Federal court awards $2.3 billion to U.S. spy ship crew held hostage by North Korea in 1968
Federal court awards $2.3 billion to U.S. spy ship crew held hostage by North Korea in 1968 February 26, 2021 / 6:46 AM / CBS/AFP A U.S. federal court has ordered North Korea to pay $2.3 billion in damages to the crew and family of the spy ship USS Pueblo, who were tortured and mistreated for 11 months in 1968 after being captured by the North Korean navy. The Washington federal court said that the surviving members of the crew and families of those now dead are owed compensatory damages for confinement and suffering of $1.15 billion and doubled that for punitive damages against Pyongya...
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