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The Fat Leonard scandal is an ongoing investigation and prosecution of corruption within the United States Navy during the 2000s and 2010s.^[1]

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Admiral (United States)

Admiral (abbreviated as ADM) is a four-star commissioned officer rank in the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, and the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps with the pay grade of O-10.

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Aircraft carrier

An aircraft carrier is a warship that serves as a seagoing airbase, equipped with a full-length flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft.

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Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda is a pan-Islamist militant organization led by Sunni Jihadists who self-identify as a vanguard spearheading a global Islamist revolution to unite the Muslim world under a supra-national Islamic caliphate.

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Alex Saab

Alex Nain Saab Morán (أليكس صعب; born 21 December 1971) is a Colombian businessman.

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Amphibious assault ship

An amphibious assault ship is a type of warship employed to land and support ground forces on enemy territory during an armed conflict.

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Arrest warrant

An arrest warrant or bench warrant is a warrant issued by a judge or magistrate on behalf of the state which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual or the search and seizure of an individual's property.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), is the national broadcaster of Australia.

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Australian Defence Force

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of the Commonwealth of Australia and its national interests.

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Australian Federal Police

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is the national and principal federal law enforcement agency of the Australian Government with the unique role of investigating crime and protecting the national security of the Commonwealth of Australia.

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Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.

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Bariatrics

Bariatrics is a discipline that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity, encompassing both obesity medicine and bariatric surgery.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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Bette Bolivar

Babette Rose Bolivar (born 1962) is a retired United States Navy rear admiral who last served as the commander of Navy Region Southwest (nicknamed "The Navy Mayor of San Diego") from March 14, 2019 to July 16, 2021.

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Brady disclosure

In the legal system of the United States, a Brady disclosure consists of exculpatory or impeaching information and evidence that is material to the guilt or innocence or to the punishment of a defendant.

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Bravo Zulu

The combination of the Bravo and Zulu nautical signal flags, i.e., Bravo Zulu, also referred to as "BZ," is a naval signal, typically conveyed by flaghoist or voice radio, meaning "Well Done" with regard to actions, operations or performance.

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Bribery

Bribery is the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions of an official, or other person, in charge of a public or legal duty and to incline the individual to act contrary to their duty and the known rules of honesty and integrity.

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Bronze Star Medal

The Bronze Star Medal (BSM) is a United States Armed Forces decoration awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces for either heroic achievement, heroic service, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service in a combat zone.

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Bruce Loveless

Bruce Loveless is a retired Rear Admiral in the United States Navy.

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C-SPAN

Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN) is an American cable and satellite television network, created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a nonprofit public service.

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Caracas

Caracas, officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas).

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CBS News

CBS News is the news division of the American television and radio broadcaster CBS.

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) is the presiding officer of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

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CNBC

CNBC is an American business news channel owned by NBCUniversal News Group, a unit of Comcast's NBCUniversal.

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CNN

Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news channel and website operating from Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the Manhattan-based media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage and the first all-news television channel in the United States.

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Cold War

The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, that started in 1947, two years after the end of World War II, and lasted until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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Conduct unbecoming

Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman (or conduct unbecoming for short) is an offense that is subject to court martial in the armed forces of some nations.

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Conspiracy against the United States

Conspiracy against the United States, or conspiracy to defraud the United States,§ 923,, U.S. Department of Justice's United States Attorneys' Manual.

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Contracting Officer

A Contracting Officer (often abbreviated as KO in the US Army or CO in the US Air Force) is a person who can bind the Federal Government of the United States to a contract which is greater in value than the federal micro-purchase threshold ($10,000 for supplies, in most circumstances).

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Court-martial

A court-martial or court martial (plural courts-martial or courts martial, as "martial" is a postpositive adjective) is a military court or a trial conducted in such a court.

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Defense Attaché System

The Defense Attaché System is an arm of the Defense Intelligence Agency tasked with representing the United States in defense and military related matters with foreign governments around the world.

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Defense Criminal Investigative Service

The Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) is the criminal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Defense Office of Inspector General.

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Defense News

Defense News is a website and newspaper about the politics, business, and technology of national security published by Sightline Media Group.

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Dom Pérignon

Dom Pérignon is a brand of vintage Champagne.

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Donald Trump

Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.

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Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur (26 January 18805 April 1964) was an American military leader who served as General of the Army for the United States, as well as a field marshal to the Philippine Army.

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Executive officer

An executive officer is a person who is principally responsible for leading all or part of an organization, although the exact nature of the role varies depending on the organization.

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In an extradition, one jurisdiction delivers a person accused or convicted of committing a crime in another jurisdiction, into the custody of the other's law enforcement.

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Fairfax Station, Virginia

Fairfax Station is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.

