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Ammon Bundy: 'We will continue to stand'
"We will continue to stand," Ammon Bundy vowed Monday as he prepared to head this week to Nevada to face the next trial in his fight against the federal government after his stunning courtroom triumph in Oregon.
"It was our duty to stand. We did it peacefully. We did it legally, and the jury's verdicts confirmed that,'' Bundy said during a phone call with The Oregonian/OregonLive from the Multnomah County Detention Center.
The leader of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge takeover also added his voice to the call for prosecutors to drop charges against other occupiers scheduled to face trial on the same conspiracy charge in February. Defense lawyers want U.S. attorneys to dismiss the case.
"There was no conspiracy," Bundy said in his first interview after his acquittal. "It would be a waste of court time and resources."
He said he was optimistic last Thursday as he was led into the courtroom to hear the verdicts against him, his brother and five other defendants in the 41-day refuge seizure.
Once the judge read off "not guilty'' for him, he knew everyone else also had been acquitted, he said.
"I felt pretty comfortable. I felt at peace with what was going to happen,'' he said. "I knew what we did was right. We had no ill intent.''
Bundy, 41, testified that he proposed the armed takeover in a backroom of a Burns restaurant on Jan. 2 to draw attention to the plight of two Harney County ranchers imprisoned for setting fire to public land and to protest federal mismanagement of vast tracts of territory in the West.
The trial ended in yet one more display of government overreach, he said, when U.S. marshals arrested his attorney, Marcus Mumford.
Mumford had repeatedly challenged U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown and her order that Bundy remain in custody after he was acquitted. Deputy marshals used a stun gun on Mumford and tackled him. He was cited for disregarding a lawful order and creating a disturbance.
Bundy said Mumford was trying to argue that the judge earlier said in court that she had no authority over detention orders made by the court in Nevada, so he was questioning why she now had the right to order Bundy held.
It was, Bundy said, "another example of the government not following the law.''
He said he hasn't talked to Mumford since then, but has spoken with Mumford's co-counsel, J. Morgan Philpot. It took several hours that night before he was returned to Multnomah County Detention Center across the street. Once there, he called his wife, Lisa Bundy.
Bundy said he expects that he and brother Ryan Bundy will be moved Tuesday morning to Nevada. He said he didn't have any contact with his brother on Monday, Ryan Bundy's 44th birthday.
"It's par for the course,'' he said.
At this point, a court-appointed attorney from Nevada is assigned to represent him in the Nevada case. It hasn't been decided if Mumford or Philpot will be involved, he said.
Ammon and Ryan Bundy are among 19 people indicted in the 2014 standoff in Nevada near the ranch of father Cliven Bundy over grazing rights. They face 16 felony counts, including extortion, obstruction of justice, conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States, conspiracy to impede or injure a federal officer, assault on a federal officer, and threatening a federal officer.
"We know what we did in Nevada was right,'' Ammon Bundy said. "We're very confident God will continue to protect us and show forth his hand in Nevada.''
The indictment in Nevada followed Ammon Bundy's arrest in Oregon.
"The charges in Nevada are very vindictive,'' he said. He intends to show that U.S. Bureau of Land Management agents set dogs on him, fired a Taser at him and shot his family's cattle, he said.
Prosecutors argued that Bundy was inspired to seize the eastern Oregon refuge after the armed Nevada standoff thwarted federal officers from impounding his father's cattle. The agents were acting on federal court orders because the senior Bundy hadn't been paying his grazing fees.
He said he's still confounded that many people ally themselves with the government.
"For some reason there are people who want to sympathize with the federal government than stand with the people,'' Bundy said. "I just implore the people of Oregon to see what's really happening, like the jury did.''
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The Federal Government’s “Conspiracy Theory” against the Bundy’s Hammonds and the Militia Movement
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A well organized Militia, (which can not be without being first and foremost armed) being necessary for the security of a free state (free from the tyrannical abuse of the government which was considered a necessary evil bound by the chains of the Constitution) the right of the People to keep and bear arms, shall NOT BE INFRINGED (In other words the government is unable, not authorized, disallowed to, and prohibited to create and or pass ANY AND ALL LEGISLATION, that would hinder the ability for any free man or woman to so create, join, coordinate, or in any way organize said militias, and thus the right to keep and to bear come BEFORE ANY SUCH MILITIA BE BORN)….. Let us be clear….. Any and all government sponsored, passed, promulgated, or considered act to infringe upon this right, is has and has been an act of treason, treachery, and no such act, law, executive order or Martial Law move, can be in any way lawful into the American Republic as it has been proven that many of the legislators and trusted representatives have already moved to and have openly discussed going against this protection / restriction upon them. So no future move to alter, deface, or in any way add to or remove the 2nd Amendment will be tolerated. Period. I hope “Shall Not Be” is clear enough.
The verdict is in – and it is NOT GUILTY on all counts. I was on location at what Ammon Bundy, Ryan Bundy, LaVoy Finicum, and supporters called the Harney County Resource Center.
It was I, who designed the sign that was placed upon the spot of the “at least then temporary” Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
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Harney County Resource Center Sign, designed by Thomas Lacovara-Stewart, commisioned and approved by Ryan Bundy, LaVoy Finicum, and Ammon Bundy
I met with Ammon and Ryan personally and showed them the first draft, which was slightly altered before going to the sign maker. I designed it on the same device I am using to write this article. And I am proud of it.
I am also the individual who discovered the Native American artifacts being stored disrespectfully in a dark filthy rodent infested basement next to an old hot water heater on its last leg. You can watch myself, LaVoy Finicum, David Fry, Blaine Cooper (filming) reveal our findings while pleading with the Paiutes who we found out we’re bought off tribal representatives who subscribe to liberal Marxist propagandized agenda tactics, rather than caring in reality for their cultural heritage.
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What I gained by covering the stand off was faith. Faith in God, my fellow man, and in those who the government called “the leadership” of the stand off (so called). While I was there primarily to act as a media entity, I can not, will not, and never have tried to claim that I was not partial to the Bundy’s case against Federal encroachment and usurpation. In fact, my research shows, and in fact proves, that the jurisdiction that they operate under is unlawful.
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The Bundys and the rest of the group have been called “anti-government” by many main stream media outlets and politicians. The problem with that is the lack of comprehension as to who and what a “Constitutionalist” is. To call someone who stands for the Constitution “anti-government” is like calling cattle “anti-grass” or most politicians “anti-deceptive”. We The People “are” the government. And I am no “self hater”. That being said, the case the government had on the group “Conspiracy to Impede” was just what they like to call us “Constitutionalists” – Conspiracy Theorists. It is rather a sweet victory to feed back upon them, after a jury heard all they had to offer, the same term they always mislabel all of us with, only this time more accurately calling them what millions of dollars of taxpayers resources spent on the attempt to justify their protection of several rogue agencies exactly what it was – a “Conspiracy Theory” that went BUST, before their eyes.
Ammon asked that I bring with me my research into the jurisdiction that was revoked by the Oregon House in 1868. I did so. I passed it out to as many media entities as possible, including but not limited to FOX News. And they kept it silent.
In 1868 the Oregon House of Representatives decried this “14th Amendment Reconstruction” usurpation and fraud, as they discovered that it was not as it was proposed to “set anyone free”, but in fact it was intended to do exactly what it has, enslave the American people in “debt enslavement”, and attempt to make it unquestionable, only then to turn control of it over later to the Federal Reserve International Banking Private Criminal Banking Cartel Karl Marx said was necessary for the establishment of a Communist nation.
The Federal Government as well as main stream media pundits have embraced many Marxist values and certainly the terminology that was re-invented by Marxists of the Frankfurt School which infected America after the threat of WW2 caused the Frankfurt School of Social Justice and Marxist Studies to flee. Unfortunately they fled to New York’s Columbia University. This is where this subversion of the American Culture and the American Republics United should have ended and been recognized for what it was – a foreign ideology hell bent to destroy all of Western Civilization which saw the most advancement of any of the recorded times of human history. No one can name any other culture, or civilization which has accomplished more in the timeframe it has. Yet we are infected with the threat upon free speech, and free thinking.
American universities have all but been high jacked with the new form of Marxist ideology. One divorced from mere economics and “workers of the world” style struggle, but those of the Frankfurt School variety – or “Neo-Marxists” which took Karl’s failed vision and re-invented it, marrying it to culture, and minority groups and movements. Some of these movements are based on little more than the enabling of mental illnesses, or alternative lifestyles that while some have always existed, they did so in quiet as they were usually morally depraved, or so out of the so called “norm” that they themselves caused their own existence to be often shunned from the main stream. Of course this will be blamed on the ever so Conspiratorially evil “Patriarchy”.
Oregon and the stand off that the Bundy Family saw themselves involved in, was and is very much a stand against these subversive un-American and un-Constitutional, even I can say an anti-Constitutional modus operandi, which threatens the very identity of the American culture that the Framers of this Republic or amalgamation of Republics sought to provide.
In other words, the concept that the government tried to prosecute, was “Conspiracy to Impede Officers of the United States – yada yada yada….. And all they were able to come up with by failing to recognize the entire purpose, as well as legitimacy of the People being masters of their own destiny and being able to withdraw their consent when the government became oppressive and destructive to the very essence of why the people created it, they by failing to recognize their place as servants, came up with a huge “Conspiracy Theory” of their own.
And the jurors, thank God who saw through all of the Federal governments control and subversive tactics to persuade, limit, withhold, and tamper with said jury, recognized this as what it was – the “Conspiracy Theory” that was a joke, but which also saw a good man murdered.
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We all were praying long and hard for this verdict. We knew in our hearts that this was a righteous stand. The Federal Government’s over reach, and blatant misuse of force continued even after the verdict was in as NOT GUILTY. Without the court having the jurisdiction to do what the attorney asked, to then be ignored by US Marshalls who were told to step back, only shows just how far gone we have allowed them to go. It is time they be reminded who the boss is.
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Shari Dovale, Redoubt News
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Government Overreach Lost the Malheur Trial
THE JURY WAS NOT HAPPY WITH JUDGE BROWN NOT ALLOWING THE CONSTITUTION IN HER COURTROOM.
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Jeff Banta, Neil Wampler, David Fry and Shawna Cox were acquitted in the Malheur Protest Trial.
Government Overreach Lost the Malheur Trial
by Shari Dovale
While the Bundy supporters continue to celebrate the acquittal of all 7 defendants, the prosecution is taking hits for reinforcing the narrative of government overreach.
It is widely held that the prosecution in the Malheur Protest Trial would have easily won a victory if they had not got greedy and attempted to go for the maximum prison sentences possible. They could have gone for trespassing or vandalism, but have stated that they chose they higher charge of conspiracy because of the amount of prison time involved.
They wanted the Bundy’s in jail for a very long time. It seems that they needed to send a message to the American people that disagreeing with the government will not be tolerated.
The prosecution was willing to lie to meet their ends, but the jury saw through them. When they presented their Big Gun Show, with the numerous weapons and ammo found at the refuge, they didn’t think they would be called out to admit who actually owned those guns, and who actually brought them to the refuge.
The FBI tried to slide through it by saying they never bothered to check the ownership of the weapons. Really?
The prosecution never thought the defense would call them out on the Confidential Informants(CI) used to set up the protesters. Oops!
Yes, their CI was none other than the man that ran the firing range and taught the protesters about firearms and hand-to-hand combat. He was also present for the video that was used as evidence against the defendants.
Then they grasped at a few more straws and brought in Facebook Memes to use as evidence. They should have thought about how many jurors use Facebook and share memes. This just reinforced the government being completely out-of-touch with the people.
However, their greed came back to haunt them when the jury refused to convict on the conspiracy or firearms charges.
Judge Anna Brown made every attempt to bolster the prosecution’s case, yet her greed also worked against her. The jury noted that there was evidence that she was not allowing them to see. They also noticed the slew of objections that she sustained for the prosecution compared with the defense.
Brown made the decision to word the jury instructions in such a way that the intent was paramount. The prosecution just couldn’t prove it.
And the jury was not happy with her not allowing the Constitution in her courtroom.
This trial has proven the government overreach that the defendants were protesting against. They made the mistake of believing that in a very Liberal Portland the people would just fall all over themselves to believe whatever rhetoric the government spews.
The people are getting fed up with the mistreatment from their elected officials.
The citizens want their country back!
The Americans are coming!
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We should all join Bill Goode beating the drums for corraling the federales
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With the removal of the Clintons, we need to heavily beat the drums for 1) release of all our political prisoners in Pahrump and elsewhere; 2) pursuit of indictments for those responsible for the assassination of LaVoy Finicum; 3) getting Morton County deputies and police to back off from the protestors at Standing Rock and 4) How could I forget - Release the Hammonds.
Sarah Redd-Buck, Nathan Seim, Gavin Seim, Michele Fiore, Matthew Shea, Carol Bundy, Angie Huntington Bundy, Joel Alcott, Dara Vanesian,Mike Arnold,Briana Bundy, Michelle Arnettt, Robert Bristow,Shawna Cox, Gary Hunt, Barbara Berg, Susan DeLemus, Dan H. Bailey, Jonathon Skipper Speece, Linsay Tyler,Ollie Smith,Jaime Spears Aldazabal,Deb Jordan, Deborah Sue Venetucci, John Lamb, Maureen Valdez, Kelli Stewart, Jeanette Finicum,Tal Pollard, Lazaro Ecenarro,Jenn Cannon, David Fry,Diane Bundy, Morgan Philpot, Thom Davis,Brand Thornton, Kate Hefley Dalley, Gerard Aprea, Teresa Brookshire, Matthew Deatherage, Lesa Antone, Janalee Tobias, Summer Iz, Annette Hardman, Duane Ehmer, Donna Hammond, Doug Knowles, Melina Bilodeau, Jake R Morphonios, Thara Tenney , et all. Did I miss anyone? https://www.facebook.com/images/emoj...1/16/1f609.png;) If so, please feel free to join in. FB limits me to 50 tags. https://www.facebook.com/images/emoj...1/16/1f609.png;)
I don't believe this is a short lived opportunity, as a massive tide has turned against the powers that be, and I don't believe anyone could reverse that tide if they wanted to. The verdict last week has bulit on that tide, or may have come as a result of it.
But the urgency is that our patriot defendants are desperately needed to support their families and should not spend any longer in jail, protestors at Standing Rock need relief from the Morton County Sheriff and justice needs to be brought for LaVoy.
The powers that be over these issues, that have any manner of foresight, must see the writing on the wall. If they don't, well they need to be enlightened, most quickly for our patriot defendants in jail, so they can get back to supporting their families. This is an opportunity we have not seen before to cause the powers that be to see the writing on the wall.
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Juror #4's email exchange with The Oregonion detailing how the jury arrived at the "not guilty" verdict
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on November 03, 2016 at 5:00 AM, updated November 03, 2016 at 5:55 PM
Transcript of Juror 4's emails: His explanation for Ammon Bundy verdict
Juror 4 has so far provided the only public explanation of the behind-the-scenes discussions that led to the acquittal of Ammon Bundy, his brother and five others on federal conspiracy charges stemming from the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation.
Readers have asked to hear more from him about the jury's reasoning in reaching the surprising decision.
Juror 4 – a 44-year-old business administration student at Marylhurst University who served in the Navy during the Iraq War – went into detail in a series of email exchanges with The Oregonian/OregonLive that were used in news stories.
Here's a transcript of the emails, with some minor editing for brevity or clarity. He's asked not to be identified for fear of retribution. The judge sealed the names of all nine women and three men on the jury, citing public safety.
Juror 4 makes references to U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown; prosecutor Ethan Knight; Juror 11 who the judge removed from the jury after Juror 4 questioned his objectivity; Juror 18, who replaced Juror 11; and Ryan Payne, one of the leaders of the occupation with Ammon Bundy.
He also references a Jan. 2 rally for Harney County ranchers and then the takeover of the refuge later that day.
All seven defendants faced a charge of conspiring to impede employees of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service or U.S. Bureau of Land Management from doing their work through intimidation, threat or force during the 41-day occupation.
His initial email:
It should be known that all 12 jurors felt that this verdict was a statement regarding the various failures of the prosecution to prove "conspiracy" in the count itself - and not any form of affirmation of the defense's various beliefs, actions, or aspirations. Proving the elements of conspiracy, especially given the body of evidence we were forced to restrict ourselves to consider when judging, was far too great a standard to meet (without using our imaginations, prejudices, etc.).
The judge floored us when she said that there was no statute against impeding federal officers (by force, threat, or intimidation), nor was there a significant penalty applied to criminal trespass. We all queried about alternative charges that could stick and were amazed that this 'conspiracy' charge seemed the best
possible option. It was not lost on us that our verdict(s) might inspire future actions that are regrettable, but that sort of thinking was not permitted when considering the charges before us.
The prosecution asked us to neglect Judge Brown's final (binding) instructions when they asserted in closing that adverse possession = conspiracy to impede (as per Mr. Knight's closing argument), as if defining actions was all that was needed to convict. All 12 agreed that impeding existed, even if as an effect of the occupation, and that something was very wrong. But we were not asked to judge on bullets and hurt feelings, rather to decide if an agreement was made with an illegal object in mind. It seemed this basic, high standard of proof was lost upon the prosecution throughout. Inference, while possibly compelling, proved to be insulting or inadequate to 12 diversely situated people as a means to convict. The air of triumphalism that the prosecution brought was not lost on any of us, nor was it warranted given their burden of proof.
Regarding my role in crafting the letter that led to the dismissal of juror 11, I can say that it was not only necessary but also borne out of much patience in dealing with a fellow who had zero business being on this jury in the first place. He effectively wasted a great deal of our time as he (irrationally) promoted his theory of conspiracy despite the absence of evidence. Also, he violated Judge Brown's explicit orders by hearkening to 'evidence' that was never admitted in this case, refused to consider the defendant's state of mind, and used imaginative theories to explain key actions. How this juror slipped through the cracks is mind boggling and very disconcerting.
You should know that the sentiments expressed in that letter were the exact thoughts I had when juror 11 first made his opening remarks on day one of deliberations, but I resisted the impulse to send the question at that time and give this fellow the chance to convince/explain. It seemed wise to suspend my shock/disbelief in him until a thorough examination of his mindset was complete (and the other jurors could weigh in themselves on his various theories). The vast majority of time was spent trying to deal with his bizarre theories, compared against what was admitted and/or expected of us as standards of judgment. While I wish now that I had sent the letter on day one, since it would have alleviated much stress for all of us, I would wish to have the time/opportunity to expand or alter my perspective that we afforded him.
As I peruse the responses of many interested parties in this case, many of which express 'profound regret' over the verdicts, I am baffled by the flippant sentiments that seem to dominate the landscape. Several questions immediately percolate in my mind: do these folks even know what it took to arrive at a verdict on any one of these counts? How could 12 diverse people find such agreement unless there was a colossal failure on the part of the prosecution? Don't they know that 'not guilty' does not mean 'innocent'? I have many such thoughts swirling around in my head that I'd like to vent, but I need to break it off for now.
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We asked a series of follow-up questions: How did the jury feel about starting all over again? Did other jurors know about your note regarding Juror 11 -- and how did they react to it? How did the jury start anew? Why the substantially shorter time period for the final verdicts?
Juror 4's response:
The feeling, at the time of the reset, was universal relief that we even had a chance to hear from a more objective juror. It was not a relief to think we could be there today (Friday) or Monday, frankly, but all said they were more than willing to start over in order to erase the ill feelings created while deliberating with juror 11. We had no knowledge about juror 18's leanings in any regard prior to her coming in (we maintained a strict standard to not discuss the case with each other before deliberating).
