in . ▁He ▁also ▁dis av owed ▁any ▁knowledge ▁what so ever ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁burg l ars . ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁a ▁$ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁( appro xim ately ▁$ ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁dollars ) ▁c ash ier ' s ▁check ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁depos ited ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁Mexican ▁bank ▁accounts ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Water gate ▁burg l ars , ▁Bernard ▁B ark er . ▁Made ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁Fin ance ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁to ▁Re elect ▁the ▁President , ▁the ▁check ▁was ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁campaign ▁don ation ▁by ▁Kenneth ▁H . ▁D ahl berg . ▁This ▁money ▁( and ▁several ▁other ▁checks ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁law fully ▁don ated ▁to ▁the ▁CR P ) ▁had ▁been ▁directly ▁used ▁to ▁fin ance ▁the ▁burg l ary ▁and ▁wire t apping ▁exp enses , ▁including ▁hardware ▁and ▁supplies . ▁ ▁Mr . ▁B ark er ' s ▁multiple ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁business es ▁all ▁had ▁separate ▁bank ▁accounts , ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁have ▁attempted ▁to ▁use ▁to ▁dis gu ise ▁the ▁true ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁money ▁being ▁paid ▁to ▁the ▁burg l ars . ▁The ▁don or ' s ▁checks ▁demonstrated ▁the ▁burg l ars ' ▁direct ▁link ▁to ▁the ▁fin ance ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁CR P . ▁ ▁Don ations ▁tot alling ▁$ 8 6 , 0 0 0 ▁($ ▁today ) ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁individuals ▁who ▁were ▁del ud ed