Walsh investigation

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The Walsh investigation was the independent counsel probe led by Lawrence E. Walsh that examined and prosecuted key figures involved in the Iran–Contra scandal during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf criminal investigation ⓘ
independent counsel investigation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Iran–Contra independent counsel investigation ⓘ
appointedBy Special Division of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ⓘ
appointedPositionOf independent counsel ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
criticized use of presidential pardons in Iran–Contra cases ⓘ
endTime 1993 ⓘ
focus Iran–Contra scandal ⓘ
headOfInvestigation Lawrence E. Walsh ⓘ
historicalSignificance major test of independent counsel statute in the United States ⓘ
investigated cover‑up of Iran–Contra activities ⓘ
diversion of proceeds from Iran arms sales to Nicaraguan Contras ⓘ
possible obstruction of justice in Iran–Contra affair ⓘ
sale of arms to Iran by the Reagan administration ⓘ
investigatedAdministration George H. W. Bush administration ⓘ
Reagan administration ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
ledBy Lawrence E. Walsh ⓘ
legalBasis Ethics in Government Act of 1978 ⓘ
legalOutcome several convictions later overturned on appeal ⓘ
several defendants received presidential pardons ⓘ
location Washington, D.C. ⓘ
namedAfter Lawrence E. Walsh ⓘ
notableDefendant Alan Fiers ⓘ
Caspar Weinberger ⓘ
Clair George ⓘ
Duane Clarridge ⓘ
Elliott Abrams ⓘ
John Poindexter ⓘ
Oliver North ⓘ
Robert McFarlane ⓘ
oversaw grand jury proceedings related to Iran–Contra ⓘ
oversightBody Special Division of the U.S. Court of Appeals ⓘ
pardonDate December 24, 1992 ⓘ
partOf broader congressional and criminal inquiries into Iran–Contra ⓘ
publishedIn final report issued in 1993 ⓘ
relatedPardonBy President George H. W. Bush ⓘ
linked to: George H. W. Bush
reportedOnBy major U.S. news media ⓘ
resultedIn convictions of several Iran–Contra defendants ⓘ
final report on Iran–Contra affair ⓘ
indictments of multiple Iran–Contra figures ⓘ
startTime 1986 ⓘ
subjectOf Iran–Contra affair ⓘ
timePeriod early 1990s ⓘ
late 1980s ⓘ
typeOfOffensesInvestigated conspiracy ⓘ
false statements ⓘ
obstruction of justice ⓘ
perjury ⓘ

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Iran–Contra affair → hasEffect → Walsh investigation ⓘ
Tower Commission report → relatedTo → Walsh Iran–Contra investigation ⓘ
linked to: Walsh investigation
Tower Commission → followedBy → Walsh Iran–Contra independent counsel investigation ⓘ
linked to: Walsh investigation