Melvyn R. Paisley Politician

Melvyn R. Paisley (1924–2001) was appointed United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Engineering and Systems) by president Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1987. He was prosecuted in Operation Ill Wind in which he, numerous other government employes and 60 private citizens were arrested. In 1991, he admitted that while in office he had accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars of bribes and was sentenced to four years in prison.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1924
Birth place
Portland Oregon
Date of deathJanuary 01, 2001
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Office holder

awards
Silver Star
Distinguished Service Cross (United States)
military operations
World War II
military branch
United States Army Air Corps
officeAssistant Secretary of the Navy (Research Engineering and Systems)
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Topical connections

Al McAffreyPolitician
Albert BaumlerMilitary person
Addison BakerMilitary person
A. C. ClemonsSenator
A. Peter DeweyMilitary person
Abraham KrotoshinskyMilitary person

Melvyn R. Paisley on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/26/us/m-r-paisley-77-dies-bid-rigging-figure.html?pagewanted=1
  2. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=43169