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Fat Leonard: How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy

By (author) Craig Whitlock

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Winner of the 2024 Investigative Reporters and Editors Book Award Winner of the 2024 Commodore John Barry Award for Excellence in Maritime Literature #1 New York Times bestselling author Craig Whitlockâ€™s â€œmasterly investigation into one of the Navyâ€™s worst scandalsâ€ (The New York Times). All the admirals in the US Navy knew Leonard Glenn Francisâ€”either personally or by his legendary reputation. He was the larger-than-life defense contractor who greeted them on the pier whenever they visited ports in Asia, ready to show them a good time after weeks at sea while his company resupplied their ships and submarines. He was famed throughout the fleet for the gluttonous parties he hosted for officers: $1,000-per-person dinners at Asiaâ€™s swankiest restaurants, featuring unlimited Dom PÃ©rignon, Cuban cigars, and sexy young women. On the surface, with his flawless American accent, he seemed like a true friend of the Navy. What the brass didnâ€™t realize, until far too late, was that Francis had seduced them by exploiting their entitlement and hubris. While he was bribing them with gifts, lavish meals, and booze-fueled orgies, he was making himself obscenely wealthy by bilking American taxpayers. Worse, he was stealing military secrets from under the admiralsâ€™ noses and compromising national security. Based on reams of confidential documentsâ€”including the blackmail files that Francis kept on Navy officersâ€”Fat Leonard is the full, unvarnished story of a world-class con man and a captivating testament to the corrosive influence of greed within the ranks of the American military.

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