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The Complicated Legal Case of Nick Slatten
3:58:49 - 4:15:32 (16:43)
Nick Slatten was included in the 2007 Nisour Square massacre in Iraq, with the government deciding not to include him in the early stages of the case because of a lack of evidence before bringing him back on murder charges with a ridiculous new theory. Despite passing a polygraph test, he was eventually convicted again and sentenced to life in prison.
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The case against Blackwater contractors for the killing of civilians in Iraq took a long time to come to trial due to the prosecutors trying to formulate new theories, exertion by the FBI and DOJ for guilty pleas, and the contractors falling in a gray zone as they were civilian veterans.
3:58:49 - 4:09:46 (10:57)
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The case against Blackwater contractors for the killing of civilians in Iraq took a long time to come to trial due to the prosecutors trying to formulate new theories, exertion by the FBI and DOJ for guilty pleas, and the contractors falling in a gray zone as they were civilian veterans.
ChapterThe Complicated Legal Case of Nick Slatten
Episode#11 The Blackwater Massacre
PodcastShawn Ryan Show
Nick Slatten, a former Blackwater contractor who was accused of murder, took a polygraph test to prove his innocence but it failed to change the verdict.
4:09:46 - 4:15:32 (05:45)
Summary
Nick Slatten, a former Blackwater contractor who was accused of murder, took a polygraph test to prove his innocence but it failed to change the verdict. Even though the Feds had no evidence against him, they charged him with murder after the statute of limitations on manslaughter charges expired against him.