A 35-count indictment charges each of five former guards . Ex-guards from Blackwater Worldwide surrender to authorities in Utah . The indictment of the five men represents the first prosecution of non-Defense Department contractors under the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act , which was amended in 2004 to allow the Justice Department to prosecute such personnel providing services `` in support of the mission of the Department of Defense overseas . '' The U.S. government says the company was hired by State Department officials and other agencies for security at diplomatic facilities around the world. Ex-guards are charged in 2007 shootings that killed 17 Iraqis .
A 35-count indictment charges each of five former guards . Ex-guards from Blackwater Worldwide surrender to authorities in Utah . The U.S. government says the company was hired by State Department officials and other agencies for security at diplomatic facilities around the world. Ex-guards are charged in 2007 shootings that killed 17 Iraqis .