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Retired Admiral Is Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Bribery

Robert P. Burke, a retired four-star admiral, was convicted in May of exchanging a government contract for a lucrative post-retirement job with the company that got it.

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Retired Adm. Robert P. Burke, center, walking out of the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday after being sentenced to six years in prison.
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