winner glenn francis allegedly bribed about navy contact info and ship movement.porting yesterday that te 85-year-old korean war veteran was detained last month. he was on a nine-day tourist trip to the reclusive nation. and john kerry headed to geneva to join negotiations on iran's nuclear programs. negotiators have been working sincee once they to find languae acceptable and there has been a sticking point over the right to enrich uanium. hamid karzai today dismissing a long-term security agreement before the end of the year. joining us is a retired united stes air force general. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> please begin with the issue in afghanistan. the question of the security agreement. clearly thousands of merican lives have been lost and billions of dollars of aid and we are negotiating over this agreement. it seems absurd anyway. do you agree? >> absolutely. the game is over. they are signing the agreement for the 30th of december only say sorry, we are out of there. we had a failed strategy for 12 years with the hearts

francis runs defense contracting firm glenn defense marine asia that helps port u.s.ecialized team of professionals -- >> reporter: they say they became close friends over private e-mails, calling each other big bro and little bro, after he received gifts, a fat leonard associate eventually decla declared, "we got him." they moved the u.s. navy ships around asia like chess pieces ending up at ports where francis' firm would overbill the u.s. >> i think it would be fair to say that they were seduced by mr. francis. >> reporter: retired navy captain kevin ire understands this like few others. he served 30 years and was a commanding officer of a ship in asia that frequented some of the same ports where fat leonard operated, and even attended parties with the businessman. having looked this man in the eye, can you see how that seduction could happen? >> i do. he's very charming. he's very social. you know, whereas i might go -- i might be at this party, and i'll have a budweiser. leonard is drirnging dom perignon. >> reporter: only the finest for francis, says captain ire

this man, malaysian businessman leonard glenn francis known as fat leonard for tipping the scales at00 pounds. francis runs defense contracting that help port u.s. naval ships. prosecutors say fat leonard became close friends over private e-mails calling each other big bro and little bro. after he received some gifts, the government said a fat leonard associative announced we've got him themselves moved shims around east asia like chess pieces using classified information, ending up at ports where francis' firm would overbill the u.s. >> i think it would be fair to say they were seduced by mr. francis. >> reporter: the retired navy captain eyer understands this like few others. he served 30 years and was a xhaer of a ship in asia will he even tanned parties with the lavish businessman. >> having looked this man in the eye, can you see how that seduction could happen? >> i do. he is very charming. he is very social. you know where i might go, i might be at this party and i'll have a budweiser. leonard is drinking dom per i non. he loved the big life and fast cars and women and travel.

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brown: for decades, leonard francis, known as "fat leonard" for his imposing girth, has been well-connected in top u.s. navy circles, perhaps too connected. his company, glenn defense marine, provided logistics support for u.s warships at ports in east asia. since 2011, the company has won more than $200 million in navy contracts. contracts that federal investigators now charge are at the center of an elaborate criminal conspiracy involving bribery, fraud and more. in october, "the washington post" reported that francis plied top navy commanders with prostitutes, cash, luxury hotel rooms... ( cheers and applause ) ...even tickets to a lady gaga concert in thailand. in return, officials at the justice department say, francis received classified information on ship deployments. he also allegedly pressured commanders to steer ships to ports where his company would then overcharge for services like sewage disposal and tugboats. in september, the justice department arrested francis as well as a top agent in the naval criminal investigative service who had been feeding him information and two navy commanders. two admirals, including the director of naval intellig