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Burns Chronicles No 46 – Words from the Poor Losers #2
December 13, 2016, 2:24 pm
Burns Chronicles No 46
Words from the Poor Losers #2
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Gary Hunt
Outpost of Freedom
December 13, 2016
Shortly after the verdict in the first Oregon Conspiracy trial, I wrote Words from the Poor Losers. It was based upon statements made by government ‘officials’ who were upset over the verdicts of not guilty on all but one count one of the defendants.
That article laid out the government’s response to the verdict from the United States Attorney’s Office, Oregon Governor Kate Brown, Harney County Sheriff Dave Ward, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.On December 6, 2016, Defendant Jason Patrick filed “DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT: PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT – PREJUDICIAL EXTRAJUDICIAL STATEMENTS” and his “MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT“.
On the same day, Jason also filed another motion and memorandum, though the government has yet to respond. That second motion, then, will be addressed when the government decides to answer it.
Rather surprisingly, as far as the first motion, the government filed their “GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT” just six days later, on December 12.
So, first, let’s look at what Jason said in his motion. He “moves the Court for an Order dismissing the Superseding Indictment herein by and for the grounds that the United States Government by and through The United States Attorney, and other Executive Agencies have made public statements disparaging the jury’s acquittal of the first seven defendants tried herein while a second trial of the remaining defendants was pending.”
In his Memorandum, he cites:United States Attorney for the District of Oregon, Billy J. Williams, October 27, 2016:
“While we had hoped for a different outcome, we respect the verdict of the jury and thank them for their dedicated service during this long and difficult trial.”
The suggestion of “hope” seems to go beyond the pursuit of justice. If there was to be “hope”, it should be that the outcome of the trial would serve justice, not their hopes or desires. Then, they condescend with their “respect” and thanks.
Greg Bretzing, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in Oregon, October 27, 2016.
“We believe now – as we did then – that protecting and defending this nation through rigorous obedience to the U.S. Constitution is our most important responsibility. Although we are extremely disappointed in the verdict, we respect the court and the role of the jury in the American judicial system.”
If “rigorous obedience” to the Constitution is what Bretzing means, then should he respect the verdict of the jury as being a “rigorous obedience” to that Constitution? If so, why should he be “disappointed in the verdict”? Shouldn’t he be pleased that justice has been served?
Tweet from U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, October 28, 2016.
Respect the court, but deeply disappointed in Malheur verdicts. Safety of employees remains the top priority. S J.
Now, Sally Jewell doesn’t seem to respect the jury, only the “court”. And we have seen just how that Court, under the rule of Judge Anna Brown, has done all within her power to obstruct the defense while favoring the prosecution. It seems that there is no respect for the jury, because it would be difficult to respect someone who had “disappointed” you.
So, we see that the federal officials who have voiced their displeasure seem to view the entire judicial process as a personal vendetta against those they choose to prosecute. It is no longer a matter of justice, because the vindictiveness of those officials shows through like a sore thumb, or, rather, a poor loser..
Jason goes on to cite the fact that those statements were prejudicial; that any new jury for the tentatively scheduled February 14, 2017, trial will perceive that the government knows best, since they had been rather negative (to be kind) about the role the jury played in the September trial. Will that affect their deliberations – nor wanting to suffer such disappointment, should they, too, find for the Defendants?
He continues by explaining that the statements referred to are a violation of:28 C.F.R. § 50.2 (5). Furthermore the regulations recognize that some forms of public information serve little legitimate purpose and are inherently prejudicial, providing the release of certain types of information generally tends to create dangers of prejudice without serving a significant law enforcement function. Therefore, personnel of the Department should refrain from making available the following
(v) Statements concerning evidence or argument in the case, whether or not it is anticipated that such evidence or argument will be used at trial.
(vi) Any opinion as to the accused’s guilt, or the possibility of a plea of guilty to the offense charged, or the possibility of a plea to a lesser offense.
And,
ABA Model Rule of Professional Conduct 3.6(a), applicable to defense and prosecution lawyers provides: A lawyer who is participating or has participated in the investigation or litigation of a matter shall not make an extrajudicial statement that the lawyer knows or reasonably should know will be disseminated by means of public communication and will have a substantial likelihood of materially prejudicing an adjudicative proceeding in the matter.
In addition, we have,
ABA Model Rule of Professional Conduct 3.8(f), applicable only to the prosecution states: except for statements that are necessary to inform the public of the nature and extent of the prosecutor’s action and that serve a legitimate law enforcement purpose, refrain from making extrajudicial comments that have a substantial likelihood of heightening public condemnation of the accused and exercise reasonable care to prevent investigators, law enforcement personnel, employees or other persons assisting or associated with the prosecutor in a criminal case from making an extrajudicial statement that the prosecutor would be prohibited from making under Rule 3.6 or this Rule.
Jason also cites some other authorities that can be found in the Memorandum.
