He was known for providing the information to journalists that led to the discovery that U.S. government funds were being illegally sent to anti-Sandinista fighters in Nicaragua.
Senator Jesse Helms and several others felt “Bergold had not been sufficiently tough on the leftist contras during his tenure in Managua, objected to his nomination and defeated it.” He also provides vital information Oliver North and his supporters helped defeat his nomination.
He ripped off the taxpayers for thousands of dollars and when caught by the State Inspector General was required to pay back to the American taxpayer all the money he had illegally obtained.
Deputy Secretary John Whitehead asked the Senate to stop all further consideration of Bergold's nomination and informed the Senators that Bergold was being forced out of the Service for corruption.
Filing fraudulent expense vouchers claiming you purchased local currency at the official rate when you were buying it on the black market is a violation of 18 U.S. Code 1001.