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02942aam a2200433 i 4500 001 9409A582223B11EF96E545AA58ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240604012727 008 231021t20242024nyuab b 001 0beng d 020 $a 1982131632 020 $a 9781982131630 035 $a (OCoLC)1405187753 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d Y$5 $d JAS $d GZD $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- $a n-us--- 100 1 $a Whitlock, Craig, $e author. 245 10 $a Fat Leonard : $b How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy / $c Craig Whitlock. 250 $a First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Simon & Schuster, $c 2024. 300 $a x, 460 pages, 16 unnunmbered pages of plates : $b illustrations (some color), maps ; $c 24 cm 340 $g polychrome $2 rdacc 340 $g monochrome $2 rdacc 340 $p illustration $2 rdaill 340 $p map $2 rdaill 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-445) and index. 520 $a "All the admirals in the US Navy knew Leonard Glenn Francis--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 Asia's swankiest restaurants, featuring unlimited Dom PÌrignon, 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 didn'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 admirals' noses and compromising national security. Based on reams of confidential documents--including the blackmail files that Francis kept on Navy officers--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."-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Francis, Leonard Glenn, $d 1964- 610 10 $a United States. $b Navy $x Procurement. 610 10 $a United States. $b Navy $x Corrupt practices. 610 10 $a United States. $b Navy $x Officers. 650 0 $a Swindlers and swindling $z Malaysia $v Biography. 650 0 $a Defense contracts $z Malaysia. 655 7 $a True crime stories. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 941 $a 3 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20240702042850.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20240604015034.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20240604014445.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9409A582223B11EF96E545AA58ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b C@VInitiate Another SILO Locator Search