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April 19, 2010

5 Ex-Blackwater Execs Charged in Weapons Case
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And federal prosecutors have filed weapons charges against five former
top officials at the private military firm Blackwater. The five were
charged Friday for their alleged roles in illegally stockpiling
automatic weapons at Blackwater’s North Carolina headquarters. The
defendants include former Blackwater president Gary Jackson and former
Blackwater counsel Andrew Howell.



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