concord protest/arraignment 9/13 (calendar entry)

[Dave Ridley]

I"m heading to the concord fed courthouse this morning to demonstrate outside, they are apparently arraigning one of the ed brown supporters there

i should be there off and on between 10:30 am and 2:30 pm then i head to the manchester protest

call me at 721 1490 if need be or if you want to give me important updates

[Dreepa]

WMUR was filming there today but I didn't get home in time to watch the news.

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It wasn't too hard to find on their web site.

Men Face Charges Of Aiding Tax-Evading Couple
Federal Officials Say Men Helped Couple Avoid Arrest

POSTED: 12:09 pm EDT September 13, 2007
UPDATED: 6:06 pm EDT September 13, 2007

CONCORD, N.H. -- Two men pleaded not guilty Thursday to providing guns or supplies to convicted tax evaders Ed and Elaine Brown during their self-imposed exile in Plainfield.

Daniel Riley, 40, and Robert Wolffe, 50, were two of four men taken into custody and charged with helping the Browns. The four men were arrested in Texas, Missouri, New York and Vermont, but officials said they were all staying with the Browns at one time.

Investigators said that Riley and Wolffe gave assistance to the Browns in order to keep federal officials from taking the Browns into custody. Indictments released Thursday say that in May, Riley purchased a high-powered rifle from firearms dealer in Newport, N.H.

Around June 2007, Riley delivered a number of fire extinguishers to the Brown home because Ed Brown believed that federal officials would set fire to the house, officials said.

Wolffe was accused of helping the Browns by providing a car and other assistance. Officials said that the car has been used by other supporters of the Browns to run errands and gather supplies for them.

The indictments also reveal something about the firepower officials believe is in the Browns' home. The documents said that at least nine high-powered rifles are inside the compound.

Wolffe is facing once count of accessory after the fact. Riley was also charged with being an accessory along with two counts of conspiracy and a firearms charge. The two are scheduled for trial in November.

"These are very serious felonies," U.S. Marshal Stephen Monier said. "They carry very heavy terms of imprisonment."

Also indicted were Cirino "Reno" Gonzalez, 30, and Jason Gerhard, 22. They face similar charges and are awaiting extradition. Monier said that these may not be the last indictments.

"Those people who are aiding and abetting the Browns or thinking of aiding and abetting the Browns are subjecting themselves to investigation, possible arrest and prosecution," Monier said.

Some supporters of the Browns and the men facing charges gathered outside the courthouse before the arraignment.