Bribe lawsuit settled
f.VZ.P.4.-Reuter— Copyright) WASHINGTON. : The United States Govern-, > ment has agreed to a settlei ment of a lawsuit over allega-1 ; tions that Robert Baker, once; ;a protege of the late Presi-1 ;dent Johnson, misused his influence to enrich himself.' j The Government agreed i to accept SUS4O.OOO from Mr I j ßaker in return for dropping! 'its lawsuit aimed at making |him forfeit the money he allegedly accumulated. Mr Baker rose from Senate pageboy to secretary of the Senate Democrats. He was! accused of regularly accepting payment from people and organisations seeking help in their dealings with the Gov-! ernment. When the suit was first! filed, the Government listed 1 transactions which it said had i enriched him by SUSIOB,OOO.j
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33433, 15 January 1974, Page 7
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