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Blackwater agrees to settle federal criminal charges
August 8, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday that private security contractors Blackwater, now known as Academi, agreed to settle several federal criminal charges dealing with export and firearm violations. Academi agreed to pay a $7.5 million fine. The company also agreed to.... [more]
US top military official said troops need immunity for continued presence in Iraq [this day at law]
August 2, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On August 2, 2011, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, stated that US troops needed to be granted immunity in order to remain in Iraq beyond the army's original deadline. Admiral Mullen left the decision of whether US troops should remain in Iraq to the Iraqi.... [more]
Blackwater settles last lawsuit in 2007 Baghdad shooting incident
January 9, 2012 by Jamie Reese
Blackwater, now known as Academi, reached a confidential settlement agreement Saturday with survivors and families of victims in a 2007 shooting incident in the Nisour Square area of Baghdad that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead. A subsequent FBI investigation revealed that 14 of the deaths were.... [more]
Federal judge dismissed charges against indicted Blackwater guards [this day at law]
December 31, 2011 by Cody Harding
On December 31, 2009, Judge Richardo M. Urbina of the US District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed voluntary manslaughter and weapons charges against five Blackwater guards indicted for their involvement in the deaths of 17 Iraqi civilians in September 2007. Following the dismissal,.... [more]
Convicted ex-Blackwater contractor sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for manslaughter
June 28, 2011 by Zach Zagger
A former contractor for Blackwater, now known as Xe Services, was sentenced Monday to two-and-a-half years in prison for the 2009 shooting of an unarmed Afghan civilian in Kabul. Justin Cannon was convicted in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in Norfolk, VA in March,.... [more]
Blackwater guards challenge reinstatement of manslaughter case
June 7, 2011 by Maureen Cosgrove
Four former security guards for Blackwater, now known as Xe Services, on Monday filed a petition challenging an appeals court ruling that reinstated a manslaughter case against them. The suit revolves around a 2007 shooting incident in the Nisour Square area of Baghdad that left 17 Iraqi.... [more]
Federal appeals court reinstates case against Blackwater guards
April 22, 2011 by Michael Haggerson
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday reinstated a case against four former Blackwater employees involved in the September 2007 shootings of 17 Iraqi civilians. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) dismissed the charges against a fifth ex-Blackwater employee. The.... [more]
Ex-Blackwater contractors convicted of manslaughter for Afghan shootings
March 14, 2011 by Michael Haggerson
Two former Blackwater contractors were convicted Friday of involuntary manslaughter in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia for their role in the May 2009 shooting deaths of two Afghan nationals and the wounding of a third. Prosecutors alleged that the two men, Justin Cannon.... [more]
Federal judge rules Blackwater shooting suit can proceed in state court
January 27, 2011 by Daniel Richey
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina ruled Wednesday that a lawsuit against Blackwater, now known as Xe Services, can proceed in state court. The suit revolves around a 2007 shooting incident in the Nisour Square area of Baghdad that left 17 Iraqi civilians....... [more]
Federal judge declares mistrial in murder case against Blackwater contractors
September 27, 2010 by Zach Zagger
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia declared a mistrial Monday in a murder case against two Blackwater defense contractors after the jury failed to reach a verdict. The jury notified Judge Robert Doumar Monday morning that they were still split after nine hours.... [more]
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