The 'Fat Leonard' case as it has come to be known has shocked the US navy to its core. It is a tale of bribery and corruption on an unprecedented scale. The scandal takes its name from Leonard Glenn Francis - nicknamed 'Fat Leonard' - a 51yr old Malaysian defense contractor who pleaded guilty to defrauding the military out of millions with active participation of senior military figures.
The latest officers to be named in the case are Nine current and former military officers namely: Rear Admiral Bruce Loveless, Captain Donald Hornbeck, Captain David Lausman, Marine Colonel Enrico de Guzman, warrant officer Robert Gorsuch, Captain James Dolan, and Commander Stephen Shedd, they referred to themselves as the Lion King's Harem, the Wolfpack, the Cool Kids and the Brotherhood.