Oliver North shredding government documents related to these activities at William Casey's suggestion when the Iran-Contra scandal became public. He also testified that Robert McFarlane had asked him to alter official records to delete references to direct assistance to the Contras and that he had helped. North was tried in 1988. He was indicted on 16 felony counts, and on May 4, 1989, he was initially convicted of three: accepting an illegal gratuity, aiding and abetting in the obstruction of a congressional inquiry, and ordering the destruction of documents through his secretary, Fawn Hall. He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard
Oliver Warner (Massachusetts) Oliver Warner (Massachusetts) Oliver Warner (April 17, 1818 – September 14, 1885) was a Massachusetts clergyman, politician, and librarian who served in both houses of the Massachusetts legislature and, from 1858 to 1876, served as the 14th Secretary of the Commonwealth. Warner was one of nine children born to Rhoda (Bridgman) and Oliver Warner on 17 Apr 1818 in Northampton, Massachusetts. Warner graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Williams College in 1842. After his gradation from Williams, Warner attended Gilmanton Theological Seminary. On May 29, 1844, Warner married Jane S. Daniels. From 1844 to 1846, Warner officiated as a Congregational clergyman