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Aug 21, 2010

Blackwater Firm to Pay Gov't $42M in Fines

In this April 4, 2004, file photo, plainclothes contractors working for Blackwater USA take part in a firefight in the Iraqi city of Najaf. 
(AP)  The troubled security firm formerly known as Blackwater will pay $42 million in fines to settle thousands of violations of U.S. export control regulations, according to The New York Times.
The newspaper reported on its website Friday that the Moyock, N.C.-based company now known as Xe Services reached a settlement agreement with the State Department.
The alleged violations included providing sniper training for Taiwanese police officers, illegal . . . .

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