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Jamie Leigh Jones

Jamie Leigh Jones (born 1985) [1] is a former employee of KBR, an American engineering, construction and private military contracting company. She is notable for accusing then fellow KBR employees of drugging and gang-raping her on July 28, 2005, at Camp Hope, Baghdad, Iraq. [2] [3] A federal grand jury investigated her claims but issued no indictments. [4] [5] Jones filed a civil suit against KBR and one of its former employees. [6] The jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendants, finding that the sex between Jones and the employee was consensual, [5] [7] and that therefore no rape had occurred, [8] [9] [10] and that KBR did not defraud her. [6] [7] [8] Contents 1 Jones's allegations 2 Congressional testimony 3 Civil lawsuit 4 Personal life 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External links Jones's allegations Jones began working for KBR as an administrative assistant when she was 19 and started working in Iraq on July 24...

2004 Iraq KBR convoy ambush

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2004 Iraq KBR convoy ambush Part of the Iraq War Keith Matthew Maupin, a U.S. Army soldier who was captured in the attack and later summarily executed. Date April 9, 2004 Location Baghdad, Iraq Result Insurgent tactical victory Belligerents   United States   U.S. Army KBR, Inc. Mujahideen Shura Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad Casualties and losses 5 contractors killed 3 soldiers killed 1 contractor missing 16 civilians and soldiers wounded ? v t e Iraq War Timeline 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Invasion (2003) Umm Qasr Al Faw 1st Basra Nasiriyah Raid on Karbala Haditha Dam 1st Najaf Northern Delay Viking Hammer Samawah 1st Karbala Al Kut Hillah Green Line Karbala Gap Baghdad Debecka Pass Kani Domlan Ridge Post-invasion insurgency (2003–06) Al Anbar 1st Ramadan Red Dawn Spring 2004 Al Kut 1st Fallujah Sadr City 1st Ramadi Husaybah Danny Boy 2nd Najaf CIMIC-...

United States Army Criminal Investigation Command

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United States Army Criminal Investigation Command U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command seal CID special agent badge Motto Do what has to be done Agency overview Formed September 17, 1971 Employees 2,000 Jurisdictional structure Federal agency United States Operations jurisdiction United States General nature Federal law enforcement Military provost Headquarters Marine Corps Base, Quantico Special Agents 900 Agency executive MG David P. Glaser, Provost Marshal General Parent agency Department of the Army CID Commands 5 3rd MP Group 6th MP Group 701st MP Group US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory US Army Crime Records Center Website http://www.cid.army.mil The United States Army Criminal Investigation Division Command ( USACIDC , usually abbreviated as just CID for the historic term Criminal Investigation Division ) investigates felony crimes and serious violations of military law & the United Sta...