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To: michael97123 who wrote (2229)	4/7/2006 4:59:06 PM
From: one_less	Respond to of 14758

As White House Counsel he became deeply involved in the Watergate scandal cover up, even referred to as "master manipulator of the cover up" by the FBI., and went on to become the star witness of the Watergate prosecution. Dean pled guilty to obstruction of justice before Watergate trial judge John Sirica on October 19, 1973. He admitted supervising payments of "hush money" to the Watergate burglars, notably E. Howard Hunt, and revealed the existence of Nixon's enemies list. On August 2, 1974, Sirica handed down a sentence of one to four years in a minimum-security prison. However, when Dean surrendered himself as scheduled on September 3, he was diverted to the custody of U.S. Marshals and kept instead at Fort Holabird (near Baltimore, Maryland) in a special "safe house" holding facility primarily used for witnesses against the Mafia. He spent his days in the offices of the Watergate Special Prosecutor and testifying in the trial of Watergate conspirators Mitchell, Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Robert Mardian, and Kenneth Parkinson, which concluded on January 1, 1975. Dean's lawyer moved to have his sentence reduced, and on January 8, Sirica granted the motion, adjusting Dean's sentence to time served. en.wikipedia.org

To: michael97123 who wrote (2229)	4/7/2006 5:25:55 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14758

John Dean was Nixon's White House Counsel, who was involved with the Watergate coverup. He went to prison for the felony. He turned informant. His wife was Maureen Dean. There were many rumors. Maybe after these people die, the real reasons will come forward. I happen to think that will happen. This was in the WaPo... washingtonpost.com The Deans are at the center of Watergate conspiracy theories that sound as if they came from a steamy Washington novel. They filed a lawsuit prompted by the published allegations about them. The 1991 book "Silent Coup: The Removal of a President" suggested that John Dean masterminded the Watergate burglary to obtain documents linking Maureen and her roommate to an alleged prostitution ring. "It's all nonsense," says John M.Garrick, the couple's lawyer. There evidently was an out of court settlement ....