Biography
Maheu was born in Waterville, Maine, and held degrees from Holy Cross and Georgetown University. During his law studies at Georgetown, he was hired into the FBI (1941), and worked as counter-intelligence officer in Europe during World War II. He left the FBI in 1947, becoming a self-employed business owner, consultant and investigator. His contract with the Hughes company started in 1955.[2]
Maheu was a very close confidant to brothers President John F. Kennedy and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy.