United States v. Northrop Corporation and Thomas Jones (CR 74-226, United States District Court for the Major court proceedings May 1, 1974 Information filed charging Northrop with making an illegal campaign contribution (Count 1) and charging Jones with consenting to said contribution being made (Count 2). The defendants enter a plea of guilty. The defendants sentenced to pay a fine of $5,000.00. COUNT ONE 1. At all times material to this Information, the NORTHROP CORPORATION was a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of California 2. At all times material to this Information, the NORTHROP CORPORATION was under contract with the United States or departments or agencies thereof for the rendition of services and the furnishing of material, supplies or equipment to the United States or departments or agencies thereof. 3. On or about November 7, 1972, a general election was held pursuant to the Constitution and Laws of the United States at which Presidential and Vice Presidential electors were voted for. 4. At all times material to this Information, the Finance Committee to Re-Elect the President, the California Finance Committee to Re-Elect the President, and their predecessor committees, were political committees organized to promote the candidacy of Richard M. Nixon in the aforesaid general election. 5. From on or about March 16, 1972, to on or about March 4, 1974, in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, the NORTHROP CORPORATION made contributions totalling approximately one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) to the aforesaid political committees by the following means: a. By the making of advances of Northrop corporate funds to a European consultant of the NORTHROP CORPORATION, portions of which advances were to be used for the making of said political contributions; By delivering a total of approximately one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to representatives of the Finance Committee to Re-Elect the President and a total of fifty thousand dollars $50,000) to representatives of the California Finance Committee to Re-Elect the President, or their predecessor committees, which funds were obtained through said European consultant from advances to him of Northrop corporate funds; c. By arranging for the substitution on or about January 25, 1973, of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) of personal funds for a portion of the aforesaid contributions made by the NORTHROP CORPORATION, and the preparation of back-dated documents reflecting that such personal funds were advanced pursuant to arrangements made on or about February 28, 1972, whereas in fact such arrangements were made in or about December 1972 and January 1973; d. By representing to government agencies investigating possible violations of the law by the NORTHROP CORPORATION and its executives through submission of the aforesaid back-dated documents and by other diverse means, that the aforesaid contributions had at all times consisted of personal funds contributed by Northrop executives. All in violation of Section 611, Title 18, United States Code. COUNT TWO 1. The allegations contained in paragraphs one through five of Count One of this Information are realleged and incorporated by reference herein. 2. At all times material to this Information, THOMAS V. JONES was an officer, to wit, the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Northrop Corporation, and was acting in that capacity. 3. From on and about February 28, 1972, to on or about March 4, 1974, THOMAS V. JONES did aid, abet, counsel and command the Northrop Corporation, through himself and others, to engage in the acts and conduct specified in paragraph five of Count One of this Information. All in violation of Sections 2 and 611, Title 18, United States Code. LEON JAWORSKI Special Prosecutor Watergate Special Prosecution |