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...Jordan, the only U.S. military officer to face a court martial in the controversy, was charged with ordering dogs to be used for interrogations; cruelty and maltreatment of prisoners who were allegedly subjected to forced nudity and intimidation by dogs; dereliction of a duty to properly train and supervise soldiers in interrogation rules; and disobeying an order not to discuss the case with other witnesses. He could have faced five years in prison on his single conviction for failing to obey that order...
...Ghraib legal drama tell TIME that during a recent appearance before a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia he answered questions about the role at Abu Ghraib of Steven A. Stefanowicz, a former employee of the U.S. defense contractor, CACI, that supplied interrogators to the prison, as well as of another civilian contractor. A variety of new materials obtained by TIME also offers evidence of Stefanowicz's role at the prison, in addition to whatever testimony the grand jury in eastern Virginia has heard...
...communication from federal authorities and had "no basis that they are taking up this matter" more than three years after the scandal erupted. CACI itself said in 2004 that its own internal investigation had produced no evidence that any of its employees had been involved in abuse at the prison. Contacted by TIME regarding new investigations into their former employee Stefanowicz, a spokesperson said: "CACI does not condone or tolerate illegal acts or behavior on the part of its employees. It is the company's clear and unambiguous policy that all its activities shall comply with all applicable laws...
...Still more evidence about "Big Steve" emerges in the record of another recording obtained by TIME. This record, made by an Army investigator during an interview with Col. Thomas Pappas, the former head of military intelligence at the prison, shows Pappas repeatedly trying to disassociate himself from "Big Steve" - who, Pappas says, was "out of control" and committing abuses - which the Colonel claims he spoke to colleagues or superiors about more than once. Col. Pappas - who was Jordan's superior and in charge of the entire Abu Ghraib facility for several months in 2003 and 2004 and its top ranking...
...Jordan was sent to Abu Ghraib three days after he arrived in Iraq and, by many accounts, spent most of his time trying to improve the lives of his soldiers, who were living in squalid conditions and under almost daily mortar attack. Three days after arriving at the prison, Jordan was also hit by shrapnel during an attack that killed two other men. But some subordinates have suggested that he was at the very least aware of the abuses and did nothing to stop them...