former military contractor leonard francis, nicknamed fat leonard, escaped house arrest by cutting offkle bracelet. he was facing charges of bribery and fraud. cnn's oren liebermann is at the pentagon with the latest. what do we know? >> reporter: well, right now leonard francis, also known as fat leopard-s in custody in venezuela after he went missing just a couple of weeks ago. at the time he was only a few weeks away from his sentencing after he pled guilty back in 2015 on charges of bribely and fraud. he had at times been cooperating with authorities as they looked into the largest corruption scandal in navy history, and then suddenly he went missing. authorities believed he may have tried to leave the country and that as we find out now is exactly what happened. he was taken into custody in venezuela after u.s. marshals issued an interpol red notice. that's where he's in custody. u.s. has begun extradition proceedings. it's an open question as to how long that could take. but this is a question that's gone on for years. back in 2013 authorities started looking into leonard francis

officials say leonard francis, a former military contractor known as fat leonard cut off his house arrested guilty to offering $500,000 in bribes to navy officers to steer work to his shipyards. cnn's oren liebermann is with me now. so he was cooperating with prosecutors in cases against other naval officers, so what happened? >> reporter: well, victor, this is a case that has gone on for years. prosecutors began looking at this back in 2013 in what spread across some major cities and cap capitals across the pacific. leonard francis pled guilty in 2015 to charges of bribery and fraud. in the intervening seven years, he had been in federal kcustody under house arrest because of health reasons, leading up to investigators continuing to investigate themselves, implicating dozens of navy officials over the years. the sentencing was scheduled for three weeks from now as he was under house arrest. police went to check on him over the weekend. they discovered he wasn't there. when u.s. marshals went in, they say they found his cut ankle bracelet in a portable cooler. neighbors told the officials

marshals say leonard francis removed his ankle monitor by cutting it off, and then escape house arresto three weeks before sentencing. the 2015 -- in 2015, francis pled guilty to charges in the biggest corruption scandal in u.s. navy history. we have worn out from the pentagon. >> reporter: this is an investigation that has gone on for years and was perhaps nearing its conclusion. leonard francis was scheduled to be sentenced as we pleaded guilty to charges of bribery and fraud seven years ago. in the intervening period, he had benefit of custody, been around house arrest, cooperated with authorities, until he vanished. please want to check on him in house arrest over the weekend but they got no answer. u.s. marshals went in and all they found was his ankle bracelet and a portable cooler. they spoke with neighbors who told him that they had seen moving trucks at the house over the course of the past few days, an indication, they say, that he had been planning this escape, is leaving the house arrest, for quite some time now. he pleaded guilty back in 2015 to charges of bribery and frau

marshals service says leonard francis, nicknamed "fat leonard," was taken into custody tuesday. he escaped from house arrest in california earlier this month. he pleaded guilty in 2015 to bribing navy officers with prostitution services and luxury goods to help his company. the scheme also defrauded taxpayers out of at least $35 million. >>> the governor of texas is cracking down on mexican drug cartels, and a washington landmark was vandalized. those are headlines on the "morning newsstand." "the washington post" reports an indiana man pleaded not guilty after being charged with vandalizing the washington monument with paint. crews worked to remove the red paint from the base of the monument yesterday. u.s. park police said the 44-year-old man was holding a paint brush and had red paint on his hands when officers approached him on the national mall tuesday night. the man's brother said he had recently been laid off from his job and was upset after being denied disability. >>> the "austin american statesman" says texas governor greg abbott asked president biden to declare severa

in 2015, leonard francis pleaded guilty to the biggest corruption scandal in the history of the unitedicials with cash and with prostitutes and s beef or cuban cigars to steer navy ships to ports where his company operated. four officers have been convicted and more than 30 navy officials, sailors, and defense contractors have pleaded guilty, according to "the washington post." let's bring in oren liebermann at the pentagon for us. neighbors might have seen this coming. >> that's right, jake. when police went to the house over the weekend, they got no response at the house, despite the fact that leonard francis was supposed to be under house arrest. they called in u.s. marshals who moved into the house. they found the ankle bracelet that monitoring device, but not much else. that had been cut off and placed apparently in a portable cooler, but francis himself was gone from the house. neighbors told u.s. officials, according to a u.s. marshal, that they had seen moving trucks at the house over the course of the past few days. so it seemed he had been planning this for quite some time, j

