Eugenio Martínez
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Born | Eugenio Rolando Martínez Careaga July 8, 1922 Watergate Scandal |
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Eugenio Rolando Martínez Careaga
Weeks after the initial break-in, on June 17, 1972, the men were arrested by
On August 31, 2016, the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch obtained CIA internal documents, through a FOIA request, that stated Martinez was a paid asset of the Agency at the time of the break-in. Although his connection to the Agency was acknowledged, until this release the CIA had maintained that his service had ended and he no longer had an association with the Agency for at least two years prior to the incident at the Watergate Hotel.[2] He died on January 30, 2021, at his daughter's home in Minneola, Florida at the age of 98.[5]
In popular culture
Martinez was portrayed in All the President's Men, the 1976 film retelling the events of the Watergate scandal, by Dominic Chianese.
The 2012 novel The Cassandra Project (
Martinez is a minor character in Harlot's Ghost.
References
- ^ Sam Roberts, "Eugenio Martínez, Last of the Watergate Burglars, Dies at 98," The New York Times, February 2, 2021.
- ^ a b CIA author classified (August 22, 1973). "Subject: Eugenio R. Martinez" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
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has generic name (help) - ^ a b "Eugenio Martínez, Watergate burglar whose bungled break-in led to Nixon’s fall, dies," Los Angeles Times, February 12, 2021.
- ^ Welch, William M. (November 26, 1987). "Power To Pardon Unquestioned And Often Used By Reagan". Associated Press. AP. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
- ^ Smiley, David (February 1, 2021). "Eugenio Rolando Martínez, Watergate burglar and former CIA asset in Miami, dies at 98". MiamiHerald.com. Miami Herald. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
External links
- watergate.info Archived April 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Spartacus Biography - Eugenio Martinez