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Former Navy captain in the US Seventh Fleet admits he was bribed with lavish meals and sex workers by a foreign defense contracto
msn.com ^ | 2/5/2022 | ashoaib@insider.com (Alia Shoaib)

Posted on 02/05/2022 8:11:28 PM PST by ransomnote

A former Navy captain pleaded guilty to bribery on Wednesday for accepting nearly $68,000 in luxury hotel rooms, dinners, alcohol-fueled parties, and sex workers from a Singapore-based defense contractor.

In his plea agreement, Donald Hornbeck, 61, admitted to accepting the gifts from Malaysian businessman Leonard Glenn Francis, nicknamed "Fat Leonard."

In exchange, Hornbeck shared confidential information with Francis and helped steer Seventh Fleet business to ports servicesd by Francis' ship husbanding company that serviced US Navy ships in the Asia Pacific region.

Authorities say that Francis overbilled the Navy over the years by over $35 million.

According to the Department of Justice, Francis picked up the bill for Hornbeck and others in Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Japan, and Bangkok, Thailand, treating them to luxury hotels and lavish dinners of Wagyu beef lobster and caviar in top restaurants.  In May 2008, in Manilla, the Philippines, he paid for a "multi-day party" that included sex workers. 

Earlier that month, Francis hosted dinner at Mezza9 in Singapore, after which, Francis arranged for several sex workers to entertain Hornbeck and others, said the DOJ. The following day, Hornbeck emailed Francis to say thank you for a fantastic dinner. "Also really enjoyed my new Mongolian Friend," a reference to a sex worker, to which Francis noted: "Hot Mongolian [B]arbeque Ribs!" 

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KEYWORDS: contracto; donaldhornbeck; fatleonard
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To: BenLurkin

Oh you mean Democrat women members of Congress?


21 posted on 02/06/2022 1:46:24 AM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Figures )
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To: ransomnote
Wagyu beef lobster


22 posted on 02/06/2022 2:20:46 AM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: ransomnote

I’m guessing he’ll be up for SECNAV under Biden.


23 posted on 02/06/2022 4:18:41 AM PST by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: BobL

Singapore made sense as a financial gateway to China, but the government told corporations it was a great place to do high tech or highly regulated manufacturing. Some of the dumber US corporations still believe this BS.

Singapore is too expensive to make ANYTHING without subsidies or a migrant worker under class working in the factories.

Last year the “opposition party” wanted an accounting of the foreign workers inside Singapore from the Big10 educated finance minister, who basically admitted if the truth got out it’s all over for Singapore manufacturing.


24 posted on 02/06/2022 6:40:57 AM PST by UNGN
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To: ransomnote

Donald Hornbeck another money whore they are the highest risk people that have any dealings with the government.
DC is full of money and ego whores Xi and Soros winks.

The next two elections are the last chance to purge the whores and start the clean up and it’s going to take a ling time to clean up the mess.
Note hacks record before speech look how the Biden suckers took the bait.


25 posted on 02/06/2022 9:09:12 AM PST by Vaduz ( )
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To: Falconspeed

A former Navy captain pleaded guilty


When did he become former?


26 posted on 02/06/2022 9:13:56 AM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: ransomnote

https://news.usni.org/2022/02/03/former-navy-captain-pleads-guilty-to-bribery-in-fat-leonard-investigation


better information here.


27 posted on 02/06/2022 9:15:30 AM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: PeterPrinciple

Afterward, Hornbeck thanked Francis by email, writing: “Just wanted to send a quick note to say thank you for including me in the get-together last night. Really enjoyed talking to you – and the food, music and wine were wonderful… As we briefly discussed, it looks like I’ll be leaving the Navy around June 2009. Not sure whether I will stay in this job until retirement, or if I’ll get orders back to the United States later this year. In any event, if you are still considering opening and [sic] office in San Diego in the near future, I would very much be interested in being a part of that.”


28 posted on 02/06/2022 9:17:17 AM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: BenLurkin
"Could have been worse.

They might have sent him whores. "

You mean like AOC or Peelousy.

29 posted on 02/06/2022 10:55:08 AM PST by crazy scenario (The burden of Damascus is next!)
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