Former military contractor Leonard Francis has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for masterminding a decade-long bribery scheme that defrauded dozens of U.S. Navy officers, the AP reported earlier.

U.S. District Judge Janis L Sammartino sentenced him to more than 13 1/2 years on the bribery and fraud charges, plus 16 months for failure to appear. The sentences are to be served consecutively.

He ordered Francis, also known as “Fat Leonard”, to pay US$20 million (RM87.5 million) in restitution…