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5 naval officers charged with negligent homicide
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5 naval officers charged with negligent homicide


    January 18, 2018

By Lolita C. Baldor
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Navy's decision to charge five officers with negligent homicide for their involvement in two fatal ship crashes marks a rare legal move that, if proven, could send them to jail for up to three years.

U.S. Navy officials and other experts struggled Wednesday to identify other naval accidents in recent history that triggered such a serious criminal charge, and couldn't point to a case that led to a negligent homicide conviction.

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