Blackwater Case Tests DOJ Authority Over Contractors Abroad

By Erica Teichert (June 19, 2014, 4:43 PM EDT) -- As the trial began this week in Washington federal court against four former Blackwater Worldwide contractors accused of killing 14 Iraqi citizens in Baghdad, experts say the case's outcome will ultimately impact the U.S. Department of Justice's ability to prosecute non-U.S. Department of Defense contractors for offenses committed outside the country....

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