Disgraced vice president and former Maryland Gov. Spiro Agnew pleaded guilty to a federal tax evasion charge.
As Richard Nixon’s vice president, Agnew was forced to resign after he learned that he was under investigation by federal prosecutors looking into allegations that he regularly took kickbacks from contractors while he held state office.
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