‘Fat Leonard’ Sentenced to Prison for Role in Massive U.S. Navy Bribery Scandal

Leonard Glenn Francis, infamously known as “Fat Leonard,” has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison for masterminding one of the most extensive bribery scandals in U.S. Navy history. This high-profile case, which has gripped military and legal circles for nearly a decade, revealed a vast network of corruption within the Navy, with dozens of officers and officials implicated in accepting bribes in exchange for classified information, port services, and other favors.

The sentencing brings to a close a saga that exposed widespread misconduct, as. . .