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Ex-Blackwater Prez Indicted On Weapons Charges

Zachary Roth | April 16, 2010, 4:23PM

Blackwater training compound in Moyock, NC.

The former president of Blackwater has been indicted on weapons charges.

Federal prosecutors today charged Gary Jackson with conspiracy to violate firearms laws, false statements and possession of an unregistered firearm, reports the Associated Press.

Four others were also charged, including former general counsel Andrew Howell and former executive vice president Bill Mathews.

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AP: Ex-Blackwater President Faces Possible Indictment Over AK-47s

Justin Elliott | March 23, 2010, 9:45AM

Blackwater training compound in Moyock, NC.

The latest legal headache for the company formerly known as Blackwater doesn't center on dead civilians in Afghanistan or alleged bribes in Iraq, but instead on a couple dozen automatic weapons the company may have illegally held at its Moyock, North Carolina, headquarters.

The AP is reporting that "senior Justice Department officials" are looking at a draft indictment against former Blackwater president Gary Jackson and two other ex-officials following a 2008 raid in which the Feds seized 17 AK-47s from the company's headquarters.

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