Darrell MacIntyre
 Darrell MacIntyre  (lawyer) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1934 |
| Died | December 27, 1986 (Age 52) Los Angeles, USA |
Cause of death | gunshot |
| Victim of | premature death |
Darrell MacIntyre was a US Lawyer found dead in suspicious circumstances.
Career
Darrell MacIntyre's law license was suspended in 1969 for two years as a result of tax non-payment.[1]
He was a senior attorney on the LA staff of Robert Bonner's narcotics division.[2] It was shortly after MacIntyre abruptly gave up an investigation of drug-running Contras with CIA ties that he was found dead in the front seat of his car, apparently the victim of a self-inflicted gunshot to the head.[3]
Death
The body of Assistant U.S. Attorney Darrell MacIntyre, was discovered in his car Saturday night. U.S. Atty. Robert Bonner said he knew of no connection between MacIntyre's death and any criminal cases he had been working on.[4] The FBI had no comment to make.[2] MacIntyre's friends and family were shocked at the reports of suicide, and - in the words of Gary Webb - "smelled fish".[3]
Circumstances of note
On February 28, 1989, Robert Bonner was nominated by US President George H. W. Bush to be a federal judge for California's Central District and on May 11, 1990, Bush nominated him to be Administrator of the DEA.
References
- ↑ https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1720778/state-v-macintyre/?
- ↑ a b http://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/12/28/An-assistant-US-attorney-apparently-committed-suicide-in-a/1335536130000/
- ↑ a b https://www.freezerbox.com/archive/print.php?id=26
- ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/1986-12-30/news/mn-1356_1_pacific-palisades
