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Armed & Bailed: US ‘Blackwater’ mercs pay crimes with fines

by Editor

August 10, 2012

Department of Justice is letting a contractor away with a fine despite it being charged with arms smuggling and other crimes. The group formerly known as Blackwater must now fork out over seven and a half million dollars to avoid criminal prosecution. Retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Shaffer warns it’s a dangerous precedent to set.