Duane Clarridge

Duane Ramsdell "Dewey" Clarridge was an American senior operations officer for the Central Intelligence Agency and supervisor for more than 30 years. Clarridge was the chief of the Latin American division from 1981 to 1987 and a key figure in the Iran-Contra Affair. Clarridge pleaded guilty to seven counts of perjury and making false statements relating to 1985 shipment to Iran.