Ex-Navy SEAL who wrote book on Bin Laden raid to pay $6.6 million
The former Navy SEAL who wrote a book about his role in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden will pay the government more than $6.6 million for violating non-disclosure agreements and publishing without getting the document cleared by the Defense Department, according to federal court documents.
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According to the settlement, Matt Bissonnette, who wrote “No Easy Day” under the pseudonym Mark Owen, has 30 days to pay $100,000 from the proceeds of presentations he gave using slides that were not approved by the department.