Posted on 09/06/2022 9:38:09 PM PDT by 11th_VA
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Three weeks before he faced sentencing, the Malaysian defense contractor at the center of one of the biggest bribery investigations in U.S. military history made an escape as stunning and brazen as the case itself: U-Haul trucks were seen at his home in a tony San Diego neighborhood before Leonard Glenn Francis, known as “Fat Leonard,” snipped off his ankle monitor and disappeared.
Nearly a dozen U.S. law enforcement agencies were searching for Francis on Tuesday. But officials acknowledged he may already be in Mexico, and possibly on his way back to Asia.
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officers found no security officers at the home when they arrived Sunday afternoon, nearly seven hours after Francis is believed to have removed his ankle monitor with heavy scissors. The device was found in the home.
Castillo said someone called the San Diego police department, which sent officers to the home shortly before 2 p.m. to check on it. Castillo said he did not know who made the call. After finding the home empty, police contacted U.S. Pre-Trial Services, the federal agency in charge of his confinement, which then called the U.S. Marshals Service.
Castillo said he did not know if security guards were still ordered to be there. He said neighbors reported seeing U-Haul trucks coming and going from the home one or two days before the escape. Pre-Trial Services declined to comment or answer questions.
The home is about a 40-minute drive from the Mexican border, where vehicles stream into Tijuana and are only stopped randomly.
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Will be tough to find him among the thousands of U-Hauls headed east out of Kalifornee.
Malaysia? This guy is in the wind. Forever.
10% for the Big Guy...?
Did the FBI look for him at Mar-a Largo in Baron’s room or Melania’s underwear?
Lousy ankle monitor if it doesn’t report back when it’s being cut
He must have studied Houdini for months.
Wow - the US has the greatest shit for brains national security. Am I wrong?
Did they search the local bakery?
Small explosive charge for the win!
Just enough to remove the foot and let them bleed out.
Fbi driving the uhauls?
[Run for the border ! ...]
So, you’re saying he went to Taco Bell?
Interesting theory. They DO have a $5 box right now.
(j/k)
More like “keystone cops”.
The police let him go.
Just heard of this scandal for the first time
Good grief, to put it politely
That many USN bribed and it took years to catch this POS?
And he gets house detention? FatAss should have been fried
Along with his co conspirators
Probably had a dozen navy officials helping him load the U-Haul. Probably lounging on some sailboat and heading back home. Would make a great movie script.
I have been across the Canadian border at least 10 times using 5 different crossing and have been stopped every single time. Both directions.
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