Peter Rient, 87, a Watergate Prosecutor, Authored Justice Dept Rulebook, Loved Dogs and Hats, Active Volunteer

Peter Rient, 87, a Watergate Prosecutor, Authored Justice Dept Rulebook, Loved Dogs and Hats, Active Volunteer

Peter Rient, a former Watergate prosecutor, and architect of the U.S. Justice Department’s Principles of Federal Prosecution, died in Darien on Sept. 2 at the age of 87. The cause of death was heart disease. Peter Frank Rient was born on March 17, 1938 in Moscow. His mother, Gertrude Rient Gangadharan, was a Czech linguist […] The post Peter Rient, 87, a Watergate Prosecutor, Authored Justice Dept Rulebook, Loved Dogs and Hats, Active Volunteer …