leonard francis known as fat leonard cut off his ankle monitor and fled from his san diego home just before his sentencing date. prosecutors say francis bribed u.s. navy service members with prostitutes and other gifts in exchange for classified information, which he then used to get military contracts. >>> theranos founder elizabeth holmes is asking for a new trial citing newly discovered evidence. a jury convicted her earlier this year of defrauding investors in her blood testing company. now her lawyers say a witness for the prosecution approached them expressing guilt over his testimony against holmes. the witness, dr. adam rosendorf, testified he repeatedly warned that the blood testing was inaccurate. >> dr. rosendorf was clearly the main or one of the main government witnesses. he was head of the clinical lab at the time that these events took place, so he was the person who knew what was happening in the lab, who had direct communication with elizabeth holmes and also interacted with sunny balwani. >> if her request for a new trial is not granted, holmes faces up to 20 years i

a former military contactor, leonard gran glenn francis. he is facing sentencing for a wide spread ivory scheme involving u.s. navy. he was under house arrest, but police say that "fat leonard" cut his gps monitoring bracelet over the weekend. now, he is in the wind. tamari stone on the manhunt to bring him to justice and what got him convicted in the first place. >> reporter: this is where leonard francis spent the last four years under house arrest. a rental in the luxury torrey highland community in san diego. it is where over the weekend, u.s. marshals say he cut and ran. his escape has everyone in the neighborhood a little rattled. >> we are a little concerned that he's here, that he was here , that the spot was used to house someone like that. >> reporter: investigative services and the san diego regional task force are hunting him down. is reportedly lived in the house with a nanny and his children, but was reclusive. >> he did not come out of his house much. they put this gait in immediately when they moved in so that was kind of wei

authorities say leonard francis, also known as fat leonard, escaped from house arrest just weeks before correspondent barbara starr. barbara, how did he get away? >> well, that is the big mystery right now. as you say, ana, in just three weeks, he was scheduled to be sentenced on federal charges involving fraud and bribery. now, he had pled guilty to those in 2015 and was under house arrest, and apparently, a couple of days ago, when agents went to his house to check on him, they found his electronic monitoring bracelet there, cut off and in some kind of container, and him, long gone. some neighbors said they even saw sansvans there in recent da with things being loaded on board. so, he is on the lam and nobody knows where he is. obviously, u.s. marshals, federal law enforcement, looking for him. this was the largest fraud scandal in u.s. navy history, and the number of navy officers and navy personnel had already pled guilty and had been charged also in regards to this. the scheme that fat leonard, as he was known, had engineered spread at navy ports across the pacific. he operated por

in 2015 leonard francis pled guilty to bribery and fraud charges and was sentenced this month but u.s. marshals said he took off his ankle bracelet three weeks before his sentencing. they say the u.s. government has started proceedings with venezuela hoping to extradite him back to the united states. >>> now the death of a young iranian woman arrested for not conforming to strict islamic dress has sparked the biggest antigovernment demonstrations there in years. that story is just ahehead. let's end d this habit. skip the rinse... with finish quantum. its activelift technology has the power to tackle 24 hour dried on food stains-- without pre-rinsing- for an unbeatable clean. together we can help save america 150 billion gallons of water in just one year. skip the rinse with finish to save our water. when we started selling my health products online our shipping process was painfully slow. then we found shipstation. now we're shipping out orders 5 times faster and we're saving a ton. go to shipstation.com /tv and get 2 months free. >>> last week's death of a young iranian woman while

in 2015, leonard francis pled guilty to bribery and fraud charges, and was set to be sentenced this month. u.s. marshals said he cut off his ankle monitor and escaped house arrest in san diego three weeks before his sentencing. venezuelan officials essay the u.s. government has started seedings with venezuela, hoping to extradite him back to the united states. >>> the death of a young iranian woman arrested for not conforming to strict islamic dress has sparked the biggest antigovernment demonstration in years. with women cutting their hair and burning their headscararves in protestst. that is coming up. - custom ink helps us celebrate and drive our students' achievements with custom gear. they love custom ink's different styles and designs. we love how custom ink makes the process mple with their easy to use design lab, expert artists ready to heland unbeatable customer service. custom ink allows our kids to show everyone their accomplishments and the pride they have in our school. when we place an order i know they got our back. so we can focus on the kids. - custom ink has hundreds of

officials say leonard francis, known as fat leonard, is on the run after cutting off his house arrest before he was set to be sentenced. neighbors told authorities they recently saw several uhaul trucks at his house. francis, who got his nickname when he weighed 400 pounds, pleaded guilty to bribery and fraud charges in 2015. he offered $500,000 in bribes to navy officers to steer work to his shipyards. >>> updates this morning in the case of eliza fletcher, the tennessee teacher who was abducted friday morning while she was out for a jog. police say cleotha abston, the man charged in connection with the abduction, has been hit with three additional charges including identity theft, property theft, and illegal use of a credit or debit card. police tweeting last night that a body has been found 20 minutes from eliza was abducted in memphis. the identity of the person and the cause of death is unconfirmed at this point. joining us now is callahan walsh, child advocate at the national center for missing and exploited children and co-host of "investigation, discoveries in pursuit" with jo

