Glenn Marine Group Explained
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.[2]
History
The company was formed as Glenn Marine Enterprise in 1946 in Penang, Malaya, providing chandler services to ships using the Swettenham Pier.
Glenn Defense Marine Asia
See main article: Fat Leonard scandal.
In September 2013, a subsidiary of the company, ship support contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA), became the central public focus of an ongoing investigation into a corruption scandal within the US Navy.[3] [4] [5] In 2010, Navy officials became suspicious that some of the bills submitted by the GDMA company from Thailand were padded.[6] According to prosecutors investigating the case, the company overcharged the Navy for goods and services by an amount that exceeded 20 million dollars. The company's chief executive, president and chairman, Leonard Glenn Francis, also known as 'Fat Leonard,' allegedly recruited a network of moles within the Navy's United States Seventh Fleet and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), who would provide him with classified operational schedules of Navy ships,[7] and alert him when naval auditors tried to investigate suspicious business transactions with Glenn Marine.[8] In exchange, prosecutors charge that Francis would supply the navy officials with prostitutes, travel expenses and other perks.
Subsidiaries
- Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA)
- Glenn Marine Logistics Base (GMLB)
- Glenn Ports & Cruise Terminals (GPCT)
Notes and References
- Website has been removed
- Web site: Glenn Marine Group. https://web.archive.org/web/20131109045114/http://www.glennmarinegroup.com/about-us/about-us. dead. Nov 9, 2013. Nov 17, 2020.
- News: Third Navy official arrested in bribery probe . Whitlock . Craig . 6 November 2013 . The Washington Post . 8 November 2013 . 8 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131108030849/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/third-navy-official-arrested-in-bribery-probe/2013/11/06/467f9e80-4735-11e3-a196-3544a03c2351_story.html . live .
- Web site: How 'Fat Leonard' Scammed the US Navy . Panda . Ankit . 9 November 2013 . thediplomat.com . The Diplomat . 8 November 2013 . 9 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131109052020/http://thediplomat.com/flashpoints-blog/2013/11/09/how-fat-leonard-scammed-the-us-navy/ . live .
- Web site: Man accused of cheating US Navy led a larger-than-life lifestyle . https://web.archive.org/web/20131109130646/http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2013/11/07/Fat-Leonard-he-just-likes-it-big-Man-accused-of-cheating-US-Navy-led-a-largerthanlife-lifestyle.aspx . dead. 9 November 2013 . 7 November 2013 . www.thestar.com.my . Star Publications . 8 November 2013 .
- News: Navy captain admits providing classified info in massive bribery scheme . Stars and Stripes . Tony Perry . 15 January 2015 . 24 October 2015 . 8 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151108213800/http://www.stripes.com/news/us/navy-captain-admits-providing-classified-info-in-massive-bribery-scheme-1.324105 . live .
- Web site: U.S. Navy Admiral Plus Eight Officers Indicted as Part of Corrupt Team that Worked Together to Trade Navy Secrets for Sex Parties. Mar 14, 2017. www.justice.gov. Nov 17, 2020. November 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112030648/https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/us-navy-admiral-plus-eight-officers-indicted-part-corrupt-team-worked-together-trade. live.
- News: Whitlock. Craig. U.S. Navy moles helped Malaysian businessman bilk service, prosecutors say. Washington Post. 7 November 2013. 11 November 2013. 9 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131109043434/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-navy-moles-helped-malaysian-businessman-bilk-service-prosecutors-say/2013/11/07/17ed0960-47d3-11e3-a196-3544a03c2351_story.html. live.
