Robert Burke, who served as the 40th vice chief of naval operations from June 2019 to June 2020, was found guilty Monday of bribery and conspiracy to commit bribery.
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Aretiredfour-staradmiralwhoonceservedastheNavy’ssecond-highestrankingofficer,wasconvictedofbriberyandotherconspiracycharges,makinghimthemostseniormemberoftheU.S.militaryeverconvictedofcommittingafederalcrimewhileonactiveduty.
Followingafive-daytrial,retiredfour-starAdm.RobertP.Burke,62,wasfoundguiltyonMondayofaschemetodirectlucrativecontractstoatrainingcompanyinexchangefora$500,000-a-yearjobafterleavingtheNavy,accordingtoanewsreleasefromtheDepartmentofJustice.
Burkeisfacingupto30yearsinprisonforhisroleintheschemetodirectcontractspotentiallyworthmillionsofdollarstoaNewYorkCity-basedcompanythatofferedtrainingprogramstotheNavy.
“Whenyouabuseyourpositionandbetraythepublictrusttolineyourownpockets,itunderminestheconfidenceinthegovernmentyourepresent,”U.S.AttorneyJeanineFerrisPirrowroteinapostonXfollowingtheconviction.
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