Richard Gerstein | |
|---|---|
| State Attorney for Miami-Dade County, Florida | |
| In office 1956–1978 | |
| Succeeded by | Janet Reno |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard E. Gerstein September 5, 1923 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 26, 1992 (aged 68) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Miami (BBA and LLB) |
Richard E. Gerstein (September 5, 1923, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – April 26, 1992, Miami, Florida) was an American lawyer and six-term State Attorney for Miami-Dade County.[1] He is perhaps best known for obtaining the first conviction in the Watergate scandal, of Watergate burglar Bernard Barker, and uncovering the first connections between the botched burglary and President Richard Nixon's reelection campaign.[1][2][3]