The story of Raven 23 is the “shocking story of how the U.S. government framed four decorated veterans working as Blackwater military contractors in Iraq with phony war crimes to placate foreign autocrats. In Raven 23, journalist Gina Keating reveals how four American citizens working as personal security contractors for U.S. diplomats in the world’s most dangerous city were convicted of war crimes in a federal trial that made international headlines — and was plagued with prosecutor and judicial misconduct. The men spent six years in federal prison while Keating, the men’s families, and a dedicated and growing group of supporters — including U.S. Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth — petitioned President Donald J. Trump for their release and obtained four full and unconditional pardons in 2020.” Paul Slough is a decorated combat soldier with deployments in Bosnia and Iraq before becoming a contractor for Blackwater. He was one of four Blackwater guards charged in the 2007 killing of 17 Iraqi civilians. Paul was pardoned by President Trump and is currently a District Director for Texas House State Representative Jared Patterson, Co-Founder of Three Ravens Business Strategies and a Veteran Advocate.