politicsdaily.com | The former president and four other ex-employees of Blackwater Worldwide were indicted Friday on weapons charges and on charges of making false statements.

The 15-count indictment accuses the five of skirting federal firearms laws and misrepresenting weapons sales, Reuters reported.

Gary Jackson, the company's former president, was charged along with former general counsel Andrew Howell; former executive vice president William Mathews; former vice president of logistics and procurement, Ana Bundy; and former armorer Ronald Slezak.

Prosecutors said they gave weapons as gifts to Jordanian officials in hopes of winning their business. To account for the missing guns, Jackson allegedly ordered employees to fill out paperwork falsely showing that Blackwater workers had bought the guns for their own use.

The Justice Department said there was no wrongdoing by the Jordanian government and said the country helped in the probe, according to Reuters.

Blackwater, a defense contractor that has changed its name to Xe, has been under scrutiny since its paramilitary employees, acting as security personnel, were involved in a shooting incident in Baghdad that left 17 people dead in 2007. The renamed firm is now trying to win a Defense Department contract to train police in Afghanistan