20Jun
2016
2016
This Week in History – Former Attorney General John Mitchell Sentenced to Prison
Kelly Landers / 0 Comments /John Mitchell is sworn in as Attorney General of the United States, January 22, 1969. Chief Justice Earl Warren administers the oath while President Richard Nixon looks on. (Courtesy of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum)
West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney Kelly V. Landers recalls events of significance that occurred this week in history.
On June 19, 1953, convicted atom spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed in Ossining, New York.
On June 22, 1977, John Mitchell became the first former U.S. Attorney General to go to federal prison.
On June 23, 1992, crime boss John Gotti, the so-called “teflon don,” was sentenced to life in prison in New York.
Quote: You can look at the past, but don’t stare!
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