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Federal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is responsible for all Federal prisons and provide for the care, custody, and control of federal prisoners.

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Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood Low

The Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood Low (FCI Allenwood Low) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Gregg Township, Union County, Pennsylvania.

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Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood

The Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood (FCI Englewood) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Colorado.

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Federal Correctional Institution, Manchester

The Federal Correctional Institution, Manchester (FCI Manchester) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in unincorporated Clay County, Kentucky.

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Federal Correctional Institution, Morgantown

The Federal Prison Camp, Morgantown (FPC Morgantown) is a minimum-security United States federal prison for male inmates in West Virginia.

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Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone

The Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone (FCI Sandstone) is a low-security United States federal prison for male offenders in Sandstone, Minnesota.

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Federal Correctional Institution, Seagoville

The Federal Correctional Institution, Seagoville (FCI Seagoville) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Seagoville, Texas in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.

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Federal crime in the United States

In the United States, a federal crime or federal offense is an act that is made illegal by U.S. federal legislation enacted by both the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives and signed into law by the president.

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Federal judiciary of the United States

The federal judiciary of the United States is one of the three branches of the federal government of the United States organized under the United States Constitution and laws of the federal government.

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Foie gras

fat liver) is a specialty food product made of the liver of a duck or goose. According to French law, foie gras is defined as the liver of a duck or goose fattened by gavage (force feeding). Foie gras is a popular and well-known delicacy in French cuisine. Its flavour is rich, buttery, and delicate, unlike an ordinary duck or goose liver.

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Freedom of Information Act (United States)

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA),, is the United States federal freedom of information law that requires the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased or uncirculated information and documents controlled by the U.S. government upon request.

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Glenn Marine Group

Glenn Marine Group is a Singapore-based supplier of maritime services including naval logistics and the operation of shore-base support including cruise terminals and port-operations. Fat Leonard scandal and Glenn Marine Group are united States military scandals.

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Grand juries in the United States

Grand juries in the United States are groups of citizens empowered by United States federal or state law to conduct legal proceedings, chiefly investigating potential criminal conduct and determining whether criminal charges should be brought.

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Halfway house

A halfway house is an institute for people with criminal backgrounds or substance use problems to learn (or relearn) the necessary skills to re-integrate into society and better support and care for themselves.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.

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Honolulu Civil Beat

Honolulu Civil Beat is a nonprofit online news organization covering the U.S. state of Hawaii.

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Inspector general

An inspector general is an investigative official in a civil or military organization.

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Interpol

The International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL (abbreviated as ICPO–INTERPOL), commonly known as Interpol (stylized in allcaps), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control.

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Interpol notice

An Interpol notice is an international alert circulated by Interpol to communicate information about crimes, criminals, and threats by police in a member state (or an authorised international entity) to their counterparts around the world.

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Jackie Speier

Karen Lorraine Jacqueline Speier (born May 14, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for, serving in Congress from 2008 to 2023.

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Janis Lynn Sammartino

Janis Lynn Sammartino (born April 24, 1950) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

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Jim Inhofe

James Mountain Inhofe (November 17, 1934 – July 9, 2024) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Oklahoma from 1994 to 2023.

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John McCain

John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018.

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KPBS-FM

KPBS-FM (89.5 MHz) is a non-commercial public radio station broadcasting in San Diego, California, affiliated with National Public Radio (NPR).

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KSWB-TV

KSWB-TV (channel 69) is a television station in San Diego, California, United States, affiliated with the Fox network.

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Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur, officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur (Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur; 吉隆坡联邦直辖区; கோலாலம்பூர் கூட்டரசு பிரதேசம்) and colloquially referred to as KL, is a federal territory and the capital city of Malaysia.

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Littleton, Colorado

Littleton is a home rule municipality city located in Arapahoe, Douglas, and Jefferson counties, Colorado, United States.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.

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Mail and wire fraud

Mail fraud and wire fraud are terms used in the United States to describe the use of a physical (e.g., the U.S. Postal Service) or electronic (e.g., a phone, a telegram, a fax, or the Internet) mail system to defraud another, and are U.S. federal crimes.

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Makati Shangri-La, Manila

Makati Shangri-La, Manila is a hotel located in Makati and one of the three hotels managed by Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts in Metro Manila, Philippines.

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Making false statements

Making false statements is the common name for the United States federal process crime laid out in Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code, which generally prohibits knowingly and willfully making false or fraudulent statements, or concealing information, in "any matter within the jurisdiction" of the federal government of the United States, even by merely denying guilt when asked by a federal agent.

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Malaysia

Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.

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Manila

Manila (Maynila), officially the City of Manila (Lungsod ng Maynila), is the capital and second-most-populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City.

