Melvyn R. Paisley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Melvyn R. Paisley

American military officer

Date of Birth: 09-Oct-1924

Place of Birth: Portland, Oregon, United States

Date of Death: 19-Dec-2001

Profession: engineer, cook, consultant

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Melvyn R.
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.