Carl Prine at the San Diego Union-Tribune
offers a piece on the “Fat Leonard” Navy bribary and fraud scandal.
Fretting about his possible
role in the “Fat Leonard” bribery scandal, in late 2013 the Navy stripped the
security clearance of its top spy, destroying the career of Vice Adm. Ted
“Twig” Branch (seen in the above photo).
On Friday, the Navy closed
its review with what it called appropriate administrative action for Branch,
the former director of Navy intelligence.
The U.S. Department of
Justice — which has handled the prosecution of those who took bribes from
contractor Leonard Glenn Francis (seen in the below photo) and his Singapore-based Glenn Defense Marine
Asia — brought no charges against Branch.
"The Department of
Justice declined to prosecute Vice Adm. Ted Branch and forwarded his matter to
the Department of the Navy's Consolidated Disposition Authority,” said Navy
Fleet Forces Command spokesman Cmdr. Mike Kafka in a written statement. “After
completing a thorough and detailed review of the evidence, the CDA took
appropriate administrative action. This matter is closed."
Administrative action can
include a non-punitive letter of reprimand or an oral counseling chiding a
sailor for questionable conduct. Unlike other judicial or military sanctions,
administrative action cannot take pay and privileges from a shipmate.
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