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 S. Crosby at the State Department from 1968 to 1972, and from 1972 until his 1977 appointment as United States Ambassador to Guinea, was deputy chief of mission in Lagos. Prior to his appointment as ambassador to Guinea, Crosby was nominated as ambassador to Madagascar, however, that nomination was ultimately withdrawn due to worsening U.S. relations with Madagascar. His tenure as ambassador to Guinea lasted from 1977 to 1980. In 1980, Crosby retired to Maine. He was twice married and had three children. Oliver S. Crosby Oliver Sexsmith "Mike" Crosby (April 27,1920 to October 25, 2014) was an American diplomat who served