New court filings suggest more reduced charges, further crumbling of 'Fat Leonard' prosecutions

Four defense attorneys submitted letters Friday to a San Diego federal judge suggesting the government has agreed to deals on lesser charges — and in one case will grant a complete dismissal of charges — with five military officers who previously pleaded guilty to more serious offenses in connection with the U.S. Navy's "Fat Leonard" bribery and corruption scandal. The deals, if accurate as described in the letters, would seem to represent further crumbling of the massive, high-profile prosecution, which has been marred in recent years by prosecutorial misconduct and the escape of Leonard Glen...