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In court, lawyers for the contractor argued that its employees were not directly involved in the abuse, which was carried out by military police.

The landmark verdict reportedly marks the first time a civilian contractor has been held legally responsible for the degrading treatment of detainees at Abu Ghraib.

"This victory is a shining light for everyone who has been oppressed and a strong warning to any company or contractor practising different forms of torture and abuse."

Im has been sued by an equipment rental contractor and scammed by a construction company.

Garcia, a former Navy pilot and former executive with defense contractor Raytheon, first won his seat in a 2020 special election after Katie Hill — a millennial Democrat who had unseated a Republican incumbent in 2018 — resigned amid a sex scandal.