Eugenio Martinez

G. Gordon Liddy and James McCord Convicted in Watergate Burglary Trial, Five Others Plead Guilty

1973-01-30 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

On January 30, 1973, after a trial before Judge John Sirica, G. Gordon Liddy and James W. McCord Jr. were convicted on charges of conspiracy, burglary, and wiretapping in connection with the June 17, 1972 break-in at Democratic National Committee headquarters. Five other defendants—E. Howard Hunt, …

G. Gordon Liddy James W. McCord Jr. Bernard Barker Virgilio Gonzalez Eugenio Martinez +3 more watergate obstruction-of-justice institutional-corruption intelligence-agencies

Five Burglars Arrested Breaking into Democratic National Committee Headquarters at Watergate Complex

1972-06-17 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

In the early morning hours of June 17, 1972, Washington D.C. police arrested five men inside the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex. Security guard Frank Wills had discovered tape over door locks and called police, who caught the burglars preparing to install …

James W. McCord Jr. E. Howard Hunt G. Gordon Liddy Bernard Barker Eugenio Martinez +2 more watergate abuse-of-power obstruction-of-justice institutional-corruption intelligence-agencies