Now, let’s look at the Government’s Response. After revisiting the action at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge that led to the charge brought in the Indictment (revisiting for effect), they claim innocence with:
“Following the verdicts, the United States Attorney for the District of Oregon, the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Portland Division, and the United States Secretary of the Department of the Interior released statements. All three expressed respect for the process and disappointment in the verdicts. Based on these statements, the remaining defendants now seek an order from this Court dismissing the Indictment in this case on the assumption that these comments were, in fact, somehow inappropriate. They were not following the verdicts in the first round, it was entirely appropriate for these officials to address issues of public concern.”
Wow! They manage to get “respect” and “disappointment” in a single sentence. However, if that is not a contradiction, then it must be a failure to grasp the English language. Shouldn’t that be a pre-requisite for their respective jobs?
Then, they address “issues of public concern”. Are they suggesting that their disappointment in the verdicts were of “public concern”? You would think that the fact that the system implemented by the Constitution having succeeded would be an issue of “public concern”. However, they suggest that the system failed by their statements. Now, that, definitely, is an “issue of public concern” – that the poor losers are seeking public sympathy for, well, perhaps their failure to do their job. However, it is more likely that they are so impressed by their positions and prowess that they are really telling the jury that their high expectations of their abilities have come under question, and they want to divert attention from that “horrible” truth.
Then, they argue that 28 C.F.R. § 50.2 (see above) is not mandatory. Well, neither is a conviction mandatory, though they act as if it should be. Then, they cite from another provision from § 50.2 that says:
“If a representative of the Department believes that in the interest of the fair administration of justice and the law enforcement process information beyond these guidelines should be released, in a particular case, he shall request the permission of the Attorney General or the Deputy Attorney General to do so.”
However, the Response makes no claim that such procedure was even contemplated, let alone adhered to.
When they get to discussing the ABA Model Rules, they sidestep the issue by saying that:
“No reasonable lawyer would construe disappointment with one verdict as a comment on a co-defendant’s upcoming trial. Moreover, the comments at issue are not substantially likely to have a prejudicial impact on the impending trial.”
Now, one thing about this case is that, unlike most criminal trials, the principal charge is of “conspiracy”. However, because of the number of defendants, the Court separated the defendants into two trial groups. The first trial group was the alleged ringleaders of an alleged conspiracy. The second trial group is of the alleged followers of the alleged ringleaders of an alleged conspiracy. So, if the government wants to presume that the ringleaders are innocent of the charges, as per the verdict, and they can be separated from the followers, they must adopt any possible means of getting a conviction of the followers. To do so, the government MUST set out to suggest that the verdict in the ringleader trial was in error, so that any potential juror in the second trial can find beyond a reasonable doubt, that the followers could be guilty where the ringleaders were not.
How else could there be any reason for the following trial, if the ringleader trial led to such a verdict? Unless, of course, the prosecution can distance themselves from the ringleader verdict by raising doubt as to the legitimacy of that verdict.
Next, the prosecution points out that the defendant and counsel have made statements (implying prejudicial) to the press. Then they provide link addresses to both an Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) article (pdf) dated November 8, 2016, and an OregonLive article (pdf) article dated October 31, 2016.
So, here are some excerpts from the OPB article:The U.S. Attorney’s office in Oregon has taken a beating since a jury acquitted seven defendants of conspiracy and weapons charges in an armed takeover at a federal wildlife refuge — and government prosecutors still have a long road ahead.Seven more defendants are set for trial in February in a second high-stakes airing of the same evidence and the same witnesses. Under intense scrutiny after the acquittals, the government now must decide whether it wants to press forward with an almost identical case, make changes or give up entirely.
The U.S. Attorney’s office in Portland declined to comment on the acquittals and theupcoming trial.
Well, Golly, Gee! The burden appears to be on the prosecution. It is no wonder that they will use any means to gain an upper-hand in the media to offset the disastrous effort to persecute those additional Defendants.
However, we are looking for something comparable to the deplorable statements made by government officials, so let’s see how the Defendants dealt with the press. Here is Jason Patrick, as quoted in the article:
“If they came to me with jaywalking and time served, I’d tell them to go to hell. I want to fight. If you fight the government outside of court, they will kill you. But if they invite you into court to fight – and your fight is right – then fight.
“Now, Jason didn’t disagree with the verdict However, he did say that when you take on Goliath, you take him on either outside of (the risk was abundantly clear, especially when LaVoy Finicum was murdered on the side of Highway 395), or in, court — even though that court is an agency of the same government that is persecuting you.The only other comment by the Defendant side of the court case was a statement by one of the attorneys:
“Watching the trial, it was clear: This is what they [the Defendants] wanted to do and, to some extent, has the government played into their hands? Are they playing into their hands in trial No. 2?” said Andrew Kohlmetz, an attorney for Jason Patrick.
So, the government’s Response seemed to think that this would demonstrate the justification for their statements of disappointment at the verdict. Or, maybe, since they simply posted a link to the article, they will assume that the reader, and the Court, will assume that it says what it does not say.
