A team of Defense Department investigators and federal prosecutors conducted a sting operation six years ago to lure a corrupt military contractor from his home in Asia to San Diego, a maneuver that helped expose the largest bribery and corruption scandal in U.S. Navy history.
The investigation revealed an extensive criminal conspiracy orchestrated by Leonard Glenn Francis, a Singapore-based defense contractor who pleaded guilty to fraud and bribery charges and is now a potential witness in ongoing prosecutions.