Sex parties as bribes: Eight US Navy officers charged in ‘Fat Leonard’ scandal

Eight US Navy officials have been charged in the ‘Fat Leonard’ bribery case which has plagued the military branch for years. They are accused of accepting “luxury travel, elaborate dinners and services of prostitutes” from a Singapore-based defense contractor.
Among those charged is Rear Admiral Bruce Loveless, recently retired from the Pentagon, as well as four retired navy captains, and a retired marine colonel.
The defendants were arrested across five states on Tuesday, according to authorities. They face charges including bribery, conspiracy to commit bribery, honest services fraud, and obstruction of justice and making false statements to federal investigators, according to a Tuesday release by the Department of Justice (DOJ).
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