Richard L. Cassin Publisher and Editor
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Richard L. Cassin | Thursday, June 29, 2017 at 6:28AM 
Cmdr. David Morales in 2015. US Navy PhotoIn the first prosecution by the military related to the massive Glenn Defense Marine Asia scandal, a former F/A-18 Hornet pilot faced a preliminary hearing Monday.
Richard L. Cassin | Monday, June 19, 2017 at 6:18AM 
A retired Navy Captain who served as the U.S. Naval Attaché to the Philippines was sentenced Friday to 41 months in prison for helping a foreign defense contractor avoid vessel and cargo inspections by using diplomatic cover.
Richard L. Cassin | Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 7:28AM 
U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Robert Gilbeau was sentenced to 18 months in prison Wednesday for lying about his 20-year relationship with Leonard Glenn Francis, the owner of the foreign defense contractor at the center of a massive bribery and fraud scandal.
Richard L. Cassin | Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 7:18AM 
Two Singaporean executives of Glenn Defense Marine Asia pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday for submitting bogus bids, phony claims, and inflated invoices to the U.S. Navy.
Richard L. Cassin | Monday, March 27, 2017 at 8:28AM 
Sometimes the Fat Leonard conspiracy needed new people. Only an officer with plenty of pull within the Seventh Fleet would be considered.
Richard L. Cassin | Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 8:28AM 
The Lion King -- Leonard Glenn FrancisThe group of top Navy officers allegedly on the take called themselves the Cool Kids, this Band of Brothers, the Brotherhood, the Wolfpack, the familia, and the Lion King's Harem.
Richard L. Cassin | Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 2:18AM 
Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Bruce LovelessA grand jury indictment unsealed Tuesday charged a U.S. Navy admiral and eight other active or retired officers with taking bribes from a Singapore-based defense contractor.
Richard L. Cassin | Friday, February 17, 2017 at 8:08AM 
A serving U.S. Navy Commander became the seventeenth individual charged in the Navy's worst corruption scandal in modern times.
Richard L. Cassin | Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at 8:28AM 
The Fat Leonard scandal has decimated the U.S. Navy's Pacific Command. So far, sixteen defendants have been charged in the case. They include an Admiral, five Commanders, a Captain, and a Petty Officer. In other words, the chain of command.
Richard L. Cassin | Friday, January 13, 2017 at 7:38AM 
Then Lt. Gentry Debord aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex in 2008 (Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class David Didier)A U.S. Navy lieutenant commander was sentenced to 30 months in prison Thursday for taking cash, luxury hotel stays, and prostitutes from a foreign defense contractor in exchange for classified Navy information.
Richard L. Cassin | Monday, December 5, 2016 at 9:28AM 
A former high-level civilian employee for the U.S. Navy was sentenced to 72 months in prison Friday for taking bribes from a defense contractor based in Singapore.
Richard L. Cassin | Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 10:20AM 
A retired Navy Captain who served as the U.S. Naval Attaché to the Philippines pleaded guilty Tuesday for helping a Singapore-based defense contractor avoid vessel and cargo inspections by using diplomatic cover.