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Eugene

(62,646 posts) Thu Jan 27, 2022, 12:02 PM Jan 2022

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US Navy officer 'bribed by cash and prostitutes'

Source: BBC

US Navy officer 'bribed by cash and prostitutes'

27 January 2022

A US Navy Commander has pleaded guilty to receiving $250,000 in cash and prostitution services from a foreign defence contractor in exchange for state secrets.

Information Commander Stephen Shedd provided to the firm helped it defraud the navy of $35 billion (£26.1bn).

The plea is the latest in the 'Fat Leonard' case, considered one of the worst corruption scandals faced by the navy.

Dozens of officials have been ensnared.

Shedd is one of nine members of the Okinawa-based 7th US fleet indicted by a federal grand jury in March 2017 for their role in the scandal, and the third officer to plead guilty.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60149145

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US Navy officer 'bribed by cash and prostitutes' (Original Post) Eugene Jan 2022 OP

I hadn't heard of this scandal until now. $35 BILLION??? BComplex Jan 2022 #1

Hadn't even thought about the Fat Leonard case in a while gibraltar72 Jan 2022 #2

I wonder what criteria are employed to place a monetary value on the Harker Jan 2022 #3

The investigators will have to have sex with each of the prostitutes and compare them marie999 Jan 2022 #4

That ought to keep them busy. n/t Harker Jan 2022 #5

BComplex

(9,075 posts)

1. I hadn't heard of this scandal until now. $35 BILLION???

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Jan 27, 2022, 12:05 PM

Jan 2022

Probably a republican at heart.

gibraltar72

(7,629 posts)

2. Hadn't even thought about the Fat Leonard case in a while

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Jan 27, 2022, 12:14 PM

Jan 2022

Thanks for this.

Harker

(14,931 posts)

3. I wonder what criteria are employed to place a monetary value on the

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Jan 27, 2022, 12:14 PM

Jan 2022

"prostitution services."

marie999

(3,334 posts)

4. The investigators will have to have sex with each of the prostitutes and compare them

Reply to Harker (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 27, 2022, 03:40 PM

Jan 2022

to ones they have personally used.

Harker

(14,931 posts)

5. That ought to keep them busy. n/t

Reply to marie999 (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 27, 2022, 03:44 PM

Jan 2022

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