Burke is moody, but smart. Since teenage years, he was blessed with one gift. It was the ability to make connections with people helpful to his career. Burke is out of jail and enjoying a good pension not because he’s such an asset to either the Suffolk police or the taxpayers. His mess started with beating up Loeb, but it ends there, too.
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James Burke, Ex-Suffolk County Police Chief, Is Sentenced to 46 Months (Published 2016)
“Mr. Burke is the only person criminally charged in the case, and he has surprised a number of Suffolk County politicians and police officials by refusing to cooperate with prosecutors or help them build cases against his former colleagues.”
He is the “rotten apple” blamed for corrupting Suffolk police. He lost power, 600,000 salary and probably a lot of side perks, but he is alive, out and has a good pension.
Could he connect some loose ends in Shannon Gilbert’s case? He might have some guesses. Will he ever? Absolutely not IMHO. Can he kill? Yes, if he gets very angry. Is he a SK? Doesn’t seem like it, he appears to enjoy the limelight. JMO.