Joseph Adams.

About Joseph Adams

Joe Sam "Tirador" Adams, Jr. is an American private investigator and former mercenary who trained the forces of, and acted as a bodyguard for, Adolfo Calero, one of the leaders of the Contra rebellion in Nicaragua. In 1988, he was indicted for violating the Neutrality Act. He was accused of having done so on behalf of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. Adams, the first person indicted in Iran-Contra, was convicted, sentenced by Judge Norman Roettger to one day of unsupervised probation and a $50 fine, and then pardoned. Adams has been the subject of over 100 newspaper articles. Adams has also been featured in mercenary magazines such as Eagle and Soldier of Fortune.