Retired Navy four-star admiral convicted in bribery scheme

A former senior Navy officer was convicted on Monday in connection with a bribery scheme in which he steered a military contract to a specific company in exchange for a highly paid position at the company following his retirement from the service.

Retired four-star admiral Robert B. Burke, who retired as commander of U.S. naval forces for Europe and Africa in 2022, was convicted of bribery and conspiracy to commit bribery. This made him the highest-ranking U.S. military official ever convicted of a federal crime while on duty.