4 plead not guilty after probe of anti-tax group
The Associated Press
Posted: 03/07/2009 09:37:44 AM PST
LAS VEGAS—Four men associated with an anti-government, anti-tax movement have pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a three-year FBI investigation.
Samuel Davis, 54, of Council, Idaho; Shawn Rice, 46, of Seligman, Ariz.; Harold Call, 67, of Las Vegas; and Jan Lindsey, of Henderson entered the pleas in federal court in Las Vegas Friday.
Prosecutors say the men are all associated with the sovereign movement, which aims to overthrow the government through “paper terrorism” and violence.
Davis and Rice are facing conspiracy and money laundering charges. Call is charged with possession of an unregistered machine gun. Lindsey is charged with tax evasion.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Lawrence Leavitt released the men until their trial dates, initially scheduled for May. None of the defendants have prior criminal histories.
What is that? Spit wads?
paper terrorism? code words for what, I wonder?
Obama should talk to Lindsey. He’s qualified to be on Obama’s cabinet.
“Paper terrorism??????” What the hell is that? Anything the government doesn’t like will just become an adjective attached to “terrorism.” And, of course, an adjective attached to a noun like that nullifies the meaning of the noun. Like “compassionate conservatism.” And sooner or later, the noun becomes meaningless on its own. Like “conservatism.”