The Nation - News from July 11, 1986
A judge set a Sept. 15 trial date for convicted Watergate burglar Frank Sturgis, who pleaded innocent to accepting $12,000 worth of stolen Rolex watches in an influence-peddling scam. Circuit Court Judge George Orr in Miami set the date after Sturgis entered his plea to charges of dealing in stolen property. Sturgis, 62, was arrested June 18 for allegedly promising an undercover police officer that he could help get reduced prison sentences for drug dealers.
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