Now, let’s look at the OregonLive article that is also referred to in the government’s Response. First, we have Lisa Hay, Ryan Payne’s attorney:
“There are serious questions concerning the fairness of continuing to prosecute a conspiracy charge when a jury of 12 citizens unanimously agreed the leaders of the alleged conspiracy are not guilty of it.”
“The jury’s verdict is a clear statement that harsh criminal laws should not be used to suppress free speech and expression of opinion, even if the message may be disagreeable to others.”
Then, we have Andrew Kohlmetz, Jason Patrick’s attorney, in a very profound observation, says,
“Obviously we all feel strongly that if the government really respects the jury’s verdict, they’d dismiss the charges on the remaining defendants. That would be the most practical, economical and fair course of action. It’s clear in my mind the jury considered the government’s claims and rejected them”.
Finally, we have Per C. Olson, David Fry’s attorney coming to a rather obvious conclusion, at least as would appear to a rational person:
“Right now, the ball is with the prosecutors. If I were the prosecution, I would just drop the whole thing. It seems silly to go after the little guys when the leaders have been acquitted.”
This leaves us to consider just why the prosecution wants to proceed, rather than dismiss. Could it be that the “powers that be”, in Washington, D.C., cannot tolerate free people challenging the edicts of government? Have the United States Attorneys been told that their future is at stake, if they can’t get at least a few convictions, over this multi-million-dollar prosecution?
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Shari Dovale at Redoubt News says Oregon US Attorney Billy J. Williams has a credibility problem,
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US Attorney Billy Williams Has a Credibility Problem
IT'S TIME FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO MAN UP AND SHOW THE PUBLIC THE TRUTH!
December 15, 2016 Constitution, DOJ, FBI, Featured, Oregon 1
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US Attorney Billy Williams Has a Credibility Problem
by Shari Dovale
Billy J. Williams, United States Attorney for the District of Oregon, announced this week that a former Forensic Scientist working with the Oregon State Police Crime Lab has been sentenced to 3 years in prison for evidence tampering.
In a statement about the case, Williams said:
“An effective criminal justice system requires the highest level of personal integrity from everyoneworking within the system,” said Billy J. Williams, United States Attorney for the District of Oregon… “and demonstrates our law enforcement community’s commitment to policing its own and protecting the integrity of the justice system.”
This statement actually gives Williams a credibility problem.
January 26, 2016, during an ambush on Highway 395, north of Burns, Oregon, LaVoy Finicum was shot and killed.
During the subsequent investigation, it was shown that the FBI Hostage Rescue team fired their weapons at Finicum’s vehicle, lied about firing shots at Finicum’s vehicle, and then removed the evidence of them firing their weapons, namely the shell casings.
This has been ‘under investigation’ since it happened with no resolution in sight. How does this fit with Williams statement of a “commitment to policing its own and protecting the integrity of the justice system”?
There is a reason that the general public has lost their trust of the Federal government, and the system in general. That reason goes directly to the actions of those involved. They have prosecuted innocent people, kept citizens incarcerated for non-violent crimes, waged war on the US Constitution, and terrorized political activists.
They have wasted the public’s money, used heavy-handed tactics, and lied about their involvement. When called out on this, they treat it as some kind of ‘character flaw’ instead of violations of the US Constitution.
And they DO NOT police their own, regardless of William’s statement. If they held to those lofty standards, this ‘investigation’ would not still be under the waiting game, 11 months after the fact.
There are 2 sets of standards in this country. One for the citizens and another for the Feds. It is time to resolve this for the betterment of the country.
To be clear, it is not just the District of Oregon that has a problem. There are cases all over this great country that are representative of the rogue attitude we have witnessed here. However, the District of Oregon is characteristic of the bigger issues.
It’s time for Billy Williams and the Federal Government to MAN UP and show the public the truth! It is time for transparency and accountability.
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Ammon Bundy second place in Oregon Live poll for person of the year.
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You have until 11:59 p.m. Dec. 20 to vote for your favorite candidate for Person of the Year below. You can only vote once a day. We'll announce the winner, as well as an update on that person, on Dec. 24.
2016 Oregon Person of the Year
Robert Borba, cowboy vigilante 1.81%
Phil Knight, Nike co-founder and philanthropist 2.13%
Juror 4 in the Oregon standoff trial 0.91%
Chloe Eudaly, Political novice who upset Steve Novick on Portland City Council 2.22%
Vineet Edupuganti, teen inventor 4.69%
The Bernie Bird* 1.93%
Ammon Bundy, Oregon standoff leader 28.46%
Dennis Richardson, secretary of state and first Republican to win statewide elected office in over 20 years 1.78%
Gregory McKelvey, Portland's Resistance leader 8.36%
Tobin Heath, U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year 1.51%
Ursula Le Guin, local literary legend 1.33%
Devon Allen, UO wide receiver turned pro hurdler 0.4%
Lt. Peter St. John, injured firefighter who pulled alarms in NW Portland gas explosion 2.14%
Brian Krzanich, Intel CEO 0.04%
Anna Brown, judge presiding over the Oregon standoff trial 0.86%
John Brigande, OHSU superstar hearing researcher 0.28%
Jamie Weisner, former OSU guard who helped her team to the Final Four 0.53%
Jason Goodding, Seaside police sergeant killed in the line of duty 34.12%
Carole Smith, former Superintendent of Portland Public Schools who retired amid lead scandal 0.22%
Jamie Shupe, state's first legally nonbinary person 0.49%
Vance Day, indicted Marion County Circuit Judge 0.21%
Ashton Eaton, still the World's Greatest Athlete 1.96%
Eddie Bolanos, Forest Grove walkout organizer 1.4%
Larry O’Dea, former Portland police chief 0.07%
Kate Brown, first openly LGBT governor 2.15%
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I am not convinced these courts are courts of the Judicial Branch. I believe they are administrative courts of the Executive Branch.