Only juror #1 knew about my note (since he had to pass it on to the judge), or so I thought. Juror 11, when we later were arguing about his bias, said he knew what I must have been doing when I folded a note and quietly handed it to Juror 1. My note was a last resort, frankly, because I made the entire jury uneasy by directly challenging juror 11 (on Tuesday morning; more than 16 hours of deliberations had passed) about his stated bias. Many jurors were upset at my direct approach and seemingly personal challenge to him. What I had said to him was far more upsetting than the contents of my note, and so I don't think the jurors should have been surprised. Of course, I didn't openly state to the jury that I had an open question before the court until the next morning (Wednesday) when juror 11 played the victim. I again reiterated that this whole issue was of his own making, and although he calmly explained what his bias was or meant to him in this case, I was anxious to hear from the court.
It is a fact that we were so exhausted by this time that we nearly submitted final ballots on Wednesday, with juror 11's input (equaling a mistrial on most counts). It is also true that I told the jury that if I did not get an answer to my question from the court, I would be forced to take my grievance to the media immediately afterwards. We had no idea of what had transpired in court as a result of my question, but you begin to feel neglected after almost 24 hours of silence.
All of the other 10 jurors were relieved that juror 11 was excused, and most of them personally thanked me for doing what I did (even though I upset them in the process).
Starting anew was filled with trepidation by the remaining 11 jurors, because we didn't want to allow any whiff of prior deliberations to influence our new juror. This was all about her, frankly. We let her purge her feelings, as we all had the opportunity to do, and we let her direct the review of evidence. To her credit, she was fairly focused on getting her thoughts communicated quickly and purposefully so that time was not lost. The rapidity of her pace caused us to caution her, slow her a bit, but she was very business-like. It was clear that by 11:00 a.m., our new juror had resolved any questions regarding counts 1 and 2. She was relieved, and perhaps a bit surprised, that there was unanimity on these points.
While we had a robust process for counts 4 and 5, we had reached a point of impasse by 2:00. There were no throw away words expressed on this day. The extremes we felt pressed into really crystallized our purpose, even if we had to go through the essential elements again, and it made for a swift process.
Before we sent our final word to the court, I asked our new juror if she could explain why this process was so fast, to which she replied confidently and affirmatively. She's a sharp lady and can handle herself, I think.
Q. Wondered if there were turning points or particular moments in the trial that stuck out for jurors in helping the jury reach the not guilty pleas.
A. Turning points? Let me begin by speaking for myself before I attempt to recall those of others. I expected there to be a witness to the January 2nd meeting at Ye Olde Castle before the protest/rally that would confirm the prosecution's assertion of intent to impede, and the absence of such evidence became a seed of doubt that grew. I expected that there must be proof of conspiracy between Ammon and Ryan Payne (most logical link, owing to their initial visit to the Hammond's place in early November) but he wasn't even called for either side, nor were there any phone calls, emails, etc. that would demonstrate agreement here. These two major holes in the evidence record proved to cause insurmountable doubt for me.
Others said that, while the evidence record was not adequate, certain moments turned them. One said they did a full 180 degree turn when they realized there were six informants that went unnamed on the refuge during the occupation, and the choice of the prosecution to allow that much room for mysterious influence there (remember Fabio?) was decisive. One said that the doctrine of adverse possession seemed to govern every thought, word, and deed of the 'leadership' such that it could not be deemed intent to impede federal workers. Another said that the repeated objections to the reading of the constitution became a wedge issue for them. Those turning points are the most distinct ones I can remember, and so I'll leave it there.
Q. What about counts 4 and 5? What was the thinking with those? (Count 4 was a property theft charge against defendant Kennth Medenbach for driving a refuge truck to the Safeway in Burns and Count 5 was a property theft charge against Ryan Bundy for helping to remove FBI surveillance cameras from two utility poles near the refuge.)
A. With count four, we were split for a good while and it didn't look like we could agree. Because this law requires us to consider intent, one of the jurors pressed hard on the issue of what Medenbach was thinking (adverse possession: he believed it was no longer a refuge truck). The video/audio evidence of his arrest was instructive, confirming a mindset. Some jurors were impressed by the surprise Medenbach expressed to the state police officer when told that the rig was reported as stolen. Another said if he had been caught with it while not doing 'resource center' business, so to speak, then it would have demonstrated his intent was not consistent with the claim. Eventually, none of us could imagine he was not going to return the vehicle to the refuge.
Count five plagued us most of the day. We had to table the discussion a couple times because the contentions over the wording of the law as it relates to 'knowingly stole' proved to be a major hang up for one juror. There were many different definitions of 'stole' at play in the minds of several jurors. In the morning, 11 out of 12 were prepared to vote guilty, but after simmering and revisiting the debate a few times, the number of votes for not guilty grew to three. A couple of jurors came to believe that having the media present, offering back the cameras to the F.B.I., and taking steps to safeguard them after removal was proof of something other than theft. The majority could not deny that the intent to deprive was clearly present in Ryan. Since we were moving the opposite way of consensus and three jurors were resolved to vote not guilty, we agreed to end deliberations.
Q. What did you and others think of Ammon Bundy's testimony?
A. It was clear that there was no juror who received Ammon's testimony as fully honest, and several who felt manipulated. Even those who felt he was sincere in his beliefs found examples of inconsistency in his testimony.
The continual objections to Ammon's answers (usually owing to his own misleading phrasing that was disallowed) became tedious to myself, especially since altering one word would make the answer acceptable (and often did). The emotional appeals riddled throughout, while understandable as a tactic, also became tiresome to me since our feelings as jurors are irrelevant after all. And I don't think it was endearing to us jurors for him to characterize the entire federal court system, of which we were a key part of, as rigged against himself.
A few outstanding things Ammon testified to stood out to me. There apparently were multiple attempts to meet personally with the F.B.I. by Ammon and yet no face-to-face meet up ever occurred, presumably because the bureau did not wish to have that sort of negotiation. And the lack of law enforcement/engagement throughout the occupation, coupled with the visits to the refuge by many politicians, caused me to see how occupiers could view their presence as something other than illegal. Also, after watching an edited version of KATU's Steve Dunn interview with Ammon at the refuge (this was played for the jury by Ammon Bundy's lawyer), there seemed to be consistency of message/belief that I did not expect -- especially if you have 9 months to ponder your defense, even I might alter my emphasis or eliminate something unfavorable. Because of the law's wording, Ammon's state of mind weighed heavily.
Q. Why do you wish to remain anonymous?
A: Because I'd rather not encounter any of the angry commenters on your articles, I prefer to remain simply as Juror 4. I read on twitter that Matt Schindler (one of the defense attorneys) is receiving threats, which is very troubling to me.
-- Maxine Bernstein
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John has much information included in this.
Friends,
Most of you have seen this by now on the news. So far the Federal Government has, by some estimates, spent as much as $100 Million of the taxpayer’s money to incarcerate and prosecute over fifty Americans UNDER FEDERAL TERRORISM LAWS.
These have included ranchers, reporters, and women with cameras from all over the country. One of the prisoners is Trump’s campaign manager from New Hampshire.
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John has much information included in this.
Friends,
Most of you have seen this by now on the news. So far the Federal Government has, by some estimates, spent as much as $100 Million of the taxpayer’s money to incarcerate and prosecute over fifty Americans UNDER FEDERAL TERRORISM LAWS. These have included ranchers, reporters, and women with cameras from all over the country. One of the prisoners is Trump’s campaign manager from New Hampshire.
These people – political prisoners! – have been kept incommunicado and held without bail since last January, often in “seclusion” (solitary confinement) sleeping on the concrete floor of 6 by 9 cells. In some cases prisoners have been beaten (e.g. Ryan Bundy). In one case, LaVoy Finicum, a rancher was chased into a kill zone, ambushed, and gunned down while on his way to a public meeting. That killing can now be legally questioned as unjustified.
The Burns case has its roots in Hillary’s Uranium One deal. Here is the link to my blog post about that long and sordid story, including how I – a novelist who happened to be in Oregon when the standoff occurred – accidentally became involved in this when one of my sources sent me the first radio interview of Victoria Sharp, a terrified young woman barely 18, a singer, who had missed a ride with her family to perform at the planned event in John Day. Victoria was the only witness in the Finicum truck who was not arrested and incarcerated under terrorism laws.
http://blog.johntrudel.com/bloodshed-in-burns-oregon-who-t…/
I have done several interviews with USJF and other groups about Burns. Radio host Victoria Taft did one discussing one of her reporter friends who was in Burns, was separately arrested, and is to go on trial in Portland later this year. These links to interviews are on my author’s page next to my latest novel, Raven’s Redemption.
http://www.johntrudel.com/#rr2
I will post below some of the links to videos discussing the not guilty verdict. I may put something into my next newsletter about this, but I will NOT be giving any interviews until sometime after the election. Here’s why: despite the NOT GUILTY VERDICT most of the defendants are STILL in Federal Custody.
One of the lawyers (Mumford) was attacked in the courtroom and Tasered by Federal Marshals for strongly objecting verbally to this. One of the (acquitted!) defendants, David Fry, objected to this beat down. He was removed from the court and then beaten himself before being released -- behind closed doors and not in public view. So far, there is no indication that either the judge or the Federal (DHS?) thugs will be held accountable for their actions.
The Burns incident, at the core, is driven by Hillary Clinton and the Obama DOJ. Thank God some shards of the justice system are still working, but, depending on who is elected President in a few days, vastly different futures will play out. If you want to free the political prisoners, vote for Trump.
J.
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Shawna Cox – After Not Guilty verdict
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=visI3z9Njqk
Neil Wampler – Defendant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIcC0ALJshs
Mumford Attorney – Attacked by Federal Marshals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj75IkYXJj0
Matt Schindler – Attorney
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUPUTryMxS0
Morgan Philpot -- Attorney
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbKXQb0V_vM
Joy in Portland -- Scene outside the Courthouse after Not Guilty Verdict
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjTDP4x4ZlU
Morgan Philpot Attorney speaks to the LaVoy Finicum Killing issue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DscGFfDZmw0
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Bloodshed in Burns, Oregon. Who to Bless? Who to Blame? | Freedom Writers
The recent "incident" in Burns, Oregon is going to take time and more evidence to sort out.
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Re: 150 Militia Take Over Makhuer National Wildlife Preserve Headquarters
Gary Hunt has written a series of articles since the not guilty verdict in the Malheur Protest trial. This one is entitled "Intent v. Effect". The next is regarding the US Marshals attacking Ammon Bundy's attorney in the courtroom. Several concern the FBI informants.
http://outpost-of-freedom.com/blog/?p=1756
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Burns Chronicles No 37 – Intent v. Effect
October 30, 2016, 10:50 am
Burns Chronicles No 37
Intent v. Effect
Gary Hunt
Outpost of Freedom
October 30, 2016
There has been no substantial interview regarding the deliberations that resulted in 12 Not Guilty Verdicts, and One Verdict where the jury could not get consensus. However, we do have a bit of information that is probably the most critical single piece with regard to understanding just what happened that led to those verdicts.
Juror #4, the juror that brought Judge Brown the indication of bias by Juror #11, has stated that the government failed to show that the occupiers had the intention to impede the government employees. That the failure of the employees to report to the Refuge may have been an effect of the occupation. Since the Jury Instructions required the government to prove “intent”, the jury had to find them Not Guilty, at least with regard to Counts One and Two. In a written statement, Juror #4 said, “All 12 agreed that impeding existed, even if as an effect of the occupation.” The difference between “effect” and “intent”, then, becomes the foundation for this article.
However, first, a bit of an explanation. I seldom bring politics into any of my articles, however, to put this situation in a proper context, I think it is necessary to do so, now. Whether what I am going to bring to your attention had anything to do with their verdict, or not, is yet to be known. If it was not considered, then the irony of the comparison still should be of interest to all.Addressing those matters that were brought to our attention, this past Friday, regarding Hillary Clinton’s email server and the possibility that criminal pedophiliac material may have gone through that server. That material could possibly be emails from former Representative Anthony Weiner (New York (D)), through his wife, Muslimah Huma Abedin*, through Hillary’s rather suspicious email server, to an underage girl.
* Huma Abedin – Former deputy chief of staff to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and still a prominent figure in Hillary’s campaign for President.
If that were the case, then suspicion of such activity would warrant, as in all pedophile investigations, the seizure of phones, computers, photographs, records, and almost anything that might prove to be evidence of criminal activity.
At present, there is no public knowledge of the suggested connection, FBI Director James Brien “Jim” Comey, Jr., has advised Congress that the Clinton email scandal investigation has been reopened. Rather ironically, this information comes out the day after the Verdict of Not Guilty in the Ammon Bundy trial.
However, this email scandal had its roots back on July 5, 2016, when Comey stated that, “[W]e did not find clear evidence that Secretary Clinton, or her colleagues, intended to violate laws governing the handling of classified information…” (video). In his almost unprecedented statement, he recommended that the Justice Department not prosecute, because of the absence of intent.
However, it appears that the Jury in the Bundy trial had more sense than either Comey or Billy J. Williams, United States Attorney for the Oregon District. Comey chose not to prosecute and Williams, probably based on the recommendation of Greg Bretzing, FBI SAIC, chose to prosecute. All three ignored what even a blind man could see..Criminal activity should be judged on intent. If an act is done inadvertently, with no intention of the act being criminal, then it should not be criminal. However, the government has not been known to play that way. Especially with patriots. But, that is exactly what Clinton did. She set up her private server, she conducted communication with her staff, and others, she allowed others who also worked for the government, to access her computer, and she let those with no ties to the government not only have access, but to maintain, the server.
That’s almost like saying, I jammed the door to the bank so that they couldn’t lock it, but I had no intention of robbing the bank. When the means to create criminal activity are conducted, they become the intent. Neither the jammed door nor the private server were accidental.
On the other hand, those who occupied Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) conducted their activities in the open. Anybody that wanted to visit was allowed to visit. Anybody who wanted to eat was allowed to eat. Anybody who wanted to spend the night was allowed to spend the night. Only those whose behavior might be of concern for the safety of others were asked to leave.
The government enlisted 15 people to inform on those who occupied the MNWR. At least nine of them actually visited the Refuge and were treated equally with everyone else. They were supposed to “get dirt” on the principals. However, they could get no “dirt”, so the government never called them to testify. The Defendants, however, saw a benefit to having two of the informants testify on their behalf.
On the other side of Burns, at the Airport, the FBI set up their “headquarters”. There were numerous battle dressed guards on duty at the gates and questioned anyone that approached them. Their operation was about as secretive as you could get, and access was denied to all but those chosen soldiers of the government.
When the activity of those at MNWR and those at the airport are compared, which of the two groups reeks of intent? Which one reeks of armed force? Which one reeks of conspiracy?
However, at the other location, the jury clearly understood that there was no intent of conspiracy, and that the government employees would be as welcome as anybody else would, though they stayed away as an effect of the occupation, not as a result of it.
When that government, established to serve the people, determines to serve itself, it has failed its purpose. When that government turns its forces to persecute those who challenge its abuse, intending to make political prisoners of them, it has failed in its purpose. When that government, created by the Constitution, refuses to abide by that Constitution, it has failed in its purpose and has become despotic.“But when long trains of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide for new guards for their future security.”
Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
Addendum (October 30, 2016)In the article, I had taken some available information that seemed to suggest that Weiner had used Hillary’s server to send email to an underage female. This may still be true, but the bigger story is that Huma Abedin had been sending highly classified documents to her own server that she shares with her husband, Anthony Weiner.
Huma, being an avowed Muslim, may well have sent some of the documents to her friends in Muslim countries. She may also have provided herself and Weiner some “life insurance”, though it appears that that policy may have just expired.Share this:
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Re: 150 Militia Take Over Makhuer National Wildlife Preserve Headquarters
Gary Hunt on US Marshalls attacking Mumford
http://outpost-of-freedom.com/blog/?p=1767
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Burns Chronicles No 38 – If You Can’t Continue To Punish Those Who Are Not Guilty, Then Punish Their Attorney
November 5, 2016, 1:52 pm
Burns Chronicles No 38
If You Can’t Continue To Punish Those Who Are Not Guilty,
Then Punish Their Attorney
Gary Hunt
Outpost of Freedom
November 4, 2016
On October 27, 2016, in a Federal Court in Portland, Oregon, Not Guilty Verdicts were read by the Court and affirmed by the Jury. Shortly thereafter, a rather interesting and unusual event occurred.One of the ex-Defendants, Shawna Cox, described what happened when the Jury was excused:* * * * * * * * * * * * *
As we stood for the Jury to leave the room, I watched in disbelief as the Judge told us to all sit down and remain seated while the US Marshalls removed Ammon Bundy, Ryan Bundy, and David Fry from the room.
We were still standing and Mr. Mumford raised both of his arms and leaning down into the microphone on the desk in front of him he said to the Judge: “NO Your Honor. These men are leaving this room with me, as FREE Men! The Jury has just acquitted them and they are free to leave!”
Judge Brown responded, “The Marshalls are going to take them back to the jail.”
Mumford said: “You Honor, the jury has just rendered the Not Guilty verdict, and you have no more jurisdiction, do you?”Judge Brown responded, “Stop yelling at me Mr. Mumford, don’t ever yell at me again, ever. And No, I don’t. But the US Marshalls are going to retain them until they are returned to Nevada to stand trial there.”.Then Mumford said: “I have looked all day yesterday and all this morning and I can find no warrantfor their arrest. Show me the paper! They were taken into custody the first time with no Warrant and you are not going to do it again! Show me the warrant! Show me the paper!”
Judge Brown said: “There is probably paper somewhere”.
During all this conversation, the US Marshalls had moved in close around Mr. Mumford who was still standing in his position behind the court table. There were five of them and more moving in. Mr. Mumford turned toward them still with his hands up and one of the Marshalls grabbed him by the left arm and another immediately grabbed his right arm and pulled him from behind the desk as they all began to push and pull at him.
One Marshall dropped him to his knees while another pushed him to the floor and put a knee into his back. Other Marshalls had moved in and now there was a total of eight. One Marshall on each arm and I could see his hands still open and up while another Marshall is telling him to put his arms behind his back. It was not possible with officers holding his arms.
Then, I saw them shove his head to the floor as he said, “I’m not resisting!” One Marshall had his left leg and was twisting his foot and leg (I was surprised at the stripped colorful sock Mumford was wearing) as his pant leg fell toward his knee.
This upset me and I was yelling: “What are you doing? What’s the matter with you?” Our victory just went out the window, and I was furious!!
More Federal Agents came rushing from the back of the room as the Judge yelled: “Everybody Out! Clear the Courtroom!” They rushed us out of there, but not before I saw a Marshall taze Mr. Mumford and I heard Mumford say, “You are hurting me!”
I was looking back in shock and horror and did not want to leave him there. I wanted to help him! I was very angry* * * * * * * * * * * * *
At that point, the reaming Defendants and attorneys were removed from the room.
Could a mature Judge have dealt with this matter without resorting to force? Heck, I thought that was what our judicial system was all about. Reasoned discussion, then conclusions. However, that is not what happened when the simply question of legal authority arose.
The Federal Protective Services then took Marcus Mumford into custody. He was cited for failure to comply with a federal lawful order and disturbance and released with a January 6 date to return to federal court.
When the government loses a case that might have been the “Trial of the Century”, they, like spoiled children, throw a tantrum. In this case, the tantrum was thrown at one of the few attorneys that really made a difference in this case — by their persistence and pursuit of justice.
And, as so often happens, the government is the victim and Mumford has to return to court after the first of the year — unless the anticipated legal filings result in a dismissal, before January 6, 2017. Share this:
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- http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/9b8b4ec...=156&d=mm&r=pgLynn says:
November 5, 2016 at 4:32 pm
Shameful and CLEARLY shows just how far down the gutter the court system has gone. I’ve read from many other sources who are absolutely shocked at this behavior! They’d better NOT get away with it–from the Judge’s antics to the U.S. Marshalls! Just disgusting!
