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LAURA E. DUFFY
United States Attorney
MARK W. PLETCHER (CO BN 34615)
ROBERT S. HUIE (CA BN 237374)
Assistant U.S. Attorneys
880 Front Street, Room 6293
San Diego, California 92101-8893
Telephone: (619) 546-9714
[email protected]
[email protected]
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WILLIAM J. STELLMACH
Acting Chief, Fraud Section
CATHERINE VOTAW (DC BN 1012563)
Director, Procurement Fraud
BRIAN YOUNG (OH BN 0078395)
Trial Attorneys
Fraud Section
Criminal Division
U.S. Department of Justice
1400 New York Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
Telephone: (202) 353-0449
[email protected]
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THE PLEA
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The Charges
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The defendant agrees to plead guilty to a threecount Information charging the defendant with:
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Count 2 - Bribery
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Defendant
further
allegations
of
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agreement
and
the
plea
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to
attached
the
forfeiture
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In
exchange
for
the
defendant's
agrees
not
to
guilty pleas,
the
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initiate
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prosecute
any
fraud
involving
U.S.
Navy
husbanding
contracts,
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ribery
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ederal employees,
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Navy
officers
agreement
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employees
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is also
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ornrnit
signs
this
plea
perJury or give a
agreement.
material
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false
statement,
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side
the
this
at
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sole discretion,
defendant
plea
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that
agreement,
and/or
will be
offense,
be
free
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relieved
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This
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disposition.
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this
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GDMA must
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other witnesses.
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No
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Court;
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truth and
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defendant
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pleading
the defendant
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guilty,
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acknowledges
his
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understanding
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the
expressly
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contemplated by
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agreement
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"package"
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the
obligations
performance
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This is the
LAURA E. DUFFY
United States Attorney
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MARK W. PLETCHER
ROBERT S. HUIE
Assistant U.S. Attorneys
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Acting Chief, Fraud Section
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CATHERiilE VOrlAW
Director, Procurement Fraud
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SARA J. O'CONNELL, ESQ.
Covington & Burling LLP
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ATTACHMENT A
STIPULATED STATEMENT OF FACTS
The United States and defendant Leonard Glenn Francis
hereby stipulate to the following statement of facts.
These facts are true and correct, and provide a
sufficient factual basis to support the entry of the
guilty pleas in this case.
BACKGROUND
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29. Continuing throughout the duration of this
aspect of the conspiracy, pursuant to their corrupt
relationship, DUSEK provided GDMA, Francis, and EA with
classified schedules of projected port visits by U.S.
Navy vessels approximately dozens of times and whenever
specifically requested to do so by EA. DUSEK would
deliver these schedules in person to EA at the GDMA
office in Japan or email them directly to EA, each
time, taking steps to avoid detection by law
enforcement or U.S. Navy personnel.
30. Also continuing throughout the duration of this
conspiracy, pursuant to their corrupt relationship,
DUSEK used his positions and influence within the U.S.
Navy, first as Deputy Director of Operations for the
7th Fleet and later as Commanding Officer of the USS
Essex and USS Bonhomme Richard, as opportunities arose,
to benefit GDMA and FRANCIS, including particularly in
the selection and scheduling of U.S Navy vessels' port
visits into GDMA-identified ufat revenue GDMA ports."
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into GDMA and FRANCIS and advice and counsel about how
to respond to, stall, and thwart those investigations.
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6) September 2012
7) November 2012
8) January 2013
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10) July 2013
11) August 2013
12) September 9, 2013.
d. On or about August 17, 2012, Beliveau
and FRANCIS discussed the ongoing investigations by
text messages, including the fact that statements
by co-conspirators were covertly recorded at the
GDMA office in Thailand.
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57. As part of this conspiracy, Francis and his coconspirators submitted and caused to be submitted to
the U.S. Navy fraudulent quotes for Incidentals,
purporting to be from prospective subcontractors, for
port visits in Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia,
Philippines, Australia, and other countries.
58. As a part of this conspiracy, Francis and his
co-conspirators submitted and caused to be submitted to
the U.S. Navy fraudulent representations related to the
acquisition of fuel, including fraudulent
representations about the unavailability of the type of
fuel required by U.S. Navy vessels, as well as
fraudulent representations about the source and actual
cost of the fuel ultimately provided by GDMA to the
U.S. Navy vessels.
59. As a part of this conspiracy, Francis and his
co-conspirators submitted and caused to be submitted to
the U.S. Navy fraudulent representations related to
Port Tariff Items, including fraudulent representations
about the availability and actual cost of Port Tariff
Items at particular ports, fraudulent representations
about the true identity of the bona fide port
authority, and ultimately fraudulent invoices inflating
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66. The total actual loss to the U.S. Navy from the
conspiracy to defraud the United States described in
Count Three and in Paragraphs 54-64 above was at least
more than $20 million.
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