Federal Prosecutors Drop Felony Charges against Former Major Defense Contractor

Federal prosecutors have dropped numerous felony charges against a Gentry Locke client, the former president of major defense contractor, in exchange for a favorable plea to a misdemeanor paperwork violation.

On February 22, 2013, in an article titled “Feds Drop Gun-Buying Case Against Ex-Blackwater Execs”, Law360.com reported that “North Carolina federal prosecutors on Thursday dropped all remaining charges against three former Blackwater Worldwide Inc. executives who they had accused of acquiring firearms to give as gifts to the king of Jordan