On June 17, 1972, five intruders were arrested at Washington's Watergate hotel and apartment complex inside the office of the Democratic National Committee. The indictment of the burglars and the subsequent investigation of the break-in unraveled a web of political spying and sabotage, bribery, and the illegal use of campaign funds. The disclosure of these activities, and the administration's cover-up, resulted in the indictments of some 40 government officials and the resignation of the president (Westerfled 2).
Early that fateful Saturday morning, a security guard at the Watergate complex alerted police when he noticed a stairwell door lock had been taped in the open position. Three officers responded and it turned out the trespassers had come to adjust bugging equipment they had installed during a May break-in and to photograph the Democrats' documents (Gold 75).
These five men were indicated in September 1972 on charges of burglary, conspiracy and wire-tapping. Four months later they were convicted and sentenced to prison terms by District Court Judge John Sirica (Gold 86). The judge was convinced that relevant details had not been unveiled during the trial and offer
To this day, Bernstein has kept his promise to maintain the anonymity of his agent (Deep 1).
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