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'''G. Gordon Liddy''' (born George Gordon Battle Liddy on November 30, 1930) was an [[FBI]] agent-turned-lawyer who carried out the Watergate hotel break-in masterminded by [[John Dean]] which led to a scandal toppling [[Richard Nixon]]. He was imprisoned after [[Watergate]] in 1973 following his conviction for conspiracy, burglary and illegal wiretapping.  
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'''G. Gordon Liddy''' (born George Gordon Battle Liddy on November 30, 1930) was an [[FBI]] agent-turned-[[attorney]] who carried out the Watergate hotel break-in masterminded by [[John Dean]] which led to a scandal toppling [[U.S. President]] [[Richard Nixon]]. He was imprisoned after [[Watergate]] in 1973 following his conviction for conspiracy, burglary and illegal wiretapping.  
    
Liddy headed the [[Plumbers unit]] of outside contractors to fix [[leak]]s, which was funded by campaign donations. John Dean, without consulting Nixon, ordered the break in to see if the DNC was in unauthorized possession of leaked or stolen classified government documents at the time. Liddy was arrested along with several others.  
 
Liddy headed the [[Plumbers unit]] of outside contractors to fix [[leak]]s, which was funded by campaign donations. John Dean, without consulting Nixon, ordered the break in to see if the DNC was in unauthorized possession of leaked or stolen classified government documents at the time. Liddy was arrested along with several others.  
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[[Category:New York]]
 
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