The team of men were disguised as plumbers known as the White House Plumbers. They needed to get to the psychiatrist of Daniel Ellsberg’s office. Dr. Lewis Fielding was the psychiatrist for Daniel Ellsberg and he was in possession of the mental health records that the team was in search of (History.com.) When the plumbers got into Fieldings office, they did find Daniel Ellsberg’s file, however, the contents of the file were not what the team was trying to get their hands. They were hoping for embarrassing information regarding Ellsberg’s mental state which would discredit the source of the pentagon papers that were leaked. The team sent another memo of approval to Ehrlichman for another covert operation that they wanted to accomplish. The …show more content…
These charges against them would lead to hefty jail sentences towards both of the men. Ellsberg had the possibility of being sentenced to 115 years in a federal prison. Russo had the possibility to be sentenced to 35 years in federal prison. Their trial would take place on January 3rd in Los Angeles, California. Ellsberg was trying to come up with anything that would help reduce his sentence, and maybe even make an attempt to prove he was not in the wrong. Ellsberg tried to claim that the documents were illegally kept classified and should have been public information. These claims were later ruled irrelevant and he was put silent immediately. Ellsberg’s trial started to turn in his favor when a memo was shared with the jury that showed proof of the break in into his psychiatrist’s office. More information was released later in the trial that showed the FBI had illegally recorded conversations between Ellsberg and Morton Halperin (The Washington Post.) Since there was an abundant amount of illegal information gathering and government misconduct, Judge Byrne dismissed all of the charges that were placed on Ellsberg and
Mr. Cockburn concluded that the evidence presented in this case was misinterpret and misapprehend, the leading investigation was “unscientific and slipshod” which lead to the sentence of Edward splatt. Many questions were raised, whether police officers should collect trace elements from the crime scene? The involvemet of police officers collecting samples rather than scientific experts which could lead to wrong and misleading evidence? The scientific procedure undertaking in this investigation. And these collected samples collected from officers and tested would lead to unvaluable piece of evidence.After Edward splatt conviction, anattorney- general by the name of Mr Griffin keeped a close eye on the case and examined the moran report and
Team owner Fay Sollenberger was pleased that the team was recognized at their awards banquet.
The “pentagon papers”, officially titled: Report of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force, was a U.S. government study commissioned, by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, in 1967. [Robert McNamara served under both John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.] The study traced the United States involvement in Vietnam from World War II to the present. The papers were highly confidential and compiled by many sources. Groups, such as the military, universities, and private organizations, worked on portions of the study. The joint efforts created a 47-volume study; only 38 of the 47 volumes were physically produced. One of the groups which had worked on the study was RAND Corporation. An employee of Rand Corporation, Daniel Ellsberg, used his clearance to gain access to a printed copy of the Pentagon Papers. Ellsberg then began secretly removing and copying volumes o...
In reality, he and his security advisor, Admiral John Poindexter, had lied to Congress, shredded evidence, and refused to inform the President of details in order to guarantee his “plausible deniability”. Ultimately, the Iran-Contra investigation raised more questions than it answered. Reagan held fast to his plea of ignorance, the full role of the CIA director remained murky, and the role of Vice President Bush remained mysterious as well. The Iran-Contra affair revealed how secretive government officials undermine the Constitution and compromise Presidential authority under the facade of patriotism.
The “NATIONAL BRIEFING; COLORADO” stated he could face 97 ½ years in prison if he was convicted of all charges he was facing at this point. Concluding, that Brucos’ charges were immense because of the crime he
Rothstein) were indicted for conspiracy to defraud the public. All were acquitted for want of
The Alan Gell case was in North Carolina where Alan was sentenced to the death penalty however after further investigation he was freed from determination as it was found that the prosecutors had withheld important evidence in the case. Its significance was that it led to new reforms in NC that requires all evidence, whether exculpatory or not, to be turned over as well as any complete files of all law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies involved in the
...names of CIA double agents spying on the Soviet Union, this way he wasn’t in his mind doing any real damage and simply providing them with the names of those who were spying for both countries.
Firstly, the journalists are reporting from two vastly different locations. One is reporting from the comfort of an office and familiar surroundings, while the other is reporting from a war stricken foreign land. Although, there is a common tie, they both involved and had the ability to effect the government and they were all in danger. All of the journalists had the opportunity to report on the truth, even if it were to have political and even personal repercussions. Thus, due to the political nature, all of the journalists were putting their lives at risk and were aware of this. They also had the ability of putting other lives in danger. Woodward and Bernstein discovered how the information they were gathering had to be used strategically in order to not harm their sources, and Flynn and Henderson had the ability to create further conflict and terror for the country they were reporting about. Thus, all of the journalists had to learn how to use precautions while investigating, writing, and reporting on their given
The CIA had turned around a little when President Eisenhower had appointed Allen Dulles the new director of the CIA. Allen Dulles had made cover operations the secret ...
knowledge of the CIA and who would later would be involved in the clash between the
May, Ernest R., and Philip Zelikow. The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House during the
Story: Andrew Bedner is an American man at the center of bioethical controversy regarding the rights of parents to make medical decisions for children they have allegedly abused
Scott Peterson was an educated man from California Polytechnic State University where he graduated with a B.A. in Agricultural Business. He was married to his wife Laci Peterson who was also pregnant with their unborn son. In December of 2002 Laci Peterson went missing in the Modesto, California area where she shared a home with Scott. Once the investigation of Scott’s missing wife started authorities began to suspect Scott as a suspect in her disappearance. In April of 2003 a fetus and a female torso that was missing hands, feet, and a head were found on the shoreline of San Francisco Bay. The San Francisco Bay area was where Scott was boating the day of Laci’s disappearance. The body was later identified as Laci Peterson and the fetus as Laci and Scott’s unborn son. Scott was also arrested in the month of April shortly after the discovery of Laci and their son’s body and was later sentenced to the death penalty. Over the course of this paper I will cover the whole event of the disappearance of Laci Peterson, relating it to a sociological theory, the impact the event had on our society and how the media had influence over this national event.
Because they were army personnel working directly for the government, several doctors and scientists were contacted secretly to deal with the issue. Once all the men were contacted, they were set to meet at the "Wildfire Project Installation", which was a top-secret government installation intended to study and correct any alien virus. When the men arrived, they immediately began studying and trying to understand what exactly happened in piedmont and why.