Trial of Brown Supporters

[TackleTheWorld]

What: Trial of Reno Gonzalez, Danny Riley, Jason Gerhard, Bob Wolfe
Date: 28 January, 2008  24 March 2008
Time:  ?
Place: Concord Federal Courthouse 55 Pleasant St. Concord, New Hampshire

[Russell Kanning]

this will be another one of those ambiguous thread titles ... there might end up being endless trials for Brown supporters

sorry to butt in ... I don't know when they are going to trial .... the grafton good guys might have a line on it .... they like to track the feds movements from their lair hidden deep under cardigan mountain

[TackleTheWorld]

I'm guessing the place is the Federal Courthouse on Pleasant St. in Concord, NH.

[Dave Ridley]

editing ridley report about this...  should air jan 21 as part of a general update story

[Dave Ridley]

For additional details folks may want to visit the primary Brown thread at

http://nhunderground.com/forum/index.php?topic=3868.6885

[Dave Ridley]

For additional details folks may want to visit the primary Brown thread at

http://nhunderground.com/forum/index.php?topic=3868.6885

i've posted a video about this to the thread above.

[TackleTheWorld]

Fosters.com story

Tax evaders' supporter changes plea to guilty

Article Date: Wednesday, January 23, 2008

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Vermont man changed his plea to guilty Tuesday for helping a New Hampshire couple who refused to pay their income taxes and holed up for months in their secluded home last year. A judge also postponed the trial until spring for three other defendants in the case.

Robert Wolffe, 50, of Randolph, Vt., pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting Ed and Elaine Brown and conspiring to interfere with the government's efforts to arrest them. The three charges carry a combined maximum sentence of more than 53 years in prison and fines of up to $750,000.

Under a plea agreement, Wolffe did not have any charges reduced or receive promises of a sentence reduction. But his cooperation with prosecutors could be a factor in their ultimate sentencing recommendation.

Wolffe was one of four people charged with helping the Browns after they skipped out on their tax evasion trial, where they were convicted of plotting to evade taxes on nearly $2 million.

The Browns barricaded themselves in their home in Plainfield, N.H., and vowed to fight to the death. Nearly nine months later, they were arrested without any bloodshed.

The Browns, now in prison, maintained that the federal income tax is not legitimate.

Wolffe was accused of lending the Browns his car, staying at their house in his camper and videotaping federal marshals.

At Tuesday's hearing, Assistant U.S. Attorney General Arnold Huftalen and defense attorney Paul Garrity told Judge George Singal that Wolffe waived his right to appeal his conviction, but maintained his right to appeal his sentencing.

A sentencing date has not been scheduled.

Three other defendants — Cirino "Reno" Gonzales of Alice, Texas; Daniel Riley of Cohoes, N.Y.; and Jason Gerhard of Brookhaven, N.Y. — still face federal charges, including allegedly bringing weapons to the Browns at their home.

Singal agreed Tuesday to postpone the trial dates for the three. The trials had been scheduled to begin Monday, and will now start on March 24.

Defense lawyers said a delay was needed to give them more time to analyze DNA and computer evidence that only recently was made available to them. Huftalen told Singal that new evidence has been coming in as part of an ongoing investigation.

Riley, who's representing himself, told Singal he's concerned that he was indicted on two more counts last week. "I have a fear that the prosecution is being vindictive ... because I didn't take their plea bargain," Riley said.

Singal is handling the case out of U.S. District Court in Portland because the federal judges in New Hampshire have pulled themselves off the trials after one of the judges received repeated threats following the Browns' trial.

[Kat Kanning]

That's so sad.  I bet they said all sorts of evil things to scare him 

[TackleTheWorld]

In the past Danny, Reno, Jason and Bob have been scheduled on the same day.
Perhaps we will see Jason and Danny on Friday as well.

[TackleTheWorld]

Car pool from Keene is forming for Reno's hearing.
Anyone else want to go?

[firecracker joe]

sorry i was not able to attend.
I think we need to make a law that says feds can't cross boarder into nh or vt. then nh,vt,& me can break off  from rest of country and throw bushes out of maine to the other coast hoping they will end up in the ocean with the rest of e'm.
Feds hate it when you dont bow to them and take their shitty little pleas that they think makes them the bigger man. But it don't.

[Kat Kanning]

I wonder how it went?

[TackleTheWorld]

Reno wasn't in court today, nor was Danny, Jason, Bob.
No word on future proceedings.
Four demonstrators with signs saying "Free Reno" and "Free the Brown Supporters" were spotted outside the court.
Ridley Report and PHONH networks were covering the story.

[TackleTheWorld]

Oh yeah, scoop was there too.

[kola]

Oh yeah, scoop was there too.

damn..and i wanted to meet her.

Kola