shake your thang" by salt n pepa >>> new details this morning about a former military contractor, leonard francised in venezuela this week after 16 days on the run. fat leonard, as he was known for his size, was the master mind behind the biggest corruption scandal in u.s. navy history. he escaped before his sentencing on bribery and fraud charges. barbara starr is joining us live from the pentagon with the latest. what can you tell us? >> reporter: this chapter that has extended for almost a decade may finally be coming to an end. francis arrested tuesday by venezuelans authorities on an interpol red notice filed by u.s. marshals, especially an international be on the lookout for this guy. and now the u.s. is talking to the venezuelans about extradition proceedings to try to bring him back to the united states. he escaped a couple weeks ago, just three weeks before he was scheduled to be sentenced by cutting off his gps ankle monitoring bracelet, went on the run and was found in venezuela. this dates back to an investigation that began in 2013, francis would eventually plead guilty to fraud and

now after two weeks on the run, police have arrested leonard francis in venezuela they he was trying oard a flight and escape to russia. prosecutors say fat leonard overcharged the u.s. military by more than $35 million and had navy ships routed to ports that he controlled in the pacific he pleaded guilty nearly eight years ago to offering prostitutes, gourmet meals, cuban cigars, luxury hotel stays, tickets to a lady gaga concert and more than a half million in bribes to u.s. navy officers getting fat leonard back to the united states could be tricky. venezuela is under crippling u.s. sanctions, and the u.s. government does not even recognize the nicolas maduro regime >>> mass protests in the streets of iran, and now the islamic republic just got slapped with new sanctions. the u.s. treasury department targeting tehran's security forces and the notorious morality police. they enforce the country's strict roles on hijabs and other conservative islamic dress codes and behavior the move comes as the nation cracks down after a 22-year-old woman died in police custody her name is mahsa am

marshal service says leonard glen francis, also known as fat leonard, was arrested tuesday as he was about to board a plane in caracas. francis under home arrest in san diego when he cut off his g.p.s. ankle bracelet and escaped in early september prompting an international manhunt. ♪ russian and ukrainian forces exchanged artillery fire today as both sides refused to exceed territory. the battle comes as russia struggles to regain momentum after offensive counteroffensive by ukrainian counter troops. tonight our team there shows you one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. correspondent jeff paul and his team watch technicians work to disarm some of the conflict's deadliest weapons. >> it's a job wherer little move can be the difference between life and death. somehow women and men strap on ballistics gear and hunt for explosives. >> well, when our no need to worry. you can twitch and make a wrong move. >> fled the front lines of their homes in the don't nets region. now he and many other working for the nonprofit halo trust are scanning and digging for hidden explosives left beh

federal authorities say leonard glen francis cut off his gps monitoring ankle brace loefrt the weekend bracelet over the weekend. he offered a half million dollars in bribes to navy officers for classified information and favors for his singapore-based company. he also overcharged the u.s. military by more than $35 million. his neighbors say they saw u-haul trucks in front of his house before he took off. >> there were people that were moving things in out, but there were shadows. just -- i saw them from my peripheral vision. didn't look. >> he's been on house arrest since at least 2018 and was set to be sentenced at the end of the month. >>> right now at 6:00, a live look across the bay area as another day of extreme heat is on top. some places could approach all-time records. you're not going to believe the numbers. meteorologist kari hall is timing it out for your neighborhood including one city that could reach 118 degrees. >>> and keeping a student safe amidst the heat wave there. the steps bay area school districts are taking to make sure students stay cool. >> reporter: a fierce

nation, the mastermind of the navy's largest corruption scandal is on the run this evening, leonard glenn francisff his ankle monitor device and escaped house arrest in san diego over the weekend. he was due to be sentenced to 25 years in prison at the end of the month. the former military contractor pleaded guilty in 2015 to bribery and fraud charges, admitting that he swindled the navy out of at least $35 million in overcharges . prosecutors say navy officers accepted cash, prostitutes and trips from francis in exchange for classified information that gave francis's ship servicing businesses in asia and edge in getting military contracts. we are sitting down with the candidates first san francisco district attorney earlier on the four we heard from john hamasaki. he is a criminal defense attorney who calls himself the true progressive in this race, and here in studio, he explained some of his top priorities were trying to change the system in a way that protects public safety first and foremost, while also setting people up for success. after they worked their way through the criminal justice s

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