sovereign citizens

UPDATED 2:31 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) A story on bogus liens filed against a Minnesota sheriff and others received prominent treatment in the New York Times today, appearing on Page A1 (the cover page) — and above the fold in the New York edition. The story touches on the cases of Thomas and Lisa Eilertson, both […]

This is a video of Lt. Jim Seebok Seebock (updated Aug. 23, 2013) of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department announcing the arrests of David Allen Brutsche, 42, and Devon Campbell Newman, 67. They are accused of hatching a plot to kidnap and kill at least one police officer in Nevada. Also see Aug. 22 […]

Three residents of Placerville, Calif. — Teresa Marie Marty, Charles Tingler and Victoria Tingler — have been charged in a superseding indictment with filing false liens against government officials performing their duties. In what may be an emerging form of menacing aimed at government officials, one government worker was targeted with a fabricated $500,000 lien […]

The Hawaii Reporter and other media outlets are reporting that Curtis Wayne Ross of Honolulu has been indicted on wire-fraud charges in an investment scheme in which he allegedly claimed to be a well-connected multimillionaire and a “United Nations ambassador” with special tax privileges. From the Reporter (italics added): “Ross was neither a UN ambassador […]

James Timothy “Tim” Turner, a purported “sovereign citizen” and the purported “President” of a shadow government known as the “Republic for the united States of America” (RuSA), has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison in a bizarre tax scam in which he was convicted of conspiring to defraud the IRS and teaching others […]

A man having a phone conversation with a jailed Tennessee “sovereign citizen” and frustrated she could not make bond had “a plan,” the U.S. Secret Service said in a July 25 affidavit for an arrest warrant. That plan, according to the affidavit, was to “burn” President Obama, “kill” him and “murk” the President and the […]

It appears to have taken less than five months for a purported “sovereign citizen” to begin a harassment campaign against Jacob J. Lew, who became U.S. Treasury Secretary after being confirmed by the Senate on Feb. 27, 2013. Alabama authorities say they’ve arrested Mary Whiteside Quillen, 65, of Weaver. She is accused of recording “several […]

UPDATED 8:25 A.M. EDT (JULY 16, U.S.A.) Just days after the FBI warned police across Tennessee to be aware of “sovereign citizens” carrying fake law-enforcement credentials and engaging in other scams, two purported “sovereigns” have been arrested in an alleged parking scam. Yes, a parking scam — one that involves motorists being duped into paying […]

WSMV (NBC Nashville) is reporting that the FBI has issued an alert to Tennessee law-enforcement agencies statewide. The alert followed on the heels of a recent incident at a Nashville strip club involving purported “sovereign citizen” Eric Stanberry Jr., who was tased by police after he allegedly pulled a gun on an unarmed security guard. […]

UPDATED 11:28 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Scammers have used the names of government agencies and famous businesses in bids to dupe the public. Now, the name of a well-known MLM law firm appears to have been used for the same purpose. Attorney Kevin Thompson published a Blog post today that warns of a bogus Banners Broker/Profit […]

Seven purported “sovereign citizens” illegally squatted in a Waldorf home and have been charged in Charles County with burglary, authorities said. Two of the “sovereigns” earlier were charged with doing the same thing in a Montgomery County home, NBCWashington.com is reporting. Also see June 8 PP Blog report on incident in Montgomery County. View more […]