Interview with Jason Patrick on the second Malheur Protest trial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQiI6g-3qoI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQiI6g-3qoI
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Prosecutors add misdemeanor charges tosecond round of Malhuer Protest defendants. It Matters How You Stand
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Posted on December 19, 2016 by Doug Knowles
Portland Oregon - Feds add misdemeanor charges: trespass,tampering w/vehicles and equipment,destruction &removal of prop against some of #oregonstandoff defs.
Charges for 4 Counts of Tampering with Vehicles and Equipment, 1 Count of Destruction and Removal of Property and 1 Count of Removal of Property.
Prosecutors file misdemeanor charges against second round of refuge occupiers headed to trial
12-19-16 : the Oregonian
Federal prosecutors Monday filed a variety of misdemeanor charges, including trespass, tampering with vehicles and equipment, and destruction and removal of property against some of the remaining defendants awaiting trial in the takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
The new misdemeanor charges follow a federal jury's across-the-board acquittals in late October of refuge occupation leader Ammon Bundy, his older brother Ryan Bundy and five other co-defendants on federal conspiracy to impede, weapons and theft of government property charges at the conclusion of a five-week trial.
A trial for seven remaining defendants is set for Feb. 14
They are : Jason Patrick of Bonaire, Georgia; Duane Leo Ehmer of Irrigon; Dylan Anderson of Provo, Utah; Sean Anderson and his wife, Sandra Lynn Anderson, of Riggins, Idaho; Darryl W. Thorn of Marysville, Washington; and Jake Ryan of Plains, Montana.
All seven still are charged with conspiring to impede federal employees of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or Bureau of Land Management from carrying out their work at the federal wildlife refuge in eastern Oregon during the 41-day occupation of the property.
Six of the seven, excluding Duane Ehmer, are also charged with possession of a firearm in a federal facility during the course of the alleged conspiracy.
The gun and conspiracy charges are felonies.
Now, all seven also face a misdemeanor charge of trespassing, accused of "knowingly and unlawfully'' entering, occupying and using the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge without authorization.
Patrick faces additional charges of tampering with vehicles and equipment, specifically entering a government Dodge Durango on Jan. 27, and destruction and removal of public property, alleged to have cut a barbed-wire fence on the refuge perimeter on Jan. 11.
Ehmer and Ryan also are charged with tampering with vehicles and equipment, alleged to have started an excavator for the building of a trench on the refuge property on Jan. 27, a day after the occupation leaders were arrested.
Ehmer also is charged with destruction and removal of property, alleged to have taken a maroon pouch from refuge headquarters that contained checks, credit cards, gas cards, a government identification card and cash belonging to the Friends of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
Thorn also is charged with two counts of tampering with vehicles , accused of starting a government-owned front-end loader on the refuge and operating an all-terrain vehicle belonging to the government between Jan. 2 and Jan. 27.
The government also is seeking forfeiture of defendants' guns or ammunition used in the commission of the alleged misdemeanor crimes, according to the information filed in court Monday.
Prosecutors have indicated they plan to keep a charge of depredation of government property against Jake Ryan, but dismiss it against Sean Anderson, an earlier report said. The government also seeks a grand jury indictment on a government property depredation charge against Ehmer, Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig Gabriel wrote in n earlier report.
In other action Monday, U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown issued a written order, dismissing defendant Patrick's motion to dismiss the conspiracy indictment. Patrick had alleged that the public remarks Oregon U.S. Attorney Billy Williams, Oregon's top FBI special agent in charge Greg Bretzing, and the U.S. Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell made after the verdicts in the Bundy trial were announced would prejudice the remaining defendants in the case.
Brown found Patrick's motion had no merit, noting that the reactions each official gave demonstrated a "laudable respect for the jury, the Court, and the judicial system and would not prejudice the remaining defendants awaiting trial.
"The statements of United States Attorney Williams, Special Agent in Charge Bretzing, and Secretary Jewell were professional and expressed the to-be-expected disappointment that they felt as a result of the verdict adverse to their respective positions in the trial,'' Brown wrote.