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Manila Hotel

The Manila Hotel is a 550-room, historic five-star hotel located along Manila Bay in Manila, Philippines.

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San Diego is one of the major cities in California.

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Medium (website)

Medium is an American online publishing platform developed by Evan Williams and launched in August 2012.

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Michael H. Miller

Michael Harold "Mike" Miller (born July 9, 1952) is a former Vice Admiral in the United States Navy, and was the first active-duty officer to direct the White House Military Office.

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Ministry of justice

A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice.

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National University of Singapore

The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national public collegiate and research university in Singapore.

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Naval Criminal Investigative Service

The United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is the primary investigative law enforcement agency of the U.S. Department of the Navy.

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Naval Forces Japan (United States)

The U.S. Naval Forces Japan/Navy Region Japan (CNFJ/CNRJ) is a dual-hatted command with command and control authority of all shore installations and assigned forces of the United States Navy in Japan as well as the responsibility to liaise with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

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Naval Supply Systems Command

The Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) serves as the supply command for the United States Navy for providing supplies, services, and support to both the Navy and the United States Marine Corps.

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Navy Supply Corps

The Navy Supply Corps is the United States Navy staff corps concerned with supply, logistics, combat support, readiness, contracting, and fiscal matters.

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Navy Times

Navy Times (ISSN 0028-1697) is an American newspaper published 26 times per year serving active, reserve and retired United States Navy personnel and their families, providing news, information, analysis, community lifestyle features, educational supplements, and resource guides.

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NBC

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast.

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Nicolás Maduro

Nicolás Maduro Moros (born 23 November 1962) is a Venezuelan politician who has served as the 53rd President of Venezuela since 2013.

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Non-judicial punishment

In the United States Armed Forces, Non-judicial punishment (NJP) is a disciplinary measure that may be applied to individual military personnel, without a need for a court martial or similar proceedings.

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Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk is an independent city in Virginia, United States.

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Obstruction of justice in the United States

In United States jurisdictions, obstruction of justice refers to a number of offenses that involve unduly influencing, impeding, or otherwise interfering with the justice system, especially the legal and procedural tasks of prosecutors, investigators, or other government officials.

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Officer (armed forces)

An officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service.

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Perth

Perth (Boorloo) is the capital city of Western Australia.

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Petty officer first class

Petty officer first class (PO1) is a rank found in some navies and maritime organizations.

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Project On Government Oversight

The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is a nonpartisan nonprofit government watchdog group based in Washington, D.C..

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Purple Heart

The Purple Heart (PH) is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the president to those wounded or killed while serving, on or after 5 April 1917, with the U.S. military.

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Ray Mabus

Raymond Edwin Mabus Jr. (born October 11, 1948) is an American politician and lawyer.

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Reuters

Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.

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Richard V. Spencer

Richard Vaughn Spencer (born January 18, 1954) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 76th United States Secretary of the Navy from August 3, 2017, to November 24, 2019.

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Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture.

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Royal Australian Navy

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

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Samuel J. Locklear

Samuel Jones "Sam" Locklear III (born October 28, 1954) is a retired United States Navy admiral who last served as the commander of the United States Pacific Command from March 9, 2012, to May 27, 2015.

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September 11 attacks

The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001.

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Sexual addiction

Sexual addiction is a state characterized by compulsive participation or engagement in sexual activity, particularly sexual intercourse, despite negative consequences.

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Shangri-La Hotel Singapore

Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore is a five-star deluxe hotel located on Orange Grove Road, off Orchard Road, in Singapore.

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Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)

Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar" International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar") is an international airport located in Maiquetía, Vargas, Venezuela, about west of downtown Caracas, the capital of the country.

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.

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South China Morning Post

The South China Morning Post (SCMP), with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is a Hong Kong-based English-language newspaper owned by Alibaba Group.

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Special agent

In the United States, a special agent is an official title used to refer to certain investigators or detectives of federal, military, tribal, or state agencies who primarily serve in criminal investigatory positions.

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Stars and Stripes (newspaper)

Stars and Stripes is a daily American military newspaper reporting on matters concerning the members of the United States Armed Forces and their communities, with an emphasis on those serving outside the United States.

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Subic Bay

Subic Bay is a bay on the west coast of the island of Luzon in the Philippines, about northwest of Manila Bay.

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Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy

The superintendent of the United States Naval Academy is its commanding officer.

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Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory

The Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory is the highest court of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

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Tailhook scandal

The Tailhook scandal was a military scandal in which United States (U.S.) Navy and U.S. Marine Corps aviation officers were alleged to have sexually assaulted up to 83 women and seven men, or otherwise engaged in "improper and indecent" conduct at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fat Leonard scandal and Tailhook scandal are united States military scandals.

