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8 Mar 2018, 11:52 am by William Ford
Prince, the founder of Academi, the private military contractor formerly known as Blackwater, initially described the meeting as an impromptu encounter, not a previously scheduled conversation about U.S. [read post]
22 Dec 2018, 6:17 am by William Ford
Sarah Grant flagged the conviction of Nicholas Slatten, a former Blackwater guard, for the 2007 massacre of Iraqi civilians that killed or wounded 31. [read post]
30 Jan 2010, 6:26 am by jamison
  It wasn’t because she was lead counsel for some high-profile human rights cases:  torture of the Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib, the shooting of innocent Iraqi citizens by Blackwater. [read post]
8 Jun 2020, 9:00 am by Dentons Mining Group
For example, the Lhoosk’uz Dené Nation and Ulkatcho First Nation in British Columbia have signed an agreement with the Province of British Columbia in support of the Blackwater Gold Mine to be located within their territories. [read post]
3 Jan 2010, 3:56 pm by David Oscar Markus
”Our previous coverage here.What would a 2009 roundup be without another story of prosecutorial misconduct, which led to dismissal of the Blackwater case:The judge, Ricardo M. [read post]
13 Mar 2010, 10:35 pm by Chris Jenks
Presidential Airways, the 11th Circuit considered the crash of a Blackwater subsidiary aircraft in Afghanistan, which killed several U. [read post]
1 Jan 2021, 12:38 pm by Amy Howe
” In the days before Christmas, President Donald Trump used this power to pardon or commute the sentences of over 40 people, including Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign manager; Charles Kushner, the father of Trump’s son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner; Roger Stone, who was convicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller of obstruction of justice and other crimes; and four men who were convicted of killing Iraqi civilians while working as contractors for the private security… [read post]
4 Jun 2012, 8:19 am by Lyle Denniston
Besides turning aside those cases, the Justices on Monday refused to hear an appeal by four former private security guards seeking to head off trial on criminal charges for their alleged roles in a gun battle with Iraqi civilians in Baghdad in 2007, when they were providing protection under State Department contract with the Blackwater security firm. [read post]
26 Feb 2007, 8:53 am
The case was Blackwater Security Consulting v. [read post]
15 May 2012, 7:00 am by Laura Dickinson
In order to see the risks posed by outsourcing, one need only consider some of the high profile incidents involving alleged abuse of force in Iraq, such as the notorious 2007 Nisour square shooting, in which State Department security guards working for the firm Blackwater (now Academi) reportedly fired into a crowd, or the key role contract interrogators and translators played in brutalizing detainees at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison. [read post]
30 Dec 2020, 5:26 am by SHG
If you thought reforming the police was hard, if not impossible, imagine Blackwater patrolling the “nice” neighborhoods to make sure their lives are not disrupted by random gunfire. [read post]
29 Aug 2014, 10:36 am by Clara Spera
From the Times: Next week jury deliberations will commence in the long-running trial of four ex-Blackwater contractors. [read post]
19 Nov 2007, 2:06 am
Michael Burgess on Nov. 15, 200711/16/2007 Legislative Text of the Tax Technical Corrections Act, S. 2374 (PDF 104 KB)Text of the Bill as Introduced by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus on Nov. 15, 200711/16/2007 Letter to Alvin "Buzzy" Krongard From House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (PDF 96 KB)Letter Requests Krongard Appear for an Interview with Committee Staff by the End of this Month and Provide Additional Information… [read post]
13 Apr 2015, 6:58 am by Clara Spera
Sentencing hearings will begin today in the long legal fight to hold four Blackwater security guards accountable for the deadly shootings of Iraqi civilians. [read post]
18 Oct 2018, 12:00 am by Carlos Kelly
., the plaintiffs owned private land completely surrounded by the Blackwater Wildlife Management Area (“WMA”) located in Okaloosa County and Santa Rosa County. [read post]
26 Feb 2007, 8:53 am
The case was Blackwater Security Consulting v. [read post]
26 Jun 2014, 8:54 am by Clara Spera
Vestiges of the last Iraq war are coming alive in Washington, where four former Blackwater contractors face trial for the killing of 14 Iraqis in 2007, in Baghdad’s Nisoor Square. [read post]