‘Fat Leonard’ bribery trial to expose pervasive problem, analysts say
By Julie Watson, The Associated Press
Mar 2, 02:38 PM
San Diego — Dozens of U.S. Navy officials have admitted to being bought off by the gregarious, rotund Malaysian defense contractor known as “Fat Leonard” who plied them with prostitutes, Cuban cigars and free stays at the Philippines’ Shangri-La hotel, among other things.
Now as the last five of 34 defendants stand trial in federal court in San Diego, what’s more shocking is how little the case has changed the Navy’s way of doing business, according to former military officers and government watchdog advocates.
How did Fat Leonard attend this former CNO’s change of command? He was on the VIP list
Records show "Leonard G. Francis" was on former CNO Adm. Gary Roughead's "Personal A-list" of guests for his change-of-command ceremony in 2011.
By Geoff Ziezulewicz
“You would expect that one of the largest corruption scandals in the history of the United States Navy would provoke pretty dramatic changes to prevent something like this from happening again in the future. But sadly, that’s not really the case,” said Dan Grazier, a former Marine who now works as a military analyst at the Project on Government Oversight in Washington.
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2022/03/02/fat-leonard-bribery-trial-to-expose-pervasive-problem-analysts-say/
