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MIAMI (AP) — The United States freed a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in exchange for the release of 10 Americans imprisoned in the South American country and the return of a fugitive defense contractor known as
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Leonard Glenn Francis, the fugitve defense contractor who admitted to a $35 million bribery scheme in the largest corruption scandal in U.S. military history, has been arrested and returned by Venezuela to the United States as part of a major prisoner swap between . . .
Listen to article (2 minutes) Navy Capt. David Lausman, once the commanding officer of an aircraft carrier in the Pacific, stood front and center in a trial that capped one of the biggest military corruption cases in U.S. history.
Unbeknownst to most protesters who gathered at the White House on the occasion of Native American political prisoner Leonard Peltier’s 79th birthday, Peltier wasn’t able to celebrate, much less receive reports on how the well-attended event was progressing. That’s because Peltier, who is now spending his 48th year in captivity, was sitting on his bunk, […]
On July 20, 1991, a Black studies professor at the City College of New York named Leonard Jeffries gave a two-hour speech at the Empire State Black Arts and Cultural Festival in Albany, the New York state capital, that attacked Jews with what one observer would later describe as “snarling racism.” Even as he sometimes […]
The fallout from the September escape of Leonard Francis from house arrest in San Diego continued this week, when the ranking Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to the administrator of the federal courts demanding information on the circumstances of his home detention and flight. In a three-page letter sent Tuesday […]
CARACAS, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s top court has ruled to give the U.S. government 60 days to request the extradition of fugitive Malaysian businessman Leonard Glenn Francis, also known by his alias “Fat Leonard,” who is implicated in a U.S. Navy bribery case. The supreme court ruling was issued last week but only made […]
Fat Leonard: Malaysian criminal in US Navy scandal recaptured after jail break BBC Source link
A military contractor known as “Fat Leonard,” who cut off his ankle bracelet and fled after he pleaded guilty in a major Navy corruption scandal, was apprehended in Venezuela, authorities said Wednesday. Leonard Glenn Francis, who was on house arrest in San Diego and weeks away from sentencing, removed his GPS tracker Sept. 4, according […]
WASHINGTON – Howard University is pleased to announce the appointment of Joe Leonard, Ph.D., as the assistant vice president of external affairs, effective immediately. For more than two years, Leonard has served as director of the Howard University Community Association, focused on enhancing the University’s relationship with surrounding communities. Leonard replaces Paul Monteiro, who served […]
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