Archive for October 9th, 2012

BULLETIN: AdSurfDaily Figure Kenneth Wayne Leaming Was Founder Of ‘Sovereign Group’s Armed Enforcement Wing’ And Had ‘Assault Rifle’ With Bayonet At Time Of Arrest, Prosecutors Say; Probe Was Part Of Deeper Investigation Into ‘Sovereign Citizens’ Operating Nationally Through Washington State

BULLETIN: AdSurfDaily Figure Kenneth Wayne Leaming Was Founder Of 'Sovereign Group's Armed Enforcement Wing' And Had 'Assault Rifle' With Bayonet At Time Of Arrest, Prosecutors Say; Probe Was Part Of Deeper Investigation Into 'Sovereign Citizens' Operating Nationally Through Washington State

BULLETIN: The November 2011 arrest by the FBI of Kenneth Wayne Leaming was part of a deeper probe into the activities of a “national” group of “sovereign citizens”  operating in the Pacific Northwest, new court filings by federal prosecutors in the Western District of Washington reveal. “Local jurisdictions alerted federal law enforcement that they had […]

BULLETIN: Zeek Mystery Deepens: Receiver Says He Discovered ‘Foreign’ Account That Has NOT Been Seized; Meanwhile, $5 Million In Cashier’s Checks From Single U.S. Bank Found At Zeek Headquarters; Firm’s Records Described As ‘Inadequate Or Incomplete’; Secret Service Has Recovered Lion’s Share Of $293 Million Found So Far

BULLETIN: Zeek Mystery Deepens: Receiver Says He Discovered 'Foreign' Account That Has NOT Been Seized; Meanwhile, $5 Million In Cashier's Checks From Single U.S. Bank Found At Zeek Headquarters; Firm's Records Described As 'Inadequate Or Incomplete'; Secret Service Has Recovered Lion's Share Of $293 Million Found So Far

BULLETIN: (5TH UPDATE 6:13 P.M. EDT) The court-appointed receiver in the Zeek Rewards Ponzi scheme case says he discovered that Zeek has “at least one foreign account” that has not been seized. It was “not clear” whether the funds would be recoverable despite the fact the bank that holds the account has been served with […]

Purported ‘Sovereign’ Arrested In Phoenix After Traffic Stop; Booking Info Gives Hint Of Strange Tale — And ‘New Times’ Fills In The Blanks

Purported 'Sovereign' Arrested In Phoenix After Traffic Stop; Booking Info Gives Hint Of Strange Tale -- And 'New Times' Fills In The Blanks

Steve A. Baker’s booking sheet at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office after his arrest Sunday by Phoenix police during a traffic stop provided a hint that officers had a strange encounter with the 36-year-old man. Here is how the sheet reads (italics/bolding added): MARIJ-TRANSPORT AND/OR SELL BRIBERY-TO INFLUENCE ACTION MARIJUANA-POSSESS FOR SALE RESISTING ARREST MARIJUANA-POSSESS/USE […]