Retired Navy admiral charged in bribery scheme to push contracts to company that later employed him

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A former Navy admiral is facing 30 years in prison after he was arrested Friday in a scheme to steer lucrative U.S. government contracts to a company that later hired him once he retired from the military.

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In October 2022, Next Jump announced on its Facebook page that Admiral Burke, a former Vice Chief of Naval Operations, would join them as a senior partner. Court documents said his annual base salary would be $500,000. Despite the Navy’s instructions, Mr. Kim and Ms. Messenger met with Admiral Burke in Washington in July 2021 to reestablish their business relationship with the Navy. They agreed that he would use his position as a senior military official to steer a contract to their company in exchange for future employment, the Justice Department said Friday.

 

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