'Fat Leonard' Receives 15-Year Sentence in Navy Bribery Scandal

Leonard Glenn Francis, known as "Fat Leonard," was sentenced to 15 years in prison for orchestrating a massive bribery and fraud scheme involving the U.S. Navy. Francis, who fled house arrest in 2022, was captured in Venezuela and returned to the U.S. as part of a prisoner swap. He admitted to bribing Navy officials with luxury goods and services in exchange for classified information and favorable contracts, defrauding the military of $35 million. Over 30 Navy officers and contractors have been implicated in the scandal.