Wow, quite the story

The group of conspirators was so close with Francis that they all nicknames, according to the indictment. The team called Fat Leonard Lion King, L.K. or Boss. “Defendants referred to themselves collectively … by terms such as ‘the Cool Kids,’ ‘the Band of Brothers,’ ‘the Brotherhood,’ ‘the Wolfpack,’ the ‘familia’ and ‘the Lion King’s Harem,’” the indictment added. For a few years, the Lion King’s Harem tore up the Pacific like a group of rowdy teenagers. The 7th Fleet’s Judge Advocate General sent an ethics message to the 7th’s leadership warning them to remember that taking gifts, especially gifts from contractors, was a no-no. The Cool Kids forwarded the message to the Lion King so he knew to keep their relationship a secret. “The next day,” the indictment stated. “During the [command ship] USS Blue Ridge’s port visit to Hong Kong, [the Cool Kids] and others dined and drank at Francis’s expense at the Petrus Restaurant in Hong Kong at a cost to Francis of $20435.”

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