Breaking: Police Converge on Tax Protestor Ed Brown's Home

[kern802]

My apologies for the forum abuse, but I believe that Ron Paul forums readers will be interested in this important breaking story:

Police assemble by Browns' home
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Police+assemble+by+Browns%27 +home&articleId=d61e0be3-66af-47a4-aa97-5e4a89bf9126

[aravoth]

just heard on the radio that the house might be on fire. They haven't confirmed it yet.

[angelatc]

Why, that can't be right. The U.S. Marshalls clearly said there were no plans for an armed standoff.

</end snark>

[aravoth]

The IRS and the rest of the Feds are Crazy as hell. They'll probably turn this into another ruby ridge.

[angelatc]

Wow. A lot of firepower just to serve a warrant.

http://www.myfoxboston.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=3427052&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1


US Marshalls Serve Warrant to Seize Brown's Dental Office
Last Edited: Thursday, 07 Jun 2007, 1:34 PM EDT
Created: Thursday, 07 Jun 2007, 12:13 PM EDT
Ed Brown
PLAINFIELD, N.H. -- Federal authorities indicated today they are not raiding the Plainfield property of tax evaders Ed and Elaine Brown.

The U.S. Marshal's Service says a supporter of the fugitives was detained near the Browns' home this morning and that they served a federal warrant to seize Elaine Brown's dental office in Lebanon.

"We are here, in conjunction with authorities, from the Department of the Treasury, to serve that warrant," the statement said.

"As we have said from the beginning, we will continue to communicate with Ed and Elaine Brown to convince them to surrender peacefully."

Neighbors had earlier reported that police SWAT teams and at least one armored vehicle converging on a field near the home Thursday morning.

Susan Williams, who lives a mile or so away from the Browns on Center of Town Road, said she saw police officers, SWAT team members, a fire truck, ambulance, helicopter and at least one armored vehicle assembled in a field across from her driveway.

Another nearby resident, Russell Hoisington, said he saw a caravan of armored vehicles and many police cars drive past his house on Stage Road just before 9 a.m.

"There's been a lot of cars heading up that way. Law enforcement types," he said.

Hoisington's two nephews live near the Browns. He said some time after 9 a.m., state police told his nephews to leave their home, but did not tell them why.

The Browns answered a telephone call from The Associated Press by saying: "This is the Lord's House. This is Sister Elaine and Brother Edward."

They said nothing was out of the ordinary at the house.

"It's very quiet. I have no idea. I don't see anything going on," said Ed Brown, before hanging up.

An Associated Press photographer in a plane over the Browns' property Thursday morning was told to leave the airspace. On the ground, state police set up a checkpoint at Stage Road and Route 12a and would not let reporters pass.

The Browns insist federal income tax laws are invalid and have holed up in their hilltop home on 110 acres. The home has a watchtower, concrete walls and the ability to run on wind and solar power and Ed Brown said earlier he had stockpiled food and supplies.

The Browns were convicted in January of scheming to hide $1.9 million of income between 1996 and 2003. They also were convicted of using $215,890 in postal money orders to pay for their residence and for Elaine Brown's dental office. The money orders were broken into increments just below the tax-reporting threshold.

U.S. District Judge Steven McAuliffe sentenced them each to 51/4 years in prison. They skipped the April sentencing hearings, and Ed Brown has said he and his wife will refuse to surrender to authorities.

The couple has described the court as a "fiction" unworthy of their attention and returned government mail unopened. The judge who sentenced them in absentia sent their notice of appeal to the federal appellate court in Boston.

[JoshLowry]

It's getting really intense on Alex Jones radio show.

[aravoth]

yeah, alex is gettin heated.

[IRO-bot]

I wish I had access to a radio right now.

[RonPaul4President]

I hope this case makes it to the Supreme Court and a precident is set. Hopefully the judge will have the balls/ovaries to stand up to these criminals and fearmongers.

[JoshLowry]

I wish I had access to a radio right now.

http://www.nfowars.net:443/stream2.pls

[swatmc]

This is really intense...

[aravoth]

nothing on MSM yet

[BuddyRey]

Yeah, I never thought I would hear about SWAT teams being called in to assault tax protesters.

[randolphus maximus]

Here's another story from WMUR (http://www.wmur.com/news/13460557/detail.html) there's a video link there as well.


