'Fat Leonard,' a fugitive now facing extradition, was behind one of US military's biggest scandals
by Lolita C. Baldor
Dec 20, 2023
3 minutes
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.
One of the biggest bribery investigations in U.S. military history led to the conviction and sentencing of nearly two dozen Navy officials, defense contractors and others on various fraud and corruption charges. And it home to South America.
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