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Four defense attorneys submitted letters Friday to a San Diego federal judge suggesting the government has agreed to deals on lesser charges with five military officers who previously pleaded guilty to more serious offenses in connection with the Navy’s “Fat Leonard” bribery and corruption scandal.
Months after four Navy officers' felony trial convictions were dismissed for lesser charges, five more defendants appear poised to have charges reduced or dropped
The felony convictions of four former U.S. Navy officers were vacated Wednesday following what a judge described as "outrageous" misconduct by prosecutors -- the latest turn in a massive corruption
Four former U.S. Navy officers convicted in San Diego of accepting bribes from foreign defense contractor Leonard Glenn "Fat Leonard" Francis pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges Wednesday.
U.S. District Judge Janis Sammartino, who presided over the trial, accepted the plea agreements reached between the parties, but not before excoriating the prosecution.