PLAINFIELD, N.H. -- Federal authorities indicated Thursday they were not raiding the Plainfield property of tax evaders Ed and Elaine Brown.

The U.S. Marshal's Service said a supporter of the fugitives was detained near the Browns' home this morning and that they served a federal warrant to seize Elaine Brown's dental office in Lebanon.

U.S. Marshal Stephen Monier said that the supporter came across federal agents near the end of the lengthy driveway that leads to the Brown's home.

"He discovered we were there, and we needed to take action to detain him," Monier said

Monier said his office will continue to communicate with the Browns to try to convince them to surrender peacefully. The Browns have said they will not surrender.

Monier also said that as part of the investigation of the Browns, they encountered a Brown supporter near the property Thursday morning and detained him. Monier has said anyone aiding the Browns is subject to arrest.

Neighbors reported heavily armed police and at least one armored vehicle headed toward the Brown property this morning.

In a blog interview, Ed Brown said he also has gotten calls about the police activity, and that he heard low-flying aircraft during the night. Brown also said a friend who took their dog out for a walk this morning did not return, though the dog did.

The Browns have been sentenced to five and a half years in prison for tax evasion. They skipped their sentencing hearings.

[swatmc]

Something tells me that the MSM is going to totally ignore this entire situation.

[IRO-bot]

I am at work. It's just asking to save a file.

[swatmc]

Is Ed Brown really such a menace that the fed needs to use a SWAT team to take him down?

[aravoth]

No he's not, they just don't want his ideas to spread. If people realized that the IRS was a fraud, they'd lose there gestapo power.

[aravoth]

http://community.myfoxboston.com/blogs/Bob_Ward/2007/06/07/Tax_Standoff_in_NH

[Tin_Foil_Hat]

http://community.myfoxboston.com/blogs/Bob_Ward/2007/06/07/Tax_Standoff_in_NH




That's where Ed Brown, convicted of evading federal taxes, is holed up in his compound, while a force of state and federal authorities seems to be gathering.

His "compound"?

I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

[aravoth]

they always call it a compound. If they called it what it actually is, his HOUSE, people would probably think that he's just a regular guy. But they've gotta say shit like that to scare everyone, and make people believe that people like him are crazy as hell.

[angelatc]

I am at work. It's just asking to save a file.

Mine did that, then I opened the file and it opened up with my freeware VLC media player.

[BuddyRey]

It's finally hit RawStory, but they use the same biased article that calls them "tax evaders" and their home a "compound."

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/State_federal_police_surround_tax_evaders_0607_af. html

[X_805]

they always call it a compound. If they called it what it actually is, his HOUSE, people would probably think that he's just a regular guy. But they've gotta say shit like that to scare everyone, and make people believe that people like him are crazy as hell.

Exactly. I don't know if I really agree with Ed Brown, but they could report it a little more fairly.

[Give me liberty]

Does someone have a link quicktime of alex jones radio?

I have quicktime player.

[aravoth]

Guys don't bother with 400 different players. easiest way to make sure you can listen to or see anything on the internet is to install this.....

http://www.free-codecs.com/K_Lite_Codec_Pack_download.htm
download and install the full version. You can play any codec on media player with it.

[aravoth]

they are reporting shots fired on the alex jones show.

[ckg242]

Something tells me that the MSM is going to totally ignore this entire situation.

Give them a break!!! Paris was released from jail today!

[ckg242]

http://questforfairtrialinconcordnh.blogspot.com/

Elaine Brown Talking Live On RBN Radio Show Now
Elaine has joined the RBN radio show at this time.

Elaine says police are leaving....press people are coming up to the house.....she is talking on the cell phone of some reporter that said she could use her cell phone......

elaine has borrowed cell phone from journalist to call in to RBN radio show....

ed is talking to journalists who have come up to the house.....

ed and elaine are ok.....reno has been taken in to custody....

[aravoth]

whew

[AgentSmith]

http://www.republicbroadcasting.org/index.php?cmd=listenlive

Elane Brown is on RBN right now.

The authorities have left, reporters are on the scene. They shut off their internet and phone. They are generating their own electricity. Police are seizing their dental office.

Jack McLamb is suggesting this is a psyops in order to gauge response.

Strange days!

[swatmc]

Wow. Let's hope that's true.

[Give me liberty]

Thank god for ron paul.
I am praying now

and also i have a freind in boston.

BRB

Someone contact ron paul! about this.

