Oliver North is embroiled in scandal again - this time on television.

North, who retired from the Marine Corps after the Reagan-era arms-for-hostages scandal, will play a retired military intelligence operative during a cameo appearance on "JAG," a new NBC drama.In the episode, North turns over sensitive information to the Navy's Judge Advocate General's office to aid a friendly fire investigation at a Marine Corps base.

As a White House aide, North ran a rogue supply operation for the Nicaraguan Contra rebels and engineered illegal arms sales to Iran.

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