The
military contractor known as “Fat Leonard,” the mastermind behind the worst
public corruption scandal in U.S. Navy history who was three weeks away from
being sentenced in the case, is on the run.
Leonard
Glenn Francis, who has been under house arrest, cut off his GPS monitoring
ankle bracelet and absconded from his San Diego home sometime Sunday morning,
said Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Omar Castillo.
Pretrial
Services, the federal agency monitoring Francis, was alerted to an anomaly with
Francis’ bracelet, and Francis’ defense team went to check on him, knowing he
has a history of health issues. An attorney called San Diego police about 1:45
p.m., saying Francis was not answering their knocks or messages, and asked for
a welfare check at the home in the Torrey Highlands neighborhood, according to
police officials.
Officers
arrived and entered the home through an unsecured door in a central courtyard
and found the home empty — save for the sheared GPS bracelet left behind,
according to police and marshals.
The
U.S. Marshals Service was called to assist, and the San Diego Regional Fugitive
Task Force was activated to begin the high-profile manhunt. The Naval Criminal
Investigative Service, which spearheaded the massive case against Francis more
than a decade ago, is also helping.
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