Alan D. Fiers
Encyclopedia
Alan D. Fiers, Jr, was President Ronald Reagan
's Chief of the Central Intelligence Agency
's Central American Task Force from October 1984 until his retirement in 1988.
His CIA alias was "Cliff." He pled guilty to two counts of withholding information from the Congress about Oliver North
's activities and the diversion of Iran
arms sale money to aid the Nicaragua
n Contras
as part of the Iran-Contra Affair
.
During his tenure with the Nicaraguan rebels, Fiers was known for wholeheartedly supporting Adolfo Calero
and Enrique Bermúdez
against so-called reformers like Arturo Cruz
and Alfonso Robelo
. He clashed with the State Department's Elliott Abrams
, who supported Cruz and Robelo.
On January 31, 1992, U.S. District Chief Judge Aubrey E. Robinson, Jr., sentenced Fiers, to one year probation and 100 hours community service.
On December 24, 1992, Fiers was pardoned by President George H.W. Bush.
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
's Chief of the Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
's Central American Task Force from October 1984 until his retirement in 1988.
His CIA alias was "Cliff." He pled guilty to two counts of withholding information from the Congress about Oliver North
Oliver North
Oliver Laurence North is a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer, political commentator, host of War Stories with Oliver North on Fox News Channel, a military historian, and a New York Times best-selling author....
's activities and the diversion of Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
arms sale money to aid the Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
n Contras
Contras
The contras is a label given to the various rebel groups opposing Nicaragua's FSLN Sandinista Junta of National Reconstruction government following the July 1979 overthrow of Anastasio Somoza Debayle's dictatorship...
as part of the Iran-Contra Affair
Iran-Contra Affair
The Iran–Contra affair , also referred to as Irangate, Contragate or Iran-Contra-Gate, was a political scandal in the United States that came to light in November 1986. During the Reagan administration, senior Reagan administration officials and President Reagan secretly facilitated the sale of...
.
During his tenure with the Nicaraguan rebels, Fiers was known for wholeheartedly supporting Adolfo Calero
Adolfo Calero
Adolfo Calero Portocarrero was a Nicaraguan businessman, and leader of the Nicaraguan Democratic Force, which was the largest contra rebel group opposing the Sandinista government. In the contra leadership, Calero was responsible for managing the bank accounts into which money was deposited and...
and Enrique Bermúdez
Enrique Bermúdez
Enrique Bermúdez Varela was a Nicaraguan who founded and commanded the Nicaraguan Contras. In this capacity, he became a central global figure in one of the most prominent conflicts of the Cold War....
against so-called reformers like Arturo Cruz
Arturo Cruz
Arturo José Cruz Porras , sometimes called Arturo Cruz, Sr. to distinguish him from his son, is a Nicaraguan banker and technocrat. He became prominent in politics during the Sandinista era...
and Alfonso Robelo
Alfonso Robelo
Luis Alfonso Robelo Callejas , a Nicaraguan businessman, was the founder of the Nicaraguan Democratic Movement . He was one of the "moderates" on the five-members Junta of National Reconstruction that the Sandinistas claimed would rule Nicaragua following the overthrow of Anastasio Somoza Debayle...
. He clashed with the State Department's Elliott Abrams
Elliott Abrams
Elliott Abrams is an American attorney and neoconservative policy analyst who served in foreign policy positions for two Republican U.S. Presidents, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. While serving for Reagan and in the State Department, Abrams, Paul Wolfowitz, and retired U.S. Marine Corps officer...
, who supported Cruz and Robelo.
Iran-Contra Affair
On July 9, 1991, Fiers pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of withholding information from the Congress regarding secret efforts to aid the Nicaraguan Contra rebels.On January 31, 1992, U.S. District Chief Judge Aubrey E. Robinson, Jr., sentenced Fiers, to one year probation and 100 hours community service.
On December 24, 1992, Fiers was pardoned by President George H.W. Bush.