Deborah Gore Dean
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Deborah Gore Dean is a former United States
federal employee, in the US Department of Housing and Urban Development during the Ronald Reagan
presidency, she is also a distant relative of the famous Senator Albert Gore Sr. and second cousin once removed of former Vice President
Albert Gore Jr.. She is most famous for her involvement in a fraud scandal at the Department of Housing and Urban Development involving the Moderate rehabilitation Program.
Deborah Gore Dean is a graduate of Georgetown University and the niece of onetime Maryland GOP leader Louise Gore
. Her father, Gordon Dean
, who was featured on the cover of Time Magazine, won the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his work at the Nuremberg Trials, chairman of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
, and General Dynamics
executive. Her mother, Mary Benton Gore Dean was a Washington socialite and owner of the Jockey Club restaurant and Fairfax Hotel.
Dean graduated with her B.A from Georgetown University
. Between 1982-1987, Dean worked for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD). Before that she served at The United Stares Department of Energy (DOE) as Special Assistant to the Secretary. On June 23, 1987, President Ronald Reagan
announced his intention to nominate Deborah Gore Dean to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. However there she was caught up in one of Washington, D.C.'s many political scandals that eventually found itself in front of the Supreme Court.
A jury convicted Deborah Gore Dean of three counts of conspiracy to defraud the federal government, one count of having accepted an illegal gratuity, four counts of perjury
, and four counts of engaging in a scheme to conceal material facts. The United States court of Appeals eventually threw out the bulk of the charges.The District Court had sentenced Dean to two concurrent terms of twenty-one months' confinement on the first two conspiracy counts and fined Dean $2,500 on each of those counts. On each of the remaining counts, the court sentenced Dean to twenty-one months' confinement, to run concurrently with each other and with the sentences imposed under the first two conspiracy counts.
Based on the ruling of the Court of Appeals, Dean was re-sentenced and eventually served one year of home confinement and a monetary fine.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
federal employee, in the US Department of Housing and Urban Development during the Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
presidency, she is also a distant relative of the famous Senator Albert Gore Sr. and second cousin once removed of former Vice President
Vice President of the United States
The Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term...
Albert Gore Jr.. She is most famous for her involvement in a fraud scandal at the Department of Housing and Urban Development involving the Moderate rehabilitation Program.
Deborah Gore Dean is a graduate of Georgetown University and the niece of onetime Maryland GOP leader Louise Gore
Louise Gore
Beatrice Louise Gore was an American Republican politician from Maryland.Born in Leesburg, Maryland, Gore was a prominent Maryland political heavy weight and daughter of lawyer and real estate investor H. Grady Gore. She served as a member of the Maryland's General Assembly from 1963 to 1969...
. Her father, Gordon Dean
Gordon Dean
Gordon Evans Dean was a Seattle-born American lawyer and prosecutor who served as chairman of the US Atomic Energy Commission from 1950 to 1953....
, who was featured on the cover of Time Magazine, won the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his work at the Nuremberg Trials, chairman of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
United States Atomic Energy Commission
The United States Atomic Energy Commission was an agency of the United States government established after World War II by Congress to foster and control the peace time development of atomic science and technology. President Harry S...
, and General Dynamics
General Dynamics
General Dynamics Corporation is a U.S. defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2008 it is the fifth largest defense contractor in the world. Its headquarters are in West Falls Church , unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, in the Falls Church area.The company has...
executive. Her mother, Mary Benton Gore Dean was a Washington socialite and owner of the Jockey Club restaurant and Fairfax Hotel.
Dean graduated with her B.A from Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
. Between 1982-1987, Dean worked for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, also known as HUD, is a Cabinet department in the Executive branch of the United States federal government...
(HUD). Before that she served at The United Stares Department of Energy (DOE) as Special Assistant to the Secretary. On June 23, 1987, President Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
announced his intention to nominate Deborah Gore Dean to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. However there she was caught up in one of Washington, D.C.'s many political scandals that eventually found itself in front of the Supreme Court.
A jury convicted Deborah Gore Dean of three counts of conspiracy to defraud the federal government, one count of having accepted an illegal gratuity, four counts of perjury
Perjury
Perjury, also known as forswearing, is the willful act of swearing a false oath or affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing, concerning matters material to a judicial proceeding. That is, the witness falsely promises to tell the truth about matters which affect the outcome of the...
, and four counts of engaging in a scheme to conceal material facts. The United States court of Appeals eventually threw out the bulk of the charges.The District Court had sentenced Dean to two concurrent terms of twenty-one months' confinement on the first two conspiracy counts and fined Dean $2,500 on each of those counts. On each of the remaining counts, the court sentenced Dean to twenty-one months' confinement, to run concurrently with each other and with the sentences imposed under the first two conspiracy counts.
Based on the ruling of the Court of Appeals, Dean was re-sentenced and eventually served one year of home confinement and a monetary fine.