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|crimes = Burglary<br>Conspiracy<br>Illegal wiretapping<br>Illegal surveillance<br>Obstruction of justice<br>[[Islamophobia]] | |crimes = Burglary<br>Conspiracy<br>Illegal wiretapping<br>Illegal surveillance<br>Obstruction of justice<br>[[Islamophobia]] | ||
|type of villain = Corrupt Official}}{{Quote|Obviously, crime pays, or there'd be no crime.|G. Gordon Liddy}} | |type of villain = Corrupt Official}}{{Quote|Obviously, crime pays, or there'd be no crime.|G. Gordon Liddy}} | ||
'''George Gordon Battle Liddy''' (30 November 1930 - 30 March 2021) was an American lawyer, FBI agent and leader of the White House Plumbers, a special operations unit established in order to prevent sensitive information relating to the presidency of [[Richard Nixon]] from leaking out. In 1972, Liddy and several other White House officials were prosecuted after being implicated in the [[Watergate scandal]]. Liddy was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison. | '''George Gordon Battle Liddy''' (30 November 1930 - 30 March 2021) was an American lawyer, FBI agent and leader of the [[White House Plumbers]], a special operations unit established in order to prevent sensitive information relating to the presidency of [[Richard Nixon]] from leaking out. In 1972, Liddy and several other White House officials were prosecuted after being implicated in the [[Watergate scandal]]. Liddy was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison. | ||
Liddy has often been described as the "mastermind" of the Watergate scandal. | Liddy has often been described as the "mastermind" of the Watergate scandal. |