Navy’s former second-in-command convicted in historic corruption case

FoxNewscorrespondentMarkMeredithbreaksdownDefenseSecretaryPeteHegseth’slatestallegedSignalchatcontroversyon‘SpecialReport.’ Aretiredfour-staradmiralwhoonceservedastheNavy’ssecond-highestrankingofficer,wasconvictedofbriberyandotherconspiracycharges,makinghimthemostseniormemberoftheU.S.militaryeverconvictedofcommittingafederalcrimewhileonactiveduty. Followingafive-daytrial,retiredfour-starAdm.RobertP.Burke,62,wasfoundguiltyonMondayofaschemetodirectlucrativecontractstoatrainingcompanyinexchangefora$500,000-a-yearjobafterleavingtheNavy,accordingtoanewsreleasefromtheDepartmentofJustice.  Burkeisfacingupto30yearsinprisonforhisroleintheschemetodirectcontractspotentiallyworthmillionsofdollarstoaNewYorkCity-basedcompanythatofferedtrainingprogramstotheNavy. “Whenyouabuseyourpositionandbetraythepublictrusttolineyourownpockets,itunderminestheconfidenceinthegovernmentyourepresent,”U.S.Attorne