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- http://2.gravatar.com/avatar/bce0fe4...=156&d=mm&r=pgStephen Huls says:
November 5, 2016 at 5:13 pm
Amazing how the Radicals in the Federal no justice system react when people / lawyers bring up little things like LAW.. Papers.. authority… they turn into beasty terrorist mode like unto Saudi Arabia or Red China courts. This is Obama / Clintons style of ruling.. Not Constitutional, but Tyranical! I hope Mumford Sues them all, for abuse of power, kidnapping his clients (no warrants / legal right to keep them in prison) and sues the whole place for millions.. for their lawlessness… Obvious the Federal US Marshalls involved in Oregon, Utah, Nevada, and other states out here in the west are more KGB / Gestapo than USA Marshalls, The Marshall system in America has been radicalized, they are oath breakers not keepers, and abuse their power with glee.. such is tyranny such is terrorism.. sad really I hope there is an audit of the Marshalls to bring them back to a place of honor, for at this moment they are a very dark and evil group of thugs..nothing more than mafia enforcers with a badge and a guns… terror and force is what they have done. In the Oregon standoff and Bundy ranch stand, lawless is what it is… some day there maybe a judgment day.. Nuremburg happened. remember that lawless leos..
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- http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7a46641...=156&d=mm&r=pgSopater says:
November 5, 2016 at 7:35 pm
This is a tragedy, but at least they didn’t “LaVoy” him.
I hope that Mumford brings charges and justice is served.
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- http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/6ec4373...=156&d=mm&r=pgSharon Holmes says:
November 5, 2016 at 7:45 pm
Did anyone ever find a warrant from Nevada? Of course not, but the judge in Nevada is out for blood too, so she probably got a judge to issue them.
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- http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/d43698a...=156&d=mm&r=pgBill Goode says:
November 6, 2016 at 3:34 am
The marshals, that beat & tazed Marcus Mumford, should be charged with assault. Anna Brown should be removed from her judgeship for allowing such abominable behavior in her courtroom by those who were there presumably to keep the peace in the courtroom.
This just shows what a pathetic judge Anna Brown is, allowing this to actually take place in her courtroom.
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- http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/0765f71...=156&d=mm&r=pgquestion says:
November 6, 2016 at 5:06 pm
What exactly did Mumford do that “made a difference” in this case? I thought it was all the wisdom of the bundys that made the case. Were the lawyers actually helpful?
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- http://outpost-of-freedom.com/blog/w...2220-48x48.jpgghunt says:
November 6, 2016 at 5:26 pm
Mumford simply tried to get Ammon to walk out of court a free man, like the others (with the exception of Ryan Bundy), since they were found “not guilty”. There was no outstanding warrant for either of the Bundys, and there was no legal paperwork that provided for the government to detain them, further. In a hearing a few weeks ago, it was determined that there was not a shared jurisdiction between the two courts. Absent a warrant, or that shared jurisdiction, they both should have been released.
Nevada would have to issue an arrest warrant for their arrest and had the Marshall’s serve it in court, after the verdict for them to be legally detained.
Mumford’s role in the trial was to “ring bells that could not be unrung”. With the very broad leeway shown to the prosecution, and the very rigid restrictions on the defense, Mumford risked contempt to say things that he normally wouldn’t have to. That helped, considerably in getting a message o the jurors that, had they complied with the judge’s discretion, would never have been heard.
However, the verdict, though it did have some of those elements, was based primarily on the fact that the jury found that impeding officers may have been the effect, but that it was not the intent.
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Re: 150 Militia Take Over Makhuer National Wildlife Preserve Headquarters
Gary Hunt, Outpost of Freedom, "Informants - What to do About Them"
http://outpost-of-freedom.com/blog/?p=1772
Burns Chronicles No 39 – Informants – What to do About Them
November 5, 2016, 2:48 pm
Burns Chronicles #39
Informants – What to do About Them
Gary Hunt
Outpost of Freedom
November 6, 2016
Recently, I watched a video of an interview with Terri Linnell that was couched into an in-studio, live “exposé”, purporting to prove that what Linnell had said was an “obvious lie”. This whole program was based primarily on my article, “Burns Chronicles No 32 – Terri Linnell (Mama Bear)“, and the host’s subsequent interview with Terri.
In the comment section of that video, I disputed a couple of items that were alleged to be truthful, one, in particular, dealing with the time element, and when people might have known when LaVoy had been murdered. After all, this set everything into motion, this past January 26.
However, their estimate of when people outside could have known what had happened came out to 10:00 PM. Heck, I knew by 7:00 PM, and as I recall, it was one of my team members that had called me (in Burns) from another state to tell me what had happened. Subsequently, one of the guests has admitted that they had no idea of what time the information would have gotten out — they were just guessing based upon when they found out about the murder.
I had intended to go back to YouTube and review/comment on the remainder of the 2 hour 25 minute video, since I had commented on perhaps only the first twenty minutes that I have watched. Since I had been working on another article, I postponed that subsequent review.
Then I found myself tagged in a subsequent discussion on Facebook, I was invited to be interviewed because of my disagreement with the host. I accepted, however. I included the provision that my interview had to be done that day. First, the video was damaging by its untruthfulness, and such lies should be outed in a timely manner. Second, I didn’t want to wait the “3 or 4 days” for the host to conduct the interview. I have better things to do than wait around for someone to try to figure what questions he needs to ask to try to cover his blatant misrepresentations. Heck, the interview would have been about the video he had created, so if anyone needed to prepare, it would have been me. However, he turned it back on me for not being willing to abide by his schedule. So be it. I have broad shoulders and take full responsibility for not doing the interview.
Now, why do I bring this up? Well, since I posted the article, which I had agreed not to post until Terri testified in the Portland trial, many alleged patriots have attacked her, verbally. Some understood and appreciate what she had done, but when she left the courtroom, she was stunned and could find no one who would talk with her, nor could she find a place to stay. It was that treatment of Terri that caused me to put pen to paper, in hopes of providing another perspective on how we should treat informants.
So, let’s look at the three informants that testified during the trial. First, we have Mark McConnell, though he still denies, or at least sidesteps, his role. He was outed, intentionally, and quite surprisingly, by the government in their direct examination of an Oregon State Police officer. It was later reconfirmed by the Court that he was, in fact, an informant. Mark professes to be a patriot, and he probably is —along the lines of OathKeepers, where the Constitution is what they are told by their superiors, and is patriotism to the government, not to the country or the Constitution. Mark is one informant that all true patriots should, at least, distance themselves from..I’ll skip to the third informant in the trial, since the nature of all three types is what this is about. That informant is John Killman. John’s real name is Fabio Minoggio. According to his testimony, he was born in Switzerland and served 20 years in the Swiss Army. He took donuts to the Refuge to ingratiate himself, and then provided training in military, self-defense, and even how to remove someone from a car.
He is single and has a 5-year-old son. Minoggio is now an officer with the Hualapai Tribal Police, in Arizona. Little more is known about him, except that he received “expenses”, but claims he was not paid by the FBI.
Now, let’s go to the one that has gained the most notoriety, Terri Linnell. To do so, we must start at the beginning of her decision to testify, as what preceded this event is simply history, and of no consequence at this time. What follows is from an interview I did with Terri. If anyone chooses to dispute this, I would suggest that they come up with more than their personal opinion, or else keep their mouth shut.
Terri had tried to contact Mike Arnold, then Ammon’s attorney, during the summer. Arnold’s office kept trying to get her to speak to one of the investigators. She did not want to speak to the investigator; she would only speak with an attorney. She was concerned if word got out that she was going to testify, the government might do something to stop her.
As the trial approached, Per Olsen’s activity caught her attention, so she called his office, and Per spoke with her. She explained what her testimony would be, and, she advised him that she had been a paid informant for the FBI. Her subpoena was delayed to give the government as little notice as possible.
When she arrived in Portland, she had meetings in the Witness Room, mostly with Amanda, a member of Marcus Mumford’s team. They had no problem with what her testimony would be. The fact that she was an FBI informant led to Amanda beginning to open the door and pursue investigating the informant matter. Amanda began scrutinizing the 1203 forms and realized that there were many informants. This resulting in the admission of the number of informants involved and the eventual identification and calling of Killman (Minoggio) to the stand. and he had no problem with what her testimony would be. Neither had identifiable 1023 reports (FBI – CHS Reporting Document), since the documents in discovery had been heavily redacted.
Her testimony, among other things, cleared David Fry, Neil Wampler, and Shawna Cox, of ever having firearms in the “mess hall”. It also provided testimony that that she heard of no suggestions of any violent activity.
The only downside was when, in cross-examination, she was asked, as the prosecuting attorney purportedly read from a 1023, whether the people had discussed going to other locations to occupy them. She stated that she never said that. So, to clarify the situation, as I know it, many residents in the surrounding area had come to the Refuge and asked for help in their communities. This led to teams going out and explaining Committees of Safety, the Constitution, and land rights matters. The idea was to get others thinking, not to provide an armed force to go to those communities.
Since that time, people have, without a real consideration of both the facts and the consequences of their actions in attacking Terri, have continued to attempt to discredit her, and possibly cause some misguided patriot to cause her physical harm.
Many have suggested that Terri’s testimony led to the murder of LaVoy Finicum. Nothing she testified to could, in any way, shape, or form, led one to such a conclusion. Then those naysayers say, well, she was working with the FBI. However, as I have pointed out in a previous articles, Brandon Curtiss had agreed to help the Sheriff, whatever decision he made — with regard to the Hammonds. It also appears that other alleged patriots passed on much intelligence information to the FBI or Sheriff. We know that there were 15 informants involved. Each of those since found out have, at least, claimed to be on the patriot’s side, such as McConnell and Killman. Both their known and unknown activities had far more to do with raising tensions, especially within the minds of the government people, and would more likely be activities that help shape the situation that resulted in LaVoy’s death.
Mark was outed, Minoggio was tracked down, and Terri came forth voluntarily to try to help the defendants. Mark actually played a hand in the activity that led to LaVoy’s death. Minoggio’s role was simply to gather intelligence and create some “evidence”. Terri’s role was simply to watch six people. LaVoy wasn’t even on her list.
So, the most important questing is:
How Should the Patriot Community Deal with Informants?Mark McConnell is a marked man. Any patriot that thinks that Mark has sympathy for the patriot community deserves what may come to him by associating with Mark. Simple ostracization is about the extent of what can, legally, be done to address the problem of this type of informant. Ban himfrom any events, meetings, even discussions on Facebook and other social media cites. Pretend as if he does not exist. Then, he can return to the hole that he has dug for himself.
Fabio Minoggio aka John Killman is a foreigner. Why he decided to go to Burns and become an informant for the government is unknown. He chose not to use his own name, opting to use an American or Indian sounding name, John Killman. He, like McConnell, should never be accepted into any patriot group, and should be treated just like the scourge that comes to this country, and then works against its people.
Terri Linnell is the one informant that we need to consider, very carefully, as to how we should look at her. It is not really her that is to be considered, rather, it is this type of informant. She had previously informed for the government, however, that back was broken when she chose to testify for the Defendants, even at the risk of exposing her role and relationship with the FBI. When I asked her why she chose to testify, she said, “It was the right thing to do.” So, what we have is an informant that has chosen to change sides. She has chosen to give up the means to make a few extra dollars. She has changed sides!
Now, let’s look at the ramifications of what she has done. She has become an outcast, to some. She is the subject of derision, and is constantly attacked on Facebook and Twitter. We need not go into the character of those that lead, or participate, is such attacks, because that, in the end is inconsequential.
We need to look well beyond this recent event. We know that there were 15 informants involved. Three have been outed, and we have good leads on three more. However, of all of them, only one has stepped back across the line — to the right side. So, what becomes extremely important is what example we leave for the next informant that has questioned their participation in informing against patriots. Do we offer them a comforting welcome? “Hi! Welcome. We are pleased that you have decided that you were on the wrong side and come to join us.”
Or, do we discourage them from coming to our side — which leaves them on the wrong side — because, by example, we have said, “So, you decided to help us by admitting you were an informant. But, since you are an informant, we will never accept you into our community.” If we do this, we can rest assured that we have precluded having some that may help us; may, if they don’t come out in the open, even serve as a double agent; and, deny adding someone to our ranks, when we need every body that we can get. We have forced them to remain our enemy, as there is no refuge, if they did want to leave the bad side.
We can spend hours trying to convince others that our cause is just, hoping to get them to understand the Constitution and the intent of the Founders. Yet, unless we change our ways, we will reject those who, by their own participation, have seen what is right, and what is wrong. We discourage them from making a decision that we spend hours trying to get another to make.
If we do not see the benefit of open arms, though that may never really include trust, we have, in a sense, become our own worst enemy. The entire Burns Chronicles series of articles is listed and linked at Burns Chronicles Share this:
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Re: 150 Militia Take Over Makhuer National Wildlife Preserve Headquarters
Gary Hunt, Outpost of Freedom - informant "Wolf"
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Burns Chronicles No 40 – Allen Varner – Wolf
November 15, 2016, 6:39 pm
Burns Chronicles No 40
Allen Varner (Wolf)
Gary Hunt
Outpost of Freedom
November 15, 2016
When I wrote “What is Brandon Curtiss?“, I had nothing but gratitude for Wolf. He had stepped up when I was faced with Brandon Curtiss and his goons. His involvement allowed me to continue packing in order to leave Burns. The above picture was taken during this event.
There were some unanswered questions from an earlier incident. When the shootout occurred at Camp Lone Star, back on August 29, 2014, Varner was with Kevin “KC” Massey and John Foerster, on the Texas Border near Brownsville, when a Border Patrol (BP) Agent fired in the direction of Foerster. (See “The Arrest of K. C. Massey“.) Now questions arose as to Foerster’s role, but Varner appeared to be without sin. Varner, however, was the first to offer his pistol, in his belt under his shirt, to the BP agent, which led to Massey then turning his pistol over to BP. In hindsight, there were other questionable actions by Varner, though unrelated to the topic at hand.
Varner was quite cooperative in my interview with him and provided some information that only he had, which indicated that much of what BP did, out of sight of Massey, was not consistent with the testimony they offered in court. This could be interpreted as an attempt to ingratiate himself to Massey and myself.
According to Massey, Varner left Camp Lone Star within a couple of days of the shooting. He did not return until two days before Massey’s arrest. Was he there to report when Massey was going to spend the night in the motel room? Only someone at Camp Lone Star would have that information. At that critical time, Varner was at Camp Lone Star.
Now, often people have suspicion that someone could be an informant. I may have reason to believe someone is an informant. However, I will not write that someone is an informant unless I can prove that someone is an informant. So, ironically, the person that helped me while I was in Burns is, well, an informant.
Let’s get to the heart of the matter. To do so, I will be referring to FBI documents that I have obtained. They are marked, at the bottom left corner, “Dissemination Limited by Court Order”. So, let me make this perfectly clear — I have no intention of “disseminating” the documents, nor am I bound by any “Court Order”. I am writing about a Public Trial, which was held in September and October 2016. Had I access to these documents during that trial, I would have written the same article that I am writing now.
A Public Trial, as intended by the Founders, was guaranteed so that we could judge both the alleged crimes of the accused and the role of the government. This article, and subsequent articles on the subject of informants, is about the role of the government.
Informants are nothing less than spies, albeit, they are not spies set against foreign enemies or other countries. No, they are spies sent by the agents of the government to act against their own people. Whether they are paid, as was the case explained in my article “Terri Linnell (Mama Bear)“, to avoid prosecution for a crime they may have committed, or simply because they disagree with the politics of whomever they are informing against, they are nothing less than those contemptible creatures who, in most situations, face death if caught practicing their trade. The only exception would be when they realize that they are on the wrong side, and willingly change to the right side. This is addressed in another article, “Informants – What to do About Them“.
Using form “FD-1023”, also known as “CHS Reporting Document”, agents assigned to an informant provides information, based upon their communication, face to face, via text or email, by phone, or even secret messages, to place this information into the record.Unfortunately, some of the records I have obtained are so severely redacted that nothing but the pre-printed form information is visible. However, often what the informant reported can be compared to information obtained in speaking with victims of the informant, or the information reported may become available in other public forums. Often, such information is “exculpatory” in nature, meaning that it tends to provide evidence that the accused may not be guilty of the crime with which he has been charged. So, I will provide some of the text from the reports and offer a perspective regarding both aspects. The entire body of information will not be provided in this article. A sampling should be sufficient to provide the reader with understanding of just how these spies operate, and how they may set their own trap. The spies will identify themselves as “CHS” (Confidential Human Source).
We will begin with January 4, 2016, two days after the occupation of the Refuge and the first identifiable report from Varner.
There are 25-30 people on the property to include 5 women who are assisting in cooking, etc. Most individuals are carrying side arms and CHS has not seen any Iongrifles, but knows they are there. CHS has not yet seen any explosives and one militia member is in the watch tower approximately 100 feet in the air. The militia will be conducting patrols at night. CHS will obtain license plates later this evening and saw one militia member driving a white 4X4 truck bearing US Government plate number I487752 presumed to belong to the refuge. The militia is expecting the FBI to arrive and know that they are being called trespassers and not domestic terrorists.
CHS observed the following vehicles: [Note: first two vehicle descriptions and plate #s not included for the privacy of the owners]:3) Jason Patrick, White Male, mid 40’s, 5’10″, 230 lbs, beard, mustache, seen driving the white 4X4 truck bearing US Government plate I487752.
So, we can see that this informant, along with others, provided a snapshot, updated frequently, of what was going on and who was present at the Refuge. The next day, January 5:Ammon Bundy, Brian Cavalier (Booda), Jason Patrick, Ryan Bundy, Ryan Payne, Blaine Cooper and Jon Ritzheimer are all staying in the main building up front. Pecking order CHSbased on behavior observed is 1. Ammon Bundy 2. Ryan Payne and Jason Patrick 3. Brian Cavalier (Booda) and 4. Jon Ritzheimer. Booda is in charge of security. Ammon Bundy will more than likely speak with negotiators. CHS is in not staying in the front building and has not yet observed any formal plans. However, CHS is told the plan is to stay and wait for the FBI to make contact. They know the FBI will say they are trespassing, but believe it is B.S. as they do not recognize the land belonging to the federal government. They do not know what the FBI is thinking. By the FBI not taking any action, it has made militia members nervous/scared about the unknown. The militia does not know who will be arrested or exactly what plan of action will be taken when the FBI does make contact. CHS described the atmosphere as nervous, filled with anticipation and confusion if something were to happen. Some people are sleeping and they sleep in shifts.
No alcohol has been observed and approximately six people have been seen carrying side arms and long guns being .308 or 5.56 calibers on an AR platform. CH$ has been looking for explosives and has not observed any. The militia does have access to propane and fuel from the refuge itself. Patrols are being conducted and there is a person in the watch tower 24/7 with a long rifle and radio. There is a shift change in the watch tower at 3 a.m. CHS has not yet seen other set schedules at this time. CHS has asked about night vision equipment and the response received is that no night vision equipment is on site.
The following vehicle was observed on the property.
1999 Black GMC Truck bearing [state] plate # nnnnnnThe militia’s main objective is to have the property administered by the federal government returned to the people (States/counties). The second objective is to win the support of the American public to create the power needed to accomplish the first objective. At this point, everyone is united with these objectives. The militia believe they are currently winning by gaining support of the American public as well as the locals. They feel more empowered since the local are coming by and delivering supplies and the FBI has not yet reached out to the militia.
