▁with ▁$ 9 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁c ash ▁stra pped ▁to ▁his ▁ch est . ▁ ▁C uster ▁Batt les ▁also ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁Is ak son ▁and ▁Bald win ▁consp ired ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁new ▁company , ▁American ▁Ira qi ▁Sol utions ▁Group ▁( A IS G ) ▁and ▁st ole ▁away ▁C uster ▁Batt les ▁clients . ▁This ▁case ▁was ▁eventually ▁moved ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Eastern ▁District ▁of ▁Virginia ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Southern ▁District ▁of ▁Alabama . ▁Before ▁going ▁to ▁trial , ▁a ▁settlement ▁was ▁reached ▁and ▁C uster ▁Batt les ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁charges . ▁The ▁amount ▁of ▁money ▁paid ▁by ▁D RC , ▁Is ak son ▁and ▁Bald win ▁has ▁been ▁kept ▁confident ial . ▁ ▁Al leg ations ▁of ▁un rest rained ▁force ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Lisa ▁My ers ▁of ▁MS N BC ▁News ▁reported ▁a ▁story ▁concerning ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁un rest rained ▁force ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁C uster ▁Batt les ▁security ▁operators ▁in ▁Ira q . ▁In ▁the ▁story , ▁four ▁former ▁C uster ▁Batt les ▁employees ▁are ▁quoted ▁as ▁witness ing ▁an ▁incident ▁where ▁a ▁C uster ▁Batt les ▁vehicle ▁rolled ▁over ▁a ▁civil ian ▁vehicle ▁and ▁injured ▁the ▁occup ants ▁inside . ▁The ▁employees ▁also ▁detail ▁an ▁incident ▁where ▁Kur d ish ▁gu ards ▁shot ▁ind isc rimin ately ▁towards ▁Ira qi ▁civ ili ans . ▁According ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁employees , ▁Bill ▁Cra un