a gift of four “suckling pigs,” as well as tickets to a Julio Iglesias concert and a Gucci fashion show for the officer and his wife, according to the charging documents.
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By Craig Whitlock June 19 at 7:35 PM
The Navy has filed criminal charges against an officer in the “Fat Leonard” scandal, setting the stage for the first military trial in a corruption investigation that has consumed the service for the past four years, documents show.
Navy officials have kept the officer’s name a secret since he was charged in March with conspiring with Leonard Glenn Francis, a rotund Malaysian defense contractor, to recruit and bribe other Navy officials to join a massive scheme to defraud the Navy.
On Monday, the Navy released charging documents that deleted the officer’s name but listed his rank as an active-duty commander and said he allegedly accepted prostitutes, travel and other gifts worth about $5,000 from Francis in 2012 and 2013.
Among the alleged bribes were a gift of four “suckling pigs,” as well as tickets to a Julio Iglesias concert and a Gucci fashion show for the officer and his wife, according to the charging documents.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/navy-files-first-charges-under-military-law-in-fat-leonard-scandal/2017/06/19/10042eb2-54fa-11e7-a204-ad706461fa4f_story.html
