U.S. District Judge Janis Sammartino was also prepared to order Francis to pay $20 million in restitution to the Navy on top of the $35 million he was already ordered to forfeit as part of his plea agreement.
Nearly a decade after pleading guilty to bribing numerous high-ranking Navy officials to benefit his ship husbanding company, foreign defense contractor Leonard Glenn "Fat Leonard" Francis was sentenced in San Diego Tuesday to 15 years in prison.
Former military defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for masterminding a decade-long bribery scheme that swept up dozens of U.S.
SAN DIEGO -- Former military defense contractor Leonard "Fat Leonard" Francis was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for masterminding a decade-long bribery scheme that swept up dozens of U.S. Navy officers, federal prosecutors said.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Former military defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for masterminding a decade-long bribery scheme that swept up dozens
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