The sheriff's office says surveillance operations showed a significant U.S. Navy connection and that the Naval Criminal Investigative Service was contacted for help.
Capt. John F. Steinberger pleaded guilty March 6 to charges of dereliction of duty and conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman for accepting gifts of hotel rooms, meals, drinks and prostitutes.
Lt. Peter Vapor, a supply officer assigned to Naval Construction Group One in California, allegedly accepted gifts “in the form of food and liquor and the services of prostitutes” as part of the "Fat Leonard" scandal.