Former VCNO Burke Convicted of 4 Charges in Federal Bribery Trial

A jury convicted former Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Robert Burke of four counts related to what prosecutors call a bribery scheme to get Navy contracts in exchange for a post-retirement job.

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Burke was convicted of one count each of bribery, conspiracy to commit bribery, affecting personal financial interest and false official statement in connection to his relationship with executive training Next Jump.

Prosecutors said Burke routed contracts to Next Jump in 2020 and 2021 in exchange for a position at the company after his retirement, according to the government’s trial brief. Next Jump chief executives Meghan Messenger and Yongchul “Charlie” Kim have also been charged. The three were originally to be tried together, until Messenger and Kim motioned to be tried separately from Burke.

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