[[E. Lawrence Barcella, Jr.]] was a former federal prosecutor who served as the chief counsel for the [[October Surprise Task Force]]. This task force was funded by the [[USA|U.S.]] [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] to investigate allegations related to the [[October Surprise]], including those made by [[Gary Sick]] and [[Ari Ben-Menashe]].[^1] ### Footnotes [^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War")