Blackwater Faces Probe Over Possible Post-Massacre Bribery
Justice Department Investigates Claims Made by Former Employees
Reports say that the Justice Department’s Fraud Section is investigating allegations made by former Blackwater Worldwide employees that the company attempted to bribe Iraqi officials.
The allegations were made in November, when four former executives at the company confirmed that president Gary Jackson approved over $1 million in funding for bribes to Iraqi officials.
The attempted bribes were a response to a September 2007 massacre of Iraqi civilians in the city of Baghdad, an attempt to funnel money to Iraqi officials to prevent losing their license to operate in the nation. The executives confirmed the money was sent, but there was no record if the money was ever actually delivered to officials. Iraqi officials revoked the company’s contract to operate in the nation in January 2009.
Reports also suggested that Blackwater provided around $800,000 in compensation to the families of the civilians they killed, with a former employee saying they hoped the compensation would calm government outrage over the killings.
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Robert Fisher
February 2nd, 2010 at 6:35 am
i hope Eric Prince will join Warbama in front of the Warcrimes Tribunal if Mercenaries are allowed to murder with the Governments blessing then they should also be tried by a military Court.
Mike
February 2nd, 2010 at 1:55 pm
First and foremost in front of that tribunal should be Dickless Cheney and his minions, to include G.W.Bush.
Robert Menard
February 2nd, 2010 at 4:23 pm
I hope you all realize that these war criminals, whether they be present or former government officials or private "contractors", will never be brought to justice unless we bring them to justice. No one else is going to do it. The justice machinery of this nation is totally compromised. It is part of the problem. WE are the solution.
Henry_Clemens
February 3rd, 2010 at 12:50 am
God only knows how many hundreds of millions of dollars Blackwater has collected from the U.S. government. And God only knows how many innocent men, women and children they have murdered and maimed. But God knows. And one day they will stand before Him (the Lord Christ Jesus) and they will answer for all of their crimes against their fellow human beings. And on that day, I wouldn't want to stand in their shoes for all the money and power on earth.