Blackwater Witness Returns to Grand Jury (AP)

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Source: Associated Press

Blackwater Witness Returns to Grand Jury

Tuesday December 4, 2007 11:01 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) - An unidentified witness returned
to a federal grand jury Tuesday as prosecutors
continued their investigation into Blackwater
Worldwide, a government contractor whose security
guards were involved in a shooting that killed 17
Iraqi civilians in Baghdad.

The witness, accompanied by his lawyer, is one of
three men who have testified before the grand jury.
He first testified last week. As before, neither he
nor his lawyer would identify himself to reporters.

Federal prosecutors use grand juries to decide whether
to charge someone with a crime. Made up of 16 to 23
people, grand juries meet in secret to hear evidence.
If a majority of jurors believes a crime was
committed, they can hand up an indictment, which
amounts to a formal charge.

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