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Nearly a dozen U.S. law enforcement agencies were searching for "Fat Leonard" on Tuesday. But officials acknowledged he may already be in Mexico, and possibly on his way back to Asia.

Leonard Francis pleaded guilty in 2015 to offering $500,000 in bribes to Navy officers to steer official work to his shipyards

Leonard Francis is currently wanted for violating the conditions of his pretrial release.

Leonard Glenn Francis cut off his GPS monitoring ankle bracelet and fled, authorities say. The corruption scandal is considered one of the military's worst.

The military contractor who pleaded guilty to orchestrating the “Fat Leonard” corruption scandal and was under house arrest in San Diego is now on the run...

Francis was arrested in San Diego in 2013 and pleaded guilty in 2015 to offering $500,000 in bribes to Navy officers.

The military contractor who pleaded guilty to orchestrating the Fat Leonard corruption scandal and was under house arrest in San Diego is now on the run after cutting off his GPS monitoring ankle bracelet over the weekend, federal authorities said.

Leonard Glenn Francis, who has been under house arrest, cut off his GPS monitoring ankle bracelet and absconded from his San Diego home sometime Sunday morning, said Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Omar Castillo.

Leonard Glenn Francis, also known as "Fat Leonard" for his overshadowing frame, fled Sunday while under house arrest in San Diego, where he was awaiting a Sept. 22 hearing.

Leonard Francis, who has been under house arrest in San Diego for years, cut off his monitoring bracelet and left home Sunday, authorities say.