Tag: sovereign citizens
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BULLETIN: 2 Inmates, Including Purported ‘Sovereign,’ Escape From Chicago Jail; 1 Of The Escapees Got Mention On PP Blog Just Days Ago
BULLETIN: Two inmates escaped from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown Chicago earlier today, the FBI said. One of the escapees — Jose Banks — is a purported “sovereign citizen” who got a mention on the PP Blog Dec. 15. Banks, a convicted bank robber, is considered “armed and dangerous,” the FBI said. Also considered…
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Purported ‘Sovereign’ With DWI Rap And No License Allegedly Tells North Carolina Deputies She’ll Pull Over For $300,000
UPDATED 2:56 A.M. ET (DEC. 16, U.S.A.) A purported “sovereign citizen” wanted for failure to appear in court at an impaired-driving proceeding led sheriff’s deputies on a 15-minute chase, the Brunswick County (N.C.) Sheriff’s Office said. Jennifer Melisa Herring, 37, of Myrtle Beach S.C., now has been charged with Driving While Impaired, Felony Fleeing to…
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THANKSGIVING BLOTTER: Police Tell San Gabriel Valley Tribune That Apparent ‘Sovereign’ Escaped Holding Cell Through 9-In. Crack And Stole ‘Beanie’ From Dollar Store To Conceal His Hairdo; Arthur Guerrero Back In Custody On $1.035 Million Bail
An apparent California “sovereign citizen” arrested on Nov. 6 escaped through a 9-inch crack in a holding cell at the Glendora Police Department and, while making off, stole a “beanie” from a dollar store to disguise his appearance by concealing his overflow hairdo, authorities told the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Here’s now the paper put…
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FLORIDA: 4 Purported ‘Sovereign Citizens’ Arrested On Forgery Charges In Alleged Counterfeit Check Scheme
Four purported “sovereign citizens” — three with Florida addresses and one with a North Carolina address — were arrested yesterday after investigators received reports of counterfeit checks being passed at local businesses, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said. A search of a room at the Red Roof Inn on Kyngs Heath Road in Kissimmee led…
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Purported Illinois ‘Sovereign’ Arrested On Charges She Filed False Liens Totaling $1.2 TRILLION; Judges, Famed Prosecutor, Assistants, Federal Agents Allegedly Targeted
During his days at the Justice Department, Patrick J. Fitzgerald perhaps was America’s most famous prosecutor. When he wasn’t prosecuting terrorism cases in New York (United States v. Usama bin Laden, et al.), he was prosecuting Mafia figures (United States v. John Gambino). Fitzgerald, now 51 and in private practice, has drawn praise and criticism…
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KGO-TV (ABC7/San Francisco) Has Video Of Americans Pledging Allegiance To ‘Shadow Government’
Tim Turner, the purported “President” of the “Republic for the united States of America,” is in jail — charged with trying to pay his taxes with “a fictitious $300 million bond and to have assisted others in attempting to pay their taxes with fictitious bonds purporting to be worth amounts ranging from $10 million to…
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Jury Returns Verdicts Against Purported Texas ‘Sovereign Citizen’ In Less Than 3 Hours; Patrick Cody Morgan Potentially Faces Decades In Jail After Conspiracy And Bank-Fraud Convictions In Condo Swindle
Purported “sovereign citizen” Patrick Cody Morgan has been convicted of conspiracy and nine counts of bank fraud, prosecutors in the Southern District of Texas said. Morgan, 45, resides in Alvin. His trial lasted two days, and a jury returned the verdicts after deliberating for less than three hours, prosecutors said. The Morgan scam involved repeated…
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STRANGE EVENTS IN GEORGIA: Purported ‘Sovereign Citizen’ Reportedly Denies There Are ‘Victims’ — Even After He Allegedly Stole $13 Million Shopping Center In Fake-Deeds Caper; [UPDATED WITH NEWS OF ACQUITTAL]; Meanwhile, Craigslist Ad Reportedly Leads To Stripping Of Foreclosed Home
UPDATED 3:37 P.M. AND 3:49 P.M. EDT (OCT. 25, USA) 3:37 P.M. UPDATE: The Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting that Eliyshuwa Yisrael and two other purported “sovereign citizens” were acquitted today. 3:49 P.M. UPDATE: WSBTV.com also is reporting today’s acquittal. Our earlier story is below . . . ** _________________________________ ** In some areas of…
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The Bizzare Saga Of Denny Ray Hardin: 10-Year Prison Sentence Of Purported ‘Sovereign Citizen’ Whom Prosecutors Said Tried To ‘Extinguish Over $100 Million Worth Of Debt’ Upheld By Appeals Court
EDITOR’S NOTE: In August 2011, the FBI warned of debt-elimination schemes advanced by purported “sovereign citizens.” The story below outlines a “bonded promissory notes” scheme advanced in Missouri by Denny Ray Hardin. It is worth noting that AdSurfDaily figure Kenneth Wayne Leaming is jailed near Seattle awaiting trial in a case that alleges he issued…