-- Maxine Bernstein
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Ralph Winterrowd has discovered that the court can not proceed with any evidence that uses terms unless the term's definition is put on the record.
Almost every word the government uses is not the common English language, but is instead a term with a distinct meaning and all those terms must be defined, according to the court's own rules.
The court has been routinely ignoring their own rules to run over us, by allowing just plain bullshit into all their trials.
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Bigjon
Ralph Winterrowd has discovered that the court can not proceed with any evidence that uses terms unless the term's definition is put on the record.
Almost every word the government uses is not the common English language, but is instead a term with a distinct meaning and all those terms must be defined, according to the court's own rules.
The court has been routinely ignoring their own rules to run over us, by allowing just plain bullshit into all their trials.
Also there are Supreme Court cases and federal statutes saying this court has no jurisdiction. Like the Oregon court, these corrupt judges and prosecutors ignore the law.
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Gary Hunt has exposed another confidential informant,involved in the Malheur Protest.
http://outpost-of-freedom.com/blog/?p=1860
Burns Chronicles No 47 – Robert “Rob” Seever
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Gary Hunt
Outpost of Freedom
December 19, 2016
Rob Seever joined a start up militia in Fallon, Nevada, started by Corey Lequieu in January 2015. He had been a reserve deputy in Yamhill County and a clerk of a District Attorney in Washington, before moving to Nevada. He met Lequieu through Modern Militia Movement (MMM). Lequieu and Seever became close friends over the following months.
Lequieu had been active with Operation Mutual Aid (OMA), an organization created by Jerry Bruckhart and Ryan Payne. Many of those who participated in discussions appended “OMA” to their Facebook names and otherwise express their commitment to what OMA stood for.
Among those OMA supporters were Robert Beecher (the Demonization of Robert Beecher) and Kevin “KC” Massey (Update #1 on K. C. Massey). The government targeted both of them, and both are currently serving prison terms. It seems that the OMA membership list may have become a hit list for the FBI.
When I first spoke with Lequieu, he said that if Seever were an informant, he would have turned “after he came home from Burns, in December 2015”. However, after I provided Lequieu some of the information from the 1023 forms (CHS Reporting Documents), he realized that Seever had started informing much earlier. Seever’s first report was filed on November 22, 2015.
He begins his first report with the text of a message that he sent to Ammon Bundy:
“Thanks for the update. I have been following what is going on with the Hammond’s and it is truly awful. I am a native Oregonian and a former reserve deputy (Yamhill County, OR); I am also a member of the OathKeepers. I will be contacting Sheriff Ward tomorrow and if necessary I am more than willing to travel to Burns. Enough is enough. Just give me the word and I’ll be there.
I appreciate your helping the Hammond’s and this is something I definitely want to be a part of if any help is needed. You are welcome to contact me at anytime.
God bless you,”
He follows that with:
I provided my name, address, and phone number.
xxxx I responded in this manner to Ammon Bundy due to our conversation about my being sent in to a situation, where Brian Rapolla would likely be present.
Brian Rapolla may possibly be Brandon Rapolla, OathKeepers. No explanation as to why he might be concerned about Rapolla’s presence.
His next report was filed on December 14, 2015. It indicates that he “has reported reliably in the past”, which would probably include more informing prior to the November 22 report.
CHS, who has reported reliably in the past, advised that Cory Lequieu told CHS that he would be taking his AR-15 with him when he goes to Oregon in support of the Hammonds.
Corey Lequieu is a convicted felon and Seever was fully aware of that fact.
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This information was emailed to FBI on December 14, 2015.
Lequieu says there is a growing rift between Payne and his group, Operation Mutual Defense (OMD) and the Pacific Patriots Network (PPN) which Soper is a part of. Both organizations want to get involved in protecting the Hammonds, but the OMD is far more radical and willing to use force. The PPN is not as quick to use force and while they want to support the Hammonds, the PPN are not wanting “direct action” so there is a conflict. Soper is also unhappy with Payne because he did not inform Lequieu & Bass about how extreme and potentially deadly the weather conditions routinely are in that part of Oregon this time of year.
Payne is extremely angry over the way court went for Schuyler Barbeau (in Seattle?), that he was kept in custody on no bail. Payne was also angry over the heavy handed LE show of force, describing DHS SWAT teams and snipers on the rooftops, intended to intimidate the peaceful patriots, about 25 of them, that showed up to support Barbeau in court.
Payne was negotiating with the over the road truck driver (presently gone to Colorado and not coming back home until January) owner and his wife (she is at home) for the use of their shop to house militia members. I now have some additional information. xxxx the wife is a waitress at the truck stop in Burns. The shop can hold about 40 people and it has a big wood stove. In addition, the couple has a heated horse trailer with a bed in it. The trailer is occupied now but if some sort of arrangement can be made to move the horses elsewhere, Payne may have the use of the trailer for personnel as well as the shop or in place of the shop. Lequieu may be staying there if everything works out. The husband and wife sound sympathetic to the militia/patriot cause and may also be anti-government.
