‘Fat Leonard’ nabbed in Venezuela after fleeing US Navy trial
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A military contractor at the centre of a major US Navy corruption scandal in Thailand and elsewhere in Asia has been arrested in Venezuela ...Read full article 
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Mastermind of Navy bribery scheme captured in Venezuela after escaping house arrest in San Diego
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‘Fat Leonard’ nabbed in Venezuela after fleeing US Navy trial: Leonard Glenn Francis fled the US earlier this month ahead of sentencing for his role in a massive ...
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