May 26, 2026
Attorneys for two consulting company executives accused of bribing a top U.S. Navy admiral shifted and narrowed their core defense strategies in the wake of a mistrial last year, a risky move that paid off earlier this month when a federal jury in D.C. found the pair not guilty on all counts.
May 19, 2026
A D.C. federal jury handed prosecutors a loss on Monday, finding that a pair of consulting company executives were not guilty of bribing a top U.S. Navy admiral with a lucrative post-retirement job in exchange for government contracts.
September 16, 2025
A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a former top U.S. Navy admiral to six years behind bars after he was convicted of awarding a government contract to a company in exchange for a lucrative job there after he retired from the military, according to a case docket entry.
September 11, 2025
A D.C. federal judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the case of two consulting company executives accused of bribing a top U.S. Navy admiral with a lucrative post-retirement job in exchange for government contracts.
September 10, 2025
Prosecutors asked a federal judge Tuesday to sentence a former top U.S. Navy admiral to more than 10 years for corruption, while his own legal team said a sentence without prison time will be enough punishment.
May 19, 2025
A retired high-ranking U.S. Navy admiral was convicted Monday by a D.C. federal jury of bribery charges stemming from allegations that he steered Navy contracts to a consulting company whose executives promised him a lucrative post-retirement job.
April 03, 2025
A D.C. federal judge refused to dismiss charges the U.S. government brought against former Navy Admiral Robert P. Burke for allegedly steering a contract to a company in exchange for a lucrative post-retirement position, calling his attempt to escape the charges "meritless."
January 15, 2025
A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday postponed a bribery trial for a retired Navy admiral accused of steering a government contract to two executives of a New York company, finding the volume of discovery material in the case justified the delay.
September 30, 2024
A D.C. federal judge Monday denied the government's motion to reconsider a decision severing a retired Navy admiral's bribery trial from that of the defense contractors he is accused of steering federal contracts toward, reiterating a previous ruling that the court can split the case if consolidation appears to prejudice the parties.
September 23, 2024
The Washington, D.C., federal court agreed on Monday to sever a retired Navy admiral's bribery trial from that of the defense contractors he is accused of steering federal contracts toward.