N.H. Tax Evaders Arrested, Ending Standoff

For Months, Couple Hid In Their Rural Home; Refused To Pay $1.9M In Income Tax

(CBS/AP)  U.S. marshals posing as supporters arrested convicted tax-evaders Ed and Elaine Brown, ending a months-long standoff at their rural, fortress-like home.

"They invited us in, and we escorted them out," U.S. Marshal Stephen Monier said Friday, releasing the first details of the arrests the night before in Plainfield, a small town in west-central New Hampshire.

A handful of marshals pulled off the ruse, arresting the Browns without incident on their front porch, Monier said at a news conference.

The standoff began in January, when Brown, 65, a retired exterminator, and his dentist wife, 67, walked out of their federal trial in Concord. She returned to the trial but soon joined her husband at home, where they vowed to resist violently if authorities tried to arrest them.

"We either walk out of here free or we die," Ed Brown said at the time.

Monier said officials found booby traps in the woods on the 100-plus-acre property and weapons, ammunition and homemade bombs inside and outside the house. He said more charges are likely.

"Show me the law and I'll pay the tax," Ed Brown, who was involved in a "patriot" militia in the 1990s, said in an interview several days before his arrest. "Don't show me the law and I'm not going to give you a dime. What part of that don't you understand?" Wearily, he wife added: "The only way to leave here is free, or dead," reports the Washington Post.

The Browns repeatedly compared their situation to the confrontations at Ruby Ridge, Idaho, in 1992, and Waco, Tex., a year later.

"By their continuing actions, allegedly, to obstruct justice, to encourage others to assist them to obstruct justice, by making threats toward law enforcement and other governmental officials, they have turned this into more than a tax case," he said.

The Browns were turned over to federal corrections officials to serve prison terms of 63 months. They were convicted in January of scheming to avoid federal income taxes by hiding $1.9 million of income between 1996 and 2003.

The couple claims the federal income tax is not legitimate. Their argument - repeatedly rejected by courts - is that no law authorizes the federal income tax and that the 1913 constitutional amendment permitting it was never properly ratified.

Experts had praised authorities' hands-off approach before the surprise arrests, but patience had worn thin among some of Plainfield's 2,400 residents. During the summer, town selectmen asked Monier to stop the influx of militiamen and other anti-government groups to the Browns' home and to bring the couple to justice.

Monier said he was sympathetic to the complaints, but said cutting off access to the Browns would have undercut his plan.

"Throughout this ordeal, the bad news was that the Browns continued to invite supporters to their property. The good news was that the Browns continued to invite supporters to their property," he said.

[kennergirl]

Wow it only took them 10 months to arrest two senior citizens in their own house! Seems as if this grand ruse they concocted to arrest them could have been done months ago (yeah like 10 months ago). They said themselves that supporters were allowed to go in and bring them supplies so it seems like that idea would have come up long before now?

[gunownerdan]

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[king77shaw]

THERE IS NO LAW THAT REQUIRES ANY AMERICAN TO PAY FEDERAL INCOME TAX... PERIOD - IT IS AN INCREDIBLE FRAUD BEING PERPETUATED BY THE RULING ELITE I.E. THE FEDERAL RESERVE - THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS NOT A GOVERNMENT AGENCY - IT IS A SECRET CARTEL OF GLOBAL BANKING ELITISTS THAT CONTROLS OUR MONETARY SYSTEM - IT SELLS US OUR MONEY WITH INTEREST!!! IMAGINE THAT, OUR DOLLARS COME OFF THE PRESS WITH DEBT ALREADY ATTACHED. IT IS NO COINCIDENCE THAT THE ILLEGAL AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE (IT WASN''T RATIFIED BY ENOUGH STATES) IN 1913 HAPPENS TO BE THE SAME YEAR THE ILLEGAL FEDERAL INCOME TAX WAS INSTITUTED. THESE BANKING ELITISTS ARE ROBBING THE U.S. CITIZEN OF IT''S INHERANT WEALTH WHICH IS WHY THE COUNTRY AND IT''S AVERAGE WORKING CITIZENS ARE SO MIRED IN DEBT.. EDUCATE YOURSELVES, WATCH THE FOLLOWING MOVIE!!!

America: Freedom to Fascism:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1656880303867390173&q=freedom+to fascism&total=922&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

[slim1h2o]

Posted by kennergirl at 03:45 PM : Oct 05, 2007

Hey, who said the feds were smart! But this has been going on for longer than 10 months

[Krazcarl]

The fed tax was used to fund the civil war the first time they let it go but brought it back for common good they claimed. In think it should be abolished and a federl tax on what you purchase and the poor man won''t be screwed and the rich will FINALY pay thier share..

[terrapin78]

Freedom is not free.

That is not just referring to blood.

