{"id":35593,"date":"2021-09-07T19:50:24","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T19:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/09\/07\/retired-marine-corps-colonel-pleads-guilty-for-role-in-fat-leonard-scandal\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:41:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:41:03","slug":"retired-marine-corps-colonel-pleads-guilty-for-role-in-fat-leonard-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2021\/09\/07\/retired-marine-corps-colonel-pleads-guilty-for-role-in-fat-leonard-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Retired Marine Corps colonel pleads guilty for role in \u2018Fat Leonard\u2019 scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel implicated in the so-called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/09\/02\/retired-chief-warrant-officer-pleads-guilty-in-fat-leonard-case\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cFat Leonard\u201d<\/a> scandal pleaded guilty Friday to accepting more than $67,000 in hotel stays, extravagant meals and other perks, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdca\/pr\/marine-corps-colonel-pleads-guilty-international-navy-bribery-and-fraud-scandal\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the District of Southern California<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enrico DeGuzman, 63, was indicted in 2017 with eight other officers for allegedly accepting kickbacks as part of a scheme spearheaded by \u201cFat Leonard\u201d Glenn Francis, a magnate who owned Glenn Defense Marine Asia, a company that raked in lucrative port servicing contracts from the Navy while plying officers in the West Pacific with luxury hotel stays, meals, prostitutes and other perks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DeGuzman pleaded guilty to a charge of bribery of a public official and admitted to sharing confidential information on ship movements with Francis while helping with \u201cevaluating and indoctrinating potential new Navy members into Francis\u2019s cabal,\u201d the attorney\u2019s office said in a statement announcing the guilty plea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the infractions DeGuzman admitted to as part of his plea agreement, he copped to attending a Francis-funded $20,000 dinner at Petrus Restaurant in Hong Kong during a 2006 port visit, and getting fake receipts from Francis \u201cto conceal and cover up their corrupt relationship,\u201d the attorney\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/09\/02\/retired-chief-warrant-officer-pleads-guilty-in-fat-leonard-case\/\" 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attorney\u2019s office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a July 2007 email as he left his 7th Fleet assignment, DeGuzman warned Francis in an email that, \u201cunfortunately, I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll be able to influence people [in my next assignment] like I did there at 7th Fleet,\u201d according to the attorney\u2019s office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DeGuzman faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith every extravagant meal, Enrico DeGuzman violated his duty to serve the United States with honor and integrity,\u201d said acting U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman in a statement. \u201cToday those choices have caught up to him, and he has been held accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Francis pleaded guilty in 2015 to bribery and fraud charges, admitting that he presided over a massive conspiracy involving his company, Glenn Defense Marine Asia, Navy officials, tens of millions of dollars in fraud and millions of dollars in bribes and gifts \u2014 from cash to booze-soaked parties, luxury travel, prostitutes and Spanish suckling pigs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chief Warrant Officer Robert Gorsuch was indicted with DeGuzman and several others back in 2017 and pleaded guilty to similar bribery charges last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, seven others indicted with them await their day in court.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/07\/23\/why-did-fat-leonard-show-up-this-former-cnos-change-of-command-he-was-on-the-vip-list\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" 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He was on the VIP list<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Records show &quot;Leonard G. Francis&quot; was on former CNO Adm. Gary Roughead&#039;s &quot;Personal A-list&quot; of guests for his change-of-command ceremony in 2011.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are retired Rear Adm. Bruce Loveless, Captains David Newland, James Dolan, Donald Hornbeck and David Lausman, Cmdr. Mario Herrera and Lt. Cmdr. Stephen Shedd. 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