U.S.

2nd Navy captain pleads guilty to bribery in contractor scandal

/ AP

SAN DIEGO - A second Navy captain has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery in a massive scheme involving a Malaysian defense contractor accused of bilking the U.S. military out of at least $20 million.

Capt. Daniel Dusek entered the plea Thursday in his first appearance in federal court in San Diego.

Dusek waived his right to present his case before a federal grand jury.

His plea comes the same day defense contractor Leonard Glenn Francis is scheduled to change his not-guilty plea in the case.

Dusek is the fourth Navy officer charged in the case. Last week, Capt. Jose Luis Sanchez entered a guilty plea. Sanchez admitted to providing shipping route information to Francis' company in exchange for plane tickets, hotels and prostitutes.

Dusek faces up to five years in prison.

First published on January 15, 2015 / 3:49 PM EST

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