If the public demands they leave, CHS doesn’t think the militia will leave until additional pressure is placed upon them. CHS did not know what that pressure would be, but just asking the militia to leave will not work. If the FBI continues to do nothing, the militia will just gain more people on site and more power until the FBI is forced to react. None of the core leaders have made life ending preparations at this point, but Ammon Bundy and Ryan Payne have stated they would take a bullet if needed. Jon Ritzheimer stated he would go to jail, but appears very nervous and really does not want to serve any jail time. Militia members for the most part are just wondering around waiting for something to happen.
So, you can see that the FBI had a fairly decent picture of what was going on in the Refuge. You can also see what the intended (perhaps exculpatory) purpose of the occupation was, as well as the “state of mind” of the principal players. This was of importance during the trial, so we can understand why the government did not want the Defense to be able to identity and therefore call these people as witnesses.
CHS attended an administrative meeting today at 1:00 p.m. It was decided that three separate militia units will be created and led by Ryan Payne, Jon Ritzheimer and CHS. There are five people assigned to each militia unit leader and they are to conduct security patrols and other missions as requested by the “administration” .The three militia units will grow in size as more people arrive in support of the overall mission. All current fifteen members of the militia units intend to stay for the completion of the occupation…
Now, here is one of the little pieces used to deduce who the informant is. He is one of three militia group leaders. However, if we know (and we do) that Ryan Payne, Jon Ritzheimer, and Allen Varner were those three militia leaders, then we also know who “CHS” is.
CHS goes on to rank the principal players:A ranking by the CHS of the most dangerous members on a scale of 1 to 10, ten being the most dangerous, included the following: Booda 9, Ritzheimer 8, Payne, Ammon Bundy 8 or 9, Ryan Bundy 8 or 9, Robert Finicum would most likely back down.
Rather interesting that he identified Robert (LaVoy) Finicum as most likely to back down.
In the January 6 report, we find more information, some tending to be exculpatory.At least seven different vehicles driven by locals dropped by today to show support and deliver supplies to include, elk meat, steaks, hamburger meat, blankets, hand warmers, etc. The front porch of the bunkhouse used for cooking is now filled with food and supplies. One local stated he would be back again next week to drop off more supplies.CHS and others have been told to use the refuge’s fuel stored in large tanks for their personal use.
A… “Committee of Safety” held a long meeting with the Bundy’s today. [They were] to show their support for the refuge takeover. They were also going to explain at the meeting that the militia at the refuge were not “crazy gun toting people” as portrayed by some of the media.
An individual named McConnell claiming to be the leader of the Three Percenters Militia in Arizona showed up at the refuge last night or early this morning. The individual is physically fit, mid 40’s, 6’ in height, blonde hair, blonde mustache, driving a brown colored jeep. McConnell also claims to be a Marine and/or Navy Seal. CHS considered McConnell as strength for the militia at the refuge. CHS could not describe any weaknesses the militia has at this time. If anything, the militia continues to gain strength in morale because the locals continue to come by to show support and deliver supplies.
CHS described the atmosphere as calm and relaxed but still expecting something to happen. Patrols were done every four hours, people have been sleeping and milling around like a normal day.
In the January 7 report, we have another clue that helps to identify the CHS, along with other information.As of this morning, there were approximately 35-40 people at the refuge. So many people have arrived that the new arrivals are sleeping on the floor and not in bunks. They are expecting a lot more people to show up today. “Will” is from the Seattle area and driving a Nissan X-Terra bearing Washington Marine Corps plate number nnnnnn. Will is the one who brought in the night vision equipment and it appears to be a night vision spotting scope. Will also brought with him a 300 Win Mag rifle. CHS also observed the following license plates: Nevada tag nnnnnn on a Ford F-150, Arizona tag nnnnnn on McConnell’s vehicle.
Last night at approximately 8:30 p.m., Louie Prepper at two others came over from their camp across the street and requested entry into the refuge and to speak with Robert LaVoy Finicum. CHS refused to allow them in resulting in a physical altercation. CHS was struck in the face and cut by Prepper and “Fat boy” (CHS’ description) from Colorado broke the mirror on CHS’ vehicle. CHS got up and kicked Fatboy in the groin causing severe pain to Fatboy. Pete Santilli told CHS to stand down and Prepper and the two others entered to refuge to encounter Blaine Cooper. Cooper got into a physical altercation with Prepper and the two others. Fatboy claimed Cooper broke his nose and was going to file a complaint and they left the refuge.
The ATV was used this morning to take supplies to the watchtower allowing for guards to stay in the tower for long periods of time. Two guys mainly occupy the watch tower which CHS has not yet met.
CHS has observed one 300 WIN Mag rifle, two SKS rifles, three AK-47’s, one 12 GA pump action riot shotgun and quite a few AR-15’s (5.56). Most are mainly carrying side arms and one female is carrying a sidearm.
Patrols continue every four hours and are conducted by 4-5 people in vehicles. Patrol routes around the refuge are not set, more like people driving around in vehicles. People do remain at the front and back gates. Patrols are not done on foot because of the snow. Most active use of communication is via supplied radios, but cellular telephones are also being used.CHS has not heard any rumors about kidnapping a federal agent. Atmosphere remains relaxed.
A Washington Three Percenter Militia member named Darrel is currently assigned in the watch tower. There is now a flare gun in the tower that will be discharged to warn everyone within the refuge of incoming law enforcement raids. CHS observed the night vision equipment brought in last night and it appears to be mountable on a rifle. The militia still fails to have any grasp on organization. Currently, Patrick is attempting to create a list of shifts and assignments for members within the refuge. The three militia units previously created and led by Payne, Ritzheimer and CHS are still in play, but have not yet been assigned to complete any tasks.
CHS observed California license plate number nnnnnn on a dark blue Chevy Blazer. There are roughly 40-45 people within the refuge. The atmosphere remains relaxed and still waiting for something to happen.
You can see that the FBI had status reports that gave them a day-to-day update on the situation at the Refuge. We also see that Varner was still in charge of one of the militia groups. However, another confirmation of his identity is found when he described the broken mirror incident. In an interview with Varner, he said that he swung his fist to hit Louie (Lewis Arthur), hit the mirror instead, and hurt his hand.
We will skip the January 8 report, and since there were are no identifiable reports for January 9 and 10, go to January 11.CHS provided two inert grenades taken from the refuge, a notebook recovered from the ground and showed case agent the hand held radio taken from Ritzheimer. People using cell phones are using the Zello walkie-talkie App to communicate. The notebook had several pages removed and contains limited to no useful information (see attached photographs).
The extra support has again made the administration and supporters feel as if they are winning.
The leadership was 1. Ammon and Ryan Bundy, 2. Jason Patrick, 3. Ryan Payne, 4. Ritzhiemer. Ammon and Ryan Bundy, LaVoy Finicum, and Payne remain as the administration of the refuge. Finicum was the self proclaimed media representative.
They group is calling themselves the “Citizens of Constitutional America” and not a militia. The administration is adamant that they do not call themselves a militia.
They have not constructed any defensive structures or positions such as rifle pits, sand bag cover, etc. The militia will more than likely use the heavy machinery on site for cover and have positioned some of this equipment at the entrances to the refuge. The patrol routes remain random around the perimeter and consist of individuals driving around in vehicles.
The interviewing agents showed the CHS an aerial photograph of the refuge complex with the buildings numbered. CHS described the use of the buildings as follows:Building 19 – Fire Bunkhouse – CHS described this building as having 8 bedrooms, one bedroom has 4 bunks, the remaining rooms have two bunks each¯ All bunks were full.
Building 15 – Payne and Riztheimer were staying in the two small houses across the street from the firehouse(building 19) . These houses have an exterior bathroom nearby¯Building 18 – WarehouseBuilding 11 – Warehouse/garage with lots of equipmentBuilding 17 or 16 -Generator buildingBuilding 1 – Admin buildings were meetings are conductedBuilding 6 – The two Bundy brothers and Finicum’s sleeping quarters
The third clue as to the identity of the source of these reports is related to the “hand-held radio”. Ritzheimer said that he gave it to Varner. In an interview with Varner, when asked directly about the radio, he said that Jon was in his truck with Blaine Cooper and he saw the radio sitting on the seat between them, but it was never given to him. However, at shift change the next morning, the new guard contacted Jon to say that he had no radio with which to communicate. It appears that Varner simply showed the radio to his handler, and then kept it for himself.
Two more identifiable reports were filed on January 15 and 16. They continued updating with regard to the status, positions, state of mind, etc., of those inside the Refuge. So, we can see that from this one source, a lot of information, some accurate, some not so accurate, was made available to the FBI. On top of this, understand that there were eight other informants reporting from inside the Refuge. There were also six additional informants in communication with the occupiers via telephone. Those occupiers inside believed that they were talking to outside “friendlies”, and managed to provide quite a bit of useful information to those informants. This topic will be addressed in a subsequent article.
In all fairness to Varner, I called him after I had finished the article. I read him the statements about the three militia groups, the encounter with Lewis Arthur, and the report where he showed the radio he got from Ritzheimer to the case agent. He stated that somebody lied — that it was bullshit. He concluded with, “I ain’t no informant or agent”. Share this:
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Re: 150 Militia Take Over Makhuer National Wildlife Preserve Headquarters
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Burns Chronicles No 41 – Dennis Dickenson (Dennis Jones)
November 16, 2016, 6:51 pm
Burns Chronicles No 41
Dennis Dickenson (Dennis Jones)
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Gary Hunt
Outpost of Freedom
October 16, 2016
On October 11, 2015, the initial Operation Mutual Defense (OMD) Advisory Board (AB) held their first meeting. Each meeting had an agenda and the AB members agreed to record the telephonic meetings, for the record. The recordings were then place in a Dropbox folder, accessible only to the AB members. There was also a private mail-list group set up, again restricted only to AB members.The AB was comprised of five members. The only member that was known only by one other member, Ryan Payne, was a retired military officer named Dennis Roy Dickenson. Dickenson had endeared himself to Ryan when he was going to fly up to Montana on April 10, 2014. The meeting never occurred, as Ryan had left for the Bundy Ranch on April 7.
Mr. Dickenson had provided his DD-214, as was required of all members of the AB who claimed prior military service. Of his 21 years of service he was in “intelligence” for over 19 years, and left the service, honorably, as a Marine Lt. Colonel.
Under the agreement of all of the SB members, I had set up the Dropbox account and the mail-list group. The Dropbox is rather simple where only designated people have access and large files can be transferred up and down in the background. The mail-list group access panel is limited to designated individuals.
Dickenson volunteered to be secretary to the AB, and was designated, just in case I was inaccessible, to have access to the webpage and the mail list group. He was given the access passwords.
We held weekly meetings and special meetings, when necessary. In every case, agendas and recordings were made available to all members of the AB. In the first recorded meeting, on October 11, 2015, Dickenson, when asked about minutes of meetings, stated that since we had the recordings, he saw that there was no need for written minutes. However, as we shall see, Dickenson did make minutes of the meetings, and promptly turned them over to FBI Special Agent Mark D. Seyler, as well as recordings, emails, and other information regarding Dickenson’s vocation as a spy.
Drafted By: Mark D. Seyler
Case ID: xxxx
Collected From: xxxx
Receipt Given?: No
Holding Office: SALT LAKE CITYDetails:As noted in several FD-1023 CHS reports, since October 1, 2015, xxxx has provided the case Agent with several files associated with the Operation Mutual Defense(OMD) Advisory Board. These files have been transferred between OMD Advisory Board members via email as well as a shared Dropbox.com account. On November 7, 2015, the case Agent saved several of these documents to a single DVD for storage as evidence in the captioned case file. Included on this DVD are recordings of OMD Advisory Board meetings from October 11 to November 5, 2015, meeting agendas, task lists, and other documents.Item Type Description
18 Digital DVD Containing OMD Advisory Board files provided by CHS
Collected On: 11/07/2015
Seizing Individual: Mark D. Seyler
Located By: Mark D. Seyler
Location Area: Shared E-Mail Acct
Specific Location: Shared E-Mail Acct
Device Type: Compact Disc/Digital Video
Disc(CDs/DVDs)Number of Devices Collected: 1
In hindsight, reviewing the recordings from that first meeting, Dickenson, when someone mentioned “we”, or any indication that something someone was talking about implied other participants, he always asked who the other participants were. He also sought detail on every subject, in every meeting. Now, this could be attributed to a desire to fully participate, and it could be a desire to gain information.
The FBI uses form “FD-1023”, also known as “CHS Reporting Document”, for agents assigned to an informant to provide information, based upon their communication, face to face, via text or email, by phone, or even secret messages, to be placed into the record. “CHS”, of course, refers to “Confidential Human Source”. The following information is from those 1023 forms. They are marked, at the bottom left corner, “Dissemination Limited by Court Order”. So, let me make this perfectly clear — I have no intention of “disseminating” the documents, nor am I bound by any “Court Order”. I am writing about a Public Trial, which was held in September and October 2016. Had I access to these documents during that trial, I would have written the same article that I am writing now.
A Public Trial, as intended by the Founders, was guaranteed so that we could judge both the alleged crimes of the accused and the role of the government. This article, and subsequent articles on the subject of informants, is about the role of the government.
Given the background, above, we can clearly see that the government has no intention of spying on the people that created that government. This reeks of George Orwell’s “1984”, to the greatest degree possible. The government had no reason to believe that OMD or the AB had any intention of doing anything illegal. The purpose of OMD was to evaluate situations, and if the situation had merit, as determined by the AB, then a call out would be made to the followers of OMD. If any illegal activity was discussed, it was discussed only to the extent of whether something would be illegal, or not. However a call out would be consistent with the rights preserved by the First Amendment; Speech, Assembly, and Redress of Grievances. In some of the matters brought before the AB it was determined that there was no lawful standing to pursue a situation, ending discussion on that matter..Recorded meetings were held on October 11, 18, 25, and November 1, 2015. With the exception of the above, we find the first written 1023 report dated November 3, 2015. It deals with separate phone calls with AB members. The first mention in the 1023s of the Hammonds was based upon a call with Ryan Payne:CHS has been communicating regularly with Ryan Payne. Payne submitted background checks for he and Hunt, and is awaiting the results.
Payne is very upset by the plight of Steve and Dwight Hammond in Oregon. They have apparently decided to accept the 5-year sentence imposed by the government and go to prison peacefully. Payne has contemplated interfering with their going to prison even though the Hammonds have not requested OMD’s assistance. Ammon Bundy recently forwarded Payne a press release from the Bundy Family in support of the Hammonds, warning of repercussions to the federal government if the Hammonds are imprisoned.
The background checks were approved by the AB as a requisite prior to acceptance on the board. Dickenson’s background check was also provided to the AB.
Later, that same day, another 1023 is filed regarding a subsequent conversation with Ryan Payne:Ryan Payne is traveling to Oregon on the morning of November 4, 2015, with Ammon Bundy to meet with the Hammond family regarding the father and son’s intent to surrender themselves to federal authorities and prison. Payne said the driving force behind this trip is Cliven Bundy, who has been asking Payne for months when he intends to start another militia action to confront the government. Earlier in the day, Ammon Bundy sent Payne an email with a press release from the Bundy Family in support of the Hammonds. Payne believes Cliven told Ammon to go along with Payne to see if they can convince the Hammonds to take a stand.
On November 5, 2015, we get to the reports of the meetings, the “minutes” that Dickenson did not want to write for the OMD-AB, but was more than willing to write for the FBI, It begins with:A Confidential Human Source (CHS), much of whose reporting has been corroborated, provided the following information:At approximately 5:00 pm Mountain Standard Time, on Thursday, November 5, 2015, the Advisory board for Operation Mutual Defense held a meeting via conference call. Initially participating in this meeting were Tim “Nailer” Foley, Dennis Jones, Gary Hunt, and Jon Ritzheimer.
Note that “Dennis Jones” is participating in the meeting. However, there was no Dennis Jones, only Dennis Dickenson. This is a lie to the FBI, and is consistent throughout the reports.
In other 1023 reports, if the CHS is involved, they would report that “Initially participating in this meeting were Tim “Nailer” Foley, CHS, Gary Hunt, and Jon Ritzheimer.” So, apparently, and informants can lie, so long as he is working for the FBI. And, in reviewing the recordings with the 1023 reports, there are many instances of Dickenson either lying outright, or twisting the truth to a point that is appears to be opposite of what really transpired.
Regarding the Hammonds, in that same meeting:Payne described how he and Ammon met with Steve Hammond and Susan Hammond (Steve’s mother), but did not talk to Dwight Hammond (Steve’s father). [Steve] believes the government wants to take the Hammond’s land, and will do what it takes to get it. Steve Hammond doesn’t appear to talk with anyone about the matter, and appeared perturbed when Ammon showed up on Steve’s doorstep. Ammon helped around the ranch while talking with Steve, and it is Ammon’s opinion is that Steve is broken down to point where he doesn’t want to fight anymore. He and his father appear to be at peace with submitting themselves to imprisonment.
At this point, it looks like there is not going to be a request from the Hammonds for OMD support. Susan Hammond is very familiar with the issues and injustices her family is facing and if anyone could convince her husband and son to take a stand, it would be her. The Hammonds are going to discuss Payne and Ammon’s offer of help, and Susan will contact Payne to let him know. According to Payne, Ammon is very clear that for the Bundy family, it doesn’t matter whether the Hammonds request or desire assistance, they have a responsibility to stand up for them.
After much discussion, the OMD board voted that OMD should act if the Hammonds give any kind of approval for militia-related assistance or at least agree to not turn themselves in. If the Hammonds decline any offer of support, the majority of the board voted not to stage an action. Hunt expressed concern that OMD could suffer great embarrassment if they were asked to leave by the Hammonds.
Payne claims the Bundy family intends to act regardless of the Hammond’s decision, but he doesn’t know what they will do. He discussed the plan where the Bundy’s could purchase the Hammond’s grazing allotments, and light fire to them. Ammon said he would be willing to do this if he had protection (presumably from a militia group like OMD).
So, peaceful plans are still being considered. There was the possibility of something that might force a confrontation, if the Hammonds agreed to ask for help. However, Dickenson, in his parenthetical, make OMD a “militia group”. It had been made clear from the beginning that OMD was like a Committee of Correspondence. That is was NOT a “militia group”. However, he wants to suggest a different purpose – a form of demonization of the organization that he is a part of.
Interestingly, in this meeting, a discussion of what AB would do, under three different situations, ensued. It was broken down to “three doors”. Door #1 is would AB act if the Hammonds agreed to allow OMD to be called out in support of them. The votes was unanimous, “yes”.
Door #2 was would the AB consider a call out of the Hammonds would not express support, but would not come out in disagreement with a call out. Again, it was a unanimous vote of “yes”.
Door #3 was whether the AB would call out through OMD if the Hammonds were opposed to any action in support of keeping them from going to prison. The vote was three for not becoming involved and two were for involvement. Those two were Ryan Payne and Dennis Dickenson. Was Dickenson’s vote an effort to encourage such activity? It was not addressed, at all, in the written report.
Another matter that he did not mention though the AB found it both interesting and disconcerting, was the fact that Ryan reported that Brandon Curtiss had agreed to work with the Sheriff, to help the Hammonds or support the federal government, whatever the Sheriff decided to do. I had previously link that report on the Brandon Curtiss article, though it can be listened to HERE
As we continue through the documents, Dickenson reports every detail of any possible action. Basically, he provided the minutes that he declined to prepare for the OMD-AB. He has 20 known and more possible reports. Those 20 constitute 41 pages of the 230 pages of 1023 reports. He is, perhaps, the most prolific writer of the informants.
Many of his reports are outside of the meetings and are based upon phone calls with members of the AB. Many of those calls were to or from AB members at the Refuge.
