The Suffolk County District Attorney and his top anti-corruption prosecutor when bodies were first unearthed along Gilgo Beach lost their appeals
Instead of leading the investigation, Burke"spearheaded an extensive cover-up," federal prosecutors said during his November 2016 sentencing.
They pressured officers to lie to federal investigators and no cooperate with the FBI. They were convicted of witness tampering, obstruction of justice and conspiracy in 2019 and sentenced to five years in prison. In their appeal, they argued their subordinate officers' testimonies about fears of retribution if they didn't follow orders, along with Burke's checkered past before his conviction, shouldn't have been allowed in to evidence.
"Because we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the evidence of the officers’ fear of retaliation, that any error in admitting the evidence relating to Burke was harmless, and that Spota and McPartland’s other arguments are without merit, we affirm the judgment of the district court."While all this was unraveling, the Gilgo Beach murder investigation was shelved.
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