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‘Fat Leonard' back in San Diego prison after becoming fugitive in Venezuela
Military contractor Leonard Glenn “Fat Leonard” Francis appeared in a San Diego federal courtroom Thursday nearly nine years after pleading guilty to bribing Navy officials in a wide-ranging corruption scheme.
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‘Fat Leonard,' who fled San Diego before Navy bribery sentencing, extradited in Venezuela swap
The extradition of convicted defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis to the United States as part of the Venezuelan prisoner swap on Wednesday is the latest twist in a decade-long salacious saga and bribery scheme that swept up dozens of American Navy officers.
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Retired Navy Captain Sentenced for Accepting Bribes in `Fat Leonard' Scandal
A retired U.S. Navy captain was sentenced in San Diego federal court Thursday to two years and six months in federal prison for accepting bribes from foreign defense contractor Leonard Glenn “Fat Leonard” Francis.