On two occasions, once before the occupation of the Refuge and once during the occupation, Dickenson says that he will travel from Florida to meet AB members, though when the time gets near for his trip, his wife has some medical procedures that forestall the trip.
It seems rather strange that someone who took an oath to the Constitution, and served over twenty years under that oath, would turn against the Constitution and spy, for his government, on its own people. Share this:
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Re: 150 Militia Take Over Makhuer National Wildlife Preserve Headquarters
Gary Hunt, Outpost of Freedom - Informant - "John Killman"
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Gary Hunt
Outpost of Freedom
November 20, 2016
“John Killman”
For the sake of this article, I will use the name that those at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) knew him by, John Killman. However, his real name is Fabio Minoggio, from Switzerland, and currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada, or northwestern Arizona.
There is little information in his Fabio Minoggio Facebook page, though it appears that he was born in Pallanza, Italy. He claims to still live in Locarno, Switzerland. He may have been born January 1, 1971, as implied by a date shown on the John Killman Facebook page.
At this point, we only have what he said to the defense attorneys, when asked why he went to the refuge. He told them, “I am in this because of my love of gun safety,” according to the lawyers’ notes. He also said he didn’t want to miss a “moment in history.*” This claim doesn’t bear fruit, since, while on the witness stand, in response to a question about expenses, he said “I was going into harm’s way, so I had to buy ballistic vests”. From whom did he sense a threat?
The Prosecution has refused to identify him as an informant. The judge then told the FBI that if he lied on the stand, they had an obligation to point out any such lies.
Whether he contacted the FBI and volunteered, or was contacted by the FBI, we may never know. I have tried calling Minoggio, but he “is not accepting calls at this time”, in a recorded message at the number that was initially used to contact him to testify.
How he was found and subpoenaed to testify is another interesting aspect of this story. After Jeff Banta testified about a guy with a French accent had come to the Refuge and started training people in various military activity, such as team combat, team movements as a group, evacuating friendlies from a car, hand-to-hand combat, and firearms safety. He had that French accent and was sort of an anomaly, compared to the others who had come to the Refuge.
This began raising questions. The government, in discovery, had provided 129 “CHS Reporting Document” reports, constituting 230 pages, though they were so heavily redacted that there was no way to identify, without a bit of sleuthing, just who the informant making the reports were. However, among those who had met “Killman”, someone had obtained his phone number.
At this point, Neil Wampler’s attorney, Lisa Maxfield and Shawna Cox’s standby attorney, Tiffany Harris, began pursuing an intensive search for the illusive John Killman. A reverse look-up of the phone number showed the phone registered to Fabio Minoggio. Once others confirmed that Minoggio’s Facebook picture (above) was Killman, it was a matter of finding him and getting him on the stand, having no idea what his testimony might be. It was a long shot, but having ferreted out an informant just might be sufficient to persuade the jury that things were not just as the Prosecution had claimed.
What made the effort worthwhile is the fact that the Prosecution had already shown a short videoBurns-Pieter_video_2016-01-24–16-31-39.mp4 at least four times, during their presentation to the jury. That video, though only 29 seconds long, was, in the eyes of the jury, suggestive of the violent intent of the occupiers. If the video could be considered in the proper light, perhaps that would be a major point of consideration by the jury.
.According to the date/time stamp on the copy that I have obtained, the video was shot on January 24, 2016, at 4:31 pm, though that may be Central Time.
A subpoena was issued and served. Minoggio contacted the attorney identified on the subpoena and stated that he didn’t know anything about why they wanted to have him testify.
On Friday, Oct. 14, Maxfield received a voice mail.“I don’t know who this Mr. Wampler is,” the caller with the foreign accent told her, elongating the name so it sounded like “Woompler.” He also mentioned getting a subpoena “about some kind of Burns thing.”
The caller identified himself as “Samuel” and said he was in Arizona. He couldn’t just leave his life and drive to Portland, he said. “I don’t even know what this is all about,” he added. *
The Defense’s case was to close on the 17th, so a scramble began to arrange to get Minoggio to Portland in time to testify.
* – Maxine Bernstein’s article, “Who was John Killman“, published on November 5, 2016 at oregonlive.com.
Testimony
The Court had provided an attorney on Minoggio’s behalf, and he was advised of his rights. He chose not to stand on the Fifth Amendment, so he took the stand. Some portions of that testimony follow.
Tiffany Harris examining:Q. Mr. Minoggio, did you go to the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge on January 23rd, 2016?
A. Yes, ma’am.
Q. Were you present at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge each day between January 23rd and January 26th of 2016?
A. That’s Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday; right.
Q. Well, it’s three consecutive days?
A. Yes, ma’am.
Q. And was January 26th the last day that you were at the refuge?
A. I left when LaVoy Finicum was killed.
Q. When you were at the refuge, did you use the name John Killman?
A. Yes, ma’am.
Q. Did anyone at the refuge refer to you as Mr. Minoggio or Fabio or anything like that?
A. Negative.
Q. Between January 23rd and January 26th did you communicate with the government about events at the refuge
A. yes, ma’am.
Q. Were you paid for?
A. That I don’t want come across as splitting hairs, but paid is not the answer. Reimbursed to do that.
Q. You were reimbursed to do that?
A. Expenses to get there.
Q. Over and above your operating costs, did you receive any other form of compensation?
A. No. It happened that my truck broke down and I was going into harm’s way, so I had to buy ballistic vests, which increased the — the reimbursement substantially.
Q. Okay. But so your testimony today is that aside from expenses and costs that you incurred, you did not receive any other form of payment or income or remuneration from the government for your information?
A. No. It was freely given and — and I wasn’t enticed or anything.
Then, AUSA Barrow, in cross-examination:Q. Sir, you testified you were reimburse forward expenses did what were those expenses?A. It was gas money for my old truck. I — I broke down with my — mudrock truck. I bought a ballistic vest because I was fully aware of what I’m doing, but it was a substantial risk to get harmed, so I invested into that, but also invested into food to stay there and so on and so on.
So, we really do not know if he received any additional payment, or not. We do know that he was there and reporting, and, that he had done some training. However, the Prosecution chose not to revisit that 29 seconds that they had relied so heavily on, earlier.
What is interesting about the testimony is that Judge Brown sustained most of the Defense objection while overruling some objections made by the Prosecution. Perhaps Judge Brown has finally recognized the deceitful nature of the government’s case.
CHS (1023) Reports
Now, let’s look at what information he did give to the government. Minoggio’s first report as a Confidential Human Source (CHS) was made on January 23, 2016. “XXXX” indicates pertinent redactions.
CHS arrived in Burns this evening. CHS observed a white pickup truck bearing a big III% sticker and an Arizona license plate. The truck traveled on A Street before stopping at a road block. The two occupants of the truck, one appearing to be John Ritzheimer, appeared to have a conversation with two Police Officers positioned in front of the courthouse.
At a gas station, the CHS had a conversation the attendant. The attendant stated many people in the town are happy, as this time a year most of the people in the town are without work. According to the attendant, there is plenty of work due in the town due to the occupation of the refuge. The attendant feels that as long as everyone is happy and no one gets killed, he is not opposed to the situation at the refuge.
The CHS had a difficult time finding a hotel room. It seems that the towns people know that most of the hotel rooms are occupied by FBI agents and Police Officers. When the CHS found a hotel room, the hotel took cash payment for the room and did not ask for ID or the CHS’s license plate number.
After entering a local bar, the CHS struck up a conversation with four individuals who were wearing 5.11s, tactical wear, one point slings, and their shirts which bore US flags and molon labe stickers. One of the individuals stated his name is Joe. Joe is from Arizona and is involved in the patriot movement. The CHS asked Joe if he has gone to the refuge, but Joe said no. Joe said he and the other individuals have set up a medical station three miles away from the refuge, to be used in the case there is a shooting. XXXX Joe advised the CHS that Curtis is the commander of the Oregon III%ers.
At a local restaurant, the CHS spoke to two law enforcement officers. The officers said that they are from out of town and are just passing through. The CHS said the same.
So, we can see that he wanted to paint as complete a picture as possible, on all aspects, to the FBI.His next report was on January 24, 2016.
Reporting from Oregon (First day at MNWR). First set of photographs from first day at MNWR attached.
BURNS:
This morning, while at the Safeway in Burns, a Safeway employee told the CHS that the town is full of Police and FBI. The Safeway employee pointed to two male individuals in the Safeway and identified them as law enforcement. The employee advised the CHS to stay away from the Horseshoe Inn because it is filled with law enforcement.
Each day when the women who are staying at the refuge go into town, they drive by the Horseshoe Inn and take pictures of the vehicles believed to be law enforcement, in order to track the law enforcement presence in Burns.
Payne is telling everyone that there are two FBI HRT teams at the location where they had confronted three FBI SWAT members days ago.
MEDICAL TENT, WATCH TOWER AND “SURPRISE ATTACK TEAM”:
While at the medical tent area inside the Narrows RV park near the refuge, the CHS met up with one of the individuals the CHS conversed with in Burns last night. This individual stated that he is part of “Trinity Tactical.”
At the refuge, CHS was able to climb up into the watchtower. CHS had a conversation with a young male individual who was on watch duty in the tower. This individual stated that he calls out over the radio every vehicle that enters the refuge, including the license plate number. The individual then told the CHS that Joe O’Shaughnessy and the others at the medical tent area are there as a “surprise attack team.” xxxx
While in the tower, the CHS observed an SKS rifle and an old AR-15 rifle.
GUNS, RANGE AND BACKGROUND CHECK:
After arriving at the refuge, CHS was quickly accepted and was put on guard duty. CHS believes the easy acceptance was partly due to the CHS bring food to the refuge. The people at the refuge claim they have 250 to 600 supporters on the ground, but the CHS only counted a total of 50 at the refuge. According to the CHS, everyone at the refuge has a side arm. CHS observed several handguns including ten 1911s, GIocks, a Springfield, and a Taurus. CHS believes there are forty to fifty long guns at the refuge. However, people at the refuge are told to not carry them around, but to keep the rifles close. No large caliber long range rifles were observed by the CHS.
There is a shooting range located in an area northwest of the refuge. Payne is in charge of the range. Payne wants people at the refuge to shoot and conduct live-fire training at the range, so he can judge their shooting and tactical abilities. Payne had intended to conduct a tactical training session in the morning, but soon after people started shooting at the range, the shooting had to be stopped after environmentalist protesters arrived at the main gate check point.
XXXX The background check was conducted by “Dwayne”, and mostly entailed name dropping of people in the patriot community and knowing someone who is already at the refuge, which the CHS does.
XXXX O’Shaughnessy advised that he is staying at the medical tent area near the refuge.CHS did go to the shooting range area in the afternoon. Prior to the CHS arrive at the range, live fire training was taking place. During CHS’s time at the range, only dry fire tactical drills were conducted. Later, after leaving the range, CHS knows that more live fire drills took place because the gun shots could be heard. CHS estimates that 500 rounds of ammunition were shot at the range after CHS left. Seventeen to eighteen people were at the range while CHS was there. The vast majority of the people on the range were between 20 and 30 years of age.
Four AR-15s were seen by the CHS at the secondary gate checkpoint for the refuge. CHS has not spent time at the primary gate checkpoint.
BLAINE AND MELISSA COOPER:
CHS met Blaine and Melissa Cooper at the refuge, as well as their two children, who stay in the kitchen area of the refuge at all times. CHS also met “Wakkeem” who identified himself as the individual who liberated Blaine’s and Melissa’s children. CHS stated there are a total of six to ten children currently at the refuge.
FUTURE PLANS:
The people at the refuge claim they have 250 to 600 supporters on the ground, but the CHS only counted a total of 50 at the refuge.
People at the refuge are discussing taking over two more ranches, which include two million acres of land. The goal is to eventually have 500 ranchers sign a new Declaration of Independence.
“ATTACK“:
There is an overall feeling of paranoia and nervousness at the refuge. There is purported reliable intelligence that leads the refuge occupants to believe that at any time, two hundred law enforcement officers will “attack” the refuge from the north, from over the lake.TACTICAL TEAMS:
Five four man tactical teams have been established, named alpha through echo. Each team has a leader and there is also an overseeing individual for all five teams. There is a media group and then the Bundy’s have a headquarters area in one of the buildings at the refuge.
“SNIPER TEAM”:
Dwayne LNU, the individual who conducted CHS’s background check is tell people that he spotted a sniper team, dressed in military-style clothing, between the refuge and the lake located to the north of the refuge. Moreover, Dwayne LNU stated that his horse is trained to detect sniper teams.
Ritzheimer:
Ritzheimer left the refuge today at 3:00 pm and will be traveling to Arizona to spend a week and a half with his family.
EXPLOSIVES:
The refuge occupants have taken flares that they found at the refuge and have attached them to propane tanks. The plan is to shoot these devices with tracer rounds to set them off. NFI
You can see that he has done an excellent job of providing information regarding defenses, anticipated attacks against the occupants, and other information that would give an assaulting force a tactical advantage.
Minoggio filed two more reports on the 24th that contained only the two additional sets of photographs from first day at MNWR.
Then, on January 25, 2016, he reported:An individual driving a vehicle bearing license plate number [omitted] (NV) has a PS90 rifle, a 308 sniper rifle and an AK-47 at the refuge. This individual is bragging that he has 5.7 caliber armor piercing rounds that he purchased from his cousin who is in law enforcement.CHS observed two large pairs of night vision binoculars at the refuge.
Refuge occupants are again shooting at the range today. A few individuals brought body armor carriers with them to the range.
Tonight, individuals from the refuge will go to restaurants in Burns, sit next to law enforcement officers, and take pictures of the law enforcement officers’ faces.
Payne is meeting with refuge occupants to discuss ways to make law enforcement look like idiots.
CHS also reported observing a vehicle bearing license plate number [omitted] (Wisconsin) at the refuge.
His final report was on January 26, 2016.XXXX Melissa Cooper and the children are leaving the refuge. The people at the refuge are very nervous and panicked.XXXX
XXXX people at the refuge state panicking and rumors of Ammon Bundy’s arrest and hospitalization started to spread. CHS tried to calm everyone down, as people starting talking about defending the refuge.
The people at the refuge are on high alert and ready to use force to defend the refuge. Everyone is geared up and all the armor piercing rounds at the refuge have been handed out and are loaded into the weapon at the refuge.
Jeff LNU “aka Doc” (25 years old), Carl LNU, and Dwain LNU make up the current leadership at the refuge.
Blaine and Melissa Cooper left the refuge immediately afterword of Ammon’s arrest started to spread.XXXX
Karl LNU, one of the current leaders on the refuge along with Dwaine LNU, advised they are planning a defensive strategy on the refuge.
Karl LNU’s phone number is [omitted]Dwaine LNU’s phone number is [omitted]
Minoggio’s final report assured the FBI that they would be able to contact those who he believed to be in charge, for the negotiation teams.
The Jury
Finally, we get to the diligence, or perhaps Divine Intervention, that played a role in the
not guilty” verdicts in all but one of the charges against the Defendants then on trial.Juror #4, the same one that called out another juror for bias, in an exchange of emails, including a statement and then some answers to questions. This exchange was reported in Maxine Bernstein’s article, “Transcript of Juror 4’s emails“, published November 3, 2016, at oregonlive.com.
Q. Wondered if there were turning points or particular moments in the trial that stuck out for jurors in helping the jury reach the not guilty pleas.A. Turning points? Let me begin by speaking for myself before I attempt to recall those of others. I expected there to be a witness to the January 2nd meeting at Ye Olde Castle before the protest/rally that would confirm the prosecution’s assertion of intent to impede, and the absence of such evidence became a seed of doubt that grew. I expected that there must be proof of conspiracy between Ammon and Ryan Payne (most logical link, owing to their initial visit to the Hammond’s place in early November) but he wasn’t even called for either side, nor were there any phone calls, emails, etc. that would demonstrate agreement here. These two major holes in the evidence record proved to cause insurmountable doubt for me.
Others said that, while the evidence record was not adequate, certain moments turned them. One said they did a full 180-degree turn when they realized there were six informants that went unnamed on the refuge during the occupation, and the choice of the prosecution to allow that much room for mysterious influence there (remember Fabio?) was decisive. One said that the doctrine of adverse possession seemed to govern every thought, word, and deed of the ‘leadership’ such that it could not be deemed intent to impede federal workers. Another said that the repeated objections to the reading of the constitution became a wedge issue for them. Those turning points are the most distinct ones I can remember, and so I’ll leave it there.
So, now we have a picture of a foreigner who, for some unknown reason, decided to catch “a moment in history”. Is it possible that he was an agent for, and paid by, a foreign government? That is well within reason, as we have agreements with a number of countries where they can spy on our people, though we cannot; and we can spy on their people, though they cannot. However, the information can be given freely to the country that has its people spied upon. Perhaps that would explain that he received only expenses, and probably was not bound to obeying our laws, as the other informers were bound not to violate. Therefore, I will close with Mr. Minoggio’s final words, “I’ll leave it there.”Share this:
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Re: 150 Militia Take Over Makhuer National Wildlife Preserve Headquarters
Gary Hunt, Outpost of Freedom " Informant Terri Linnell"
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Burns Chronicles No 43
Terri Linnell (Mama Bear) #2
Gary Hunt
Outpost of Freedom
November 22, 2016
My initial article on informants was “Terri Linnell (Mama Bear)“. That article was written because Terri had contacted me prior to testifying in the Portland trial of the first seven defendants. The article was based solely on information provided to me, not what was reported to the government. In my subsequent articles, I have since obtained redacted versions of the “CHS Reporting Documents”, and am now able to provide insight into what Terri reported.
What Terri reported during her role as an informant has not been made public, though some have expressed a concern as to what she said and what might be damaging to the defendants. As Terri claimed in her statement in the above linked article, her job was, primarily, to keep and eye on six people — Ammon Bundy, Ryan Bundy, Jon Ritzheimer, Blaine Cooper, Ryan Payne, Pete Santilli, and Joe O’Shaughnessy. So, from those reports that have exemplified the role of informants, following is the role that Terri played.
It must be understood that all of these reports were based upon telephone conversations, as described by the case agent. They are not necessarily the words spoken by the informant, rather the interpretation by the case agent.
The first report is dated January 14, 2016. “(omitted)” indicates omitted by me for privacy of individual. “XXXX” indicates redacted portion.XXXX CHS advised TIM DAVIS’ phone, bearing telephone number (541) (omitted), is being used by multiple people at MNWR due to the poor cell phone reception in the area.
CHS stated that everyone at MNWR has a job to do and supplies including gas, food, and water are unlimited. CHS advised that even if the electricity was shut off, everyone would be fine.
CHS has seen at least 30 individuals at MNWR and approximately six are women. XXXX An embedded media representative from Direct TV is also present at MNWR.
An individual known as “JUDGE,” who is sovereign in nature, has two people with him: FNU LNU, and MARSHALL LNU. CHS believes JUDGE is the major influence behind BUNDY’s continued occupation on MNWR. JUDGE stayed the night on the refuge for the first time on January 13, 2016.
CHS stated that there is a rumor going around that the Fire Marshal in Burns, Oregon, resigned because he caught two FBI agents, who were posing as militia members, breaking into the National Guard Armory (NFI).
CHS advised there is a BBQ dinner on January 14, 2016, in the kitchen area at MNWR.
Her next report was on January 19, 2016. In the file I obtained, there is only one un-redacted report. However, there is also a redacted version of that report. The following is the un-redacted report, with all of the pertinent information in place.
