Ex-Blackwater worker accused of extortion

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ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) -- A former Blackwater USA employee was charged with trying to extort $1 million from the security company by threatening to leak information about four contractors killed in Iraq.

"She didn't have any information," Perry said. "She was trying to make Blackwater think she had sensitive, pertinent documents and important information that would hurt them."

Holdren-Nowacki said the extortion allegations are untrue. She also said she has information related to the deaths of four security guards working under contract with Blackwater who were killed in Fallujah, Iraq, in May 2004.

She goes to court on Friday and offered to talk to reporters after her court appearance. I am very interested in what she might have to say.

I wonder if the judge will put a gag order on her about this so that she may not be allowed to talk?

This could get ugly if she really does have proof of wrong-doing.

JDub