U.S. Navy Admiral Convicted of Bribery Over Post-Retirement Job Offer

U.S. Navy Admiral Convicted of Bribery Over Post-Retirement Job Offer

A federal jury has convicted Adm. Robert Burke (USN, ret'd) on bribery charges related to post-service employment in the private sector. While it...

Navy Admiral Corrupt? How Utterly Disturbing! - LewRockwell

Former Vice Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Robert Burke is preparing for a new kind of retirement.  Burke was convicted of “conspiracy to commit bribery and bribery. …[and] performing acts affecting a personal financial interest and concealing material facts from the United States.” He is the highest ranking military officer held to account for his quite understandable actions to get a “good-paying job” after retirement to supplement his appr…

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Update: Retired Four-Star Navy Adm. Robert P. Burke Found Guilty of Bribery

Last June, we posted about the arrest of Robert P. Burke, a retired four-star Navy Admiral, on bribery charges. This week, a federal jury convicted the former Vice Chief of Naval Operations of four counts of bribery for steering a contract to a private company in exchange for a post-retirement job. Burke, the Navy’s former second-in-command, becomes the highest-ranking U.S. military officer to be convicted of a crime while on active duty, accord…