HEADERSource ID: S-00070856Date: 01/22/2016Case Agent Name: SMALDINO, CARLY J.Field Office/ Division: San DiegoSquad: CT1SOURCE REPORTINGDate of Contact: 01/19/2016List all present including yourself (do not include the CHS): SA Carly J. SmaldinoType of Contact: TelephonicDate of Report: 01/19/2016Substantive Case File Number
266T-PD-6774258Substantive Case File Number
266-SD-C67675Check here if additional reporting is in Echo
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Source Reporting:On January 19, 2016, a Confidential Human Source, (CHS),who is in a position to testify, provided the following information:CHS stated that the occupation on Malheur National Wildlife Refuge(MNWR) will continue and there is still no talk of leaving. CHS reported that the majority of individuals staying on the refuge are veterans or disabled veterans. CHS has access to “leadership” on a daily basis including AMMON BUNDY, RYAN BUNDY, FNU BUNDY (brother of AMMON AND RYAN), JON RITZHEIMER, RYAN PAYNE, and BLAINE COOPER. CHS advised BLAINE COOPER left the refuge with AMMON BUNDY on January 18, 2016, for a meeting outside of MNWR (NFI).
CHS stated MELISSA COOPER brought her kids to the refuge on January 19, 2016, and the kids have been staying in the kitchen area. The individuals staying at MNWR do not want the kids to be there and believe the environment is not suitable for children.
CHS stated FNU O’SHAUGHNESSY has never been on the refuge. O’SHAUGHNESSY has reportedly been in the town of Burns, Oregon, getting drunk and collecting donations on behalf of the occupation (NFI).
SIGNATURESubmitted By cjsmaldino (Carly Smaldino) Fri, 22 Jan 2016 14:16:49 -0800First Level Approved By ABEDELL (Andrew Bedell) Fri, 22 Jan 2016 15:05:49 -0800
The redacted report is only lightly redacted, though many other reports are heavily redacted. The above report is provided simply to show what a complete form 1023 looks like. The redacted version follows:
On January 19, 2016, a Confidential Human Source, (CHS),who is in a position to testify, provided the following information:CHS stated that the occupation on Malheur National Wildlife Refuge(MNWR) will continue and there is still no talk of leaving. CHS reported that the majority of individuals staying on the refuge are veterans or disabled veterans. CHS has access to “leadership” on a daily basis including AMMON BUNDY, RYAN BUNDY, FNU BUNDY (brother of AMMON AND RYAN), JON RITZHEIMER, RYAN PAYNE, and BLAINE COOPER. CHS advised BLAINE COOPER left the refuge with AMMON BUNDY on January 18, 2016, for a meeting outside of MNWR (NFI).
CHS stated MELISSA COOPER brought her kids to the refuge on January 19, 2016, and the kids have been staying in the kitchen area. The individuals staying at MNWR do not want the kids to be there and believe the environment is not suitable for children.
CHS stated FNU O’SHAUGHNESSY has never been on the refuge. O’SHAUGHNESSY has reportedly been in the town of Burns, Oregon, getting drunk and collecting donations on behalf of the occupation (NFI).
Her next report was on January 21, 2016.XXXX a meeting was held by leadership for those occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR). Approximately 50 individuals were in attendance at the meeting, which occurred in a large garage, located a building or two down the road from the kitchen. AMMON BUNDY and RYAN PAYNE ran the meeting and spoke about natural law saying landowners must claim rights, use rights, and defend rights to own land. Based on the meeting, CHS believes that the occupation is going to last a while longer and there is no immediate end in sight.XXXX
CHS advised no drinking and no drugs are allowed on the refuge. Individuals are not allowed to leave weapons unattended. Everyone has personally owned weapons for self-defense purposes and each person is responsible for his or her own weapon. Individuals doing watches are the only ones who carry rifles. CHS stated that individuals at MNWR use first names only.
CHS advised that there is a general unhappiness with sovereigns in the group on the refuge. One “local,” individual with known sovereign views has been occupying the refuge and was in attendance at the meeting held on January 20 2016. FNU LNU, known only as the local, is leaving on January 21, 2016. The referenced individual was recently in local Sheriff’s custody and accused the Sheriff’s Department and/or Sheriff of beating him while in custody (NFI).
CHS reported FNU (possibly CHRIS) ANN HALL is a constitutional lawyer who has been holding speaking engagements regarding the occupation in Burns, Oregon. HALL is not considered part of the group occupying the refuge.
Her final report, which was the only face-to-face meeting, was on January 26, 2016.CHS stated it is very peaceful inside the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) but not in the town of Burns, Oregon. CHS did not like traveling into town because CHS felt as though s/he was being watched and/or followed. CHS stated a “mole” accessed the refuge as a protester, and PETE SANTILLI reported the “mole” was seen in FBI space (NFI). By way of background, SANTILLI is a news broadcaster with a radio show from Ohio, who also participated in the Bundy Ranch Standoff.
CHS advised approximately six women are staying at the refuge. XXXX married couple DEB LNU and COREY LNU remain at the refuge. XXXX
The individuals occupying MNWR eat three meals a day in the Chow Hall. CHS stated that there was a “sign-in” sheet for all individuals who passed through the Chow Hall at MNWR. CHS reported the sign-in sheet was “missing”. XXXX CHS stated the MNWR Headquarters Building is used as AMMON BUNDY’s office. CHS reported the Chow Hall and Bunk House are co-located on the refuge. CHS advised of a Fire Building on the refuge, which houses Fire Trucks.
CHS reported documentation was found showing the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) planned for a 20 percent increase in land ownership on MNWR in 2016.CHS reported the Sheriff of Burns, Oregon, is involved in corruption and may have made a deal with BLM (NFI).
CHS stated that AMMON BUNDY announced via BUNDY’s www.facebook.com public page, he would hold meetings in two surrounding counties on January 26, 2016, to garner support for his beliefs. BUNDY believes he has a “duty” to do right by the people of Burns, Oregon. The ranchers asked BUNDY to help protect their land.
CHS reported three sovereign citizens were occupying MNWR: WAYNE LNU, a tall black male (FNU LNU), and a Spanish male (FNU LNU), who claims to be a lawyer from Spain (NFI). CHS stated the Spanish male accompanied MELISSA COOPER when she retrieved her children from her brother, who was granted custody of the children from Child Protective Services (CPS). XXXX
BLAINE and MELISSA COOPER are from Arizona. CHS positively identified referenced black male and referenced Spanish male in the photograph uploaded herein. The photograph was taken inside the Chow Hall at MNWR.
XXXX CHS reported occupants did not have night vision goggles on the refuge.CHS stated someone was bringing them in order for individuals on patrol to use as appropriate. CHS stated a patrol shift is scheduled for four hours, but individuals assigned to patrol duty often take a double shift if needed.
CHS stated that everyone on the refuge is prepared for armed conflict with law enforcement; however, as a rule, the occupants will NOT fire first.
Note that the “sign in sheet” may be the one that Allen Varner (Wolf) reported having turned over to the FBI. There is no indication that Terri handed anything over to the FBI, as all of her communications appear to be telephonic.
Regarding the question posed to her during her testimony at the trial, the government purported to read from a document suggesting that she had said that Ammon wanted to take over other federal facilities. What we see is that she reported that Ammon “would hold meetings in two surrounding counties on January 26, 2016.” Apparently, they knowingly tried to trick Terri into a false testimony. However, Terri refused to support their effort, which is now on the record.
Nothing has been left out. I have included everything so that those who had questions about what was included in the first article can now make their judgment as to just how much help her informing at the Refuge was to the government, and how much damage it might do to the occupiers. Share this:
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- http://2.gravatar.com/avatar/81bee52...=156&d=mm&r=pgBrand Thornton says:
November 22, 2016 at 7:43 pm
People can rail on her all they want, in my strong opinion she was a plus for the defense in her testimony. My focus was on the trial in Portland. I don’t know anything about Terri otherwise. She was a wreck before she testified and she was shunned by most every one except me. No one will ever know how important her testimony was to the defense, sometimes it is the smallest of things that brings success. Her testimony was not just a little thing, remember she was a government informant with high credibility. She made the government look like liars trying to convict the defendants.
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- http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/9af3812...=156&d=mm&r=pgNeil Wampler says:
November 22, 2016 at 9:18 pm
Absolutely Brand, and I suggest that those who are so quick to throw the first stone should consult with that man in the mirror. I suspect that Terri was sent into Malhure as a gambit by the feckless fedcoats. Once there, she was “Turned” by our marvelous spirit and camaraderie. Her reports certainly didn’t put anyone on the spot , and were no more than what anybody could have read in the newspapers. Her testimony was one more disaster for the prosecution – Imagine ! an FBI informant testifying for the defense !- and served as a redemption, at least in my book.
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Re: 150 Militia Take Over Makhuer National Wildlife Preserve Headquarters
Todd Macfarlane
http://rangefire.us/2016/10/29/orego...jor-takeaways/
OREGON STANDOFF TRIAL IN A NUTSHELL, WRAP-UP & Final Developments
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Sizing-up the the Oregon Standoff Trial from start to finish, in a Nutshell, including all six rings of the six-ring circus, as well as Major Takeaways.
Thursday, October 27, 2016:
BREAKING NEWS: 4:15 p.m. PDT — ALL DEFENDANTS ACQUITTED — FOUND NOT GUILTY — of ALL Criminal Conspiracy & Gun Charges.
You can find our previous, ongoing coverage as follows: Biggest Initial Takeways; Breaking
Developments; Ongoing Coverage Part 2 — the Defense Case; Ongoing Coverage Part 1 — Opening Statements & the Prosecution Case.
You may also be interested in our piece about Judicial Bias in the case, and our First Week Recap, addressing Overreaction & Overexaggeration.
For More Final Discussion & Commentary about the Oregon Standoff Trial, and Discussion of Comparisons between the Oregon Standoff and what is going on in North Dakota with the DAPL Protest, check-out the discussion between Trent Loos & Todd Macfarlane on Rural Route Radio on 10/28.
OREGON STANDOFF TRIAL WRAP-UP IN A NUTSHELL
http://youtu.be/E871VfD7_HM
MAJOR TAKEAWAYS FROM THE CASE
http://youtu.be/AUt0F0icPAU
COMPARING THE OREGON STANDOFF TO THE NORTH DAKOTA PROTEST
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For more Discussion of the Comparisons between the Oregon Standoff and the DAPL Protest, check-out the discussion between Trent Loos & Todd Macfarlane on Rural Route Radio.
For more information, or to follow the case step by step, refer to our extensive previous coverage of the case, as follows: Ongoing Coverage Part 1 — Opening Statements & the Prosecution Case; Ongoing Coverage Part 2 — the Defense Case; Breaking Developments; Biggest Initial Takeways.
You may also be interested in our piece about Judicial Bias in the case, and our First Week Recap, addressing Overreaction & Overexaggeration.
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Gary Hunt, Outpost of Freedom, FBI Informant - Mark McConnell
(McConnell is not only an informant but accessory to murder.)
http://outpost-of-freedom.com/blog/?p=1831
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Burns Chronicles No 44 – Mark McConnell
November 25, 2016, 9:10 am
Burns Chronicles No 44
Mark McConnell
Gary Hunt
Outpost of Freedom
November 25, 2016
I first interviewed Mark McConnell back in August 2015 That interview was in regard to Parris Frazier and his effort to steal cartel drugs and sell them (Arizona Misfits – A Bad Operation Gone Worse). McConnell seemed to have an extraordinary knowledge of some of the facts surrounding that incident, which was quite useful in researching for that story. It never occurred to me, at the time, that this knowledge would have been extremely beneficial to law enforcement, leading up to the bust.
The Criminal Complaint that lead to the arrest of Frazier and his cohorts began with the government putting an undercover employee (UCE) in a position provide access to Frazier to make the government’s plans to set Frazier up for the bust. This scenario omits what led up to the bringing in the UCE, so there was a substantial part of the story that was missing. It is quite possible that they chose not to mention a confidential human source (CHS) that provided the background that led to the setup of Frazier. Or, possibly, any such report was filed on form 302, an “Investigation Report”.
Let’s move forward to the events that occurred in Burns, Oregon, this past January. During the trial, the government, for whatever reason, outed McConnell as a CHS. In every other instance of a CHS being involved in spying on the occupiers, this would include nine who were at the Refuge and six who were not, the government has taken pains to conceal their identity.
This would lead one to conclude that they just wanted to wipe their hands clean of any association with Mark McConnell — to make him an outcast in both the government and patriot sides. What other reason could exist for intentionally expose just this single informant? Could it be his arrogance and air of superiority in dealing with his handler?
Many had determined that McConnell was an informant, early on. However, in an effort to find verification, I have interviewed McConnell 3 more times since LaVoy Finicum was murdered on January 26. The first was on January 30, as he was driving back to Arizona after having his vehicle returned to him. My purpose was simply to find out what happened from the first stop to his release, that evening.
That interview was much different from the video that was posted on YouTube where he talked about LaVoy rushing the Oregon State Police (OSP) officers. He had learned his lesson and wouldn’t claim that he saw Ryan get out of the LaVoy’s truck, only what Ryan told him, when they were placed on the ground together. And, he made clear that all he would say was what he saw, or heard. This interview was straightforward. The details he gave were consistent with what has subsequently been confirmed by others.
My next interview, on May 16, was an effort to find something that would support the accusations that he was an informant. Now, obviously, getting such a “confession” is nearly impossible. However, often clues come out that would support such a conclusion. McConnell said that there was a meeting on the Saturday, before the shooting, Brandon Curtiss, McConnell, Booda (Brian Cavalier) and Ammon had a meeting and Curtiss and McConnell explained that was over three hundred FBI agents in the area. Then, the night before the shooting, he had tried to talk the people out of going to the meeting at John Day. However, he was willing to drive to John Day and make sure that Ammon was in his Jeep.
On October 10, after McConnell was outed as an informant, I spoke with him, again. The only interesting point in this interview was the McConnell said that the occupation was a “criminal enterprise”. A rather interesting statement from one who participated to the extent that he did. This would raise a question of motivation as to why he participated in such an enterprise, at least as an accessory, unless he had a reason, and immunity, to do so.
On October 1, 2016, after testimony in Court outed McConnell as an informant, I contacted him, again. Here is what he told me (from my notes of the conversation):He spent three nights at the Refuge, the second trip. He could not find a motel room. He did not agree with the occupation. He called it lies and bullshit. He also claimed that Payne and Joker J (Jason Blomgren) had given me [Hunt] money to secure supplies, listing pipes and pipe caps, stating, “That’s not what the statements I have found said.”
Heck, I was not there until January 24, late in the afternoon. I am somewhat surprised that he tried to implicate me in something that, as best I know, never occurred — with anybody having been asked you procure such “supplies”.
He met Melvin Lee about a year ago on an Arizona Border Recon operation. McConnell was going up to the Refuge to get Kristen and her baby out of the Refuge. Taking over a Bird Refuge is the dumbest thing he had ever seen.
Clearly his arrogance and his attitude toward the occupation of the Refuge, is clear. So, why did he go there, and then return towards the end of the initial occupation? It appears that there is a motive — to do what he can to stoop to the “dumbest thing he had ever seen”.
In response to my query as to whether he was an informant:He stated that he was waiting for the OSP and FBI to tell him what his involvement was. He has seen no statements, no affidavits and has yet to see where he was paid.
When asked, directly, if he received any payment or expenses for going to the Refuge, he said “No” and claimed that everything that he spent was on his Cabellas credit card.
Well, that Cabellas credit card would be the receipts that were necessary for reimbursement of his expenses.I asked him if he would sign an affidavit stating that he received no money and had no communication with the FBI or any government agency. He stated that he was taking legal action and could not provide an affidavit.
I couldn’t even get him to swear, in an affidavit, that he was not an informant. So, we had no positive proof that he was an informant, except the testimony by an OSP officer that did not even know what agency McConnell was working for. In addition, he would provide no positive proof (affidavit) that he was not an informant. However, it would seem that if he were contemplating a lawsuit, the affidavit would be a part of the complaint.
When I obtained access to the “CHS Reporting Documents” (form 1023), it was simply a matter of matching dates, statement, etc., to determine which of those reports were from McConnell. This required communication with those who were at the Refuge, though not still in custody, to verify certain things that became key to unlocking the necessary proof of McConnell’s role as an informant.Let’s look at what was reported by McConnell, even well before the occupation on January 2, 2016. In the reports, “(omitted)” indicates that I have removed personal information. “XXXX” indicates redacted portions.
His first report was on December 18, 2015, when Ryan Payne apprised him that there was a still hope of preventing the imprisonment of Dwight and Steven Hammond.
Ryan Payne is trying to get ten “skilled or military trained” militia members to join him at the Hammond ranch in Oregon. Three of these individuals are reportedly coming from Arizona. Based upon a conversations with Payne and others, the CHS believes these three individuals are Blaine Cooper, Jon Ritzheimer, and Mike Bailey. It was unclear what Payne wanted to accomplish once he had these individuals with him in Oregon.
Shortly after the occupation of the Refuge, on January 4, 2016, he gave his first report of the goings on outside of the Refuge. The report deals with the situation up in Burns, probably staying at the Silver Spur Motel.Some of the command personal at the refuge (Joseph O’Shaughnessy and Pete Santilli) are staying at the Silver Spur Motel in Burns, OR at night and staying at the compound during the day. O’Shaughnessy is currently using telephone number (928) (omitted).
All of the motels in Burns, OR are currently bookedWe know that he arrived at the gate the next afternoon, as a text message was received from the front gate at the Refuge, which reads, “Tue, Jan 5, 6:23 PM – This is (omitted) from AZ. Mark McConnell is at the gate he needs someone to let him in, tell Ryan“. He was relying on Ryan Payne to grant him access. This is his first report from inside of the Refuge: Due to Michael Meyers (aka Lewis Arthur from Veterans on Patrol) stating that he is going to physically remove Ritzheimer from the refuge (to save him from himself and possible PTSD induced violence), security at the refuge has been tightened and they are no longer allowing people to come and go freely. Individuals wanting to enter are met at the vehicle barrier and vetted before they can come in. Supplies being dropped off at the refuge have to be dropped off at the barrier and then transported inside by the militia members.
Everyone is very amped up right now putting on their plate carriers and grabbing rifles. They say they just got credible Intel that a law enforcement raid was coming. Another reason they are on high alert is because Ryan Payne and Joe O’Shaughnessy did a recon and followed law enforcement from the airport to the school.
There is a large grader blocking the road and they moved a front end loader up to support the grader. There is a fire tower directly behind they entrance that is manned by two individuals.
The Oath Keepers put out a message saying that a National Guard Special Forces unit had been tasked for the standoff. They also said they should expect Delta and FBI HRT to be involved also. This further escalated the tension at the refuge.There is only one woman left on the compound (a girlfriend of one of the guys) and all of the kids are gone or staying in town.
LaVoy Finicum is setting up a makeshift tent to stay in near the entrance.Some of the militia members have .308s but the majority have .223 ARs.Payne’s plan in the event of an LE assault is to bog down the assault at the entrance and then flank LE from the rear. He is very cold and calloused when discussing possible militia casualties. He said he knows the two guys in the tower will be shot right off the bat so he isn’t getting after them about noise and light discipline. The CHS believes Payne wants to goad LE into action, get his followers to fight and die in the fighting, and then have the leadership go out toward the end as martyrs.
The above report was made the same evening of McConnell’s arrival. Rather quick work on his part. The deceptive role of OathKeepers is explained in OathKeepers vs. Militia – Part III. This explains the heightened alert status on that day. Thus, McConnell, who had been invited up to the Refuge by Payne still had to get approval to enter. According to McConnell, he never did enter the Refuge that evening, that Ryan Payne came out to the gate and then went to McConnell’s Jeep where they carried out their conversation.
