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Leonard Glenn Francis, aka "Fat Leonard," will be sentenced next week after his conviction, dramatic escape from custody and recapture in one of the biggest bribery and corruption scandals in U.S. military history.
Francis is due in U.S. District Court in San Diego on Tuesday, 11 years after his initial arrest and two years after he cut off his ankle monitor and fled to Venezuela.
He returned to U.S. custody in December after his apprehension by Venezuelan authorities and a prisoner swap between the two countries.
Under a plea agreement, the 6'3", 350-pound Malaysian former defense contractor, who bribed hundreds of Navy officers for classified information for more than 20 years, could see less than a year of jail time, court documents show. The agreement comes after "Fat Leonard" admitted to defrauding the U.S.
government and American taxpayers out of at least $35 million dollars until he was caught in a sting operation in 2013. Following his arrest, nearly 1,000 Navy officers came under scrutiny, including 91 admirals. ‘FAT LEONARD’ CAPTURED; NAVY CORRUPTION SCANDAL MASTERMIND NABBED IN VENEZUELA AFTER WEEKS ON THE RUN Leonard Glenn Francis, aka "Fat Leonard," pleaded guilty to bribery and fraud charges in one of the largest corruption scandals in U.
S. military history. (U.
S. Marshal Service) Federal prosecutors brought criminal charges against 34 defendants, 33 of whom were convicted after.
