The Fat Leonard Scandal
The “Fat Leonard” affair is an ongoing scandal involving Glenn Defense Marine Asia, a Thailand-based logistics contractor for the U.S. Navy. In short: the company’s CEO, Leonard Glenn Francis (also rudely known as “Fat Leonard” because of, you guessed it, his weight), spent years bribing top Navy officials in the U.S. Seventh Fleet in exchange for classified information about U.S. ship locations and other sensitive information. Leonard used lavish gifts, food and alcohol, and, naturally, hookers, to bribe Navy officials for the information.
Eventually, the U.S. Justice Department opened an investigation into the accusations, and ended up charging 34 different Navy officials and contractors in connection with the bribery scheme. It is now considered the worst corruption scandal in the Navy’s history.
