Friday, September 20, 2013

Multimillion-Dollar Bribery Case Nets A Navy Officer And An NCIS Agent


Feds: Crooked Navy Officer, Dirty NCIS Agent, Hookers and Lady Gaga -- ABC News

In two stunning bribery cases, a high-ranking Navy officer and an NCIS special agent were arrested separately this week for allegedly trading confidential information to a foreign defense contractor in exchange for luxury travel, prostitutes and, in one case, tickets to a Lady Gaga concert, among other things.

According to court documents, both cases stemmed from the military's investigation into allegations of fraud and bribery by a Malaysian citizen, Leonard Francis, and his company, a Singapore-based defense contractor called Glenn Defense Marine (Asia) (GDMA). GDMA does millions of dollars of "husbandry" business with the U.S. Navy, providing port-based services like tugboats, fuel and other provisions in foreign ports.

As the investigation progressed, it would go on to net two of the U.S. military's own, including an agent for another military service investigating the same company, through colorful and allegedly damning emails.

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More News On How A Multimillion-Dollar Bribery Case Resulted In the Arrest Of A Navy Officer And An NCIS Agent

Navy officer, NCIS agent arrested in multimillion-dollar bribery case -- CNN
Navy commander, agent allegedly swapped info for prostitutes, travel -- UPI
High-Ranking Naval Officer Charged With Swapping Millions Of Dollars In Perks For Prostitutes -- Business Insider
High profile U.S. Navy commander charged in bribery case -- Reuters
Former USS Mustin commander, NCIS agent arrested for bribery -- Stars and Stripes
International Navy bribery case leads to 3 arrests -- UT San Diego

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