The former officers, who argued in court filings earlier this year that their convictions should be overturned because of prosecutorial misconduct, are slated to appear in court Sept. 6 for a change-of-plea hearing, according to a new federal court docket entry.
The men were convicted last year by a San Diego federal jury on charges of accepting gifts in exchange for providing assistance to Francis' ship husbanding company, Glenn Defense Marine Asia. Prosecutors allege Francis plied the officers with fancy hotel stays, meals and prostitutes, and in return received classified Navy information and had ships steered to ports his company controlled, which allowed him to overbill the Navy by millions.
Jurors were unable to reach verdicts against a fifth officer, Rear Adm. Bruce Loveless, and prosecutors later dismissed the charges against him. Dozens of other officers, GDMA employees and others have pleaded guilty, including Francis himself, who remains in Venezuela after fleeing San Diego, where he remained on house arrest for several years.
Earlier this year, the four convicted officers alleged that their trial was rife with misconduct on the part of prosecutors, who they alleged concealed evidence from the defense and prepped witnesses to provide false testimony. Those claims included allegations that prosecutors withheld statements from a sex worker who told federal agents she did not have sex with Lausman, despite the prosecution alleging she did.Defense attorneys also alleged a federal agent who testified made inaccurate statements in his arrest warrant affidavit in an unrelated, but similar, bribery case.
The credibility of other witnesses who testified in the trial and the prosecution's handling of their testimony was also scrutinized in the defense motion, which alleged several witnesses were coached or lied to appease prosecutors.Keep up with all the latest news, arts and culture, and TV highlights from KPBS.
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