Malaysian businessman linked to US Navy bribery scandal escapes house arrest in San Diego

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'Fat Leonard' allegedly offered US officers $500,000 in bribes in exchange for funnelling more work towards his Singapore-based company.

from the Mexican border, Castillo said Mexican authorities had been alerted after the escape. He added that 10 U.S. law enforcement agencies, ranging from local, state and federal levels, had been put on search duties for Francis.

Despite alerting the Mexican authorities, Castillo said he would not be surprised if Francis had already left for Mexico as vehicles driving into Tijuana are only stopped at random.to offering senior U.S. Navy officers $500,000 in bribes in exchange for funneling more work towards his Singapore-based company Glenn Defense Marine Asia , for which he overcharged the U.S. Navy by more than $35 million.

Before his escape on Sunday, Francis, who suffers from several health issues, including kidney cancer, had been underMore from NextShark: Joined by his three children, the house was reportedly guarded by a private security company paid for by him to prevent him from escaping.that Francis’ home security was lacking when they interviewed him for a podcast in 2021. Wright noted that they were able to smuggle inside a microphone for the interview and found it “very strange” that the security remained weak even afterward.

Wright believed that Francis, who is now in his 50s and battling cancer, is desperate to avoid incarceration as he has nothing to lose.He's probably sick and he wants to see his family and he's got nothing to lose. He didn't want to risk being given even more jail time in his sentencing,” Wright was quoted as saying. “He's also the kind of person, as far as I know… that takes bold decisions without thinking.

 

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