Retired 4-Star Admiral Arrested and Charged in Bribery Scheme

Published on June 3, 2024

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a retired four-star U.S. Navy admiral with agreeing to help steer a military contract to a private firm in exchange for a $500,000-a-year job after retiring from the Navy. The DOJ arrested retired Adml. Robert Burke, 62, of Coconut Creek, Florida, on Friday, along with business executives Yongchul “Charlie” Kim and Meghan Messenger, on bribery charges. Mr. Burke served as the vice chief of naval operations—the second highest ranking officer in the U.S. Navy—from June 2019 to May 2020 and as commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF)—a command whose area of responsibility includes Europe, Russia, and most of Africa—from July 2020 to June 2022....

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