Jason Patrick is from Georgia and has already lost his job due to his extremist & militia activities. xxxx Patrick was one of the armed people “on the bridge” during the Bundy Ranch standoff; militia members on the bridge were aiming their weapons at BLM personnel and LE/others from what I understand. So if your colleagues did not already know about this, Patrick is a likely suspect in that weapon pointing incident.
Email dated December 12, 2015:
xxxx Moradi is an Oregon member of the National Liberty Alliance (NLA), a nationwide sovereign citizen group. xxxx and Moradi told me that the NLA is involved with it at the request of the Bundy’s, also remarking that Laura Weaver is involved (Weaver is a hardcore sovereign citizen in Oregon that I know well)
Moradi’s messages quoted:
“Please be in touch w/ Laura [Weaver]. There’re great news coming up. She has been putting lots of hours w/the Hammonds recently. NLA has been working w/them and we may need to assemble a CLGJ in that county. The Bundys have asked NLA to help them.”
“The Bundys are watching. This will put NLA on the map.”
xxxx per Ammon Bundy, the sheriff had a copy of a CLGJ handbook (from the NLA? sounds like it) on his desk. So Weaver says the sheriff presumably knows the right thing to be doing here, which is following the CLGJ’s commands, never minding that the CLGJ in reality is not a legal entity at all but a group of sovereign citizens claiming a nonexistent and bogus authority.
Email dated December 12, 2015:
They xxxx have been able to sleep inside so far, and last night they slept inside a large shop “in town” (presumably Burns) that is “big enough for a platoon” per Lequieu. The shop belongs to a truck driver that is gone out on the road now, and his wife who is home. xxxx that Payne is negotiating with the couple for the ongoing use of their shop, so that they will have a place to sleep inside and out of the elements. If the negotiation is successful it sounds like the shop will be used to house multiple militia members.
xxxx that the national militia call-out will come “just before Christmas” and Payne says this will be a real test of the patriotism and commitment of militias due to the extreme weather conditions. Lequieu added that regardless of anything else such as negotiations from the Bundy’s to try and get the government to back down on the Hammonds, that the national militia call-out is still coming and is a sure thing.
“Weaver/Walker is also held in very high esteem, is very well respected and influential among Oregon NLA and other sovereigns. She is a natural leader and an extreme fanatic. Real trouble.”
Email dated December 14, 2015:No answer on Bass’ cell [phone number omitted]. xxxx Ryan Payne [phone number omitted]. Payne xxxx he is in Seattle now. So he will likely be present for Barbeau’s hearing. Payne said as far as he knows, Lequieu and Bass are fine and still in Harney County. Does not sound like they are going to Seattle. “
Email dated December 16, 2015:
CHS, who has reported reliably in the past, advised that the community meeting was held last evening (12/15/2015) and a “Safety Council” was established. The safety Council will meet today (12/16/2015) to determine their role in the Hammond matter. Ryan Payne apparently wants to know when CHS can travel to Harney County to assist. CHS advised that no new information regarding Schuyler Barbeau except that supporters are planning on being present for his next court appearance on 12/21/2015. Via email, CHS provided photos of Payne, Lequieu, Patrick and others in Harney County. CHS also provided two photos of a flyer posted after the community meeting. These will be uploaded to the substantive files.
He then describes the individuals in a series of photographs taken during the meeting. He was present in Burns, at this time.
Email dated December 16, 2015:
Payne wants “10 shooters” to respond to Burns NOW. Calls are being made right now all over the country in order to get the shooters en route. Jason Patrick, who is generally unarmed, is now carrying a .45 caliber semi-auto pistol with an extended magazine.
Email dated December 21, 2015:
CHS, who has reported reliably in the past, advised that Ryan Payne and the others left Burns unarmed but they are now carrying sidearms. CHS did know exactly where they came from. xxxx John Ritzheimer wants to sling his AR-15 over his shoulder and show it as a display, outside the Federal Courthouse. Payne is going to be in plain clothes and away from everyone else. Payne will be armed. Cooper will be in the courtroom to stare down the Judge. Patrick’s sister (name unknown) will video record. CHS not sure if she will be inside the courthouse or outside.
CHS advised that 4-5 people from Reno are going to Seattle for the hearing. One of the people from Reno is Gary Underhill.
Payne and the others are staying in Multkio, WA. (Not sure of the spelling). It is north of Seattle. Staying at Patrick’s mom’s place, [address omitted]. They are leaving tomorrow morning (12/22/2015) heading back to Burns, Oregon. No plans regarding breaking Barbeau out or about the transport. CHS advised that Payne is “absolutely” set on getting Barbeau out and mentioned that they just need to wait for more shooters. No further information.
CHS also reported that the Safety Council in Burns is to meet tonight and vote on the militia helping. If it is a ’No’ vote, the militia will be leaving. If a ’Yes” vote they will be staying. CHS could not provide more detail as he/she had to get off the phone.
Sunday, December 20, 2015, as detailed below: [probably phone call report.]
