Kenneth Parkinson
Encyclopedia
Kenneth Parkinson was counsel to the Committee to Re-elect the President
that supported Richard Nixon
in 1972. He was a member of the Watergate Seven
, who were indicted by a federal
grand jury
on March 1, 1974. For his involvement, he faced a maximum of 10 years in prison and $10,000 in fines. Parkinson was acquitted on January 1, 1975.
Committee to Re-elect the President
The Committee for the Re-Election of the President, abbreviated CRP but often mocked by the acronym CREEP, was a fundraising organization of United States President Richard Nixon's administration...
that supported Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
in 1972. He was a member of the Watergate Seven
Watergate Seven
The Watergate Seven were advisors and aides to United States President Richard M. Nixon who were indicted by a grand jury on March 1, 1974 for their role in the Watergate scandal. The grand jury also named Nixon an unindicted co-conspirator. The indictments marked the first time in U.S. history...
, who were indicted by a federal
Federal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States is the national government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that is the United States of America. The federal government comprises three distinct branches of government: a legislative, an executive and a judiciary. These branches and...
grand jury
Grand jury
A grand jury is a type of jury that determines whether a criminal indictment will issue. Currently, only the United States retains grand juries, although some other common law jurisdictions formerly employed them, and most other jurisdictions employ some other type of preliminary hearing...
on March 1, 1974. For his involvement, he faced a maximum of 10 years in prison and $10,000 in fines. Parkinson was acquitted on January 1, 1975.