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Members of the Senate ethics committee spoke to reporters on the results of their investigation into the ethics of five senators involved with the Lincoln Savings and Loan “Keating 5” scanda…

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 …

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…

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

Mr. Black continued his testimony. Committee members questioned him about the clarity of warnings he and other regulators gave the “Keating Five” senators that Lincoln Savings and Loan was f…

Mr. Black continued his testimony during the afternoon.

Edwin Gray, a former top federal regulator, testified that Senator Dennis DeConcini improperly offered him a deal on behalf of Lincoln Savings and Loan owner Charles Keating. He also sai…

Ms. Sedlmayr responded to earlier statements by Senator DeConcini and admitted that she had advised Senator DeConcini against any association with Mr. Keating. Edwin Gray, a former top regu…

Mr. DeConcini acknowledged that Ms. Sedlmayr had advised him to avoid Mr. Keating. Ms. Sedlmayr testified that she believed that the conference on April 2 had been arranged by Senator Riegle…

Western regional director for the Office of Thrift Supervision Michael Patriarca testified that Senator DeConcini had negotiated with him for special treatment of the Lincoln Savings and Loa…

Members of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics met on the fourth day of hearings which investigated five Senators regarding the relationship of a bankrupted Lincoln Savings and Loan.

The fourth day of hearings of the Senate Ethic Committee’s “Keating Five” investigatio included the testimony of Gwendolyn Van Paasschen, economic assistant to Senator McCain. Her testimony …

The Senate Ethics Committee met for the fourth day of their invstigation into the five Senators and their involvement in the preventing investigation of Lincoln Savings & Loan in exchange fo…

At the beginning of the hearing, the counsel for Sen. Cranston requested that Sen. Helms recuse himself from participation in the hearing because of comments made by Sen. Helms about Sen…

Opening statements from members of the committee were focused largely on Senators Cranston and DeConcini for their involvement with Charles H. Keating, Jr. and his failed Lincoln Savings and…

Major General Richard Secord answered questions about meetings he had with Oliver North after the Justice Department initiated its Iran-contra investigation in November 1986. He also discuss…

Major General Richard Secord was questioned on the profit making aspects of the Contra supply operation. General Secord maintained that he had no direct financial interest or motive.

Major General Richard Secord was questioned about the details of selling arms to Iran. He testifies that he received no profits from the arms sales. General Secord also testifies that he ass…