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Felony convictions have been vacated for four Navy officers in sprawling scandal due to prosecutorial misconduct

U.S. District Judge Janis Sammartino called the misconduct “outrageous” and agreed to allow the four men to plead guilty to a misdemeanor and pay a $100 fine each.

Nearly 10 years to the day since federal prosecutors filed the first charges in what would come to be known as the

Felony convictions have been vacated for four former Navy officers in a sprawling bribery scandal due to prosecutorial misconduct.

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Felony convictions have been vacated for four former Navy officers in a sprawling bribery scandal following allegations of prosecutorial misconduct

The felony convictions of four former Navy officers in one of the worst bribery cases in the maritime branch's history were vacated Wednesday following allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, the latest setback to the government's yearslong efforts in going after dozens of military officials tied to a defense contractor nicknamed Fat Leonard. U.S. District Judge Janis Sammartino called the misconduct “outrageous” and agreed to allow the four men to plead guilty to a mis...

Felony convictions have been vacated for four former Navy officers in a sprawling bribery scandal following allegations of prosecutorial misconduct

Felony convictions have been vacated for four former Navy officers in a sprawling bribery scandal following allegations of prosecutorial misconduct.