[aravoth]

rofl alex is killin me. "we need 10,00 people to converge there now"

[JoshLowry]

rofl alex is killin me. "we need 10,00 people to converge there now"

He ended that sentence with a "peaceably" ;)

Glad to hear it is turning out ok.

[Give me liberty]

Breaking: Ed Brown Is Alive And Well!

http://www.republicbroadcasting.org/index.php?cmd=listenlive
He is talking now on a radio show :)

[ThePieSwindler]

Now, relating to the laws: obviously many of us believe the income tax is unconstitutional, but unfortunately it is a federal law. So - does the tax code or w/e allow the authorities to threaten with force? Would the police be inthe wrong if they fired the first shot (im guessing so). What does this mean in terms of law?

[specsaregood]

//

[AZ Libertarian]

Alex Jones is on Michael Herzog's radio program currently. (Ed & Elaine were on a borrowed cell phone and have dropped of temporarily).

http://questforfairtrialinconcordnh.blogspot.com/

you can listen live by clicking on the link there.

Ed

[Kregener]

...raid the home...
...seize property...
...heavily armed police...
...armored vehicle...
...Reporters were kept away...
...ordered out...
...surrender...
...Authorities did detain...
...checkpoint...
...armored...
...SWAT vehicle...
...explosive disposal unit...
...state police...
...camouflage face paint...
...hide $1.9 million of income...
...property seized...
...tax-reporting threshold...
...sentenced...to...prison...
...being questioned...
...avoid authorities...
...be charged...
...subject to arrest...

Only in America, home of the free, and land of the brave...

:(

[RonPaul4President]

I bet the NSA is busy right now! Hi! *waves*

[JoshLowry]

I bet they are quite busy. Lots of radio shows, phone calls, voip networks, and message boards to be watching.

:D

[Give me liberty]

I bet they are quite busy. Lots of radio shows, phone calls, voip networks, and message boards to be watching.

:D

I wonder what those Guys at sean hannity are saying about this :p

[angelatc]

HOw much do they oew? $250,000? Versus how much did it cost to engage all the troops?

The cost of power is too high.

[TheDuke]

Why not use the National Guard?? Oh yes, they are in Iraq :p Anyway, this stuff is outrageous.

[torchbearer]

Why do they keep wasting my tax money? WHY!?

[RonPaul4President]

Why not use the National Guard?

You mean to take down the IRS? Not a bad idea. :D

[RonPaul4President]

Why do they keep wasting my tax money? WHY!?

Yeah. The more tax money they spend on this stuff the less GWB can spend on global warfare. Ah heck, he can just get the feds to print up a couple billion for this. Who needs receipts.

[LibertyOrDie]

Video: Local News Coverage - Note there are two separate videos.

http://www.wmur.com/video/13461249/index.html

[LibertyOrDie]

I was listening to this on my phone since I was away from my computer - you can listen to Alex Jones Live by calling:

512-485-9010

This is great if you have a cell phone with free long distance and unlimited minutes! You can usually find those packages with the small local coverage companies like Cricket.

[Give me liberty]

Video: Local News Coverage - Note there are two separate videos.

http://www.wmur.com/video/13461249/index.html

cant view :(

[LibertyOrDie]

cant view :(

The videos are using an asx stream to play wmv files. Make sure you computer supports wmv. I will work on getting them to YouTube, but I do have some other projects I have to get done first. Let me know how it goes.

[LibertyOrDie]

Here are the direct asx streams:

http://mfile.akamai.com/12878/wmv/vod.ibsys.com/2007/0607/13461249.200k.asx

http://mfile.akamai.com/12878/wmv/vod.ibsys.com/2007/0607/13462218.200k.asx

[Give me liberty]

Any one has an update on them?

[LibertyOrDie]

Any one has an update on them?

Latest update:

http://infowars.com/articles/ps/plainfield_marshals_fired_rounds_at_ed_browns_dog_ walker.htm

[cujothekitten]

Youtube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK8UZU_2GmE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjJpQTSh-z0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uneGWqT0es0

[angelatc]

Why do they have to lie with every bleeding word that comes out of their mouths? Why don't they just admit they got interrupted trying to raid the property?

They just look stupid.

I love that they had to arrest the guy "because he discovered us." Apparently it's a crime to accidently interrupt an undercover operation now. Great "It's Giuliani time!"

I hate cops.

Did I understand that "Reno" is still inside?