Ex-Navy commander gets more than 2 years in bribery case

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Updated 11:02 pm CDT, Friday, October 19, 2018

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A former U.S. Navy commander has been sentenced to more than two years in prison after pleading guilty to accepting lavish dinners, drinks and the services of prostitutes in exchange for providing ship schedules to a Malaysian defense contractor at the center of one of the military's worst corruption scandals.

A federal judge in San Diego on Friday also ordered Troy Amundson, 51, of Ramsey, Minnesota, to pay a $10,000 fine.

His lawyers argued that Amundson was not aware the ship schedules were classified, though their client acknowledged that from 2012 to 2013, he took the bribes from Leonard Glenn Francis, nicknamed "Fat Leonard."

Authorities say Francis' company used the information to beat competitors and overbill the Navy for services in Asian ports.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Ex-Navy-commander-gets-more-than-2-years-in-13321824.php

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Commander Troy Amundson, right, and Fat Leonard, left.



Fat Leonard, attending as VIP guest, change-of-command ceremonies.



Lock 'em up.

[AJT]

1. Does he still get his retirement?

[Shipwack]

2. To be determined...

Sentencing hasn't been done yet while he cooperates with authorities to help bring down other scum bags.

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/sd-me-amundson-sentence-20181019-story.html

[Farmer-Rick]

3. Yup, military contracting has always attracted the criminal element.

[keithbvadu2]

5. Out to sea, the British tars would find tins of horse meat rather than beef and 10 cans to a case ra

Out to sea, the British tars would find tins of horse meat rather than beef and 10 cans to a case rather than 12.

[Farmer-Rick]

6. So, it's a long established criminal practice

You would have thought the PTB would have developed processes to prevent it by now.

[Aristus]

7. His defense doesn't hold water.

If he thought the schedules weren't classified, why does he think someone would offer bribes in exchange for them?

[Zorro]

8. It is my recollection

Ship's movements/schedules are classified "Confidential" at a minimum until they actually show up in the scheduled ports.

[SKKY]

9. There is no Navy officer in the history of the Navy who doesn't...

...know a ship's schedule is classified. None. Impossible that could happen.