440 active-duty and retired sailors are currently under scrutiny for possibly violating ethics rules in their dealings with Glenn Defense Marine Asia. The owner of the company, Leonard Glenn Francis or "Fat Leonard", is in jail for bribery and fraud. He overcharged the Navy by around $35 million. 69 of those being investigated are admirals. Charges have been filed on 29 thus far.
It seems that Leonard didn't have to do much to sway the admirals - fancy meals, post-dinner romps that sometimes included prostitutes, and lots of alcohol. For this, he was able to overcharge for “fuel, tugboats, barges, food, water, and sewage removal,” for almost ten years.
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