Former second in command of US Navy arrested in alleged bribery scheme linked to tech company Robert Burke, who served as vice chief of naval operations, faces federal charges including bribery and conspiracy for what prosecutors allege was a corrupt scheme that led to the company hiring him ... 06/1/2024 - 2:59 pm | View Link
Navy’s former second-highest-ranking officer arrested, charged with bribery Retired four-star Adm. Robert P. Burke is accused of awarding a single-source contract in exchange for a future $500,000-a-year job. 05/31/2024 - 11:12 am | View Link
Former vice chief of naval operations arrested on bribery, conspiracy charges Robert Burke, a retired four-star, is charged with accepting bribes from a company looking to regain Navy contracts. 05/31/2024 - 7:09 am | View Link
Investigative reporter takes deep look into ‘Fat Leonard’ scandal. ‘The skeletons are in this book.’ How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy" was published this month and chronicles the Navy's worst ever corruption scheme, some of it based in San Diego ... 05/26/2024 - 8:00 am | View Link
Judge Dismisses Convictions of Navy Officers in ‘Fat Leonard’ Bribery Case Amidst Claims of Prosecutorial Misconduct In a dramatic twist to one of the Navy’s most extensive corruption cases, a federal judge has dismissed the felony convictions of five retired military officers who had admitted to accepting ... 05/23/2024 - 3:31 am | View Link