| 词条 | George Beall (attorney) |
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| name = George Beall | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|08|17}} | birth_place = Frostburg, Maryland | death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|01|15|1937|08|17}} | death_place = Naples, Florida | nationality = | other_names = | occupation = Attorney, prosecutor | years_active = | known_for = Criminal prosecution of Spiro T. Agnew }}George Beall (August 17, 1937 – January 15, 2017) was a prominent U.S. attorney. He is most widely known for prosecuting Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew for bribery.[1] This prosecution led to Agnew's resignation as Vice President in 1973.[1] BackgroundBeall was born in Frostburg, Maryland, on August 17, 1937 to his parents, future U.S. Senator James Glenn Beall and the former Margaret Schwarzenbach.[1] He was one of three sons, the eldest also being a future U.S. Senator from Maryland, John Glenn Beall Jr..[2][1] Beall received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.[1] He died in Naples, Florida on January 15, 2017.[1] CareerAfter clerking for Chief Judge Simon E. Sobeloff of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, then Governor of Maryland, Spiro Agnew appointed Beall, a fellow Republican, to the Maryland Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.[1] Beall was appointed United States attorney in 1970.[1] Agnew investigationHe opened an investigation of corruption in Baltimore County of public officials and architects, engineering, and paving contractors.[1] One contractor, Lester Matz, stated that he had been paying "Agnew kickbacks in exchange for contracts for years — first when Agnew was the Baltimore County Executive, then when he was Governor of Maryland and Vice President."[1] Another witness, Jerome B. Wolff, head of Maryland's roads commission, stated that his attic was filled with documentation that detailed "every corrupt payment he participated in with then-Governor Agnew."[1] Agnew resigned as Vice President and pleaded no contest to tax evasion in the sum of $13,551.47 for 1967.[1] He was fined $10,000 and avoided prison time.[1] Private practiceBeall entered private practice in 1975 specializing in commercial litigation.[1] His clients included the Baltimore Ravens while owned by Art Modell.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 {{cite news|last1=Sandomir|first1=Richard|title=George Beall, Prosecutor Who Brought Down Agnew, Dies at 79|url=https://nyti.ms/2jAYxBH|accessdate=19 January 2017|publisher=New York Times|date=18 January 2017|authorlink=Richard Sandomir}} {{authority control}}2. ^{{cite book|authorlink=James M. Cannon|first=James M.|last=Cannon|title=Time and Chance: Gerald Ford's Appointment with History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iYOhN17-rDkC&pg=PA184|year=1998|publisher=University of Michigan Press|isbn=0-472-08482-8|page=184}} External links
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