The following day, January 6, 2016, after McConnell had a little time to see, or hear, what was going on at the Refuge, he provided the following report:Ammon Bundy’s HQ is set up in the building labeled Recreation/Maintainable in an upstairs office that appears to be the facility supervisor’s office. Several individuals are using this office to store their long guns, vests, and ammunition when not being utilized. Everyone else sleeps in the bunk houses east of there.
Shawna Cox (from UT, author of a book about Cliven Bundy) is at the refuge.The following vehicles are on site being used by militia members:– Washington tag (omitted) (Registered to (omitted) Kelso, WA)– Texas tag (omitted) (Registered to (omitted) N Richland Hills, TX)– California tag (omitted) (Registered to (omitted) Yuba City, CA)
The militia is removing gasoline and diesel fuel from the storage tanks on site in order to refuel their personal vehicles.The local ranchers that are part of the Committee of Safety (about 6 of them) told Ammon Bundy that it was time for the militia to leave and they would carry on the fight for the land on their own.
On January 6, 2016, most of the individuals on the refuge were walking around unarmed (or concealed). Ryan Payne is open carrying an FN .40 Cal pistol (CHS believes it is an FNX) and Ritzheimer has a Sig Sauer .380 pocket pistol (unknown model, single stack magazine).
Michael Meyers (aka Lewis Arthur) has arrived at the refuge with two other members of his group Veterans On Patrol. He has set up a GP medium tent across from the refuge entrance. One of the members is a large heavy set individual wearing a leather jacket with patches of a Christian motorcycle club.
Members of an Oregon militia group stopped by the refuge but did not stay.
The CHS said most of the individuals on site were “not fighters.”
Brian Cavalier (Buddha) left the refuge last night when everyone was talking about an LE raid because he felt defenseless with only a handgun. He has not returned since and neither Payne nor Ammon seem to know where he is.
One of the individuals on the refuge is named Dillon (LNU).
By the way this report is presented, it was probably a telephonic report. The next report, on January 7, 2016, provides additional intelligence on the goings on at the Refuge. This report appears to have been an email report, since photos were attached.There are no roving patrols at this time that the CHS is aware of. There is heavy equipment blocking the east and west entrances to the facility. These are watched by guards stationed inside vehicles to stay warm. Sometimes there is a second vehicle there during shift change or to bring food/supplies. The main entrance has two vehicles for security. Blaine Cooper and Jon Ritzheimer are usually in one of these vehicles.
The CHS heard that it was Blaine Cooper, not Ryan Payne that got into the fight with Meyers last night.One of the individuals on site is named Dillon (LNU).
CHS says that O’Shaughnessy is still at the Silver Spur motel. The CHS does not believe O’Shaughnessy ever came onto the refuge, he just comes up to the front gates.
As of 12:00 pm, Ritzheimer and one other person are pulling security at the front entrance.
The night scope is currently mounted to an AR-15 that is in Ammon’s room with about 5-6 other long guns. One other guy said he had night vision with him, but it shut off and he can’t get it working again.
There is no one guarding the west entrance anymore, they just have heavy equipment blocking it. The two guards at the east entrance each have an AR-15 and handgun.
The leader of an Oregon militia group that is on site is driving a blue Dodge pickup bearing Oregon tag: (omitted).Another vehicle on site is bearing Idaho tag: (omitted).
XXXX The CHS said that rumors about an impending raid are constant and people are starting to get burned out by it.Eric Parker and 8 members of his militia group showed up at the refuge tonight. They said they brought a .416 Barrett, but the CHS didn’t see it.
One of the militia members onsite (picture attached) owns or works at the Ehmer Welding Company in Irrigon, OR. His phone numbers are 541-(omitted) and 541-(omitted).
Also attached is a picture of Joe (LNU) that was driving the vehicle with California tag (omitted) (Registered to Joseph (omitted)).
Attached are pictures of the tower, the kitchen area and the supply stash.
Attached is a picture of a radio being used with the frequencies. The radio is a Baofeng UV-5RV2+. They are transmitting on 154.475 and receiving on 426.145.
Interesting that he notes that Joe O’Shaughnessy did not stay at the Refuge. The FBI, in their first press conference on January 27 stated that only those who spent the night at the Refuge would be charged. Joe was charged in the Indictment, so I wonder why McConnell makes this comment.
The next day, on January 8, 2016, we have the following, which also appears to be an email report (not third party presentation):Several people left the refuge last night and are not expected to return. Because of this, they are letting in only hard core supporters. The meeting at 9:00 am turned out to be a general planning meeting for activities at the refuge like guard shifts and scheduling. There were about 12-14 people at that meeting with four more on security. It is possible that there were a few sleeping as well.
The press release at 11:00 am is now going to be where the plans and demands are laid out.
Ritzheimer is not participating much in any leadership decisions. Ammon Bundy is handling the overall strategy and dealing with the press. Payne and Patrick are the one trying to keep the militia together and keeping people from leaving.
Eric Parker and his guys showed up at the refuge on January 8, 2016.
Below are three more plates observed on the refuge on 1/8/16:-WA tag (omitted) (Registered to (omitted) Tukwila, WA 98188). Believed to belong to an individual named Will (LNU) that is currently guarding the front entrance with Ritzheimer.-ID tag (omitted) (Registered to (omitted) Nampa, ID 83651)-Utah tag (omitted) (Registered to (omitted) Eagle Mountain, UT 84005)
The next report, on January 16, 2016, leaves over a week out of McConnell’s reporting. He was absent from the Refuge during this period.Both men [Ammon and Ryan Payne] believe that the majority of the townspeople are on their side, but Ammon continues to make an active effort to court the public. He is extremely charismatic and his actions like going to the barber and out to lunch before heading to back to Idaho are calculated like a politician. The sense that the community is behind the occupation is exasperated by the fact that, despite several contacts, none of the occupiers have been cited by police in town. Even more recently there have been talk from local residents to defy the local government and cut the chains of closed public spaces. There are also several local residents that have joined the occupation.
In terms of who is allowed onto the refuge, Ammon and Payne are extremely inclusive. They are able to take people from a variety of ideologies and move them toward their own. They assign duties to prevent the more volatile occupants of the refuge from getting in trouble. These lower ranking occupants sleep in the “bunkhouse.”
Payne and Ammon are dying for communication from the Federal Government. Payne does not view the FBI as either good or bad. They are merely the necessary other side of the dialogue that is needed to move us down the path to our future.The planning for the occupation started in November. Between November and January.
When Mendenbach took one of the government vehicles to Safeway, Melissa Cooper was driving the other vehicle. Everyone in the refuge thought it was stupid of Mendenbach to take the vehicle and some people found it funny that he would get himself arrested in that fashion.
Inside of the refuge, Payne sleeps in the most vulnerable place by design. The tower is always manned by at least two people, but this includes a couple that use it as a location to have sex. Scotty LNU had a vision device and Ryan Bundy brought a second on his most recent trip back.
There was a very short report, filed on January 19, 2016, and appears to be a telephonic report:Jon Ritzheimer is asking for individuals to bring snow camouflage when they come to the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Ryan Payne is requesting Israeli gas masks.
What is damning about this report is a texting conversation that McConnell and Ritzheimer had the day before the report was filed. This is from that conversation:Mon, Jan 18, 10:52 AMMM – Jon do you need any gear or suppliesJR – Snow camo would be cool. Not a need just a want. I have driven all over Oregon looking for some. lolJR – I might just order on line.JR – Here is my address.
General Mail
Jon Ritzheimer
Burns, OR 97720MM – I will look down here, probably cabellas has it.Wed, Jan 20, 2:30 PMMM – I’m heading north in the morningJR – See you when you get here.
McConnell says that he is leaving for Burns on January 21. He returns on January 22, 2016, at the request of Ryan Payne (confirmed with Payne). This is an email report.Cavalier is staying in building #1 (pic attached) with his girlfriend Melissa Laughter.
The computers that used to be in the office Ammon is using as his quarters have been moved (pic attached).Attached is a picture of an AK-47 rifle being kept in the kitchen near Ammon’s office area.
Attached are two pictures showing the railroad ties and concrete barriers near the main entrance. The militia members are calling these “fighting positions.”
Tomorrow morning at 0600, Ammon, Cavalier, and three others are going to the Hammond ranch for a meeting.There are approximately 30 individuals on the refuge today.
Joseph O’Shaughnessy is still staying at the Silver Spur, but spends time at the refuge. Many people have taken the license plates off of their POV’s. The following license plates were still on vehicles on the refuge:OR- (omitted); ID- (omitted); UT – (omitted); CO – (omitted); CA – (omitted); AZ- (omitted); NC- (omitted); OR – (omitted)McConnell updates the tactical information and provides a continuing list of who is present at the Refuge.
The next report is January 23, 2016:The militias mixed some of the potassium permanganate with glycerin. Apparently someone thought that is how they could make an explosive. They believe there is dynamite on the facility due to an article they found about using dynamite to kill carp in the lake. They think they have found out where it is stored, but have been able to access it yet.
Ammon is going to go to Idaho to see his family either today or tomorrow. Due to a conversation he had with FBI negotiators, Ammon believes the facility will come under siege on Monday. Because of this, he wants to see his family and get some of the money that has been donated before the siege starts. Supposedly, donations to the occupiers is all going to Ammon’s wife in Idaho.
A family consisting of a woman with 8 kids showed up at the refuge last night. They are from Kansas and we’re at the Bundy ranch in April 20, 2014 (believed to be Sharp family).
Attached is a photo that shows where the explosives/fire making materials are being stored (circled in red). Also circled (in green) is the building where Sheriff Ward’s cousins came and talked to the militia members saying that Sheriff Ward is corrupt.
Attached is a picture of a document that contains personal information of the members of the Harney County Committee of Safety. Also attached is a page showing Ammon’s schedule.
The following is another license plate that was observed on the refuge: ID – (omitted)
Ammon Bundy, Brian Cavalier, and Arizona militia member Mark McConnell, are leaving the refuge tomorrow morning at 0600 to go to Ammon’s house in Idaho. This was prompted by a meeting Ammon had earlier in the day with Brandon Curtis, Todd Engel, and others, in which Ammon was told that there was a large, sudden build up of FBI in Burns. Because of this, and Ammon’s appointment to talk to FBI negotiators on Monday, Ammon and many others on the refuge believe that a siege will begin on Monday.
Attached is a picture of the main hallway in the chow hall leading to where many individuals are staying.
No evidence was ever provided at trial that suggests that explosive were made. The veracity of this portion of the report is questionable — perhaps rumor.
Note that first he mentions Ammon’s trip. Later, he reports that “Arizona militia member Mark McConnell” is also going. Is this an attempt to cover his role? Perhaps the next report will help us understand that this was really McConnell writing about himself in the second person, rather than using “CHS”, just in case…
The final report from inside the Refuge comes on January 24, 2016, just a few days away from the ambush on US Highway 395.Ammon Bundy is in Boise, ID visiting his family today. Tomorrow he plans on returning to the refuge and is bringing his family with him. The GPS coordinates to Ammon’s house outside ofBoise are 43.82721, -116.52850. Ammon admires Ryan Payne’s knowledge of the Constitution and his drive and determination. However, Ammon does not trust Payne much. This is because both of them feel that God is driving them to push for reform; however, their differing religious beliefs prevent them from coming together completely.
Interesting that he reports the latitude and longitude of Ammon’s house. He did not report them before Ammon left, but he reported them before Ammon returned, which means he probably acquired them while at Ammon’s house.
Probably anxiety prevented subsequent reports, perhaps knowing that the ambush that was to occur on the 26th, on the way to a meeting in Grant, Oregon, was forthcoming. Perhaps he went back to phone communications, though if he did, they are not included in the reports.
In an interview with Mark shortly after the murder of LaVoy Finicum, he provided his version of what happened that afternoon. Much of what he told me was contained in “Ambush“. However,
In what appears to be McConnell’s final report, on April 21, 2016, he has been posed some questions regarding identification of individuals involved in the1) Identify all individuals who were observed operating heavy machinery at the MNWR and when.
Duane Ehmer and one other elderly guy, name unknown.
2) Identify the individuals who built the bunkhouse road.
Duane Ehmer
3) Identify any individuals who assisted, supervised, or instructed individuals to build the road.
Ryan Bundy instructed how to do the road in order to make travel shorter to the chow hall.
4) What discussions were there about the Paiute Tribe? Who was present?
LaVoy Finicum, Ammon Bundy, Ryan Bundy, Anthony Bosworth, and Melissa Laughter all talked about the tribe, but the CHS did not hear much during the conversations.
5) What discussions were there about the artifacts stored at the MNWR? Who was present?
LaVoy Finicum mentioned the artifacts and suggested contacting the tribe that the artifacts belonged to.
6) Did any militia members express personal interests related to artifact collecting?
No one seemed very interested in them.
7) Did individuals present at the MNWR read The Burns Times Herald as well as the MNWR pamphlets pertaining to fishing, hunting, protecting artifacts, wildlife viewing, etc?
Unknown
8) Who dug the trench which was used to dump trash?
Unknown
9) Who dug the two trenches on Jan 27th and why?
CHS was told that Jeff Banta did the digging because Anthony Bosworth told everyone they needed fighting positions.
10) Who instructed, assisted, supervised the digging of the two trenches on Jan 27th?
Same as #9 above.
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Continued from above . . . . .
So, we see that McConnell was still working for the feds by helping to identify people that he might recognize from pictures. They were trying to identify any who has “disturbed native artifacts”.
After having prepared a draft of this article, I contacted McConnell to see if he could refute anything. He continued to claim he was not an informant, though he did clarify what transpired at the gate on January 5. During a review of the comments made in the 1023 forms, he often said, “I never knew that”, though on two occasions he said, “I didn’t say that.”
Now, at the time of this article, McConnell has invested himself into the Arizona Border Recon (ABR), run by Tim “Nailer” Foley, a former member of the Operation Mutual Defense Advisory Board. Foley resigned from the Advisory Board shortly before the occupation began.
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FBI Stooge Mark McConnell - Gary Hunt has more information on informant McConnell. I don't see that it provides much that we didn't know . . . . . . .
http://outpost-of-freedom.com/blog/?p=1841
Burns Chronicles No 45 – Mark McConnell #2
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Gary Hunt
Outpost of Freedom
November 30, 2016
I have obtained some additional information on Mark McConnell that will be of interest to all. After my last article, “Mark McConnell“, it seems that McConnell kept saying that the information was readily available. He never really addressed whether he was an informant, or not. He simply sidestepped the issue of the role he played.
So, let’s separate the issues between what he said and whether he was an informant. To do so, we simply look to the Court record and see what transpired, on two separate occasions, during the trial of the United States of America v. Ammon Bundy, et al. The verdict was not guilty on all but one count.
From the rough draft transcripts of the trial, September 21, 2016. Mr. Gabriel is one of the prosecuting attorneys. Beckert is an Oregon State Police officer. Mr. Mumford was Ammon Bundy’s attorney. You will note that the government prosecuting attorney intentionally outed McConnell as a government informant. I will leave the reader to speculate as to why they would do this.
GABRIEL: Your Honor, Jeremiah Beckert from the Oregon State Police. He will testify to the stop of the Jeep that Ammon Bundy and Mark McConnell and Brian Cavalier were traveling in.
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Mr. Gabriel: So I want to direct your attention to the evening of January 26th of this year, 2016.
A. Okay.
Q. Were you a part of a traffic stop on a brown Jeep?
A. Yes, I was.
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Q. Let’s pull up Exhibit 2, page 2, please. Do you recognize this map?
A. Yes, I do.
Q. And what are we looking at here?
A. We’re looking at basically Harney County. Highway 395, north of Burns.
Q. And could you please indicate for the jury — it’s a touch screen.
A. Okay.
Q. Where the stop of the brown Jeep was.
A. It’s labeled. (Indicating) right about there.
Q. Okay. Is that accurately labeled?
A. Yes.
Q. So how did — how did the traffic stop work?
A. We were staged at a snow park, off the highway. And then as we — as the white pickup truck, and the Jeep came northbound, we moved towards highway 395. Saw both vehicles go past. My vehicle was assigned to stop the Jeep.
Q. Was it a marked or unmarked vehicle?
A. It was an unmarked pickup and it had lights and sirens.
Q. Police lights, blue and red?
A. Blue and red light lease with the wig wag.
Q. As well as a siren?
A. As well as a siren, yeah.
Q. Did you comply the siren at all?
A. We hit it a few times, yeah.
Q. So did the Jeep stop?
A. It did. Yes.
Q. Who was in the Jeep?
A. The driver, last name, Mr. McConnell, Ammon Bundy, and Brian Cavalier, was in the back seat.
Q. Could you tell the jury in what order these three gentlemen got out of the Jeep?
A. So the driver got out first, Mr. McConnell. Then Mr. Bundy got out second from the far right, and then the rear passenger, Mr. Cavalier.
Q. So talking about the driver, first, was the driver armed?
A. Yes, he was.
Q. What was he armed with?
A. He had a pistol, semiautomatic pistol.
Q. And did you have information about whether the driver was cooperating with the Government?
A. Yes, we did.
Q. Okay. Is that how you got the information about where the vehicles would be?
A. Yes. That, yes.
Q. Where do you — do you know where you got the information?
A. I do, yes.
Q. Okay. So — is that where you got the information?
A. We got the information from — from the source, and then also from aerial Surveillance.
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MUMFORD: You said — you said that the driver, Mr. McConnell, was cooperating with the Government at the time?
THE WITNESS: Yes, that’s what we were told.
BY MR. MUMFORD:
Q. What did the Government give him in exchange for his cooperation?
A. I don’t have any knowledge that have. All I was told, is that we have an informant that’s cooperating.
Q. Is — it’s true, is it not, that there was — there was no violation of state law, at the time, isn’t that right?
THE COURT: Excuse me. You mean for the purpose of a stop?
MUMFORD: Yes, thank you, your Honor. Thank you.
THE COURT: To justify the stop?
THE WITNESS: I was not told about any state charges, it was federal charges that we were told about.
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BY DEFENDANT RYAN BUNDY:
Q. You testified that mark McConnell was a Government informant. What agency was he informing to?
GABRIEL: Objection, your Honor.
THE COURT: Basis?
GABRIEL: The relevance of that.
THE COURT: You brought it up. The objection is overruled. Answer the question.
THE WITNESS: I don’t know exactly what agency it was. They never told us he was working for any one of these three-letter agencies we just knew he was a Government informant. That was good enough for me.
BY DEFENDANT RYAN BUNDY:
Q. So how long had he been working with?
GABRIEL: I —
THE WITNESS: I don’t know.
BY DEFENDANT RYAN BUNDY:
Q. Was he being paid?
GABRIEL: Objection, your Honor.
THE COURT: Do you know the answer, yes or no?
THE WITNESS: I don’t know —
THE COURT: Answer the question, then, you don’t know, is that —
THE WITNESS: I don’t know.
Next, we can go to October 17, 2016. This is when the Defense wanted all of the informant information out. The Prosecutors argued against any such release. The final settlement was that the Defense could say that there were nine informants on the Refuge, but they could not mention the six that never were on the Refuge. The jury was out at this time. It was a sidebar discussion. The numbers mentioned are the CHS (Confidential Human Source) numbers assigned to each of the fifteen informants — a means of identification without divulging the informant’s name.
THE COURT: Have you done — have you or any defendant done an analysis of that which was disclosed in the redacted reports to determine and be able to represent to the Court from your analysis who besides Mr. Killman, Ms. Linnell, and Mr. McConnell were actually engaged with any of the alleged defendant conspirators. Have you done that? And, if so, how many?
MUMFORD: Your Honor, I will say that we have attempted to, yes. But, Your Honor, one of the issues we don’t know is we — we don’t even know the number of Mr. McConnell, as the CHS number. What number is he?
