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<b>Waukesha</b> - Former Iran-contra gunrunner Eugene Hasenfus was
sentenced Thursday to spend one year on probation for indecently exposing
himself.<br>
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A plane Hasenfus was on was shot down in Nicaragua in October 1986. He
was the sole survivor of the crew but was captured by the Sandinistas and
jailed for 73 days while the U.S. government denied any knowledge that he
was running guns to the contra rebels as part of a CIA-directed
operation.<br>
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The incident prompted a lengthy investigation into the involvement of the
Reagan administration in a CIA-directed operation to arm the contra
rebels through money obtained by secret U.S. arms sales to Iran.<br>
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When Mawdsley asked Hasenfus if he was receiving treatment for any
emotional disorders, Hasenfus said: "My name goes back into 1985
with President Reagan and the contra affairs. I was a lone survivor of an
aircraft shot down . . . and I have received a very good case of
post-traumatic stress."<br>
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Hasenfus has been dogged by a series of problems - from financial woes to
divorce - in recent years. In 1996, the Clinton administration rejected
his claim for $800,000 for injuries he said he suffered in the plane
crash. Hasenfus' wife filed for divorce in December 1998, and it was
granted earlier this year.<br>
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