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\"\"A retired Navy admiral and two business executives were arrested Friday on criminal charges related to their roles in a bribery scheme that involved a U.S. government contract, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

As alleged in an indictment unsealed Friday, 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. <\/span><\/p>\n

Yongchul \u201cCharlie\u201d 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. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Navy terminated a contract with Company A in late 2019 and directed Company A not to contact Burke.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Despite the Navy\u2019s instructions, Kim and Messenger then allegedly met with Burke in Washington, D.C., in July 2021 to reestablish Company A\u2019s business relationship with the Navy. <\/span><\/p>\n

At the meeting, the charged defendants allegedly agreed that Burke would use his position as a Navy Admiral to steer a sole-source contract to Company A in exchange for future employment at the company. <\/span><\/p>\n

They allegedly further agreed that Burke would use his official position to influence other Navy officers to award Company A another contract to train a large portion of the Navy, with a value Kim allegedly estimated to be \u201ctriple-digit millions.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"In furtherance of the conspiracy, in December 2021, Burke allegedly ordered his staff to award Company A a $355,000 contract to train personnel under Burke\u2019s command in Italy and Spain. <\/span><\/p>\n

Company A performed the training in January 2022. Thereafter, Burke allegedly promoted Company A in a failed effort to convince a senior Navy Admiral to award another contract to Company A. <\/span><\/p>\n

To conceal the scheme, Burke allegedly made several false and misleading statements to the Navy, including by creating the false appearance that Burke played no role in issuing the contract and falsely implying that Company A\u2019s employment discussions with Burke only began months after the contract was awarded.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"In October 2022, Burke began working at Company A at a yearly starting salary of $500,000 and a grant of 100,000 stock options.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Burke, Kim, and Messenger are each charged with conspiracy to commit bribery. <\/span><\/p>\n

Burke is also charged with performing acts affecting a personal financial interest and concealing material facts from the United States. <\/span><\/p>\n

If convicted, Burke faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, and Kim and Messenger each face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trial Attorneys Trevor Wilmot and Kathryn E. Fifield of the Criminal Division\u2019s Public Integrity Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua Rothstein for the District of Columbia are prosecuting the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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