Cato accused Caesar of involvement in the conspiracy and suggested that he was working on Catilina's behalf, which might explain Caesar's otherwise odd stance that the conspirators should receive no public hearing yet be shown clemency.

# Catilina's Riddle ( 1993 )— 63 BC: Gordianus attempts to find out why headless bodies keep appearing on his newly-inherited farm and contend with hostile neighbors — all cousins of his benefactor — while he is entangled in republican conspiracy and counter-conspiracy.

Convinced by Cato's argument, the senate approved Cicero's proposal, and after the conspirators had been executed, the greater portion of Catilina's army quit the field, much as Cato had predicted.

* Steven Saylor has written the novel Catilina's Riddle, where the plot evolves around the intrigue between Catilina and Cicero in 63 BC.

* Catilina's Riddle ( 1993 ), featuring Cicero and the title character, Catilina, is set during his rebellion in 63 BC.

In particular, Cicero's prosecution of Catiline for a supposed conspiracy is presented as a witch-hunt and Parenti notes nine suspicious flaws in Cicero's accusations .( p.

After the suppression of the Catilinarian conspiracy, Cotta proposed a public thanksgiving for Cicero's services, and after the latter had gone into exile, supported the view that there was no need of a law for his recall, since the law of Clodius was legally worthless.

During the controversies of 1966, the magazine Der Spiegel unearthed a Memorandum dated November 7, 1944 ( five months before the war's end ) by which a colleague denounced to Himmler a conspiracy including Kiesinger that was propagating defeatism and hampering anti-Jewish actions within their department and several others.

The KGB's report dismissed various conspiracy theories, instead indicating that the actions of airbase personnel contributed to the crash.

# Stopped all actions in furtherence of the crime or conspiracy

A number of conspiracy theories have been published, based on CIA and FBI surveillance of Lennon due to his left-wing activism, and on the actions of Mark Chapman in the murder or subsequent legal proceedings.

The second investigations performed between 1981 and 1984 by the legislature, the U. S. Justice Department, and the local press uncovered a plot to assassinate the activists and a possible, though not conclusive, conspiracy to cover-up these actions.

Justice Department's, the U. S. Justice Department's, and the FBI ’ s actions during the first investigations, alleging corruption within the agencies and a conspiracy to cover-up evidence.

Possible motives claimed by conspiracy theorists for such actions include justifying the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq as well as geostrategic interests in the Mideast, such as pipeline plans launched in the early 1990s by Unocal and other oil companies.

" Markov found parallels between the film and the conspiracy theory that the United States and / or Israel organized the 9 / 11 attacks to justify military actions.

He noted that 1 ) there was no need for " another pretext for military operation in Chechnya at the time of the Ryazan incident ", but there were already a " plenty of reasons for decisive military response ", 2 ) the FSB of other security service was institutionally incapable of such a conspiracy after years of decline in the 1990s, 3 ) the conspirators were not actually trying to blow a building up in Ryazan ; however, their sloppy actions are " consistent with the training exercise version of events ", 4 ) the FSB did not have to declare the incident a " training exercise ", but " it was much easier to show great relief ... and continue trying to find the perpetrators of the bombing attempt.

However, all jurisdictions recognize the criminal nature of the actions taken by the instigator, and they may be charged under any of a variety of statutes, including murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and / or accessory to murder.

Although his actions can be described as monstrous for the most part, his stated justification is a desire to prevent the alien colonization for as long as possible ; in the episode " One Breath ", he tells Mulder that he is in the conspiracy ( which he calls " the game ") because he believes that the secrets he keeps could, if publicly revealed, threaten the social order that preserves society: " If people were to know of the things that I know ... it would all fall apart ".

In 2008 and 2010 when 13 SHAC members, including the Averys and Nicholson, were convicted of conspiracy to blackmail, police said their actions were on behalf of the ALF ; senior members of SHAC were regarded by police as key figures within the ALF, according to The Guardian.

Possible motives claimed by conspiracy theorists for such actions include justifying the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq as well as geostrategic interests in the Mideast, such as pipeline plans launched in the early 1990s by Unocal and other oil companies.

