Glenn Marine Group
| Industry | Maritime and Defence |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Singapore[1] |
Key people | Leonard Glenn Francis Executive Chairman and President |
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
[edit]The company was formed as Glenn Marine Enterprise in 1946 in Penang, Malaya, providing chandler services to ships using the Swettenham Pier.[2]
Glenn Defense Marine Asia
[edit]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
[edit]- Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA)
- Glenn Marine Logistics Base (GMLB)
- Glenn Ports & Cruise Terminals (GPCT)
References
[edit]- ^ [Website has been removed] "Glenn Marine Group". Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "Glenn Marine Group". Archived from the original on Nov 9, 2013. Retrieved Nov 17, 2020.
- ^ Whitlock, Craig (6 November 2013). "Third Navy official arrested in bribery probe". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 8 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ^ Panda, Ankit (9 November 2013). "How 'Fat Leonard' Scammed the US Navy". thediplomat.com. The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ^ "Man accused of cheating US Navy led a larger-than-life lifestyle". www.thestar.com.my. Star Publications. 7 November 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ^ Tony Perry (15 January 2015). "Navy captain admits providing classified info in massive bribery scheme". Stars and Stripes. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Navy Admiral Plus Eight Officers Indicted as Part of Corrupt Team that Worked Together to Trade Navy Secrets for Sex Parties". www.justice.gov. Mar 14, 2017. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved Nov 17, 2020.
- ^ Whitlock, Craig (7 November 2013). "U.S. Navy moles helped Malaysian businessman bilk service, prosecutors say". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.