Leonard Glenn Francis, the defense contractor behind the worst bribery and corruption scandal in U.S. Navy history, was supposed to have a new attorney when he showed up to court Thursday.
Leonard Francis was extradited last month from Venezuela as part of prisoner swap that also freed 10 jailed Americans in return for the Venezuelan president’s ally.
Convicted Malaysian defense contractor Leonard Francis who led a daring escape weeks before he was scheduled to be sentenced in 2022 is seeking new defense attorneys now that he is back in U.S. custody after the Venezuelan prisoner swap last month.