Orgies, US Navy Corruption and The Fall of Fat Leonard
<p>In the 2010s, US Navy officers took cash, prostitutes and more from a Malaysian defense contractor known as Fat Leonard. To tell a story that bears more than a hint of resemblance to the Jho Low 1MDB scandal, award-winning journalist Tom Wright (<a href="https://twitter.com/TomWrightAsia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tomwrightasia</a>) joins me to discuss Fat Leonard’s relationship with the military and how it all came crashing down.</p><br><p>Tom is the host of the podcast series<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3fmip4TpJMOm0xZsGTzU17?si=1IFDH1pMTBqNWPtrHcVsOg&amp;dl_branch=1&amp;nd=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> FAT LEONARD</a>, and previously wrote a <em>New York Times</em> bestseller on Jho Low titled <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Billion-Dollar-Whale-Fooled-Hollywood/dp/031643647X" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Billion Dollar Whale</em></a>.</p><br><p>We discuss</p><p><br></p><ul><li>How Fat Leonard managed to earn millions through US Navy contracts</li><li>The fate of the Navy officers who got mixed up with him</li><li>The secret orgy recordings now in China’s possession</li><li>Which Chinese historical events deserve the <em>Death of Stalin</em> treatment</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Support ChinaTalk on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ChinaTalk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/ChinaTalk</a></p><p>Check out the Substack: <a href="https://chinatalk.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chinatalk.substack.com/</a></p><br><p>Outtro music: V - Swizz Beats by Lil Jon feat. Jho Low (unreleased)</p><br><p>Bonus: The song Tom mentions about Jho Low and Leonardo DiCaprio is Check My Steezo by Blind Scuba Divers, from the 22 Jump Street official soundtrack</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcnMvZC6pb0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcnMvZC6pb0</a></p> <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/1959352">Get bonus content on Patreon</a><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
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Show Notes
In the 2010s, US Navy officers took cash, prostitutes and more from a Malaysian defense contractor known as Fat Leonard. To tell a story that bears more than a hint of resemblance to the Jho Low 1MDB scandal, award-winning journalist Tom Wright (@tomwrightasia) joins me to discuss Fat Leonard’s relationship with the military and how it all came crashing down.
Tom is the host of the podcast series FAT LEONARD, and previously wrote a New York Times bestseller on Jho Low titled Billion Dollar Whale.
We discuss
- How Fat Leonard managed to earn millions through US Navy contracts
- The fate of the Navy officers who got mixed up with him
- The secret orgy recordings now in China’s possession
- Which Chinese historical events deserve the Death of Stalin treatment
Support ChinaTalk on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ChinaTalk
Check out the Substack: https://chinatalk.substack.com/
Outtro music: V - Swizz Beats by Lil Jon feat. Jho Low (unreleased)
Bonus: The song Tom mentions about Jho Low and Leonardo DiCaprio is Check My Steezo by Blind Scuba Divers, from the 22 Jump Street official soundtrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcnMvZC6pb0
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