US court sentences ‘Fat Leonard’ to 15 years in prison – report

Former military contractor Leonard Francis was sentenced to 15 years in prison for masterminding a decade-long bribery scheme that swept away dozens of U.S. Navy officers, the AP previously reported.

US district judge Janis L Sammartino sentenced him to more than 13-and-a-half years in prison for bribery and fraud charges and 16 months for failure to appear. The sentences will be served consecutively.

He ordered Francis, also known as “Fat Leonard”, to pay US$20 million (RM87.5 million) in compensation…