United States Independent Counsel

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_Independent_Counsel
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf government position
gptkbp:abolished 1999
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Special Prosecutor
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:three-judge_panel_of_the_U.S._Court_of_Appeals_for_the_D.C._Circuit
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Ethics_in_Government_Act_of_1978
gptkbp:duration 1978-1999
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States Independent Counsel
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:federal_government_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Title_VI_of_the_Ethics_in_Government_Act
gptkbp:notableCounsel gptkb:Ken_Starr
gptkb:Lawrence_Walsh
gptkb:Robert_Fiske
gptkb:Archibald_Cox
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Monica_Lewinsky_scandal
gptkb:Whitewater_controversy
gptkb:Iran-Contra_affair
gptkbp:notSupervisedBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Justice
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:Special_Division_of_the_D.C._Circuit
gptkbp:purpose investigate government officials for federal crimes
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Special_Counsel_(U.S._Department_of_Justice)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ken_Starr
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6