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'Fat Leonard' bribery scandal: Leonard Glenn Francis faces sentencing for Navy corruption after dramatic escape and recapture.

A federal judge has dismissed the felony convictions of five retired military officers who had admitted to accepting bribes from a Malaysian contractor nicknamed “Fat Leonard” in one of the Navy’s biggest corruption cases

Breaking news: 10 wrongly detained Americans to be released in Venezuela, while Colombian businessman Alex Saab is exchanged. Justice prevails as Leonard F...

The United States and Venezuela reached a deal Wednesday to swap 10 American prisoners for an ally of President Nicolas Maduro, as Washington eases pressure on the leftist Caracas government while it pushes for progress on democracy.

Discover the thrilling tale of the U.S. securing the release of 10 wrongfully detained Americans from Venezuela, while granting clemency to an alleged fina...

SAN DIEGO — By the time David Williams Haas was 10 years old, he'd decided to join the Navy thanks to the mentorship of a family friend, who he knew simply as "Uncle Arleigh."

When law enforcement agencies keep crucial information about high-profile cases from the public, they often say they must do so to as to not interfere with investigations. Sometimes this can be justified on grounds that providing key details could lead to the exposure of confidential informants. But sometimes it just…

Three months after the corrupt defense contractor known as "Fat Leonard" brazenly, and easily, escaped from his luxury home detention arrangement in San Diego, the circumstances behind how the Malaysian tycoon pulled it off are still under wraps.

Leonard Francis, a Malaysian defense contractor nicknamed "Fat Leonard" who orchestrated one of the largest bribery scandals in U.S. military history, had fled house arrest prior to his sentencing.