WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is staying out of a case that involves former Blackwater security contractors convicted in the 2007 slayings of 14 Iraqi civilians at a crowded traffic circle in Baghdad.
The court said Monday it won’t hear an appeal brought by the four former contractors convicted after a 2014 trial in the case. They argued in part to the high court that a federal law they were charged under doesn’t apply to them. A District of Columbia federal appeals court disagreed in a ruling in August.
The appeals court did order new sentences for three of the men: Paul Slough, Evan Liberty and Dustin Heard. It also overturned the conviction of the fourth man, Nicholas Slatten, saying he should have been tried separately. Slatten’s re-trial is scheduled for June.
They go to jail. Meanwhile Erik Prince vacations in the Seychelles.
IIRC Congress anointed Prince’s Blackwater mercenaries with the same lifelong VA benefits that US military get. Prince didn’t even have to provide “health” insurance.
BTW According to Celebrity Net Worth, Prince is worth $2.4 Billion. I guess charging the government 400% overhead is a pretty lucrative deal.
Meanwhile Eric Prince continues to make money from his latest iteration of This Gun for Hire.
Erik Prince seems to feel this applies to anything he does. His sister shows the same belief. Surname is destiny??
That wasn’t a vacation, it was business.