Last surviving Watergate burglar dies at 98

Published February 4, 2021 12:52pm ET



The last surviving Watergate burglar, whose actions ultimately resulted in President Richard Nixon’s resignation, has died.

Eugenio Martinez, a Cuban exile who worked for the CIA, died at the age of 98 on Jan. 30 at his daughter’s home in Minneola, Florida, according to the Children of the Brigade 2506. A cause of death was not revealed.

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