A federal judge last week dismissed all charges against retired Rear Adm. Bruce Loveless for his alleged role in the West Pacific web of bribery and graft that has come to be known as the “Fat Leonard” scandal, the Navy Times reports.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California Judge Janis Sammartino’s dismissal of all charges against Loveless on Thursday caps a legal saga that has spanned more than five years since the retired flag officer and several other Navy officers were indicted in 2017.