[slim1h2o]

Posted by crzmeat at 05:47 PM : Oct 05, 2007
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I agree, just give me my money back that I paid into the system, and now won''t give back! Which, apparently were all lies.

[tnt1954]

so we''re all taxed to death here in the union
of soviet america. ya got about as much chance
of overthrowing the government as learning
hebrew as it was spoken in 2000 b.c. just
learn to share and share alike. universal love
and brotherhood. it used to be called slavery,
nowadays its ''volunteer work''. the Lord and the
Government so loveth a cheerful giver. see as
a love gift to the government of your choice.
america, like it or lump it. why is there a
9 trillion dollar debt? the sheriffs of nottingham
need the money to prop up prince john. sorry folks,
king richard died in austria and robin hood was
found hung by his own petard and maid marian
married sir guy of gisbourne after all. basil
rathbone became sherlock holmes and poor errol flynn
died of alcoholism and fighting taxes to the death
when he was 50. but things are looking up, especially
prices.

[gkc99]

Let me guess--Ron Paul wouldn''t allow this!

[likeitis5050]

Two words that mean the same thing: democrat/tax

posted by badaxmofo

Which president campaigned and won on ''Read my lips....NO MORE TAXES''...

[keithle1]

Way to go, Uncle Sammy.

"We''re special. We''re not like everyone else. We live in our own little world. Only the little people pay taxes."

I hope they''re not getting Social Security. If they are, stop that immediately. No Medicare either. The heck with you. Think you can mess with Uncle Sammy?

Maybe they''d like it better in Cuba. Or Africa. Or the Middle East.

Idiots.

Make ''em clean up IRS offices for the rest of their sorry lives.

[jgiii357-2009]

I see name calling here, what is the point, we are all mortal americans who dispite what some of you belive actually agree on the majority of real issues we face. But the ruling Fascist are able to get too many of you to focus on the small differences and label those on the other side of the issue of the day as, well lets see here someone here refers to some as democrat/tax. Well so called other brand, the republicans are just as guilty. The whole congress, the bought and paid for congress, who represents those who own them, not the people, the congress who facilitates the whole soap opera that we are represented by them needs to be voted out. But they own the ballot boxes too don''t they. Keep you head on my fellow americans, its us, all americans who need to fight for our rights again.

[Nickiejan]

When we revolted against the British it was because of a tea tax. I thought our constitution guarantees us freedom from double taxation. When our pay is taxed and we pay taxes on purchases is that not double taxation. We need a flat tax in this country based on either income or purchases. It should be a fair tax with no loop holes that corporations and the wealthy are able to avoid their fair share of taxes. We the people are responsible for allowing the government to get out of control. Funding wars, making enemies, supporting thieves, the war machine, corporations, Mengele type scientists and every pork barrel they can get their hands into. The only control we have now is over our own purse strings. I applaud this couple for standing up against the corrupt politicians and banking concerns. We still live under the boot of the landlord and it''s proxy the governments which allow the banks and corporations to run our affairs through money that is manufactured on their behalf. The earth owns us and we will go back to the earth each and every one of us. Who gave who the right to sell and possess our land and tax us on that land? We are still living under the Crown''s rule and the rule of the landlord. We the people care take our land and not the government, banks or Kings. Thank you Ed and Elaine Brown for being true patriots and standing up for us.

[Nickiejan]

When we revolted against the British it was because of a tea tax. I thought our constitution guarantees us freedom from double taxation. When our pay is taxed and we pay taxes on purchases is that not double taxation. We need a flat tax in this country based on either income or purchases. It should be a fair tax with no loop holes that corporations and the wealthy are able to avoid their fair share of taxes. We the people are responsible for allowing the government to get out of control. Funding wars, making enemies, supporting thieves, the war machine, corporations, Mengele type scientists and every pork barrel they can get their hands into. The only control we have now is over our own purse strings. I applaud this couple for standing up against the corrupt politicians and banking concerns. We still live under the boot of the landlord and it''s proxy the governments which allow the banks and corporations to run our affairs through money that is manufactured on their behalf. The earth owns us and we will go back to the earth each and every one of us. Who gave who the right to sell and possess our land and tax us on that land? We are still living under the Crown''s rule and the rule of the landlord. We the people care take our land and not the government, banks or Kings. Thank you Ed and Elaine Brown for being true patriots and standing up for us.

