Friday, November 8, 2013

Two Top U.S. Admirals Are Under Investigation In A Bribery Scheme

Vice Admiral Ted N. Branch and Rear Admiral Bruce F. Loveless — U.S. Navy

Two Admirals Face Probe In Navy Bribery Scheme -- Washington Post

Two U.S. admirals — including the director of naval intelligence — are under investigation as part of a major bribery scandal involving a foreign defense contractor, Navy officials announced Friday night.

Vice Adm. Ted Branch, the service’s top intelligence officer, and Rear Adm. Bruce Loveless, the Navy’s director of intelligence operations, were placed on leave Friday, and their access to classified material was suspended, the Navy said in a statement.

Both admirals are being investigated for their ties to a Singapore-based defense contractor, Glenn Defense Marine Asia, whose chief executive was arrested in September on charges that he bribed other Navy officers into giving him classified information in exchange for prostitutes and cash.

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More News On Two Top U.S. Admirals Being Under Investigation In A Bribery Scheme

U.S. Navy cuts security access of two top intelligence officers -- Chicago Tribune/Reuters
2 admirals' classified access suspended in Navy probe -- CNN
Bribery Case Implicates 2 Admirals -- New York Times
Two admirals under investigation in Navy bribery scandal -- L.A. Times
Admirals Implicated in Multi-Million Dollar Navy Bribery Scandal -- NBC San Diego
Bribery scandal skyrockets up Navy ranks -- UT-San Diego
US Navy Suspends Two Top Admirals In Connection With Bribery Scheme Involving Prostitutes -- Business Insider

1 comment:

Hskiprob said...






H Skip Robinson


I remember reading a story in 1973, when I was in Korea, about three Army Generals who were convicted of paying for top quality beef and delivering poor quality beef to the troops, pocketing the difference. As a past soldier and an American, we must "trust" these type men to lead and protect us? Happy Veterans Day!!!