17-01-2017 21:04 via baltimore.cbslocal.com

George Beall, Md. U.S. attorney Who Prosecuted Agnew, Dies

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The U.S. attorney who led the investigation and prosecution that led to the resignation of Vice President Spiro T. Agnew has died.
George Beall died of cancer at his Naples, Fla. home at the age of 79, according to The Baltimore Sun.
Beall, son of Maryland Sen. J. Glenn Beall, was named U.S. attorney for Maryland in 1970.
The Republican led the investigation into reports of widespread corruption in Baltimore County, focusing on Agnew, the former Baltimore C
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