{"id":41842,"date":"2021-10-13T21:26:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T21:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/10\/13\/feds-investigating-another-navy-bribery-scandal\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:52:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:52:20","slug":"feds-investigating-another-navy-bribery-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/10\/13\/feds-investigating-another-navy-bribery-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Feds investigating another Navy bribery scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A U.S. Navy official in charge of port service contracts for the U.S. 5th Fleet in Bahrain has admitted to taking tens of thousands of dollars in bribes from the owner of a company providing those services, according to recently unsealed court records of a probe that carries stark similarities to the Navy\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/07\/23\/why-did-fat-leonard-show-up-this-former-cnos-change-of-command-he-was-on-the-vip-list\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cFat Leonard\u201d<\/a> scandal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Revelations around the case, first reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/investigations\/navy-bribery-scandal\/2021\/10\/03\/d5181302-245e-11ec-8d53-67cfb452aa60_story.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Washington Post<\/a>, were laid bare last week with the unsealing of an arrest warrant for Frank Rafaraci, the CEO of Multinational Logistics Services, or MLS, a company that has received more than $100 million in contracts to service U.S. ships in port since 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rafaraci, a U.S. citizen who lives in Italy and the United Arab Emirates, was arrested in an unidentified country Sept. 27 at the request of the U.S. government, according to court records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe bribes were solicited, and Rafaraci corruptly gave, offered, and promised these things of value, as part of a course of conduct of favors and gifts flowing to (the Navy official) in exchange for a pattern of official acts favorable to Rafaraci and MLS,\u201d the warrant states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The warrant also alleges that Rafaraci and others overcharged the Navy by at least $50 million over the years.<\/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\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/roughead-and-fat-leonard.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">How did Fat Leonard attend this former CNO\u2019s change of command? 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. 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