Friday, November 08, 2013

Archive: Navy officer, NCIS agent arrested in multimillion-dollar bribery case


[ Navy Cmdr. Michael Vannak Khem Misiewicz was arrested since mid September ]

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By Brad Lendon and Emily Smith, CNN, Sept. 18, 2013

(CNN) -- A U.S. Navy commander, a Naval Criminal Investigative Service agent and a Singapore-based defense contractor face federal charges in two bribery schemes involving hundreds of millions of dollars in Navy contracts with payoffs that included prostitutes and luxury travel, according to the U.S. attorney's office in San Diego.

The three men -- Navy Cmdr. Michael Vannak Khem Misiewicz; NCIS Supervisory Special Agent John Bertrand Beliveau II and contractor Leonard Glenn Francis, the CEO of Singapore-based Glenn Defense Marine Asia Ltd., -- were all arrested earlier this week.
According to a news release from the U.S. attorney's office, Misiewicz, 46, used a position as deputy operations officer of the U.S. Seventh Fleet to help schedule visits of U.S. Navy ships to ports where Francis' company provided services including tugboats, security, transportation, supplies, fuel and waste removal.
"In return, Francis provided Misiewicz with paid travel, luxury hotel stays and prostitution services," the U.S. attorney's office said.
Cmdr. Michael Vannak Khem Misiewicz delivers his welcome
speech after the USS Mustin arrives in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, in 2010.
The information Misiewicz passed on to Francis, a citizen of Malaysia who lives in Singapore, was "confidential," meaning its disclosure could cause serious harm to U.S. national security, the U.S. attorney's office said. It detailed Navy ship movements months in advance, according to the U.S. attorney.

A separate complaint alleges Beliveau, 44, provided Francis with information about an NCIS fraud investigation into his company's dealings with the Navy.

"In exchange, Francis provided Beliveau with, among other things, paid travel, luxury hotel stays and prostitution services," the U.S. attorney's office said.

The complaint, which was filed in the Southern District of California, states that Beliveau made arrangements to travel to Bangkok, Thailand, through the same travel agent Francis used.


No evidence was found that Beliveau paid for his hotel or travel, or that he reimbursed Francis for the trip. Francis also arranged for a female escort to entertain Beliveau while there, according to the complaint.

In e-mail correspondence between the two as detailed in the complaint, Francis attached a picture of the escort saying: "Joyce your kinda Babe?" Beliveau responded: "Nice. You bet. Hopefuly I'm her kinda guy, hehe."

Francis allegedly paid for three days of the escort's time, including her airfare, according to the complaint.

In all, the complaint alleges that Francis received the three-day trip to Thailand, escort included; a laptop for a female acquaintance; and went on a three-week, five-country trip through Asia.

In return, Francis allegedly saved 125 NCIS investigative reports to his government computer. The affidavit states the reports were in connection with the NCIS investigation into Glenn Defense Marine Asia -- Francis' company.

According to the complaint, after many of the downloads the CD burner was activated, but it's unclear what, if anything, was burned. The affidavit alleges that Francis burned the documents to a CD so that he could transport them out of the NCIS office. The special agent who wrote the affidavit wrote that there is no "direct proof" that Beliveau gave Francis the downloaded documents.

The three men are charged with conspiring to commit bribery and could face up to five years in prison if convicted.

Francis is being held without bond in San Diego, where he was arrested.


Beliveau was arrested in Virginia and Misiewicz in Colorado, where he was serving with the U.S. Northern Command at Peterson Air Force Base. Both men are expected to be sent to San Diego to face the charges against them.

If true, the allegations against Misiewicz will tarnish what has been an inspiring immigrant success story.

Born in Cambodia and adopted by an American woman serving in the U.S. Army in Phnom Penh, Misiewicz came to the U.S. in 1973, a few years before the Khmer Rouge takeover of Cambodia. Millions died during the group's brutal reign in what became known as the "Killing Fields."

Misiewicz went on to earn his commission from the U.S. Naval Academy and in 2010 was in command of the destroyer USS Mustin when it made a port call in Cambodia.

"It is important for me to be strong and to remember and honor the sacrifices that were made for me," Misiewicz said at the time, according to a Navy News Service report. "Both Cambodians and Americans in my young life sacrificed life and happiness so I could have a better life."

"Anything is possible. You can start anywhere, any place, if you've got freedom and you have opportunity like we have in the U.S., the sky is the limit," he said in the report.


17 comments:

Anonymous said...


“two bribery schemes involving hundreds of millions of dollars in Navy contracts with payoffs that included prostitutes”


ងាប់ក្រោមកន្ទុយក្បិនទៀតហើយ ខ្មែរឣើយ។

Anonymous said...

លុយ​ កណ្តួយ ចុយគ្នាជាមួយស្រីស្អាតៗជារឿង
ធម្មតាទេសម្រាប់មនុស្សមានអំណាច តែគួឲ្យស្តាយ
ណាស់រឿងនេះមានការប៉ះប៉ាល់ដល់ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា
និងសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក។ គិត្តិយសរបស់កម្ពុជាទាំងមូល
បានមកអំពិបុក្គលមួយនេះ មានការបាត់បង់ក៏ដោយ
សារបុក្គលមួយនេះដែរ។ ចាត់ទុកដូចកម្ពុជាគ្មានកូន
ដូចជារូបលោក ខឹមនេះទៅប្រសើជាង។

Anonymous said...

