Returning convicted defence contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis to US custody as part of the Venezuelan prisoner swap on Wednesday is the latest twist in a decade-long salacious saga and bribery scheme that swept up dozens of American Navy officers.One of the biggest bribery investigations in US military history led to the conviction and sentencing of nearly two dozen Navy officials, defence contractors and others on various fraud and corruption charges.And it was punctuated by Francis' daring escape last year, when he fled from house arrest at his San Diego home to South America.
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