In a public statement released this Wednesday, the US Navy stated that Rear Admiral Kenneth Norton was issued a Secretarial Letter of Censure, an administrative reprimand, for his involvement in the so-called "Fat Leonard" corruption scheme.
The scandal that dates as far back as 2007 featured a Singapore-based defense contractor Leonard Glenn "Fat Leonard" Francis and company Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA), which serviced the USN ships at Asian ports, supplying fuel and tugboats.
"Further Norton's personal behavior was found to have constituted conduct unbecoming an officer", Spencer said.
"The review concluded that he intentionally disregarded the ethical standards long established for the naval service and brought ill-repute and disgrace upon the U.S. Navy".
The statement, however, did not provide any details of Norton's exact role in the infamous corruption scandal that has rocked the Navy for the past decade.
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The "Fat Leonard" affair came to light in 2013 after 20 current and former USN officers were charged with fraud and bribery, accepting cash, gifts and even services of sex workers from Francis in exchange for leading their ships to ports where the GDMA operated, channeling millions of taxpayers' money to the corrupt defense contractor.
Amongst those who are currently being investigated for their involvement in the scheme are 60 current and retired Navy Admirals.
These include Norton's predecessor as the commander of the Reagan, Rear Admiral Terry Kraft, who also received the Letter of Censure and was forced out from the Navy.
