Retired Navy Admiral Robert Burke charged over alleged bribery scheme
Retired Navy Admiral Robert Burke was arrested Friday on charges of accepting bribes in exchange for steering government contracts to companies that promised easy jobs, according to the Department of Justice. Burke served as vice chief of naval operations during the Trump administration, the second-highest ranking Navy official, for several months before being implicated in […]
Retired Navy admiral charged with bribery for allegedly offering government contract in exchange for job
Retired Navy Admiral Robert Burke was arrested Friday on suspicion of bribery involving government contracts, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Also arrested were Yong-chul “Charlie” Kim and Megan Messenger, co-CEOs of a company the Justice Department did not name, for allegedly engaging in a scheme to secure government contracts in exchange for offering […]
Retired Navy officer Furman advances past GOP primary runoff to take on federally indicted Texas Democrat
Jay Furman defeated Lazaro Garza in the Republican primary runoff against Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar., He was indicted on federal conspiracy and bribery charges earlier this month. The winner of the Republican runoff primary for the 28th Congressional District was announced shortly after 8pm Tuesday night local time. Retired Navy officer Jay Furman and rancher […]
Felony convictions dismissed for US Navy officers who shared military secrets
Leonard Glenn Francis, better known as “Fat Leonard,” is a 6-foot-3, 350-pound former Malaysian defense contractor who bribed hundreds of naval officers for classified information over two decades. He ultimately defrauded the U.S. government and U.S. taxpayers of at least $35 million before being arrested in a sting operation in 2013. After Francis’ arrest, nearly […]
Sullivan clashes with Del Toro over whether Navy secretary is prioritizing climate change over shipbuilding
SULLIVAN: ‘WHERE IS YOUR TITLE X RESPONSIBILITIES ON CLIMATE CHANGE?’ In a combative exchange at yesterday’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing of the Navy’s 2025 budget, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) grilled Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro over whether he has failed to deliver an adequate shipbuilding plan because he’s too focused on climate change. At […]
MORGAN MURPHY: Double America’s Navy
China’s newest aircraft carrier “Fujian” I’m at sea. The world’s largest navy currently has three aircraft carriers. This week, China’s Ministry of Defense proudly released new images of its newest aircraft carrier undergoing sea trials. Like nearly every aspect of China’s military, the People’s Liberation Army Navy is growing at an astonishing pace. It was […]
Australian Navy Helicopter in Near Miss with Chinese Fighter Jet
A Royal Australian Navy helicopter pilot was forced to take evasive action after a Chinese fighter jet detonated a flare near his aircraft’s path while flying in international waters near South Korea. Canberra has described the actions of a Chinese Air Force J-10 aircraft as “unsafe and unprofessional” following an incident in the Yellow Sea […]
Judge upholds hate crime charges against Navy veteran who toppled satanic statue — but a jury will have the final word
A Christian Navy veteran toppled a satanic statue at the Iowa State Capitol just before Christmas. Democratic prosecutors then slapped him with hate crime charges. This week, a judge ensured the charges would be finalized. The Satanic Temple and Democratic prosecutors may want Michael Cassidy to end up behind bars, but his fate will be […]
Almost all Navy shipbuilding is hopelessly behind schedule
The Navy is in trouble. There are too few ships to do the job expected of them and not enough money to build new ones. But things get even worse. The private shipbuilding industry also has the handicap of making promises it knows it cannot keep. Two weeks ago, the Navy announced All of its […]
U.S. Navy Wants Migrants to Build New Warships
President Joe Biden’s Secretary of the Navy wants to import skilled blue-collar immigrants to build U.S. Navy ships that protect Americans and their job opportunities. “What we have to do is basically open the spigot a little bit on legal immigration and allow the blue-collar workers to come here…so they can actually join us. “Shipyard […]