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Offline TomSea

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Navy bribery scandal widens as more sordid details emerge
« on: March 15, 2017, 12:40:24 pm »
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Navy bribery scandal widens as more sordid details emerge
    By elliot spagat and julie watson, associated press
SAN DIEGO — Mar 15, 2017, 2:15 AM
 Officers in a burgeoning Navy bribery scandal called themselves the Lion King's Harem, the Wolfpack, the Cool Kids and the Brotherhood. They scouted for others who might also accept sex, trips and other lavish perks from a Malaysian defense contractor known as "Fat Leonard" in exchange for classified information.

Allegations outlined in an indictment unsealed in San Diego on Tuesday give more details in the 3-year-old scandal that had appeared to be fading before re-emerging even bigger and more sordid than before.

Nine current and former military officers were charged in the latest indictment, including a recently retired rear admiral who collected foreign intelligence for the Navy's Seventh Fleet.

More: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/navy-bribery-scandal-widens-sordid-details-emerge-46137785

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Re: Navy bribery scandal widens as more sordid details emerge
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2017, 01:13:40 pm »
Hang the bastards from the masts... :chairbang:
Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.

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Re: Navy bribery scandal widens as more sordid details emerge
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2017, 01:29:53 pm »
We shouldn't forget that the military services are government agencies.

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Re: Navy bribery scandal widens as more sordid details emerge
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2017, 02:34:53 pm »
This is not the first time Fat Leonard has been caught bribing US Navy officers. The last time it got publicity was during the Bush II admin. It is kind of funny nothing was ever put out on this during the last 8 years, but Fat Leonard was still bribing away.