Carl R Spitz Channell

House Democrats filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission asking it to investigate charges that conservative fund-raiser Carl R. (Spitz) Channell violated federal law by using two tax-exempt organizations to finance a media campaign against congressmen opposed to aid for Nicaragua's rebels.

Carl R. (Spitz) Channell, a conservative political fund-raiser who became the first person convicted in the Iran-Contra scandal, has died. Channell, 44, died Sunday in a Washington hospital of pneumonia related to injuries suffered in a car accident. Former Rep. Dan Kuykendall, a friend of Channell who worked on pro-Contra causes during the time Channell also was involved, said Channell had been undergoing chemotherapy for lung cancer and had recovered enough to do consulting work.

Lt. Col. Oliver L. North, in his first public comment since invoking the Fifth Amendment at a hearing on the contra aid fund-raising scheme, said Saturday: "This Marine is never going to plead guilty to anything, ever." The remarks by the dismissed White House aide, broadcast on the CBS Evening News, were made as he walked the grounds of the Virginia Gold Cup Races in The Plains, Va. North was named a co-conspirator last week by fund-raiser Carl R.

When members of Congress wanted to know two years ago who was primarily responsible for the Iran-Contra affair, former National Security Adviser John M. Poindexter told them defiantly: "The buck stops here with me." "I made the decision," Poindexter testified to the Iran-Contra committees. "I had the authority to do it. I thought it was a good idea. I was convinced that the President would in the end think it was a good idea, but I did not want him to be associated with it."

Carl R. (Spitz) Channell, a conservative political fund-raiser who became the first person convicted in the Iran-Contra scandal, has died. Channell, 44, died Sunday in a Washington hospital of pneumonia related to injuries suffered in a car accident. Former Rep. Dan Kuykendall, a friend of Channell who worked on pro-Contra causes during the time Channell also was involved, said Channell had been undergoing chemotherapy for lung cancer and had recovered enough to do consulting work.

The Internal Revenue Service on Thursday revoked the tax-exempt status of a foundation headed by Carl R. (Spitz) Channell for violating its stated charitable purpose by raising money to provide military aid for the Nicaraguan contras . "Effective immediately the National Endowment for the Preservation of Liberty is no longer eligible to receive tax-exempt contributions from the general public," an IRS statement from the Baltimore regional office said.

A fund-raiser convicted in the Iran-Contra affair was placed on two years of probation Friday for illegally using a tax-exempt foundation to help Oliver L. North raise donations for the Nicaraguan rebels. Carl R. (Spitz) Channell, who pleaded guilty in the early stages of the Iran-Contra investigation and testified against North, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stanley S. Harris.

The State Department improperly awarded government contracts to a public relations firm founded by a conservative fund-raiser who was charged in the Iran- contra affair, a report by the department's inspector general showed Friday. The report states that State Department regulations were bypassed or violated in some of the contracts, which totaled $436,000 over 18 months and were awarded to the firm for work in support of the rebels in Nicaragua.

A conservative American fund-raiser linked to fired White House aide Lt. Col. Oliver L. North asked a prominent Mexican politician to donate $210,000 to fund television ads in favor of U.S.-supported rebels in Nicaragua, U.S. sources said Wednesday. In return, the Mexican's right-wing political party would get at least a nod of recognition from President Reagan for its efforts to wrest power from Mexico's ruling party, the sources said.

President Reagan said Tuesday that no illegal fund raising was carried out to benefit the Nicaraguan contras "as far as I know," and that he was unaware of any improper efforts by his aides to raise money for the rebels. As the congressional hearings on the Iran-contra affair got under way, the President said: "I hope I'm finally going to hear some of the things I'm still waiting to learn."

A fund-raiser convicted in the Iran-Contra affair was placed on two years of probation Friday for illegally using a tax-exempt foundation to help Oliver L. North raise donations for the Nicaraguan rebels. Carl R. (Spitz) Channell, who pleaded guilty in the early stages of the Iran-Contra investigation and testified against North, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stanley S. Harris.

Lt. Col. Oliver L. North was so dedicated to helping the Nicaraguan Contras that he once remarked, "I don't care if I have to go to jail for this (or) if I have to lie to Congress about this," a fund-raiser who worked with him testified Wednesday. Carl R.

The State Department improperly awarded government contracts to a public relations firm founded by a conservative fund-raiser who was charged in the Iran- contra affair, a report by the department's inspector general showed Friday. The report states that State Department regulations were bypassed or violated in some of the contracts, which totaled $436,000 over 18 months and were awarded to the firm for work in support of the rebels in Nicaragua.

Following are excerpts from the testimony Thursday of William O'Boyle and Ellen St. John Garwood before the Senate and House committees investigating the Iran-contra affair. O'Boyle, of New York, and Garwood, of Austin, Tex., made large contributions to the Nicaraguan rebels after receiving briefings from National Security Council aide Oliver L. North and pleas for donations from conservative fund-raiser Carl R. (Spitz) Channell.

Former White House aide Oliver L. North persuaded wealthy Americans to donate millions of dollars to the Nicaraguan rebels by giving them unorthodox private briefings, once even outlining a secret U.S. plan to overthrow the Sandinistas, the congressional committees investigating the Iran- contra scandal were told Thursday. Potential contributors frequently got what Sen. Warren B. Rudman (R-N.H.

A conservative American fund-raiser linked to fired White House aide Lt. Col. Oliver L. North asked a prominent Mexican politician to donate $210,000 to fund television ads in favor of U.S.-supported rebels in Nicaragua, U.S. sources said Wednesday. In return, the Mexican's right-wing political party would get at least a nod of recognition from President Reagan for its efforts to wrest power from Mexico's ruling party, the sources said.

Richard R. Miller, who worked as a State Department contractor on Central American programs, pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring with conservative fund-raiser Carl R. (Spitz) Channell to defraud the government of taxes in raising $3.12 million for Nicaragua's contra s. In the second criminal conviction obtained in the Iran-contra investigation, Miller joined Channell in identifying Lt. Col. Oliver L.

Lt. Col. Oliver L. North was so dedicated to helping the Nicaraguan Contras that he once remarked, "I don't care if I have to go to jail for this (or) if I have to lie to Congress about this," a fund-raiser who worked with him testified Wednesday. Carl R.

Conservative fund-raiser Carl R. (Spitz) Channell preferred to avoid traditional charity dinners. Colleagues said he considered it a waste of time and money to solicit small donations. But in the spring of 1985, when a politically important benefit dinner for refugees from Nicaragua's Marxist government was foundering, Channell stepped in to help.

Richard R. Miller, who worked as a State Department contractor on Central American programs, pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring with conservative fund-raiser Carl R. (Spitz) Channell to defraud the government of taxes in raising $3.12 million for Nicaragua's contra s. In the second criminal conviction obtained in the Iran-contra investigation, Miller joined Channell in identifying Lt. Col. Oliver L.