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SAN DIEGO — The military contractor known as “Fat Leonard,” the mastermind behind the worst public corruption scandal in U.S. Navy history who was three weeks away from being sentenced in the case, is on the run.

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SAN DIEGO — Defense attorneys indicated Thursday they plan to request a mistrial in the “Fat Leonard” Navy bribery scandal, capping a highly unusual three-day special evidentiary hearing held to determine if prosecutors improperly failed to disclose exculpatory evidence or knowingly advanced a false narrative during the first several weeks…

SAN DIEGO — The trial of five former naval officers charged with taking bribes from the military contractor known as "Fat Leonard" abruptly ground to a halt this week with accusations that prosecutors withheld exculpatory evidence that casts doubt on an alleged sexual tryst between a prostitute and one of…

Dozens of U.S. Navy officials have admitted to being bought off by a gregarious, rotund Malaysian defense contractor known as “Fat Leonard” who plied them with prostitutes, Cuban cigars and free stays at the Philippines’ Shangri-La hotel among other things

SAN DIEGO — The fourth of nine Navy officers who were headed to trial in the "Fat Leonard" bribery scandal pleaded guilty on Wednesday.

Commander Stephen Shedd pleads guilty to two bribery charges in ‘Fat Leonard’ case

SAN DIEGO — The nine Navy officers allegedly called themselves the "Band of Brothers," joined together in their loyalty to the military contractor known as "Fat Leonard" and the ribald lifestyle he offered in Southeast Asia ports.