George Beall (August 17, 1937 - January 15, 2017) was a prominent U.S. attorney. He is most widely known for prosecuting Vice President of the United States, Spiro Agnew, for bribery. This prosecution led to Agnew's resignation as Vice President in 1973.
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Background
Beall was born in Frostburg, Maryland, on August 17, 1937 to his parents, U.S. Senator James Glenn Beall and the former Margaret Schwarzenbach. He was one of three sons, the eldest being U.S. Senator John Glenn Beall Jr..
Beall received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. He died in Naples, Florida on January 15, 2017.
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Career
After clerking for Chief Judge Simon E. Sobeloff of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, then Governor of Maryland, Spiro Agnew appointed Beall, a fellow Republican, to the Maryland Criminal Injuries Compensation Board. Beall was appointed United States attorney in 1970.
Agnew investigation
He opened an investigation of corruption in Baltimore County of public officials and architects, engineering, and paving contractors. One contractor, Lester Matz, stated that he had been paying "Agnew kickbacks in exchange for contracts for years -- first when Agnew was the Baltimore County Executive, then when he was Governor of Maryland and Vice President." Another witness, Jerome B. Wolff, head of Maryland's roads commission, stated that his attic was filled with documentation that detailed "every corrupt payment he participated in with then-Governor Agnew."
Agnew resigned as Vice President and pleaded no contest to tax evasion in the sum of $13,551.47 for 1967. He was fined $10,000 and avoided prison time.
Private practice
Beall entered private practice in 1975 specializing in commercial litigation. His clients included the Baltimore Ravens while owned by Art Modell.
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