Fugitive Leonard Francis, a.k.a. "Unwanted fat Leonard," could be outside the house the country, in accordance to the U.S. Marshal Solutions (USMS).

Authorities are searching for Francis, a armed service protection contractor accused of bribing U.S. Navy officers to enable his small business protected army contracts, allegedly slash off his GPS monitoring bracelet and fled property confinement in San Diego on Sunday, three weeks right before his sentencing day.

U.S. Marshals "considered" the Malaysian national "has now still left the region," but could not share any new leads, Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Omar Castillo told WHD News Digital.

Castillo could not remark on any opportunity accomplices owing to the ongoing mother nature of their investigation into Francis' whereabouts.

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Francis pleaded guilty in 2015 to his involvement in a $35 million scandal to bribe Navy officials. He has been in house confinement due to the fact in advance of his sentencing on Sept. 4. The U.S. Pretrial Products and services, a federal service that monitored Francis' residence confinement, obtained an notify on Sunday early morning declaring the military contractor's GPS ankle check had been tampered with, at which position Pretrial Solutions contacted USMS.

When authorities arrived at Francis' home and entered by way of an unlocked doorway, they have been unable to find the fugitive. Marshals did, on the other hand, discover his ankle bracelet that experienced been minimize off.

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Neighbors instructed The that they noticed U-Haul vehicles outside Omar's San Diego home days prior to the fugitive's escape.

Now, authorities are asking any one with info on Francis’ whereabouts to make contact with the U.S. Marshals at 877-926-8332 or submit anonymous suggestions by way of the USMS Ideas Application.