US Navy officer accused of accepting prostitutes in bribery scandal

Authorities have arrested a third senior US Navy officer in connection with a massive bribery scheme in Asia involving prostitutes and luxury travel.

Cmdr.Jose Luis Sanchez was arrested in Tampa, Florida. In a criminal complaint he is accused of accepting prostitutes, $100,000 in cash and other bribes from Leonard Francis, the boss of Singapore-based Glenn Defence Marine Asia.

Prosecutors say in exchange, Sanchez passed on classified Navy information to the Malaysian contractor, whose company has serviced US Navy ships in the Pacific for 25 years and is accused of overcharging the Pentagon by millions.