LOS ANGELES: Leonard Francis, the Malaysian military contractor known as “Fat Leonard”, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in the US Navy’s worst ever corruption scandal.
Francis, 60, was also ordered to pay US$20mil (RM88mil) in restitution to the US Navy by a federal judge in San Diego, and to forfeit US$35mil (RM154mil) in ill-gotten gains, said the US Attorney’s office for the Southern District of California in a statement.
