BREAKING NEWS: The mastermind behind the massive U.S. Navy bribery scheme, Leonard Glenn 'Fat Leonard' Francis, has escaped house arrest in San Diego, according to the U.S. Marshal.
SAN DIEGO — Leonard Glenn"Fat Leonard" Francis currently at the center of the biggest bribery scandal in U.S. Navy history has escaped San Diego, according to the U.S. Marshal.
The San Diego police department alerted U.S. Marshals after a welfare check where the former defense contractor was under house arrest. "Francis cut off his GPS monitoring ankle bracelet Sunday morning," said Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Omar Castillo in a statement to ABC 10News. Francis pleaded guilty in January 2015 and has been under house arrest in San Diego while awaiting sentencing.
According to prosecutors, Francis provided expensive meals, fancy hotel accommodations, prostitutes and other gifts to Navy members in exchange for information regarding ship schedules and influence over ship movements.U.S. Marshals say it's possible Francis already escaped into Mexico.
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