CNN settles lawsuit after $5 million defamation verdict

CNN settled with a security consultant after a Florida jury found the network had defamed him in a story that suggested he was charging "exorbitant prices" to evacuate people from Afghanistan in 2021.

Jan 18, 2025 - 00:33
CNN settles lawsuit after $5 million defamation verdict
Security contractor Zachary Young alleges CNN defamed him in a November 2021 report, shown above, about Afghans

CNN settled with a security consultant after a Florida jury found the network had defamed him in a story that suggested he was charging "exorbitant prices" to evacuate people from Afghanistan in 2021.

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