CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
The Washington Post reports that James McCord, one of the arrested burglars, works as security coordinator for Nixon's reelection committee.
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The Washington Post reports that James McCord, one of the arrested burglars, works as security coordinator for Nixon's reelection committee.
A $25,000 cashier's check earmarked for the Nixon reelection campaign was found in the bank account of one of the Watergate burglars.
Further investigation revealed that, in the months leading up to their arrests, more thousands had passed through their bank and credit card accounts, supporting the burglars' travel, living expenses, and purchase,.
However, through a complicated fiduciary set-up, the money actually went into an account owned by a Miami company run by Watergate burglar Bernard Barker.
On the backs of these checks was the official endorsement by the person who had the authority to do so, Committee Bookkeeper and Treasurer, Hugh Sloan.
Several donations (totaling $89,000) were made by individuals who thought they were making private donations to the President's re-election committee.
The donations were made in the form of cashier's, certified, and personal checks, and all were made payable only to the Committee to Re-Elect the President.
The FBI reported that the break-in at the Watergate was part of a massive campaign of political spying and sabotage on behalf of the officials and heads of the Nixon reelection campaign.
Counsel to the Committee to Re-elect the President that supported Richard Nixon in 1972.
Appointed General Counsel, Finance Committee of the Committee to Re-elect the President (CRP).
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