US Navy commander to plead guilty in corruption case involving Lady Gaga tickets and military secrets

January 29, 2016 01:50

A US Navy commander accused of trading military secrets for cash bribes, plane tickets, flings with prostitutes and Lady Gaga concert tickets is scheduled to plead guilty Thursday in federal court in San Diego, court records show.

Cmdr Michael Misiewicz, a graduate of the Naval Academy in Annapolis, is expected to become the eighth person to plead guilty in a gigantic corruption case that has rocked the Navy and reached high into the officer corps.

More than 100 people remain under investigation for possible criminal, ethical or administrative violations.

Misiewicz had contested the charges against him after he was arrested in September 2013 but court documents state that he agreed to change his plea and appear before a judge late Thursday. His attorneys, Wendy Gerboth and Mark Adams of San Diego, did not respond to emails seeking comment.

Prosecutors and federal investigators have accused Misiewicz of playing a key role in a long-running bribery scheme that enabled a Singapore-based defense contractor, Glenn Defense Marine Asia, to fleece the Navy of more than $20 million.

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