We knew George Steinbrenner was a character, but who knew he was an FBI informant too?
And yet that appears to be exactly what the late Boss was. According to government files released yesterday Steinbrenner actively worked with the FBI on national security cases in an attempt to improve his chances of getting a pardon for illegal campaign contributions to Richard Nixon's re-election campaign.
In 1974 Steinbrenner pled guilty to illegally funneling $25,000 into the Nixon campaign and for his trouble was fined $15,000 and suspended from baseball for 15 months (he did, at least, avoid jail time). Starting in about 1976 Steinbrenner began helping the FBI.
In 1974 Steinbrenner pled guilty to illegally funneling $25,000 into the Nixon campaign and for his trouble was fined $15,000 and suspended from baseball for 15 months (he did, at least, avoid jail time). Starting in about 1976 Steinbrenner began helping the FBI.
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