Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for masterminding a bribery scheme that swept up dozens of Navy officers.

Leonard Glenn Francis learned his fate Tuesday in what should be one of his final appearances in a San Diego courtroom

Former Navy contractor Leonard Francis, also known as “Fat Leonard,” the mastermind of one of the largest U.S. military bribery scandals, was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for his role in the scheme,

Leonard Francis, who ran a military contracting company out of Singapore, was arrested in 2013. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The U.S. Navy’s “Fat Leonard” bribery scandal cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars, resulted in the investigation of hundreds of Navy personnel for potential corruption, led to nearly three dozen criminal convictions and, according to ...

A defense contractor turned international fugitive faces sentencing for orchestrating the Navy’s most sweeping bribery scandal as the Justice Department braces for fallout from its handling of the case in other prosecutions.

Leonard Francis' sentencing follows a controversial trial of five Navy officers, guilty pleas from dozens of other defendants, and Francis' own flight from the country while on house arrest.

The U.S. Navy’s “Fat Leonard” bribery scandal cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars, resulted in the investigation of hundreds of Navy personnel for potential corruption, led to nearly three dozen criminal convictions and, according to ...

Leonard Glenn Francis is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to bribery and conspiracy charges more than nine years ago. Francis admitted to bribing scores of U.S. Navy officials — including ship captains,