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Matthew McCabe, a Special Operations Petty Officer Second Class (SO2), is facing three charges: dereliction of performance of duty for willfully failing to safeguard a detainee, making a false official statement, and assault. Fully exonerated and found not guilty!!!
Petty Officer Jonathan Keefe, SO2,is facing charges of dereliction of performance of duty and making a false official statement. Fully exonerated and found not guilty!!!
Petty Officer Julio Huertas, SO1,faces those same charges and an additional charge of impediment of an investigation. Fully exonerated and found not guilty!!!
Click Here to view the charges in PDF format.
Click Here to view the congressional petition in PDF format.
*Its important to note that the CIA ordered his capture alive for reasons related to National Security & Intelligence. This terrorist is seen in a video that recorded the Blackwater ambush. Equally important to note that NO evidence has been released to support these charges. The Al Qaeda handbook in facts calls for captured terrorist to claim abuse in order to disrupt and weaken our abilities while reinforcing their Jihad against the West. Using our laws & systems against us.
Sept. 2 2009
SEAL Team 10 Successfully captures one of Iraqs most wanted Terrorists Ahmed Hashim Abed, a confirmed Mujahideen commander, whom the military code-named "Objective Amber."
Oct. 2 2009
Three of the Navy SEALs are issued charges.
Dec. 7 2009
SO2 McCabe?s civilian military attorney, Neal A. Puckett, reserved the entry of pleas and selection of forum until a later date, as is customary at military arraignments. Unusual about this case was the fact that as of the date of the arraignment, the defense had not yet been provided with the evidence against Petty Officer McCabe.
Dec. 10 2009
Various Senators sign a petition to drop the charges against the SEALs.
Feb 7 2010
The military judge in the Huertas and Keefe case closed the last motion hearing by directing the April courts-martial be held in Baghdad so the Iraqi detainee would be present to testify live in the courtroom. The government declined to attempt to bring the detainee to Norfolk for the trials. The military judge determined the defense attorney?s request for the Constitutional right to confrontation required the Iraqi detainee to be present. The government request to depose the detainee was denied, and the entire cadre to support two special courts-martial will travel to Iraq.
Feb. 10 2010
Major General Cleveland has canceled the government trip to Iraq to depose the detainee & Terrorist witness who made the claim against the 3 SEALs. The prosecution is no longer going to use him as a witness.
Mar. 17 2010
A Military Judge, Cmdr. Tierney Carlos, gave Cleveland until March 24 to provide immunity to witnesses (other SEALs) that claim McCabe never hit the terrorist. The Judge ordered granting immunity to these witnesses or he will abate the proceeding -- a legal term for postponing it indefinitely.
April 22, 2010
SO1 Julio Huertas was found NOT GUILTY by a military jury. He was the senior member of the three Navy SEALs facing charges for allegedly abusing Ahmed Hashim Abed, the reported mastermind behind the killing of US contractors in 2004.
April 23, 2010
SO2 Jonathan Keefe found NOT GUILTY in Military court in Iraq. Two of the three Navy SEALs accused of detainee abuse of Ahmed Hashim Abed have now been fully exonerated by a military courts. The Law Firm of Puckett & Faraj, PC is now calling upon Major General Cleveland to dismiss the charges against the remaining Navy SEAL, SO2 Matthew McCabe. To proceed with the trial against SO2 McCabe would be a tremendous waste of tax payer money.
May 5, 2010
SO2 Matthew McCabe found NOT GUILTY and fully exonerated of all charges. A nation rejoices as all of our hard work and efforts pay off. The only thing left is to pay the debt that Gen. Cleveland caused.
Matthew McCabe, a Special Operations Petty Officer Second Class (SO2), Petty Officer Jonathan Keefe, SO2,
Petty Officer Julio Huertas, SO1,
Click Here to view the charges in PDF format.
Click Here to view the congressional petition in PDF format.
Sept. 2 2009
SEAL Team 10 Successfully captures one of Iraqs most wanted Terrorists Ahmed Hashim Abed, a confirmed Mujahideen commander, whom the military code-named "Objective Amber."
Oct. 2 2009
Three of the Navy SEALs are issued charges.
Dec. 7 2009
SO2 McCabe?s civilian military attorney, Neal A. Puckett, reserved the entry of pleas and selection of forum until a later date, as is customary at military arraignments. Unusual about this case was the fact that as of the date of the arraignment, the defense had not yet been provided with the evidence against Petty Officer McCabe.
Dec. 10 2009
Various Senators sign a petition to drop the charges against the SEALs.
Feb 7 2010
The military judge in the Huertas and Keefe case closed the last motion hearing by directing the April courts-martial be held in Baghdad so the Iraqi detainee would be present to testify live in the courtroom. The government declined to attempt to bring the detainee to Norfolk for the trials. The military judge determined the defense attorney?s request for the Constitutional right to confrontation required the Iraqi detainee to be present. The government request to depose the detainee was denied, and the entire cadre to support two special courts-martial will travel to Iraq.
Feb. 10 2010
Major General Cleveland has canceled the government trip to Iraq to depose the detainee & Terrorist witness who made the claim against the 3 SEALs. The prosecution is no longer going to use him as a witness.
Mar. 17 2010
A Military Judge, Cmdr. Tierney Carlos, gave Cleveland until March 24 to provide immunity to witnesses (other SEALs) that claim McCabe never hit the terrorist. The Judge ordered granting immunity to these witnesses or he will abate the proceeding -- a legal term for postponing it indefinitely.
April 22, 2010
SO1 Julio Huertas was found NOT GUILTY by a military jury. He was the senior member of the three Navy SEALs facing charges for allegedly abusing Ahmed Hashim Abed, the reported mastermind behind the killing of US contractors in 2004.
April 23, 2010
SO2 Jonathan Keefe found NOT GUILTY in Military court in Iraq. Two of the three Navy SEALs accused of detainee abuse of Ahmed Hashim Abed have now been fully exonerated by a military courts. The Law Firm of Puckett & Faraj, PC is now calling upon Major General Cleveland to dismiss the charges against the remaining Navy SEAL, SO2 Matthew McCabe. To proceed with the trial against SO2 McCabe would be a tremendous waste of tax payer money.
May 5, 2010
SO2 Matthew McCabe found NOT GUILTY and fully exonerated of all charges. A nation rejoices as all of our hard work and efforts pay off. The only thing left is to pay the debt that Gen. Cleveland caused.