Former Navy captain in the US Seventh Fleet admits he was bribed with lavish meals and sex workers by a foreign defense contractor – IOTW Report

Former Navy captain in the US Seventh Fleet admits he was bribed with lavish meals and sex workers by a foreign defense contractor

Business Insider: A former Navy captain pleaded guilty to bribery on Wednesday for accepting nearly $68,000 in luxury hotel rooms, dinners, alcohol-fueled parties, and sex workers from a Singapore-based defense contractor.

In his plea agreement, Donald Hornbeck, 61, admitted to accepting the gifts from Malaysian businessman Leonard Glenn Francis, nicknamed “Fat Leonard.”

In exchange, Hornbeck shared confidential information with Francis and helped steer Seventh Fleet business to ports servicesd by Francis’ ship husbanding company that serviced US Navy ships in the Asia Pacific region.

Authorities say that Francis overbilled the Navy over the years by over $35 million. more here

11 Comments on Former Navy captain in the US Seventh Fleet admits he was bribed with lavish meals and sex workers by a foreign defense contractor

  1. After seeing the Navy through my son’s experience in the Navy, I don’t have any respect for most officers unless they’re NCOs.
    I’d be interested in which ships were involved.

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  2. A Captain? Really? Bitch was some procurement officers secretary. He was giving away pricing. As a DLA Contractor I’d like to see his ass hauled out to see about a 100 miles and see if he could swim back. Traitorous bastard.

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  3. My son said it was mostly small boys in the ports involved.
    Apparently Fat Leonard has been trying to get ahead of the Navy guys on this. Giving interviews and such for the past few weeks.

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  4. Capt is an O-6 in the Nav , next move up involves taking a star , and undoubtedly more politics . 61 as an O-6 is respectable in my book , and Singapore would be a great place to coast into retirement . Sounds like he was making the best of his twilight years in the Nav …. and engaging in some of the best of cultural exchanges Singapore had to offer . This happens quite often , he should’ve been more discrete in graft he was engaging in . Not condoning , but not surprised . Damn Squids !!

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