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Ted N. Branch

Ted N. "Twig" Branch (born 22 April 1957) retired as a vice admiral in the United States Navy on 1 October 2016, after serving the last three years of his 37-year career as the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for information warfare.

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Terry Kraft

Terry B. Kraft is a retired rear admiral of the United States Navy, formerly commanding the U.S. Naval Forces Japan.

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Thailand

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula.

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The Mercury News

The Mercury News (formerly San Jose Mercury News, often locally known as The Merc) is a morning daily newspaper published in San Jose, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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The San Diego Union-Tribune

The San Diego Union-Tribune is a metropolitan daily newspaper published in San Diego, California, that has run since 1868.

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The Straits Times

The Straits Times (also known informally by its abbreviation ST) is a Singaporean daily English-language newspaper owned by the SPH Media Trust.

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The Virginian-Pilot

The Virginian-Pilot is the daily newspaper for Hampton Roads, Virginia.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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Uniform Code of Military Justice

The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) is the foundation of the system of military justice of the armed forces of the United States.

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United States Agency for International Development

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency of the United States government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance.

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United States District Court for the Southern District of California

The United States District Court for the Southern District of California (in case citations, S.D. Cal.) is a federal court in the Ninth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

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United States House Committee on Armed Services

The U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, commonly known as the House Armed Services Committee or HASC, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives.

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United States Indo-Pacific Command

The United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) is the unified combatant command of the United States Armed Forces responsible for the Indo-Pacific region.

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United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific

The U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC) is the Marine Corps service component command of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.

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United States Naval Academy

The United States Naval Academy (USNA, Navy, or Annapolis) is a federal service academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

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United States Naval Institute

The United States Naval Institute (USNI) is a private non-profit military association that offers independent, nonpartisan forums for debate of national security issues.

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United States Penitentiary, Atwater

The United States Penitentiary, Atwater (USP Atwater) is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates in unincorporated Merced County, California.

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United States Penitentiary, Lompoc

The United States Penitentiary, Lompoc (USP Lompoc) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Lompoc, California.

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United States Penitentiary, Tucson

The United States Penitentiary, Tucson (USP Tucson) is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Arizona.

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United States Secretary of the Navy

The secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) is a statutory officer and the head (chief executive officer) of the Department of the Navy, a military department within the United States Department of Defense.

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United States Senate Committee on Armed Services

The Committee on Armed Services, sometimes abbreviated SASC for Senate Armed Services Committee, is a committee of the United States Senate empowered with legislative oversight of the nation's military, including the Department of Defense, military research and development, nuclear energy (as pertaining to national security), benefits for members of the military, the Selective Service System and other matters related to defense policy.

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United States Seventh Fleet

The Seventh Fleet is a numbered fleet of the United States Navy.

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United States–Venezuela relations

United States–Venezuela relations have traditionally been characterized by an important trade and investment relationship as well as cooperation in combating the production and transit of illegal drugs.

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USA Today

USA Today (often stylized in all caps) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company.

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USNS GySgt. Fred W. Stockham

USNS GySgt Fred W. Stockham (T-AK-3017) is a ''Shughart''-class container & roll-on roll-off support vessel in the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC).

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USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19)

USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) is the lead ship of the two amphibious command ships of the United States Navy, and is the flagship of the Seventh Fleet.

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USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6)

USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) was a of the United States Navy commissioned on 15 August 1998.

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USS Cole bombing

The USS Cole bombing was a suicide attack by al-Qaeda against, a guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, on 12 October 2000, while she was being refueled in Yemen's Aden harbor.

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USS Essex (LHD-2)

USS Essex (LHD-2) is a Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) in service with the United States Navy.

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USS George Washington (CVN-73)

USS George Washington (CVN-73) is a United States Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the sixth carrier in the and the fourth US Navy ship named after George Washington, Founding Father, commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States.

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USS Mustin (DDG-89)

USS Mustin (DDG-89) is an guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy.

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Venezuela

Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea.

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Westword

Westword is a free digital and print media publication based in Denver, Colorado.

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Whitey Bulger

James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger Jr. (September 3, 1929 – October 30, 2018) was an American organized crime boss who led the Winter Hill Gang, an Irish Mob group in the Winter Hill neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts, a city directly northwest of Boston.

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WTKR

WTKR (channel 3) is a television station licensed to Norfolk, Virginia, United States, serving the Hampton Roads area as an affiliate of CBS.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Leonard_scandal

Also known as Fat Leonard, Heedong Choi, Leonard Glenn Francis.

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Political corruption in the Philippines

Political corruption investigations in the United States

United States Navy in the 21st century