WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Former defence contractor Leonard Glenn Francis is reportedly seeking clemency from US President Donald Trump as he serves a 15-year sentence for bribery and fraud in the US Navy's largest corruption scandal.

The Washington Post reported today that Francis, better known as "Fat Leonard", said he was seeking a pardon or a reduction of his sentence partly because he has Stage 4 kidney cancer and fears he may not live until his scheduled release in late 2030.

Francis, a Malaysian citizen, reportedly said he had paid only US$5 million (about RM20 million) of the US$35 million he agreed to forfeit to the US government under his plea deal.

Francis had agreed to surrender the money after admitting in court that his Sing...