Sovereign citizen movement

New Season of 'Bundyville' Podcast from Longreads and OPB Explores Anti-Government Extremism Beyond the Bundy Family

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Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Sovereign citizen movement, Bundy, Remnant

It took a deep dive into the politics and fringe religious beliefs that drove this family and their followers.

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  • It took a deep dive into the politics and fringe religious beliefs that drove this family and their followers.
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  • Bundyville: The Remnant " explores the world beyond the Bundy family and the armed uprisings they inspired.
  • When Glenn Jones killed himself and blew up the family home of Josh Cluff, no one thought much of it.
  • The podcast is produced by Peter Frick-Wright and Robert Carver of 30 Minutes West Productions and Ryan Haas of OPB.

Enforcement Notification - Tax evasion - Surrey lawyer and businessman sentenced for tax evasion

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Friday, January 11, 2019
Taxation in the United States, Tax resistance in the United States, Informal economy, Tax evasion, Income tax in the United States, Tax, Economy, Government, Sovereign citizen movement, Tax evasion in the United States, Canada Revenue Agency

Mr. Ghag was also fined $418,865.66 after pleading guilty to one count of tax evasionunder the Income Tax Act.

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  • Mr. Ghag was also fined $418,865.66 after pleading guilty to one count of tax evasionunder the Income Tax Act.
  • A CRA investigation determined that Mr. Ghag, a practicing lawyer in BC, failed to report $1,284,254.81 of taxable income for the 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 tax years.
  • From April 1, 2013, to March 31, 2018, the courts convicted 307 taxpayers for tax evasion of $134 million in federal tax.
  • Under the income tax and excise tax laws, being convicted of tax evasion includes fines ranging from 50% to 200% of the evaded taxes and up to five years in jail.

Ryan Bundy Files Suit To Protect All Nevadans And Americans!

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Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Politics of the United States, Anti-Federalism, United States, Far-right politics in the United States, Sovereign citizen movement, Bundy standoff, Nevada, Larry Klayman, Judicial Watch, Bundy, Klayman, Cliven Bundy

Incredibly,the U.S. Attorney's Office filed a notice to appeal this dismissal.

Key Points: 
  • Incredibly,the U.S. Attorney's Office filed a notice to appeal this dismissal.
  • Now Ryan Bundy is fighting back against federal overreach and corruption in the courts and seeking to not just protect the constitutional rights of the people of Clark County, where the Bundy Ranch is located, but all Nevadans and Americans.
  • The lawsuit which he filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia will be distributed at the press conference, which will be attended by Ryan and Cliven and other members of the Bundy family, as well as supporters.
  • Mr. Larry Klayman, the founder of Judicial Watch and now Freedom Watch and a former federal prosecutor, and who filed the suit with the Bundys in his private capacity, will also be present to speak.

Minnesota Supreme Court Overturns Financial Institution Ruling

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Thursday, July 19, 2018
Taxation in the United States, United States constitutional law, Law, Sovereign citizen movement, Tax protester constitutional arguments, Legal history of income tax in the United States

DALLAS, July 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --As reported in our release dated August 24, 2017, the Minnesota Supreme Court has issued its decision in Associated Bank, N.A.

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  • DALLAS, July 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --As reported in our release dated August 24, 2017, the Minnesota Supreme Court has issued its decision in Associated Bank, N.A.
  • The Court overturned the tax court's ruling that the commissioner of revenue properly invoked alternative apportionment resulting in a tax on the income of non-corporate entities.
  • The taxpayer had taken advantage of an anomaly in Minnesota law that defined financial institutions as corporations.
  • The Minnesota Supreme Court upheld the determination made by the commissioner.