[tnt1954]

most federal taxes went to state governements, county
governments and city governments to keep them afloat.
remember the ''great society'' and ''revenue sharing''.
we pool all the money, and let slosh it over
there and slish over there, and nobody knows where
its gone or where its coming from, but its there.
the theory was the more taxes one pays, the more
income and profit you''ll have. death and taxes.
ya can''t win. with estate taxes, errol flynn
and other great stars of yesteryear are still
paying taxes, even in perpetuity. this is why being a c.p.a. is
a very popular career. tax it once, tax it twice,
and throw the dice. irs agents are on duty ready
to tax all your winnings. coming soon to a theater
near you, pay toilets, 50 dollars per flush but
a bargain, including taxes. you won''t want leave
your seat. you can hold it can''t you. lolol. 9
trillion dollar debt needs to paid off. thus
the plan on joe snidegrass yahoo 360 to have it
paid off through capital gains taxes on wild october
17th coming soon. part of the u.s.s.s. counter-espionage plan against soviet al-qaeda.

[Nickiejan]

When we revolted against the British it was because of a tea tax. I thought our constitution guarantees us freedom from double taxation. When our pay is taxed and we pay taxes on purchases is that not double taxation. We need a flat tax in this country based on either income or purchases. It should be a fair tax with no loop holes that corporations and the wealthy are able to avoid their fair share of taxes. We the people are responsible for allowing the government to get out of control. Funding wars, making enemies, supporting thieves, the war machine, corporations, Mengele type scientists and every pork barrel they can get their hands into. The only control we have now is over our own purse strings. I applaud this couple for standing up against the corrupt politicians and banking concerns. We still live under the boot of the landlord and it''s proxy the governments which allow the banks and corporations to run our affairs through money that is manufactured on their behalf. The earth owns us and we will go back to the earth each and every one of us. Who gave who the right to sell and possess our land and tax us on that land? We are still living under the Crown''s rule and the rule of the landlord. We the people care take our land and not the government, banks or Kings. Thank you Ed and Elaine Brown for being true patriots and standing up for us.

[keithle1]

Halloween is almost here. All the nuts are coming out of the woodwork to stand in defense of this noble couple with their booby traps & God knows what else. Scaring people in the community. Wasting the time of law enforcement. They have better things to do than this. Both are off their rocker. Son is headed that way too. I hope the Feds make their life a living hell from here on out.

What if we all decided not to pay taxes?

[silentw1]

I''M GLAD SOMEONE IN THIS COUNTRY HAS SOME BALLS!!!!!
IT IS GETTING OUT OF HAND WITH THE TAXES,INSURENCE,FEUL,FOOD,ETC.
WE THE WORKING CLASS JUST WORK FOR OUR GOV''T. WHILE THEY ARE RECKLESS TO HOW THEY SPEND, LET INTO THE US, AND IT IS LIKE THEY JUST DON''T GIVE A DAM ANY MORE.
WE THE PEOPLE WILL HAVE BE LIKE THE BROWNS. WE WILL HAVE TO START STANDING UP FOR OUR RIGHTS { I THINK WE STILL HAVE THEM }.
I WOULD NOT SUGGEST TO GO TO THE GREAT LENGTHS THEY DID. BUT SHOW OUR GOV''T WE ARE GETTING PRETTY TIRED. AND THEY JUST MIGHT WAKE A SLEEPING GIANT!
AS THE ONE COMMENT SAID. WE NEED ANOTHER BOSTON TEA PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BUT THE ONE THING WE WILL HAVE TO STAND TOGETHER. AND NOT BACK DOWN. THE GOV''T IS NOT FOR THE PEOPLE THEY ARE FOR THEMSELVES!!!
ALLSO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE FOR PRESIDENT JUST A AVERAGE DAY JOE. I FORGOT A AVERAGE DAY JOE IS NOT RICH!!!!

[keithle1]

This is your idea of "balls"? Gimme a break.

"We either walk out of here free or we die," Ed Brown said at the time.

"Monier said officials found booby traps in the woods on the 100-plus-acre property and weapons, ammunition and homemade bombs inside and outside the house. He said more charges are likely."

THIS IS INSANITY. THIS IS DANGEROUS. THIS MAKES NO SENSE. WHAT IF KIDS OR SOMEONE HAD STUMBLED ON TO THEIR PROPERTY & BEEN HURT OR KILLED? WOULD THAT HAVE BEEN OK? WHAT GIVES THEM THE RIGHT TO DO THIS? NOT EXACTLY A PEACEFUL PROTEST.

YOU CAN TURN THE CAPS OFF NOW, silentw1.

have a blessed day

[zootallures2]

"U.S. marshals posing as supporters arrested convicted tax-evaders Ed and Elaine Brown, ending a months-long standoff at their rural, fortress-like home."

There''s the truth movement for ya! FEDS!!!!!

"militiamen and other anti-government groups"
It was militiamen who formed the United States of America!!!! A once good nation of the highest honor.

[zootallures2]

WHAT IF KIDS OR SOMEONE HAD STUMBLED ON TO THEIR PROPERTY & BEEN HURT OR KILLED? WOULD THAT HAVE BEEN OK? WHAT GIVES THEM THE RIGHT TO DO THIS? NOT EXACTLY A PEACEFUL PROTEST.

