I’m no lawyer, but I’d be curious to know what kind of standing the U.S. government has to prosecute crimes committed in a foreign country by non-military personnel.
MEJA. Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 2000.
With the particular case, the defendants moved to dismiss the charges, but Urbina - the judge that eventually dismissed the charges on other grounds - refused to dismiss on those grounds.
As of today, I believe there have been roughly 6-people who have been either convicted or pleaded guilty to violations of MEJA.