'Fat Leonard' seeks new attorneys ahead of sentencing in Navy bribery case, causing another delay

5-1-2024 Business Washington Times - Business 21

Defense contractor Leonard "Fat Leonard" Francis, who fled to South America weeks before he was scheduled to be sentenced in one of the biggest bribery schemes in U.S. military history, said Thursday that he wants new attorneys now that he is back in U.S. custody after a Venezuelan prisoner swap.

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