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
Veterans Health Administration scandal of 2014 command or how I am able to fire someone who works for me on my staff." The United States House of Representatives was also scheduled to consider the bill "Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2013", related to the scandal. On May 30, 2014, Shinseki apologized and accepted responsibility for the scandal. Later that day he formally resigned as Secretary of Veterans Affairs. On May 30, 2014, "The Hill" reported that the Senate was expected to consider legislation related to the VA scandal during the week of June 2, 2014. Their legislation was expected to address both the need to