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Retired four-star admiral found guilty of bribery after accepting $500K-per-year job in exchange for lucrative Navy contract 

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Retired Four-Star Admiral Found Guilty of Bribery Charges

DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro achieved a significant legal victory on Monday as retired four-star Navy Adm. Robert Burke was convicted of bribery charges related to a scheme to steer government contracts to his future employer.

Burke, who held the position of vice chief of naval operations during part of President Trump’s first term, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit bribery, bribery, performing acts affecting a personal financial interest, and concealing material facts from the US after a five-day trial.

As the Navy’s former second-highest-ranking officer, Burke now holds the dubious distinction of being the highest-ranking member of the US military to ever be convicted of a federal crime.

“When you abuse your position and betray the public trust to line your own pockets, it undermines the confidence in the government you represent,” Pirro stated in response to the verdict. “Our office, along with our law enforcement partners, will root out corruption – be it bribes or illegal contracts – and hold the perpetrators accountable, regardless of their title or rank.”

Details of the Case

Burke, aged 63, was indicted in a case investigated by the Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS), Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), and the FBI’s Washington Field Office in May last year.

He was alleged to have accepted a $500,000 yearly salary and a grant of 100,000 stock options from his co-conspirators, Yongchul “Charlie” Kim and Meghan Messenger, in exchange for using his position as a Navy admiral to steer a government contract to an entity referred to as “Company A.”

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Kim and Messenger, who were the co-CEOs of Company A, repeatedly contacted Burke between 2019 and 2022 regarding a government contract, despite being warned by the Navy not to communicate with the four-star admiral, according to the Justice Department.

Company A had provided workforce training to a small Navy component between August 2018 and July 2019 before their contract was terminated later in 2019.

During a meeting in July 2021 in Washington, D.C., the trio agreed to a bribery scheme where Burke would use his influence with Navy officers to secure a more lucrative contract for Company A before his retirement and subsequent employment with the company led by Kim and Messenger.

Kim estimated the value of the future contract to be in the “triple-digit millions.”

In December 2021, Burke instructed his staff to award a $355,000 contract to Company A for training personnel under his command in Italy and Spain and promoted it to a senior Navy admiral before his retirement. However, the company did not secure another contract with the Navy after Burke’s departure.

Sentencing and Appeal

Burke’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for August, the same month that Kim and Messenger are set to stand trial on their bribery charges. The retired admiral could face a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.

Burke’s attorney, Timothy Parlatore, expressed disappointment with the verdict but plans to appeal. He believes there is a viable appeal due to the jury not hearing all of the evidence, including Burke’s extensive interview with law enforcement, of which only a small portion was presented in court by the DC US Attorney’s Office.

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Parlatore criticized the investigative agencies involved, stating, “The real black eye is on the Pentagon here. DCIS and NCIS are two investigative agencies that are largely stocked with imbeciles, with little training, no ethics, no leadership, no adult supervision, and we allow them to destroy people’s lives.”

Despite the conviction, Burke’s legal team remains determined to fight the charges and seek justice in this high-profile case of government corruption.

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