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Thursday, June 17, 2004

BREAKING NEWS ~ CIA contractor charged in Afghanistan prisoner's death
Chris Buell at 12:12 PM ET

ABC News is reporting that a civilian contractor with the CIA has been charged in the death of a prisoner held in Afghanistan.

UPDATE: CNN reports that the contractor has been identified as David Passaro, of North Carolina. The indictment was returned by a federal grand jury in Raleigh, N.C. The Justice Department is expected to announce the indictment at a news conference later today.

UPDATE: A Department of Justice press release on the indictment is now available. The full indictment can be found here.



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