Known in the Italian media as the Ustica Massacre (" Strage di Ustica ")-Ustica being a small island near the crash-site-the disaster led to numerous investigations, legal actions, and accusations, and continues to be a source of speculation, including claims of conspiracy by the Italian government and others.

Olszewski defending his minister named the actions of Macierewicz ‘ itself a concerted conspiracy perpetrated by circles of former high ranking communist secret police officers ’ aimed at dismembering his government and thwart plans to purge off former communists from public offices and services.

Early in 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte, then First Consul of France, heard news which seemed to connect the young duke with the Cadoudal – Pichegru conspiracy then being tracked by the French police.

He was a major figure in the second Catilinian conspiracy and was extrajudically killed on the orders of Cicero in 63 BC.

** Liu Zhang, Chinese prince of the Han Dynasty and a key figure in the anti-Lü clan conspiracy during the Lü Clan Disturbance of 180 BC

* Liu Zhang, Chinese prince of the Han Dynasty and a key figure in the anti-Lü clan conspiracy during the Lü Clan Disturbance of 180 BC

Marrs is a prominent figure in the JFK conspiracy press and his book Crossfire was a source for Oliver Stone's film JFK.

He was a key figure in events leading to the Watergate first break-in and the ensuing Watergate scandal, for which he was convicted of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and perjury.

" Calling Rahman " the central figure in the overarching conspiracy ," he wrote: " At trial, we proved that Sheikh Abdel Rahman had close ties to Hassan al-Turabi, leader in the early 1990s of Sudan ’ s de facto government, the National Islamic Front.

He would be unknown today if not for the fact that he is a central figure in many of the conspiracy theories surrounding Rennes-le-Château.

During Bellows ' years the series also developed a series of investigative reports about Hollywood's drug use and hiring practices ; but during the 1996 – 97 season ET began to include more sensational fare, featuring paid exclusive interviews with controversial and infamous newsmakers of the day, including disgraced Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding, who became notorious for her role in the conspiracy to physically attack rival Nancy Kerrigan at a 1994 U. S. Figure Skating Championships practice session ; Amy Fisher, who appeared with Joey and Mary Jo Buttafuoco, reunited after Fisher's infamous assault on Mrs. Buttafuoco ; convicted child molester Mary Kay Letourneau, who married Vili Fualaau ; and attorney Howard K. Stern, from the Anna Nicole Smith paternity controversy.

A controversial figure, he was a staunch traditionalist who believed that Satan had set in motion a global conspiracy among world powers to erode the moral authority of the Catholic Church.

Queen was a leading figure in the Winnipeg General Strike, and received a one-year jail sentence for " seditious conspiracy " in 1920.

* Francis E. Dec ( 1926 – 1996 ), U. S. conspiracy theorist and underground cult figure

Maxwell Lord's mother however was never truly convinced of this turn of events, instilling into her son the hatred against every figure of higher authority that eventually led him to his fall from grace, convinced that even Albert's suicide was a conspiracy from the higher ups in his company and unwilling to let his regrets tamper with their power.

While trying to figure out the mystery, Michelle is dragged into a world of violence, conspiracy, and revenge where she soon discovers that nothing is as it seems and that no one can be trusted.

The third story arc concerns the leader of that conspiracy, the shadowy figure of " The Eagle ", revealed as vain and insecure José Sebastián Vargas.

Screaming, she runs out of the house and into the arms of the Colin Lamb figure ( now bearing the surname of ' Race ' and identified as Colonel Race's son ), who happens to be on the street investigating the spy conspiracy that makes up the other main thread in the story.

These may be conspiracy theories, proving the swap with the discrepancies, real or fictional, between the earlier and later personalities of the political figure.

The Georgia Guidestones are featured prominently in the Canadian conspiracy web series Guidestones.

The book's thesis has also featured prominently in the conspiracy theories of racist groups such as The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord and other conspiracy theorists.

The UFO conspiracy theory is prominently featured, but many other conspiratorial ideas are also mentioned.