Reagan Administration Scandals - Inslaw Affair

Inslaw Affair

  • Inslaw Affair (1985-1994+); a protracted legal case that alleged that top-level officials of President Ronald Reagan's (R) Department of Justice were involved in software piracy of the Promis program from Inslaw Inc. forcing it into bankruptcy and then failed to appoint an independent counsel to investigate it.
  1. D. Lowell Jensen, Deputy Attorney General was held in Contempt of Congress.
  2. C. Madison Brewer A high ranking Justice Department official was held in Contempt of Congress.

Attorney General Edwin Meese (R) refused to investigate the matter. His successor Attorney General Dick Thornburgh (R) also refused to investigate. They were succeeded by Attorney General William P. Barr (R) who also refused to investigate the matter. No charges were ever filed.

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