The Nation - News from Nov. 4, 1986

Watergate burglar Frank Sturgis went on trial in Miami on charges of receiving stolen property as partial payment for an alleged promise to an undercover policeman to help get a prisoner an early release from jail. Sturgis, 62, and Emilio Cotonat, 47, were arrested June 18 after Sturgis allegedly promised the early release in exchange for several stolen watches worth $75,000. Sturgis’ lawyer says Sturgis was arrested in an attempt to force him to testify in another case. He is free on bond.