Spiro Theodore Agnew (November 9, 1918 – September 17, 1996) was the 39th Vice President of the United States from 1969 to 1972 under Richard M. Nixon, and the 55th Governor of Maryland. Spiro was a veteran of World War II and of the Korean Conflict. In 1967 he became the first Greek American to hold the office of Governor in Maryland. He served in that office from 1967 to 1969 when he was elected as Vice President of the United States. In the summer of 1973 Agnew was investigated by the United States Attorney's office for the District of Maryland, on charges of extortion, tax fraud, bribery, and conspiracy. In October, he was charged with having accepted bribes totaling more than $100,000 while holding office as Baltimore County Executive, Governor of Maryland, and Vice President of the United States. On October 10, 1973, Agnew was allowed to plead no contest to a single charge that he had failed to report $29,500 of income received in 1967, with the condition that he resign the office of Vice President. Nixon replaced him by appointing then House Minority Leader Gerald Ford to the office of Vice President.
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- The Headless Clone of Agnew serves as Earth's Vice President under the Disembodied Head of Richard Nixon, who is President of Earth, in the animated comedy series Futurama.