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GABRIEL: That’s correct, Your Honor, but we did provide the number that went with Mr. McConnell.
THE COURT: I know that. The point is the content of the proffer, even in its redacted form should make clear which CHS number Mr. McConnell is. Shouldn’t it?
Now, can there be any doubt that the FBI, the Court, and the Defense, believe that McConnell is an informant? However, we might as well go one step further.
There is only one informant that went to a meeting with the principals at the Refuge wired for sound. Here is from another report filed with Mark McConnell as CHS #11. This is a report from January 12, 2016. “xxxx” indicates a redaction.
Original consensually monitored body recording on 01/07/2016 between xxxxRyan Payne and unknown others in Burns, OR.
This report indicates that the recording was then filed, though the specifics are also redacted.
So, regardless of what might be said about the information provided, it is inconceivable that Mark McConnell was not an informant for the FBI during most of the period between the initial occupation on January 2, 2016 until the murder of LaVoy Finicum and the arrest of all of the other people in both vehicles, except Victoria Sharp and Mark McConnell.
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I've come across another tribute video to Lavoy Finicum that I think is well done and different than others already posted. There are video clips of him making a lot of good comments about what was going on and what they were up against. I don't know how to load the video here but you can go to the youtube channel of J Grady and watch it there.
"Lavoy Finicum~ A True American Patriot".I've edited this to see if I can get this to work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-tzkErRHNU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-tzkErRHNU
There's a song in the background on the first part of the video that I like and seems fitting for the subject. It's " I See Fire" by Ed Sheeran. I'll post the lyrics Below because I don't hear well and it's hard for me to make out what the lyrics are in a lot of music.
"I See Fire"
Oh, misty eye of the mountain below
Keep careful watch of my brothers' souls
And should the sky be filled with fire and smoke
Keep watching over Durin's sons
If this is to end in fire
Then we should all burn together
Watch the flames climb high into the night
Calling out father oh
Stand by and we will
Watch the flames burn auburn on
The mountain side
And if we should die tonight
Then we should all die together
Raise a glass of wine for the last time
Calling out father oh
Prepare as we will
Watch the flames burn auburn on
The mountain side
Desolation comes upon the sky
Now I see fire
Inside the mountain
I see fire
Burning the trees
And I see fire
Hollowing souls
I see fire
Blood in the breeze
And I hope that you remember me
Oh, should my people fall
Then surely I'll do the same
Confined in mountain halls
We got too close to the flame
Calling out father oh
Hold fast and we will
Watch the flames burn auburn on
The mountain side
Desolation comes upon the sky
Now I see fire
Inside the mountain
I see fire
Burning the trees
I see fire
Hollowing souls
I see fire
Blood in the breeze
And I hope that you remember me
And if the night is burning
I will cover my eyes
For if the dark returns
Then my brothers will die
And as the sky is falling down
It crashed into this lonely town
And with that shadow upon the ground
I hear my people screaming out
Now I see fire
Inside the mountains
I see fire
Burning the trees
I see fire
Hollowing souls
I see fire
Blood in the breeze
I see fire (oh you know I saw a city burning out) (fire)
And I see fire (feel the heat upon my skin, yeah) (fire)
And I see fire (uh-uh-uh-uh) (fire)
And I see fire burn auburn on the mountain side
I don't go to movies and never saw "The Hobbit" but I read the book when it came out. There is a video with this song on youtube which I think may have clips from that movie. The book I read for me was a book of good versus evil. That story seems to me to be a similar one to the Bundys story and it's the same one of " Good versus Evil".
If you click the link above and watch the video tribute to Lavoy, then watch the video below it seems to me the song is well suited to both and the fight we are all involved in now is a fight between us and the evil that has taken over our government.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fngvQS_PmQ
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Monty thanks for finding that video I was trying to post or link to above. That is the one and I've edited my post.
The other video you posted is a good one too that's a recap of what they were trying to do and what went on there.
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J Grady has poste some more videos on his channel
this one is KrisAnne Hall on the murder of LaVoy, it may have been posted earlier innthis thread.
http://youtu.be/jdsiXvgrlPw
https://youtu.be/jdsiXvgrlPw
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Come to the meeting that never was in John Day, Oregon Jan. 28, 2017
Jeanette Finicum shared LaVoy Finicum's Stand For Freedom #LibertyRising's event.
6 hrs
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JAN28
The Meeting With LaVoy Finicum That Never Happened
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Gavin Seim has put the three Bundy Story videos together as one half hour video.
http://youtu.be/nNPNRmEHBb0
https://youtu.be/nNPNRmEHBb0
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Prosecution in Malhuer Protest is up against a deadline whether to continue . . . .
http://www.opb.org/news/series/burns...ion-charges-2/
Nation | Local | News | An Occupation In Eastern Oregon
Deadline Looms For 2nd Malheur Refuge Occupation Trial
by Conrad Wilson Follow OPB | Dec. 12, 2016 5:15 a.m. | Updated: Dec. 12, 2016 7:53 a.m. | Portland
http://www.opb.org/images/upload/c_l...a_o_qbwzmk.jpgA sign welcomes visitors to the Maheur National Wildlife Refuge in Harney County. In early 2016, a group of men and women, mostly from out of state, took over this remote bird sanctuary for 41 days.
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Federal prosecutors must decide by Monday, Dec. 12 whether to move forward with a second trial in February for those who occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns earlier this year.
The trial of the seven remaining defendants is scheduled to begin in February. They’ve been charged with a felony: conspiracy to prevent federal employees from doing their jobs at the refuge.
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All 7 Defendants Found Not Guilty In Refuge Occupation Trial
It’s the same charge occupation leaders Ammon Bundy, his brother Ryan Bundy and five others beat in October when a jury acquitted them for their roles in the armed protest that played out along eastern Oregon’s high desert.The shocking verdict was a win for the patriot movement and others who believe the federal government doesn’t have the authority to own land.
Now the government must decide how — or whether — to proceed with a second trial.
Prosecutors have a few options: they can move forward with the conspiracy charge, bring new charges — likely misdemeanors — or drop the charges entirely, meaning there wouldn’t be a second Oregon trial at all.
Wes Williams, a criminal defense attorney in La Grande, said it’s likely the government will move forward with a trial for this second set of defendants.
“It would be wise however for the prosecutors to allege claims they know they can prove instead of biting off more than they can chew,” Williams said. “A good trial lawyer never shoots the moon. A good trial lawyer pleads what he or she knows they can prove.”
http://www.opb.org/images/upload/c_l...k4jr1pcvve.jpgDuane Ehmer patrols the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge complex with his horse "HellBoy."
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The defendants in the February trial include Duane Ehmer, of Irrigon, Oregon. Ehmer gained notoriety during the occupation because he rode his horse, Hellboy, around the refuge, while waving an American flag. The images were published by news organizations around the world.
Another defendant, Jason Patrick of Bonaire, Georgia, is currently acting as his own attorney. Video played during the trial this fall showed Patrick at the cutting of a refuge fence back in January with the Bundy brothers and other occupiers.
Sean and Sandy Anderson of Riggins, Idaho, are also slated to go to trial next year. The married couple were among the final four hold outs at the refuge as the occupation ended.
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US Attorney Billy Williams: Occupation Verdict 'Disappointing, Bitterly So.'
Others scheduled to go trial include Dylan Anderson of Provo, Utah; Darryl Thorn, of Marysville, Washington; and Jake Ryan of Plains, Montana.Unlike the occupation leaders, these defendants were, and have remained, largely unknown.
Given the higher profile trial this fall resulted in acquittals, prosecutors run the risk of appearing punitive should they move forward with a February trial, said Susan Mandiberg, a professor of criminal law at Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland.
“The optics aren’t great,” she said.
Mandiberg said she’s interested to see if the government alters the charges in some way.
http://www.opb.org/images/upload/c_l...f_o_fefdiy.jpgJason Patrick, seen here holding his pocket Constitution during the early days of the armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, is one of seven defendants currently awaiting trial for their roles in the occupation.
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“If they go ahead with the same charges, I would certainly be looking to see if they had a different strategy for dealing with the arguments and the testimony that seemed to go against them the first time,” Mandiberg said.
Even if the charges are the same and many of the government’s witnesses and evidence remains the same that doesn’t guarantee the outcome will be the same, Mandiberg said. It’s a different jury and a different set of defendants, she said.
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Legal Experts Discuss How Oregon Standoff Jury Reached Verdict
There are other risks, though, if prosecutors move forward with a second trial.Defense attorneys have the benefit of reviewing testimony from government witnesses in court transcripts, meaning they can better prepare their cross examinations of FBI agents and others.
Martin Estrada, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Los Angeles area, said prosecutors could be concerned about this trial because it involves less culpable members of the alleged conspiracy.
“The jury is often going to wonder about that,” Estrada said. “They’re going to know that this was a larger act and incident. And they’re going to wonder where these other individuals, including the leaders, are and that can often be a detriment to the prosecution.”
Estrada said that’s an even larger issue for the government in this case because it received so much media coverage. He’s confident that just about every potential juror in Oregon knows about this case.
“It’s not something that’s going to be able to be concealed from the jury,” Estrada said. “They’re going to know about this. And it’s going to be a problem and a consideration the government’s going to have to take into account.”
At the same time, Estrada said, there’s a risk if the government just drops the charges. Part of what prosecutors are trying to do is send a message and, in this case, deter future occupations that target federal lands in the west.
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'This Land Is Our Land' Update: Harney County, Tribes, Federal Employees React
“You want to send a message that this type of crime won’t be tolerated,” he said. “What you’re dealing with in a situation like this one, with the publicity it received, the controversy it created in the community, there’s certainly an important dynamic of deterrents that the government has to be considering at this point.”Harney County residents remain divided about the 41-day occupation. Many locals supported it. Others said they agreed with the Bundy’s, but felt the occupation itself had gone too far. Still, many others deeply opposed it and say a second trial is an opportunity at justice and preventing future incidents.
“They should have a second trial because these guys committed crimes,” said Liz Appleman, a former Bureau of Land Management employee who was just elected to the Burns City Council.
“By just letting them off it means they did nothing wrong,” she said. “They need to be punished for what they did as far as I’m concerned.”
So far, 11 of the 26 who were indicted for their role in the occupation have pleaded guilty. Three of the defendants are trying to reverse their guilty pleas.
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Mrs. B Stacy video report on status of Malheur Protest defendants
http://youtu.be/-srgXgQ-f74
https://youtu.be/-srgXgQ-f74
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Jofn Lamb at the Federal Courthouse in Portland, Oregon
http://youtu.be/4TDkBlEtAsw
https://youtu.be/
http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-sta...ecute_rem.html
Federal prosecutors Monday said they will bring the remaining seven Oregon standoff defendants to trial on the same conspiracy charge that led to the acquittal of the occupation leaders this fall.
In a joint status report, the prosecutors also said they'll ask to delay the Feb. 14 trial by two months and add misdemeanor charges against the defendants.
The report met a deadline set last month by U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown for the government to tell her how it would proceed with the remaining defendants. A status conference in the case is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.
Six men and one woman still face trial in the 41-day armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge over government control of public land.
Defense lawyers, including Oregon's federal public defender, and some of the defendants themselves have urged prosecutors to drop all charges in the wake of across-the-board acquittals Oct. 27 of key occupation figures Ammon Bundy, brother Ryan Bundy, Shawna Cox and four others on conspiracy, weapons and other charges.
Those scheduled for trial 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.
Prosecutors said they also plan to continue to prosecute six of the seven on the charge of possession of a firearm in a federal facility, excluding Ehmer.
A charge of depredation of government property will remain against Jake Ryan, but be dismissed against Sean Anderson, the 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 the report.
Ryan and Ehmer are accused of digging a trench on the refuge property.
The conspiracy, firearms and depredation charges are all felonies.
Prosecutors also plan to bring misdemeanor charges against the defendants, including allegations of trespass, tampering with vehicles and equipment and destruction of property.
"I'm surprised. It's not what I expected,'' said Andrew Kohlmetz, Patrick's standby counsel. "We've been getting ready for this trial, and I guess it's a good thing.''
But Kohlmetz said the defense lawyers oppose any delay in the date set for trial.
"It sounds like there hasn't been much that's changed. The defendants are ready to go,'' he said.
Jesse Merrithew, who represents Jake Ryan, said he thought after the Bundy acquittal that the government would drop the conspiracy charge against his client and the others.
"For Oregon's prosecutor Billy Williams to go on the record after the first trial and say he respected the verdict, yet continue to prosecute the people who are accused of conspiring with the people who were acquitted of conspiring, it just doesn't make sense,'' Merrithew said.
The addition of misdemeanor charges shouldn't affect trial preparation or set back the trial date, Merrithew said.
Prosecutors estimate it will take a week and a half to present its case at the next trial, while defense lawyers estimated that their case will take two and a half weeks.
They're seeking a delay in trial to allow more time for pre-trial motions to be heard and "to allow the publicity from the first trial to dissipate, which will aid in the empanelment of an unbiased and impartial jury,'' Assistant U.S. Attorney Ethan Knight wrote in a court filing Monday.
"Simply because similar acts or evidence were presented to the jury in the first trial does not mean that similar arguments are impliedly rejected for the second trial,'' Knight wrote in a legal brief, responding to Patrick's motion to dismiss his indictment. "The government is entitled to pursue any legally cognizable charges against each named defendant.''
The seven were among 26 people indicted on a conspiracy charge. Eleven others pleaded guilty to the charge, though three of those defendants have asked to withdraw their pleas. The government dropped charges against another, Pete Santilli.
-- Maxine Bernstein
mbernstein@oregonian.com
503-221-8212
@maxoregonian
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Open Letter to the murders of LaVoy Finicim from last February from Kate Dalley
http://youtu.be/GiVkQMTIWIo
https://youtu.be/GiVkQMTIWIo
I’ve thought about you. All three of you, with your guns pointed at LaVoy Finicum. The video still haunts me.
I would have been the first one to give you the benefit of the doubt. I was raised around law enforcement. I know good men in law enforcement. But that changed for me, as it did thousands of Americans, with the events that unfurled in Oregon as I felt utterly stunned at what I viewed in that video.
I watched the grainy version of the video that the FBI administration released of LaVoy Finicums death, even though I knew that with our technology today, they have better, more clear footage and footage with audio from this event. But you will not release that, it is too incriminating for the FBI. They did this with purpose to deceive the public and that video would have revealed to the world your actions that day . This footage you did release, left people arguing about what they were seeing in the blurry video rather than to bring their attention to the way that three FBI agents ambushed and murdered an innocent, non-violent rancher with no criminal history. A man with a large family. A good man. A man who never threatened you.
The FBI had clearly set this up in advance with stops prepared and dozens of agents ready to end the protest because four weeks of a land rights issues protest was all the patience they could muster. The protesters had left the ranch many times before and on this day we’re headed for a meeting to inform ranchers of their rights. You knew that. You stopped the two cars and started shooting at LaVoy’s truck full of passengers- unprovoked. They never brandished a weapon against you.
Finicum told you he was driving to the Sheriffs office for protection from you. The only place he felt safe. You fired on his vehicle. You could have just followed him if you had ever intended to have a peaceful outcome. But that was never your intention. Finicum knew why the local law enforcement wasn’t invited to this event- why the local Sheriff was intentionally kept at bay- Finicum feared what you would do to him with no local oversight. The Sheriff of Grant County, just over the county line where you ambushed him, valued Constitutional rights and Finicum knew the Sheriff would never approve of an ambush on the highway and and execution of a protester.
A tax-paying citizen who loved America could not trust you and fled for his life because he knew you could murder him and get away with it. Let that sink in.
When Finicum got out of his vehicle with his hands up, within seconds you gathered around him and shot him in the back.
You shot him him in the back.
Who would carry out such a cowardly deed? Who would follow orders to shoot a rancher with his hands up and shoot him in the back seconds after getting out of his vehicle? The three of you would do this. What were you thinking? How do you reconcile this in your head and in your heart?
No talking? Not one attempt at a peaceful negotiation? At the refuge all he did was talk to you, never threatened you. His hands were UP. Did your conscience allow you to shoot him without any reservation? After his lifeless body dropped into the snow, you cared so little for this fellow citizen that you walked around his body and didn’t check for a pulse for 15 minutes? Why? Because of your guilt or because you had such little regard for him or for human life in general? Both of those answers are equally terrifying to me.
Moments later you shot rounds of ammunition into Finicum’s truck with scared women inside screaming for help- trying to surrender. You threw gas cans inside the vehicle. Is this how you do it now? Are you sincerely okay with this? Look at what you have become. By a miracle they survived.
I wonder what has happened to my America where you could easily tell the good guys from the bad guys. Are you mercenaries now? Carrying out executions on demand? Have you realized yet that you did the bidding of a government that is seeking to violate the property rights and steal the land of your fellow citizens? Do you realize that you are a citizen and that these ranchers were standing up for YOUR rights, too? Or have you not realized this.
Most Americans won’t take the time to do the research to find out that you shot him in the back before he ever reached for his stomach – the area where you shot him. And your bosses instructed the media to tell everyone he reached for a gun to justify this cowardly act of murder on a fellow citizen. What a pathetic cover-up for your actions that day.
I’m asking all three of you who carried out the execution of Finicum, to RESIGN.
Resign, because I have to know that you will never be allowed to act with force again. I have to know that men like you would not be allowed to continue on as FBI agents. If you are rewarded for this dastardly act, I will lose all faith in our justice system.
We need men with a conscience and a soul in law enforcement.
We need good men who are there to protect the citizens rights. Your fellow men.
You took an oath to defend the Constitution. Did you understand this oath when you excitedly repeated its words to get your badge? It wasn’t a promise. It was an oath. An oath to protect and to serve- us. LaVoy was one of US.
Are you going to protect us or are you going to protect orders? Even if those orders compel you to disregard someone’s Constitutional rights in the most brazen and corrupt and evil way? Was this you “just doing your job”, so that you could end their protest?
Millions of people have died as a result of those ” just doing their job”. Under Hitler. Under Stalin. Is this who you have become? Shooting someone with their hands up because you were told to?
You can no longer hide behind the lie that you felt threatened enough to shoot him dead. With a dozen or more of you ready to attack him, the only one that felt threatened was Finicum, I assure you. You murdered an innocent man. The salt of the earth. A man who would have stood up for you and who would have respected you. A man who would have shaken your hand and talked to about his love for America. You killed him.
Let me ask you this. In all of your years in the FBI, how many ranchers have ever threatened you or have drawn weapons on you? I’m guessing the thugs you deal with everyday do not include ranchers and farmers.
How many ranchers over the years have left their working farms, to protest over the stealing of another ranchers land and imprisonment? I’m guessing probably none.
Here’s the difficult question. After decades of government abuse to rancher’s property rights, how many ranchers have YOU defended, or aided, or stood for- because you did take an oath to defend the Constitutional rights of those in your care. I am going to guess that you have never stood for any of these men against the abuse of the government. You have become pawns. You are protecting the governments special interests, not the people’s.
Resign, so I can sleep at night with some of my faith in America restored.
Resign, so I can tell my kids to respect the FBI.
Resign, because I need to know there are not monsters out there with guns and badges that will do anything they are told to do, like killing innocent Americans, because we could be next.
Resign.
You may be a fellow citizen, but you are not my fellow American.
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Gary Hunt, Outpost of Feedom - Poor Losers Dec. 13
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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,
http://redoubtnews.com/2016/12/15/bi...ility-problem/
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.
http://www.oregonlive.com/living/ind..._the_year.html
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
https://www.itmattershowyoustand.com...standoff-defs/
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.
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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
« Burns Chronicles No 47 – Robert “Rob” Seever
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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