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The Senate Ethics Committee ended eight weeks of hearings on the conduct of five senators in the failure of the Lincoln Savings and Loan, a California banking institution. The senators were …

The committee investigating the roles of five senators involved with the failed Lincoln Savings and Loan heard character testimony and began to hear closing arguments. The senators are accus…

The Senate Ethics Committee heard testimony on the afternoon of January 10 from Judge Griffin Bell, former attorney general during the Carter Administration, who found no evidence of impropr…

The Senate Select committee completed its questioning of Senator Dennis DeConcini(D-AZ), one of the five senators under investigation for allegedly interfering with federal regulators' inves…

Senator Dennis DeConcini continued his testimony before the Senate Ethics committee under cross-examination by Robert Bennett, special counsel to the Select Ethics committee.

The committee heard testimony from Senator Dennis DeConcini, one of the five senators under investigation from the Senate Ethics committee for allegedly improperly prevented federal regulato…

The committee continued to hear testimony from Senator Donald Riegle (D-MI), one of five Senators under investigation by the Senate Select Ethics committee for allegedly receiving campaign c…

Senator Alan Cranston was excused from testifying before the Senate Ethics committee on the grounds that his treatment for prostate cancer left him too ill to undergo the stress of public qu…

In his testimony before the Senate Select Ethics committee, Senator Riegle played down his ties to Charles Keating, head of the failed Lincoln Savings and Loan. Although Mr. Riegle did not r…

Senator Donald Riegle (D-Michigan) continued his testimony before the Senate Select Ethics committee on his ties with Charles Keating, head of the failed Lincoln Savings and Loan. Sen. Riegl…

Senator John McCain (R-AZ), one of the five senators under investigation by the Senate Select Ethics Committee, testified before the Committee.

Rosemary Stewart, former director of enforcement at the Office of Thrift Supervision, testified that she was not pressured by any of the five senators being investigated to cease examination…

Senator John McCain completed his testimony and Senator John Glenn began testimony before the Select Ethics committee. Mr. McCain and Mr. Glenn were two of the five senators under investig…

Direct questioning of Mr. Grogan concerning his role in the Lincoln Savings and Loan scandal continued from the morning session. Mr. Grogan was Charles Keating’s “middleman” in giving money …

James Grogan, who had appeared before the Ethics Committee behind closed doors on December 12 and 13, gave open testimony on his role in the Lincoln Savings and Loan scandal. Mr. Grogan was …

Ms. Jordan, Senator Alan Cranston’s chief banking aide, testified that the she did not warn Senator Cranston against dealing closely with Charles H. Keating, Jr. She stated that the efforts …

Ms. Jordan, a banking aide to Senator Cranston, denied that she had tried to influence regulators to ignore Lincoln Savings and Loan’s increasing problems in 1988. The thrift, owned by Charl…

Mr. Stevens testified that Sen. DeConcini asked him two weeks ago to submit a sworn statement detrimental to Sen. McCain because Sen. McCain was receiving special treatment from the Ethics C…

Mr. Van Raab testified that any contacts Sen. DeConcini had with customs officials was always firm but fair. Statements supporting Sen. DeConcini were read into the record from Senators Stro…

Mr. Grogan concluded his testimony before the Senate Ethics Committee, elaborating upon his role in the “Keating Five” scandal. Senator McCain felt that he was cleared of wrongdoing by M…