Sirica
Americannoun
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District Judge John J. Sirica reduced the prison sentences of Mitchell, former White House chief of staff H.R.
From Salon • Sep. 16, 2023
After a jury convicted the two who went to trial, Sirica threatened all defendants with 30-40 years in prison, hoping the pressure would cause one of them to crack.
From Slate • Jan. 22, 2023
He got Erica Jong $1.2 million for her novel “Fanny” and Judge John J. Sirica $500,000 for the paperback rights to his Watergate memoir.
From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2022
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and Judge John Sirica of Watergate fame and worked often with Jackie Kennedy during her time as an editor with Doubleday and Viking.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2022
This was so strictly enforced that when one Sirica, abbess at Caralis, made a will and distributed her property, Gregory ordered that it be restored to the monastery without dispute or evasion.
From Women of Early Christianity by Brittain, Alfred
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