SAN DIEGO — 4 army officers serving the U.S. Navy’s Seventh Fleet have been convicted Wednesday on all counts of accepting bribes from overseas protection contractor Leonard Francis, court docket officers explained.
Captain David Newland, Captain James Dolan, Captain David Lausman and Commander Mario Herrera ended up identified guilty of conspiracy to dedicate bribery, bribery and conspiracy to dedicate honest providers wire fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney Southern District of California. Lausman also was located responsible of obstruction of justice.
Below are the penalties the Navy officers have been convicted of:
Greatest penalty for Conspiracy to Dedicate Bribery: Five several years in prison, a $250,000 wonderful, or twice the gross pecuniary get or twice the gross pecuniary decline, whichever is higher
Utmost penalty for Bribery: Fifteen yrs in jail, a $250,000 great or 2 times the gross pecuniary achieve or gross pecuniary decline from the offense, or three moments the monetary equal of the thing of price, whichever is better
Most penalty for Obstruction of Justice (only for Lausman): Twenty many years in prison, a $250,000 fine
Highest penalty for Conspiracy to Commit Trustworthy Solutions Wire Fraud: Twenty many years in jail, a $250,000 fine
In March 2017, 9 users of the U.S. Navy’s Seventh Fleet, which include the four defendants convicted Wednesday, have been indicted by a federal grand jury, court officials stated. A full of 34 U.S. Navy officers, defense contractors and the Glenn Defense Marine Asia had been billed of being associated in the bribery plan, with 33 defendants now acquiring been convicted of various fraud and corruption offenses.
On Wednesday, the jury did not reach a verdict on the expenses versus Rear Admiral Bruce Loveless.
A sentencing hearing has been set for Oct 11 at 9 a.m.
