Fat Leonard scandal
2000s/2010s U.S. Navy corruption scandal
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- Military Corruption (2)
- National Security (2)
- Investigative Journalism (2)
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Fat Leonard (2) · Craig Whitlock (2) · Major Garrett (2) · U.S. Navy (1) · Military Scandal (1) · The Takeout (1) · Defense Contracting (1) · Corruption (1) · US Navy (1) · Seventh Fleet (1) · Pentagon scandal (1) · bribery (1) · defense contracting (1)
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The Fat Leonard scandal is an ongoing investigation and prosecution of corruption within the United States Navy during the 2000s and 2010s. It is focused on the activities of ship support contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA), a Thai subsidiary of the Glenn Marine Group. The Washington Post called the scandal "perhaps the worst national-security breach of its kind to hit the Navy since the end of the Cold War." The company's chief executive, president, and chairman, Malaysian national Leonard Glenn Francis ("Fat Leonard"), bribed a large number of uniformed officers of the United States Seventh Fleet with at least a half million dollars in cash, plus travel expenses, luxury items, parties and prostitutes, in return for classified material.
📰 Related News (2)
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🇺🇸 5/19: The Takeout: Reporter Craig Whitlock on his new book about the "Fat Leonard" scandal
For this edition of "The Takeout," Major Garrett sits down with author and Washington Post reporter Craig Whitlock. His new book details the rise and ...
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🇺🇸 5/19: The Takeout: Reporter Craig Whitlock on his new book about the "Fat Leonard" scandal
For this edition of "The Takeout," Major Garrett sits down with author and Washington Post reporter Craig Whitlock. His new book details the rise and ...
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- 👤 Craig Whitlock (2 shared articles)
- 👤 Major Garrett (2 shared articles)
- 🌐 Take Out (disambiguation) (1 shared articles)
- 👤 United States Seventh Fleet (1 shared articles)
- 👤 United States Navy (1 shared articles)