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Prison Fellowship was founded in 1976 by Charles W. Colson, a former Richard Nixon aide who served a seven-month prison sentence for a Watergate-related crime. [2] [3] [4] In 1979, Prison Fellowship International was founded as an international outreach to prisoners and a sister organization of Prison Fellowship. [5]
Chuck Colson's biography at Prison Fellowship Ministries; Watergate Key Players by The Washington Post; Nixon aides say Felt is no hero msnbc.com. June 1, 2005. ShortNews.com (Source for Citizens Medal Presentation) Appearances on C-SPAN; FBI file on Charles Colson; Charles Colson at Find a Grave; UPI Interview with Colson
Working alongside E. Howard Hunt, Liddy organized and directed the burglary of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate building in May and June 1972. After five of Liddy's operatives were arrested inside the DNC offices on June 17, 1972, subsequent investigations of the Watergate scandal led to Nixon's resignation in 1974.
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Ehrlichman entered prison in 1976, followed by the other two in 1977. Since Nixon and many senior officials involved in Watergate were lawyers, the scandal severely tarnished the public image of the legal profession. [92] [93] [94] The Watergate scandal resulted in 69 individuals being charged and 48 being found guilty, including: [95]
Jeb Stuart Magruder (November 5, 1934 – May 11, 2014) was an American businessman and high-level political operative in the Republican Party who served time in prison for his role in the Watergate scandal.
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McCord and four other accomplices were arrested during the second break-in to the Democratic National Committee's headquarters at the Watergate complex on June 17, 1972. The arrests led to the Watergate scandal and Nixon's resignation. McCord asserted that the White House knew of and approved the break ins, and proceeded to cover up the incident.