"Investigative reporter Gerald Bellett, who was one of the main reporters covering Meier for over 20 years, detailed Meier's background in a book called Age of Secrets.In the book, Bellett claims that during the Watergate hearings, Meier wanted to tell the nation secrets about the Nixon White House, the CIA, and Howard Hughes, but to keep him from telling his secrets, he was persecuted, jailed and forced into exile in Canada.