United States v. John H. Melcher, Jr. (CR 74-196, United States District Court for the THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR CHARGES: 1. The American Shipbuilding Company is and was, at all times material to this information a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New Jersey. 2. From on or about June 1, 1973, and continuously thereafter up to and including the date of the filing of this information, the defendant, JOHN H. MELCHER, JR., is and was the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of The American Shipbuilding Company. George M. Steinbrenner, III, is and was, at all times material to this information, an officer, to wit, the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of The American Shipbuilding Company, and was acting in that capacity. 4. In or about April, 1972, George M. Steinbrenner, III, in his capacity as an officer of The American Shipbuilding Company did willfully and unlawfully in violation of 18 United States Code, Section 610, consent to the making of a contribution by The American Shipbuilding Company in connection with the election of Presidential and Vice Presidential electors and United States Senators and Representatives in Congress, to wit: a contribution in the total amount of $25,000 to committees organized to support the Presidential candidacy of Richard M. Nixon in the general election held on November 7, 1972. 5. In or about August, 1973 and early September, 1973, in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, the defendant, JOHN H. MELCHER, JR., knowing that George M. Steinbrenner, III, had committed an offense against the United States, to wit, the violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 610, set forth in paragraph 4, did relieve, comfort, and assist Steinbrenner in order to hinder and prevent Steinbrenner's apprehension, trial, and punishment by using, among others, the following means: MELCHER conveyed a false and misleading explanation of the $25,000 contribution described in paragraph 4 to employees of The American Shipbuilding Company to enable said employees to give this story to agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who were then investigating possible violations of Title 18, United States Code, Section 610. Further, with the knowledge and consent of Steinbrenner, MELCHER conveyed to an Assistant Special Prosecutor of the Watergate Special Prosecution Force, Department of Justice, a false and misleading explanation of the $25,000 contribution by The American Shipbuilding Company at a time when said Assistant Special Prosecutor was conducting an authorized investigation into possible violations of Title 18, United States Code, Section 610 in connection with said contribution. All in violation of Sections 3 and 610 of Title 18, United States Code. LEON JAWORSKI Special Prosecutor Watergate Special Prosecution Force 1425 K Street, N.W. Washington, D. C. 20005 United States v. Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (3-73 CR 131, United States District Court for the District of Minnesota) Major court proceedings October 17, 1973 Information filed charging The defendants enter a plea of Minnesota Mining sentenced to pay |