Herbert Kalmbach, Nixon Lawyer Who Paid ‘Hush Money,’ Dies at 95
- He raised and dispensed funds to silence Watergate burglars
- Served six months in prison for illegal fundraising activities
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Herbert Kalmbach, President Richard Nixon’s personal attorney who paid “hush money” to Watergate burglars and later served prison time for breaking campaign-finance laws and selling ambassadorships, has died. He was 95.
He died on Sept. 15 in Newport Beach, California, according to a death notice published in the Los Angeles Times on Sept. 29. No cause was given.