Former Glenn Defence Marine Asia executives Neil Peterson and Linda Raja in an indictment unsealed Wednesday are accused of submitting false claims totalling more than USD 5 million to the Navy.
The company's CEO Leonard "Fat Leonard" Francis is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to bribing Navy officials with more than USD 500,000 in cash, prostitutes, luxury hotel stays and a staggering amount of others gifts in exchange for classified information.
Peterson was the company's vice president for global operations, and Raja was its general manager for Singapore, Australia, and the Pacific Isles. The defendants were arrested in Singapore and are awaiting extradition to the United States. They could not be reached for comment.
In addition to the false claims, Peterson, 38, and Raja, 43, submitted false price quotes from non-existent companies on letterhead created from graphics cut and pasted from the Internet, according to court documents.
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