G. Gordon Liddy, architect of the Watergate heist, died at age 90

G. Gordon Liddy, the headstrong political agent who helped orchestrate the 1972 Watergate robbery, reportedly died at his daughter’s home in Virginia on Tuesday. He was 90 years old.

One of Liddy’s sons, Thomas Liddy, confirmed his death to the Washington Post. It was not immediately clear how Liddy died, but his son said it was unrelated to the coronavirus.

A man of many professions, Liddy is best known for being one of the main architects of the heist at the Democratic National Committee’s Watergate headquarters in Washington, DC.

The scandal surrounding the break-in and the cover-up that followed led to the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon.

Liddy spent almost 4.5 years in prison for conspiracy, burglary and refusing to testify before a Senate committee.

He was originally sentenced to 20 years, but in 1977 President Jimmy Carter commuted his sentence.

Before entering politics, Liddy joined the FBI in 1957 after earning a law degree from Fordham University.

He left the federal agency in 1962, where he practiced law at the time, was a prosecutor in Poughkeepsie and failed Congress, according to the Washington Post.

After his release from prison, Liddy ventured out onto the small screen, starring in “Miami Vice” and “18 Wheels of Justice”.

His acting career was followed by his time as a nationally broadcast radio talk show host on the ‘G. Gordon Liddy Show. “

His wife, Frances Purcell, whom he married in 1957, died in 2010, the newspaper reported. He leaves behind five children and a sister.

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