Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Three Navy Admirals Cashiered For Taking Bribes

Three Navy admirals forced into retirement after being linked to a bribery scandal had enjoyed fancy dinners and cigars, sightseeing trips, shopping binges, and high-value hotel accommodations from the key figure in the case: colorful Singaporean businessman Leonard Glenn Francis.

The censure letters meted out by Navy Secretary Ray Mabus were announced in February, along with the retirement of the three admirals: Vice Adm. Michael Miller, Rear Adm. Terry Kraft and Rear Adm. David Pimpo.


But the details behind what Mabus called “poor judgment and a failure of leadership” were not known until news stories were published this weekend based on redacted documents received through the Freedom of Information Act.


“You used your relationship with Mr. Francis to secure tour services and hotel rooms for you” and other senior officers, Mabus wrote in a letter of censure to Pimpo, who was demoted to captain.


“Given the frequency of the gifts which you received from Mr. Francis,” Mabus wrote, “your actions would have led a reasonable person with knowledge of the relevant facts to believe that you used your public office for private gain.”


You can read the rest @

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-admirals-bribery-20150720-story.html

I have two questions about this:

  • Isn't it true that similar if not even more lavish perks were enjoyed by Obama ad-Dajjal and his family and by Hillary (Tricky Dick) Rodham while she was in office?
  • Why weren't THEY forced out?

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