Plato Cacheris

The son of a Greek immigrant, Cacheris grew up in Washington, D. C. and Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . In 1951, he joined the Marine Corps as an officer candidate, but his service ended in 1953 when he entered law school. Cacheris graduated from the Edmund A. Walsh School Of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and the Georgetown University Law Center in 1956 .

Cacheris frequently represents major figures in Washington, D.C. scandals. Cacheris's best known cases include:

co-representation, with Jake Stein , of Monica Lewinsky , associate of President William Clinton

defense of Robert Hanssen , FBI agent and secret spy for the Soviet Union ; a Plea Bargain allowed him to avoid the Death Penalty in exchange for complete cooperation in revealing his activities to the government, but not to the public. His wife would receive a "survivor" pension.

REFERENCE

Elaine Shannon and Ann Blackman, ''The Spy Next Door'', Little Brown, 2002, page21

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