Saturday [December 19]: Ryan Payne, Cory Lequieu, Deborah Bass, and Jason Patrick are leaving Harney County to attend Schuler Barbeau’s court appearance on Monday. They are leaving Sunday night or Monday morning. CHS is not sure if they are taking weapons. Plans to break Barbeau out of jail seem to have fizzled out. Payne’s request for ten shooters seems to be changing to a more broad national call out. CHS said the holidays are making it difficult to get people to commit.
Payne and company are going to head to Seattle on Monday. They are going to be joined by John LNU and Joe Oshunnesey. They are going to be traveling unarmed. Payne and Patrick were interviewed by an Oregonian reporter. Patty is leaving on Wednesday for a week but her house will still be available. Bass is not going to Seattle.
Sunday:
Payne and company are going to be leaving shortly for Schuyler Barbeau’s court appearance. They will be traveling in a Dark Grey, Mazda, CA license plate number [omitted]. Also traveling are Joe Oshaughnessy, Blaine Cooper, and John Ritzheimer. Ritzheimer is driving a Silver, Ford, F-150, AZ license plate [omitted] with a large sticker in the back window that says “Fuck Islam.” Cooper and Oshaughnessy are driving a Black Jeep, AZ license plates [omitted]. They have no immediate plans to return and CHS thinks Payne plans on staying a couple of days. They will be staying at a trailer park in Seattle. Payne said that they should not take weapons but CHS is not confident that they won’t. Payne and Patrick have been observed carrying pistols on their right hips. They do not plan on entering the courthouse. They are going to dress in camouflage uniforms and congregate on the court house steps.
Bass is going to stay behind and rent a local P.O. Box in her name to receive mail for the militias. The owner of the home they are staying at (Patty [last name omitted]) is going Boise for a week on Wednesday but her house will still be available. She also said that her parents would be willing to board some people. Payne is looking for a commercial building to use because he does not want Patty to experience a raid on her house. In Party’s house there are weapons always within reach. Lequieu almost shot Cooper and Ritzheimer with his AR-15 because they arrived late last night and Lequieu was not expecting them.
Payne claims to have the Hammond’s ranch under surveillance by several elements of Rangers. CHS advised that if this true they must be very well equipped because the weather is very harsh.
The plans to free Barbeau have not fizzled as previously reported. If Barbeau is not released Payne is very serious about attempting to free him with force and violence. There is no indication that Payne has any specific plans. CHS said that Payne is waiting for more shooters and when he has enough to be comfortable with an assault they will act. CHS said the plan would include some show of force prior to an attack.
The PPN is not supporting any action in Harney County because they are distancing themselves from Payne but there are still elements within the PPN including BJ Soper that are staying involved.
Email dated December 22, 2015:
CHS, who has reported reliably in the past, advised that Ryan Payne and others are en route back to Burns, OR. Apparently they (the group) have secured a hotel (name unknown) in Burns for everyone to stay at instead of the Patty [last name omitted] property. They are afraid of a raid and don’t want her place getting shot up.
Payne and the others are still discussing plans to break out Schuyler Barbeau. Payne claims to know where the Federal Detention center is that houses Barbeau. So far, the plan is to create a diversion and hit the convoy. Once they have Barbeau they will travel north to Canada, east through Canada, and then drop south back down to Harney County, Oregon.
Email dated December 24, 2015:
CHS, who has reported reliably in the past, advised that he/she located the area where Ryan Payne put Cory Lequieu and Debra Bass calling it an Observation Post.
CHS provided details and photos in an email:
“While I was in Harney County (re: Hammond Ranch) xxxx I was shown the location of the observation post (OP) that Lequieu & Debra Bass were placed at where they later nearly died of exposure. On my way back home out of Harney County today, I passed near the OP location and got the idea of giving you details of where it is, in case Payne decides to occupy it again; Payne is the person that chose the location for this OP.
December 30, 2015, probably phone call report.
Sovereign Citizen Karl P. Koenigs and member of the National Liberty Alliance (NLA) has issued an online call out stating “Everybody needs to deploy for the rendezvous at Burns, Oregon…”
Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes has reportedly issued a stand down order for the Oathkeepers.
Another December 30, 2015, probably another phone call report.
Frank Lavoie has issued the standard dire threats of violence against the federal government, promises of revolution on his facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/amethyst.rancher. CHS determined that Lavoie is located in Arizona, [phone number omitted], POB [number omitted], Tombstone, AZ.
Corey Lequieu xxxx Ryan Payne, Debra Pope, were handing out fliers in Burns and encountered the parents of the Sheriff. The Sheriff’s parents apparently disagreed with the substance of the fliers and this was difficult for Payne, Pope, and Lequieu. CHS opines based on his/her experience that Payne, and Jason Patrick if he was there, were armed. CHS points out that newspaper coverage of the event reported that the armed militia members complained to the sheriff that the 74 year old mother of the sheriff threatened them.