Posted by Keithle1 at 09:49

What about the Iraqi and Afghan children getting their kneecaps drilled by Black Water and some of your degenerate troops?

You got nothing to say about any one you filthy scumbag troll. You sadistic kakkling clawed sub human troll!!!

ARGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!

[asninja]

God bless Ed and Elaine Brown for having the courage to stand up to our corrupt government, headed by the scum bag George Bush and his globalist masters in the Federal Reserve. By the way, that''s where your money goes. Not one red cent goes to anything other than paying interest on the national debt. The Income Tax
is a sham. I wish every American had the courage of
the Browns. May God be with them and see them through
this mockery of justice.

[zootallures2]

Not even Russia or China will satnd by and allow the US to nuke Iran. That''s what evil scum you are.

Seriously, when I have to go out, you naturally make ME sick to look at you. For real!

Korea, Veitnam, Iran, Gutamala, New York City, Afghanastan, Iraq...

The Nazis??? You have brutally murdered way more than 6 million. And sneakingly posing as a friend...

as usual

[zootallures2]

If Black Water can have military jets, the Browns can have all the bombs they want and so can anyone else!

Including Iran! I hope they are making nuclear weapons and God willing better than yours! You need to be stopped!

I f*cking hate you. You sadistic black souled hidious creatures! Mothers in Iraq and Afghanstan crying for their children so you can put shiney wheels on your cars and show off. Killed off 80% of the Persian male population with horrible chemical weapons.... and still they beat you! You little discusting trolls!

[zootallures2]

Why was I born in this evil sh*t hole surrounded by you scum bag cowards??????????

Tell the truth!!! You blew the towers up yourself!!!! And stop dropping bombs on innocent people!

If I would have known what scumbag civilian bombing cowards you turned out to be when I was a kid, instead of building model US airforce planes, I''d have set them on fire on the Pentagon lawn!

What did I have to say the Pledge every morning for????? To what Republic? Under what??????


F*ck you and George Washington!!!!

[keithle1]

Stick to the story at hand. I beg you. Stop going off on tangents. If you want to help the Republicans win elections, go & volunteer.

[silentw1]

I say BUCK the system.
Everybody needs to pick the month and day post it in all news papers as a ad. all over the u.s. and the internet.
AND JUST STAY HOME TWO DAYS. Nothing moves, nothing is bought. Just do nothing for two solid days. and see how backed up things can get. Now that might get someone thinking in the big house.
Why we the people are to scared not to pay taxes.No one would get together on that. But staying home could do the trick.
NEED TO THINK ABOUT IT.
I THINK A VERY GOOD TIME WOULD BE NEXT YEAR ON THE BLACK FRIDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS. the busiest time of year. OR THE NEW YEARS DAY.
NOTHING MOVES, NO ONE WORKS, OR SPENDS OUR TAINTED MONEY.

[michellem99-2009]

TAXES
By Barbara Ann
Taxes taxes taxes,
What are they used for.
They are unfair.
Yes we learnt about
The Boston Tea Party.
It was over taxes,
Yet today we are taxed.
The chruch is not taxed.
Taxed on what is bought.
Sales tax,tax on the phone.
Taxed and it is not fair.
Nanny govt want their taxes.
Yer best pay or else.
There was a day where
This was a tax free nation.
Greed took over.
Founding Fathers
Dears how ye cry
At the state of
The nation yer
Help build.
What would yer
Say be if yer
Could see today.
Would yer clean house.
Yet yer would.

If yer use this verse please give Barbara Ann credit. Thank you.

[grammawhamma]

Think people. They owed 1.9 million in taxes...so what was their income? If it was some rich politician who refused to pay taxes you people would be screaming for a death sentence. So why are you sticking up for these idiots? I think they took NH''s state motto too seriously..."live free or die". Notice now they are neither free or dead?

[tamatoe286]

Gramma, it''s not the fact that they make so much money here thats important, or that they shouldn''t contribute like everyone else. It''s the fact that everyone''s tax money, regardless of income, is going directly to pay the debt of the government borrowing money from the federal reserve, and directly into the pockets of the wealthy banking elite. Also the fact that the right to tax income is unconstitutional, and was written by the same banking elite who created the federal reserve, purely for profit. Interesting that the federal income tax was created the same year as the federal reserve. A new central banking system that is controlled by the public is needed, so that the American working class is not continually raped of it''s hard earned money. Get educated and support America, just as the example has been set by this courageous couple. Check out zietgeistmovie.com, and another film called America:Freedom to Facism.

[michellem99-2009]

I HAVE FAMILY THERE. I would like the churches pay their taxes if their going to make an issue of 2 seniors. They may be poor. The churches are rich and that is why I won''t atten them or support them.