#1: Paper Ships

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#1: Paper Ships

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Jul 7, 2022

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Leonard Francis became the most powerful military contractor in the Pacific, running a mafia organization at the heart of the U.S. Navy. He’s over 300 pounds, and charming. We meet him in jail, and explore why he’s talking exclusively to our host, author and journalist Tom Wright. We explore Leonard’s troubled childhood. It turns out this isn’t his first time in prison.

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Jul 7, 2022

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Under arrest and battling cancer, Leonard Francis, AKA Fat Leonard, is angry, and he’s talking for the first time. His explosive story will change the way you look at the U.S. Navy forever.

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FAT LEONARD - #10: Subpoenas, Laws and Audiotape: Fat Leonard Updates on the Eve of The Trial: Catching Up On the Fat Leonard Case by Fat Leonard
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FAT LEONARD - #2: Ring of Steel: Through skill, bribes and luck, Leonard becomes one of the U.S.’s most trusted military contractors -- and exorbitantly wealthy.Out of jail, aged 21, Leonard begins his career as a defense contractor, just as the U.S. embarks on its Forever Wars. Through skill, bribes and luck, we chart the Wolf of Wall Street-like rise of Leonard, on the back of a product called the Ring of Steel. by Fat Leonard
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Introducing Fat Leonard: Leonard Francis, AKA Fat Leonard, is angry, and he’s talking for the first time. His explosive story will change the way you look at the U.S. Navy forever. by Fat Leonard
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FAT LEONARD - #1: Paper Ships: Leonard Francis became the most powerful military contractor in the Pacific, running a mafia organization at the heart of the U.S. Navy. by Fat Leonard
35 min listen
FAT LEONARD - #3: Paula: Leonard taps into a misogyny in the U.S. Navy that goes back decades. by Fat Leonard
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FAT LEONARD - #5: Marcy by Fat Leonard
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FAT LEONARD - #4: The Braveheart: The U.S. relies on Leonard for secret missions, but is its trust misplaced? by Fat Leonard
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FAT LEONARD - #11: Trial Updates, Guilty Verdicts, and a TV Series: A jury in San Diego returned verdicts in the trials against several Navy officers implicated by Fat Leonard. Project Brazen founders Bradley Hope and Tom Wright discuss the latest developments in the case and news about a TV series based on the Fat Leonard podcast. by Fat Leonard
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FAT LEONARD - #6: Morena: Leonard kidnaps his own children, exposing his own dark past by Fat Leonard
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FAT LEONARD - #7: Suppos: A Navy whistleblower moves to confront Leonard, but top admirals lend him cover. by Fat Leonard
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FAT LEONARD - #8: The Sting by Fat Leonard
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FAT LEONARD - #9: Different Spanks by Fat Leonard
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FAT LEONARD - #12: Where is Leonard? Navy Fraudster Goes On the Run: Fat Leonard has cut off his ankle monitor and fled house arrest just three weeks before he’s due to be sentenced by a San Diego court. by Fat Leonard
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FAT LEONARD - #13: End Of The Road For Leonard? Navy Fraudster Captured In Venezuela: After fleeing house arrest, Leonard Francis made it as far as Venezuela before being recaptured. But what might the future hold for the fraudster – once a fugitive, now a political asylum seeker? by Fat Leonard
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FAT LEONARD - #13: End Of The Road For Leonard? Navy Fraudster Captured In Venezuela: After fleeing house arrest, Leonard Francis made it as far as Venezuela before being recaptured. But what might the future hold for the fraudster – once a fugitive, now a political asylum seeker? by Fat Leonard
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FAT LEONARD - #12: Where is Leonard? Navy Fraudster Goes On the Run: Fat Leonard has cut off his ankle monitor and fled house arrest just three weeks before he’s due to be sentenced by a San Diego court. by Fat Leonard
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Introducing Fat Leonard: Leonard Francis, AKA Fat Leonard, is angry, and he’s talking for the first time. His explosive story will change the way you look at the U.S. Navy forever. by Fat Leonard
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FAT LEONARD - #11: Trial Updates, Guilty Verdicts, and a TV Series: A jury in San Diego returned verdicts in the trials against several Navy officers implicated by Fat Leonard. Project Brazen founders Bradley Hope and Tom Wright discuss the latest developments in the case and news about a TV series based on the Fat Leonard podcast. by Fat Leonard
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FAT LEONARD - #2: Ring of Steel: Through skill, bribes and luck, Leonard becomes one of the U.S.’s most trusted military contractors -- and exorbitantly wealthy.Out of jail, aged 21, Leonard begins his career as a defense contractor, just as the U.S. embarks on its Forever Wars. Through skill, bribes and luck, we chart the Wolf of Wall Street-like rise of Leonard, on the back of a product called the Ring of Steel. by Fat Leonard
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FAT LEONARD - #3: Paula: Leonard taps into a misogyny in the U.S. Navy that goes back decades. by Fat Leonard
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FAT LEONARD - #4: The Braveheart: The U.S. relies on Leonard for secret missions, but is its trust misplaced? by Fat Leonard
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FAT LEONARD - #5: Marcy by Fat Leonard
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FAT LEONARD - #6: Morena: Leonard kidnaps his own children, exposing his own dark past by Fat Leonard
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FAT LEONARD - #7: Suppos: A Navy whistleblower moves to confront Leonard, but top admirals lend him cover. by Fat Leonard
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FAT LEONARD - #8: The Sting by Fat Leonard
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FAT LEONARD - #9: Different Spanks by Fat Leonard
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FAT LEONARD - #10: Subpoenas, Laws and Audiotape: Fat Leonard Updates on the Eve of The Trial: Catching Up On the Fat Leonard Case by Fat Leonard
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