Top Navy Officers Guilty In Massive Bribery Scheme

Courthouse News reports:

A jury on Wednesday found four of the five Navy officials accused of trading military secrets for sex parties with prostitutes, luxurious dinners and travel paid for by defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis guilty of bribery and wire fraud.

Following a four-month trial, 12 jurors unanimously found Capts. David Newland, James Dolan and David Lausman, and Cmdr. Mario Herrera guilty of conspiracy to commit bribery and honest services wire fraud related to their participation in a conspiracy trading Navy ship schedules for the Navy’s Seventh Fleet with Francis.

The defendants were indicted in 2017, accused of helping Francis overcharge the government by more than $35 million for husbanding or port services such as water, food, trash and waste removal.

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