Former Navy vice chief charged in alleged bribery scheme

the retired fourstar Admiral wants the number two officer in the Navy arrested on bribery charges what he's accused of doing here's Martha Ritz he is a retired fourstar Admiral the number two position in all of the Navy but this morning Admiral Robert Burke was arrested at his home in Florida on bribery charges for allegedly directing a lucrative government training contract to a private company that promised him a half a million annual salary plus stock options after retirement prosecutors say the bribery scheme happened over a 2-year period from 2020 to 2022 at a time Burke commanded thousands of US forces as head of Naval operations in Europe and Africa the indictment says that within months of his retirement Burke went to work for the company and received his $500,000 salary the US attorney's office saying Admiral Burke not only used his public office and his fourstar status for his private gain but tried to cover it up by falsely implying he had no role in awarding the contract Admiral Burke has not yet been arraigned so he has not yet entered a plea David Martha rat is reporting from Washington thanks Martha

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Length: 1min 22sec (82 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 01 2024