Melvyn R. Paisley
Melvyn R. Paisley | |
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Melvyn R. Paisley in 1986 | |
| Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Engineering and Systems) | |
| In office December 1981 – March 1987 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Gerald A. Cann |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Melvin Robert Paisley October 9, 1924 |
| Died | December 19, 2001 (aged 77) |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | engineer consultant |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Cross Silver Star (2) Distinguished Flying Cross |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army Air Corps |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
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Melvyn Robert Paisley (October 9, 1924 – December 19, 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 employees 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.