September 05, 2019
A D.C. federal judge on Thursday handed three former Blackwater security guards more than 10 years each in prison for their roles in a 2007 Baghdad massacre that left 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians dead and at least 18 injured.
November 10, 2015
A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday denied four former Blackwater Worldwide guards a new trial on murder and manslaughter charges stemming from a 2007 shooting in Iraq, saying a key witness's victim impact statement does not disprove his testimony in light of the evidence against them.
July 13, 2015
A D.C. federal judge on Monday denied financial restitution to the families of victims killed by four Blackwater Worldwide guards in a 2007 shooting in Iraq, saying federal prosecutors "miserably failed" to establish evidence warranting the payments.
July 10, 2015
Three Blackwater Worldwide guards sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their roles in a deadly 2007 shooting in Iraq can't get out of paying restitution to victims and their families, prosecutors told a D.C. federal court, arguing that reimbursement is mandatory under law.
July 02, 2015
Three Blackwater Worldwide guards sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their roles in a deadly 2007 shooting in Iraq asked a D.C. federal judge Wednesday to subpoena settlement details their victims reached with their former employer in order to mitigate sought financial restitution.
May 27, 2015
Federal prosecutors asked a D.C. federal judge Tuesday to require four former Blackwater Worldwide security guards to pay for funeral costs and other expenses of victims in a deadly 2007 shooting in Iraq.
April 27, 2015
A former Blackwater Worldwide guard given life in prison for his role in a deadly Iraq shooting urged a Washington, D.C., federal court Monday for a new trial, saying new evidence showed he hadn't carried out the shooting for which he was convicted.
April 13, 2015
A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Monday sentenced four former Blackwater Worldwide guards to sentences ranging from 30 years to life in prison for their role in a deadly Iraq shooting, after earlier ignoring their claim that new evidence justified a new trial.
April 10, 2015
A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Friday denied an emergency motion filed by four former Blackwater Worldwide security guards convicted over a deadly Iraq shooting to stay their sentencing based on alleged new evidence, saying that they could move for a new trial after sentencing.
April 09, 2015
The federal government on Wednesday urged a Washington, D.C., federal court to sentence four former Blackwater Worldwide security guards to between 47 years and life in prison for their role in a deadly Iraq shooting prosecutors described as a "massacre."