Judge admonishes prosecutors in ‘Fat Leonard’ case, clears four Navy officers

By Barnini Chakraborty
Published September 7, 2023 6:24pm ET
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Judge admonishes prosecutors in ‘Fat Leonard’ case, clears four Navy officers
The "Fat Leonard" saga is one of the worst corruption scandals in U.S. Naval history. (U.S. Navy photo) | MC3 Justin Smelley

The felony convictions of four former U.S. Navy officers tied to the infamous “Fat Leonard” military corruption scandal were vacated Wednesday after a California judge admonished the government for “outrageous” prosecutorial misconduct.

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