Fat Leonard - How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy

#1 New York Times-bestselling author Craig Whitlock’s masterful account of one of the biggest public corruption scandals in American history -- exposing how a corrupt Malaysian defense contractor bribed scores of high-ranking military officers, defrauded the US Navy for millions of dollars, and jeopardized our nation's security.

About the author

Craig Whitlock is an investigative reporter for The Washington Post and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Afghanistan Papers. He has worked for the Post since 1998 as a foreign correspondent, Pentagon reporter, and national security specialist, and has reported from more than sixty countries. His coverage of the war in Afghanistan won the George Polk Award for Military Reporting, the Scripps Howard Award for Investigative Reporting, the Investigative Reporters and Editors Freedom of Information Award, and the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for international reporting. He is also a three-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Product details

• Authors: Craig Whitlock
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.11.2025
• EAN: 9781982131647
• ISBN: 978-1-982131-64-7
• No. of pages: 480
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Biography: general, Biography: historical, political & military, Political Ideologies, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Criminals & Outlaws, military history, HISTORY / Military / Naval, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Corruption & Misconduct, Biography: historical, political and military, Corruption in politics, government and society