Frank Rafaraci, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Multinational Logistics Services (MLS) – a large ship husbanding company – pleaded not guilty to a charge of bribery in federal court on October 18, 2021.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) have arrested Jonathan and Diana Toebbe for the sale of Restricted Data regarding nuclear-powered warships.

According to a Department of Justice press release dated October 9, 2020, a former Commander of Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) was sentenced to prison for obstructing justice and making false statements. Captain John Nettleton, 53, of Jacksonville, Florida was sentenced to 24 months in prison related to his actions during the Navy’s investigation of the death of Christopher M. Tur, the Loss Prevention Safety Manager at GTMO’s Naval Exchange.

An NCIS investigations specialist filed suit, alleging that NCIS erroneously classified him as exempt from overtime pay, and for years denied him overtime compensation and premium pay in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). On September 24, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Court of Federal Claims’ decision, after a trial, to deny liquidated damages, despite finding that NCIS was liable for incorrectly classifying the position as FLSA-exempt.

John Beliveau II, the former federal investigator, was sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery. In addition to his prison sentence for disclosing sensitive information to a defense contractor in exchange for cash, luxury travel, and prostitutes, Beliveau was ordered to pay $20 million in restitution to the Department of the Navy.