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Retired Four Star Admiral Arrested for Bribery

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Posted By: 4250Luis, 6/2/2024 6:14:30 AM

As alleged in an indictment unsealed today, from 2020 to 2022, Robert Burke, 62, of Coconut Creek, Florida, was a four-star Admiral who oversaw Naval operations in Europe, Russia, and most of Africa, and commanded thousands of civilian and military personnel. Yongchul “Charlie” Kim and Meghan Messenger, both of New York, are the co-CEOs of a company (Company A) that provided a workforce training pilot program to a small component of the Navy from August 2018 through July 2019. The Navy terminated a contract with Company A in late 2019 and directed Company A not to contact Burke.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: DogFacedPonySoldier 6/2/2024 6:33:04 AM (No. 1729379)
I am not prepared to say he is guilty as charged. I am more inclined, now, to think he didn’t go along to get along . The justice system has been corrupted by the Democrats and the Deep State in the U.S.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: padiva 6/2/2024 8:24:51 AM (No. 1729423)
Is he a: Conservative? Republican? Christian? Supporter of PDT? Guilty! regardless of evidence
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Laotzu 6/2/2024 9:22:00 AM (No. 1729470)
Peanuts. Diversionary.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: chumley 6/2/2024 10:16:09 AM (No. 1729503)
There was a time when you could safely assume someone indicted for a crime may well have committed it. No more. There is a good chance he fell out of favor with the power structure and this is a good way to get rid of him. Our justice system is so corrupt it cannot be believed on anything.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: DVC 6/2/2024 11:07:34 AM (No. 1729559)
Probably one of the ones brought up under The Zero because they were willing to do whatever they were told to do, because they had no ethics.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: MickTurn 6/2/2024 11:40:53 AM (No. 1729608)
The "Retired" Generals/Admirals always go to work for the Defense Industry Companies, PERIOD. They use their Influence to get contracts...I've seen it first hand. Behind the scenes they twist arms and use their prior connections to make this happen. The Companies play the game of giving them tasks that supposedly don't tie back to their Active Duty but that's a SHAM!
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Reply 7 - Posted by: hershey 6/2/2024 11:50:16 AM (No. 1729614)
I guess a 4 star's retirement money doesn't go far enough....
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Rumblehog 6/2/2024 2:31:49 PM (No. 1729687)
Must not have been work enough.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: DVC 6/2/2024 3:13:18 PM (No. 1729724)
Re #6, that's not factual. I have one in the family and several family friends at flag rank who did NOT work for defense contractors after retiring. The highest profile one headed the FAA (he was a fighter pilot in the USN) for a few years and then fully retired to enjoy his family and personal flying. Unfortunately he was killed in a glider accident. The family member ran a small airport training and rental operation for a while, then built a new airport in a nearby town, and headed the airport commission until fully retiring. Lots of flag officers have zero interest in going on to defense contractors....but certainly a good number do. Just not "all" by any stretch.
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