<P> Haldeman, Ehrlichman, and Mitchell exhausted their appeals in 1977 . Ehrlichman entered prison in 1976, followed by the other two in 1977 . Since Nixon and many senior officials involved in Watergate were lawyers, the scandal severely tarnished the public image of the legal profession . </P> <P> The Watergate scandal resulted in 69 government officials being charged and 48 being found guilty, including: </P> <Ol> <Li> John N. Mitchell, Attorney General of the United States who resigned to become Director of Committee to Re-elect the President, convicted of perjury about his involvement in the Watergate break - in . Served 19 months of a one - to four - year sentence . </Li> <Li> Richard Kleindienst, Attorney General, convicted of "refusing to answer questions" (contempt of court); given one month in jail . </Li> <Li> Jeb Stuart Magruder, Deputy Director of Committee to Re-elect the President, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to the burglary, and was sentenced to 10 months to four years in prison, of which he served 7 months before being paroled . </Li> <Li> Frederick C. LaRue, Advisor to John Mitchell, convicted of obstruction of justice . He served four and a half months . </Li> <Li> H.R. Haldeman, Chief of Staff for Nixon, convicted of conspiracy to the burglary, obstruction of justice, and perjury . Served 18 months in prison . </Li> <Li> John Ehrlichman, Counsel to Nixon, convicted of conspiracy to the burglary, obstruction of justice, and perjury . Served 18 months in prison . </Li> <Li> Egil Krogh, aide to John Ehrlichman, sentenced to six months for his part in the Daniel Ellsberg case . </Li> <Li> John W. Dean III, counsel to Nixon, convicted of obstruction of justice, later reduced to felony offenses and sentenced to time already served, which totaled 4 months . </Li> <Li> Dwight L. Chapin, deputy assistant to Nixon, convicted of perjury . </Li> <Li> Maurice Stans, United States Secretary of Commerce who resigned to become Finance Chairman of Committee to Re-elect the President, convicted of multiple counts of illegal campaigning, fined $5,000 (in 1975--$22,700 today). </Li> <Li> Herbert W. Kalmbach, personal attorney to Nixon, convicted of illegal campaigning . Served 191 days in prison and fined $10,000 (in 1974--$49,600 today). </Li> <Li> Charles W. Colson, special counsel to Nixon, convicted of obstruction of justice . Served 7 months in Federal Maxwell Prison . </Li> <Li> Herbert L. Porter, aide to the Committee to Re-elect the President . Convicted of perjury . </Li> <Li> G. Gordon Liddy, Special Investigations Group, convicted of masterminding the burglary, original sentence of up to 20 years in prison . Served 41⁄2 years in federal prison . </Li> <Li> E. Howard Hunt, security consultant, convicted of masterminding and overseeing the burglary, original sentence of up to 35 years in prison . Served 33 months in prison . </Li> <Li> James W. McCord Jr., convicted of six charges of burglary, conspiracy and wiretapping . Served 2 months in prison . </Li> <Li> Virgilio Gonzalez, convicted of burglary, original sentence of up to 40 years in prison . Served 13 months in prison . </Li> <Li> Bernard Barker, convicted of burglary, original sentence of up to 40 years in prison . Served 18 months in prison . </Li> <Li> Eugenio Martínez, convicted of burglary, original sentence of up to 40 years in prison . Served 15 months in prison . </Li> <Li> Frank Sturgis, convicted of burglary, original sentence of up to 40 years in prison . Served 10 months in prison . </Li> </Ol> <Li> John N. Mitchell, Attorney General of the United States who resigned to become Director of Committee to Re-elect the President, convicted of perjury about his involvement in the Watergate break - in . Served 19 months of a one - to four - year sentence . </Li>

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