On December 31, 2015, CHS contacted the FBI by E-mail and advised as follows:
CHS is concerned that Joe O’Shaugnessy, Corely Lequieu, Debra Bass (aka Debra Pope), Blaine Cooper, and Jason Patrick are literally spoiling for a fight with any law enforcement while staying at the residence of Patty [last name omitted], Burns area resident.
The stand down order for the Oathkeepers apparently upset Jon Ritzheimer, and Jason Patrick. Ammon Bundy issued a response encouraging people to come out anyhow.
Lequieu had been active with Operation Mutual Aid (OMA), an organization created by Jerry Bruckhart and Ryan Payne. Many of those who participated in discussions appended “OMA” to their Facebook names and otherwise express their commitment to what OMA stood for.
Among those OMA supporters were Robert Beecher (the Demonization of Robert Beecher) and Kevin “KC” Massey (Update #1 on K. C. Massey). The government targeted both of them, and both are currently serving prison terms. It seems that the OMA membership list may have become a hit list for the FBI.
Seever is one of the six “outside” informants. Even though he went to Burns, he never visited the Refuge, though he probably fulfilled his promise to meet with Sheriff Ward.
Seever left Fallon to return to Washington, shortly after Lequieu was arrested. He then removed his Facebook page and has endeavored to cover his tracks.
Seever demonstrates that quite often the informant gets so close to you that you have no concern that he might be playing you so that he can serve the government.
Some examples:
David Stone was the Michigan based “Hutaree Militia” when members of the Militia were arrested in 2010. When Stone got married, Steven Haug, an agent, was best man at Stone’s wedding. He was also the primary witness against the defendants.
Schuyler Barbeau was set up by Oliver Murphy. Schuyler considered Murphy to be his best friend. However, the role that Murphy played included a pretend purchase of a firearm that was immediately turned over to the FBI.
The insidious government has sent spies into our midst, as if we were an enemy at war with the country.
Re: 150 Militia Take Over Makhuer National Wildlife Preserve Headquarters
Gary Hunt, Outpost of Freedom - Update on Confidential Informant Seever
http://outpost-of-freedom.com/blog/?p=1871
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Burns Chronicles No 48 – Robert “Rob” Seever (R.W. Seaver) #2
December 20, 2016, 4:10 pm
Burns Chronicles No 48
Robert “Rob” Seever (R.W. Seaver) #2
Gary Hunt
Outpost of Freedom
December 20, 2016
Rob Seever was the name and spelling that I was given in my first article on Seever. I was told, at the time, that he had helped to expose a law enforcement officer in Washington or Oregon. I had the wrong spelling of Seaver’s name, no name of the officer, and unsure of the location, I was unable to substantiate that claim.
However, my first article led to contact by two people with information applicable to Robert W. Seaver. So, we will first discuss Seaver’s activities dating back, at least, to 2009.
The Willamette Weekly published an article on October 13, 2009. The article is titled, “The Ice Man Weepeth – A Portland cop denies a new video’s accusations of Nazism“. The allegations made against Central Precinct Captain Mark Kruger by Seaver are lengthy, and include dressing in Nazi uniforms, posting a plaque above the II-205 honoring five World War II German soldiers, and other claims demonizing Kruger.
From that article, “Seaver, a former legal aide with the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office, claims he first came forward against Kruger six years ago to make amends for his own racist past.”
Seaver also posted a YouTube video he had made to demonize Kruger. The video was removed by YouTube after complaints of violations were submitted.
There is a note at the end of the article that provides even more insight into the character of Robert Seaver. I haven’t researched the accuracy, though I would suppose that the Willamette Weekly would not have published it – if they hadn’t verified that accuracy.
FACT:In the late 1980s, Seaver fell in love with Diane Downs, who was serving a life sentence for shooting her three children in 1983, killing one. Seaver plotted to spring Downs from prison, then testified against her in 1990.
So, we can see that Seaver will go after someone he disagrees with “tooth and nail”. That appears to be the case in his targeting of Corey Lequieu, in that Seaver didn’t agree with what Ammon Bundy and the others were doing by occupying government property.
.Let’s now go to the present. Seaver has taken down his two previous Facebook pages, though he has a new one at “RW Seaver“. This appears to have been opened about November 22, 2016, and claims that he lives in John Day, Oregon. It appears that he has been buddying up to Sheriff Glenn Palmer.
Palmer, the Sheriff of Grant County, Oregon, was sympathetic to the occupation, this past January, at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. He was to be in attendance at the meeting in John Day, which was the destination of the trip that was interrupted by the murder of LaVoy Finicum.
By the apparent Modus Operandi of Seaver, it is more than likely that he is cozying up to Sheriff Palmer in an effort to treat Palmer as he had treated Portland Police Capt. Kruger and Corey Lequieu.
Rather ironically, a meme post by Seaver on his FB page tends to describe his own activities:
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Seaver seems to have the longest history of those so far exposed as a spy among the ranks. He is one to stay very far away from.Here is a picture of Seaver in his normal ‘patriot’ garb:
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