When I saw him at the first time on the TV, I predicted that he will get at least 3 to 4 star general in the U.S. Navy when he will be 60 years old. Now. he has deserved what he did with the dirty business and prostitutes. He destroyed not only his family and career, but the reputation between Cambodia and USA.

Anonymous said...


If you compare this guy with Hun Sen, the latter is a hundred times worse than him, but Hun Sen is still the Prime Minister of Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

It all about money and phossy

Anonymous said...

I believe is being used by the crooks and frame him and defame him. They (crooks) did this kind of business for thousand of years. No outsider would want us to grow but to fall apart. e.g how China, Thai and VC involved in the killing field and then, said 'khmers killed khmers' , which is also known as 'killing two birds with one stone', then would blame on victims who killed victims. I believe that this person is being set up by yet another CIA or KGB, e.g using him as a bridging course e.g for the cross over to Southeast Asia and then, once the job is over and done with, they dumbed them and to do that well is to frame them or else, they will continue to get that top job in which could be forbiden for any foreigner to do so.

Their evil tactics and tricks are plentyful, please try to stay low if you can, or else you will be used and then, be dumbed like so. I hate to see our people are being used by them crooks. But don't worry too much because in the end, the truth will always be the truth and the truth will set us free. For our khmer heroes, may your mind, body and soul be at peace throught this hard time. Nevertheless, there are hope and light at the end of the tunnel.

Anonymous said...

Bingo!

Anonymous said...


7:50 AM

If he were that dumb as you think, he would not be an US Navy commander.

Anonymous said...

it has nothing to do with his entire outstanding naval career, i think it has more to do with his breach of classified info. i may be wrong on my assumption because i don't know the whole case scenerio, that's why it is my opinion only!

Anonymous said...

7:50 am
CHEANG VUN IS STUPID
ARE YOU RELATE TO CHEANG VUN ?

Anonymous said...

JENDHA,

ពលរដ្ឋនៅកំពង់ចាមបារម្ភអំពីសកម្មភាពរបស់ទាហានវៀតណាមមកនៅលើដីខ្មែរ

បញ្ហាព្រំដែនរវាងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា និងវៀតណាម នៅតែជាបញ្ហាចោទដដែល ហើយនៅតែធ្វើឲ្យពលរដ្ឋមានក្តីបារម្ភជាប្រចាំ។

អ្នកស្រុកពញាក្រែក ខេត្តកំពង់ចាម ដែលរស់នៅជាប់ព្រំដែនកម្ពុជា- វៀតណាម កំពុងតែភ័យខ្លាចចំពោះសកម្មភាពរបស់កងទា
RED ALERT!!!

ហានវៀតណាម ដែលបានបោះទីតាំងស្នាក់នៅលើដីចម្ការរបស់ពួកគាត់ជាបន្តបន្ទាប់។

អានបន្ថែមៈ http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/land/kgcham-residents-worry-about-vn-soldiers-settle-in-cam-land-11072013043649.html — with Wathey Sourk, Vath Sok, hi.vath, Phoungchan Liv and vath sok.

Anonymous said...

RED ALERT

jENDHA,

ពលរដ្ឋនៅកំពង់ចាមបារម្ភអំពីសកម្មភាពរបស់ទាហានវៀតណាមមកនៅលើដីខ្មែរ

បញ្ហាព្រំដែនរវាងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា និងវៀតណាម នៅតែជាបញ្ហាចោទដដែល ហើយនៅតែធ្វើឲ្យពលរដ្ឋមានក្តីបារម្ភជាប្រចាំ។

អ្នកស្រុកពញាក្រែក ខេត្តកំពង់ចាម ដែលរស់នៅជាប់ព្រំដែនកម្ពុជា- វៀតណាម កំពុងតែភ័យខ្លាចចំពោះសកម្មភាពរបស់កងទាហានវៀតណាម ដែលបានបោះទីតាំងស្នាក់នៅលើដីចម្ការរបស់ពួកគាត់ជាបន្តបន្ទាប់។

អានបន្ថែមៈ http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/land/kgcham-residents-worry-about-vn-soldiers-settle-in-cam-land-11072013043649.html — with Wathey Sourk, Vath Sok, hi.vath, Phoungchan Liv and vath sok.

Anonymous said...

7:50 am
CHEANG VUN IS STUPID
ARE YOU RELATE TO CHEANG VUN ?

9:25 AM

yes, you are Hun dynasty killer, so far, you have tried to kill khmers both inside and outsider, by using them to your own benefit, the benefit of the Ho Chi Minh mfk alright!

Anonymous said...

This Khmer scumbags cheap low life should be sent to life in prison without parole.

This cheap low life Khmer descendant deserved to be cursed and look down by all Khmer nationality in any way they can curse.... stupid you!

Anonymous said...

11:34 AM
shut the fk up you scumbag, fk vc mfk. you are the one who tried to destroy us all, stop pretending to be khmer and speak for us khmers, just go home ho chi minh dumb shit.

Anonymous said...

What a shame! If he is frame, why is Khmer always the victim? just when we're rising, some dam curse brings us down! Enough is enough!

We know evil has many dirty tricks, sometimes appealing to our weaknesses to get us down. We all know money & pussies are some men's weakness SO BE STRONG -DON'T GIVE IN TO THOSE TEMPTATIONS!

COME ON KHMER! WE MUST RISE ABOVE THIS!

Anonymous said...

This Khmer scumbags cheap low life should be sent to life in prison without parole.

This cheap low life Khmer descendant deserved to be cursed and look down by all Khmer nationality in any way they can curse.... stupid you!