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Ex-SEAL Who Wrote Book On Bin Laden Raid Forfeits $6.8 Million To Settle Criminal Probes
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| 8/19/16
| Christopher Drew
Posted on 08/19/2016 3:19:14 PM PDT by Nero Germanicus
Edited on 08/19/2016 6:04:52 PM PDT by Admin Moderator.
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Matt Bissonnette, a former member of Navy SEAL Team 6 who wrote an account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, agreed on Friday to forfeit $6.8 million in book royalties and speaking fees and apologized for failing to clear his disclosures with the Pentagon, according to federal court documents.
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KEYWORDS: bissonnette; dod; nationalsecurity; navyseal; pentagon; seal; security; specops; usnavy
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To: Nero Germanicus
Meanwhile, Clinton gets a pass.
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posted on
08/19/2016 3:20:36 PM PDT
by
TADSLOS
(Vote Trump. Defeat the Clinton Crime Syndicate. Reset America.)
To: Nero Germanicus
No evidence of **intent** —no crime, no tort.
He never said he meant to, keept the 6.8 mil.
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posted on
08/19/2016 3:21:58 PM PDT
by
gaijin
To: TADSLOS
IIRC, several in the administration were running their mouths about the Osama raid.
To: Nero Germanicus
The Justice Department conducted criminal investigations into whether Mr. Bissonnette had disclosed classified information in his book or speeches Nothing he printed in the book or in a speech was marked classified at the time they were written.
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posted on
08/19/2016 3:23:10 PM PDT
by
Principled
(...the Supreme Court of the United States favors some laws over others...)
To: Nero Germanicus
I was always surprised he didn’t get into more trouble.
I remain surprised he hasn’t been hunted down by wannabe-jihadists.
To: Nero Germanicus
In the end, the department did not bring any criminal charges, settling instead for the cash forfeitures. IOWs they didn't find any classified information in his book but they did find his bank account.
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posted on
08/19/2016 3:31:40 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(~Our government lies and the media helps them.~)
To: TigersEye
This sounds like treating a criminal case like a civil one. What gives?
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posted on
08/19/2016 3:35:48 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Nero Germanicus
Too bad the FBI was not responsibile for the investigation. Your intent would have been more important.
To: Nero Germanicus
Employ the Clinton defense.
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posted on
08/19/2016 3:38:51 PM PDT
by
ealgeone
To: Nero Germanicus
Wouldn’t the Clinton Defense apply in his case?
To: HiTech RedNeck
It sounds to me like they want to ruin him to send a message.
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posted on
08/19/2016 3:42:02 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(~Our government lies and the media helps them.~)
To: hoosiermama; LucyT; Liz; WildHighlander57; Jane Long
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posted on
08/19/2016 3:43:00 PM PDT
by
maggief
To: TADSLOS
“Meanwhile, Clinton gets a pass.”
Two posts, not bad.
5.56mm
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posted on
08/19/2016 3:43:55 PM PDT
by
M Kehoe
To: Nero Germanicus
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posted on
08/19/2016 3:45:10 PM PDT
by
blueyon
(The U. S. Constitution - read it and weep)
To: TigersEye
And so it becomes a question of muscle, not of justice or fairness.
If the criminal law says he oughtn’t have acted in this fashion, then a criminal penalty not a tort remedy seems to be the right thing to do.
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posted on
08/19/2016 3:45:59 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: TigersEye
settling instead for the cash forfeitures....In other words, Clinton Foundation bribes.
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posted on
08/19/2016 3:48:03 PM PDT
by
Safetgiver
(Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
To: Nero Germanicus
To: HiTech RedNeck
That would be the logical and ethical way to look at it, yes.
And if you keep that up they might find your bank account too!
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posted on
08/19/2016 3:55:08 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(~Our government lies and the media helps them.~)
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