Malaysian fugitive 'Fat Leonard' believed to be in Venezuela


PETALING JAYA: Malaysian fugitive defence contractor "Fat Leonard" is believed to be in Venezuela after fleeing the United States, says journalists Tom Wright and Bradley Hope.

The two have said through their global journalism and production studio Project Brazen that Leonard Glenn Francis - who is facing imprisonment in the US for offering bribes to US naval officers in exchange for lucrative supply contracts - is in Venezuela with his son.

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