US Marshals Services face questions after 'Fat Leonard' flees house arrest | Malaysia
Leonard Francis, contractor in US navy’s worst corruption scandal, was able not only to escape but also rented vans to load up his possessions
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Leonard Francis, contractor in US navy’s worst corruption scandal, was able not only to escape but also rented vans to load up his possessions
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 Glenn Francis, who is known as Fat Leonard, was less than three weeks away from his sentencing date when he cut off his GPS anklet and left his home in San Diego, the authorities said.
The escape of the Malaysian defense contractor at the center of one of the Navy's biggest corruption scandals is as stunning and brazen as the case itself
Leonard Francis, who has been under house arrest in San Diego for years, cut off his GPS monitoring bracelet on Sunday