The battle for a value based currency has began!
The last two days have been amazing! Just shortly after midnight on Tuesday,
the phone started ringing and I let the answering machine take the call..
But very soon there was another call? with an even more urgent message! Very
quickly, a friend of Kevin Innes, explained to me that Kevin had been
"detained" by the local sheriff and was being held for the FBI to arrest
him! Holy Cow!! The #2 supporter for the Liberty Dollar and co-instructor at
the Liberty Dollar University training sessions was in deep trouble with the
Feds! I was sure to be next. But would they arrive in a few minutes or would
it be a pre-dawn Nazi style assault?
Finally, I got up at 4:00 AM. I was very concerned for Kevin and wondered
when the FBI would hit me. Fortunately the morning was quickly filled with a
flurry of calls from Kevin's friend, other interested parties, the usual
business calls and making preparations for the inevitable knock on the door.
But nobody came. Then just after noon, Niles, who's wife, Rachelle, manages
the Liberty Dollar Fulfillment Office, called to tell me that Rachelle had
been picked up by the FBI at the LD Office and was due to be arraigned in
just a few hours! The FBI strikes again!
Luckily, I was able to talk to Rachelle via her cell phone while the FBI was
holding her. I was pleased that the FBI agents were the friendly
professional types and afforded Rachelle and I quite a few minutes of
private conversation. Under the circumstances, Rachelle's demeanor and
resolve was right on target. And very quickly, I learned that a warrant had
been issued for my arrest. And just a quickly, Rachelle was off to court to
be arraigned.
Much later in the afternoon, I learned to my surprise that three big FBI
agents had arrested Sarah at work. She and Rachelle were arraigned together
and quickly released to on their own recognizance (OR) before the sun set on
a very eventful day for the Liberty Dollar. The quick, professional effort
with Sarah and Rachelle were gratifying and encouraging. Unfortunately, I
was to learn that Sarah lost her job because of this event.
By last afternoon it was clear that the Liberty Dollar would be best served
by my turning myself in to the to the US Marshals, otherwise know as 'self
reporting.' After a few calls, I found myself talking to Agent Andy (aka
Agent F) who was his usual friendly, chatty self. He even recognized my
voice although we had only spoken twice and that was over 18 months ago.
Sure enough he confirmed that a federal arrest warrant for my arrest had
been issued. And after a bit of gamesmanship with Agent Andy, I agreed to
report to the US Marshal's office in Fort Myers, Florida at 9:00 AM on
Thursday morning as it was too late to be arraigned, plus an overnight in
jail would have wrinkled by clothes :)
The following morning, Thursday, June 3, 2009, I actually arrived at the
Marshal's office at 8:30 due to light traffic. As the saying goes, "If you
gotta do time, do federal time." Quite simply, the federal boys are better
educated, better trained and have better manners. I was immediately escorted
to a holding cell. After an hour or less, I met with the Pre-Trila Service
rep and made it to court at 11:00 in chains and handcuffs. The female judge
was businesslike and granted my request to attend my son's graduation in
Physics from UCLA next week. After fingerprinting, signing a $50,000
Appearance Bond, one final meeting with the Pre-Indictment Service rep, I
was free.
In general, the arraignment was a pleasant affair. The US Marshals did their
job with very little attitude, as they should. After all, I am self
reporting, and it is for anything violent, I just want to prove that I have
a right to issue my own currency and if any body chooses to use it then it
is a "private contract." It is certainly not a crime.
And so it came to pass, 2009 years after the birth of Christ, that four
regular Americans have taken a stand to defend the People's right to protect
themselves from a government currency that has a long and unforgiving
history of stealing the people's purchasing power. This is a test of
individual rights, as protected by the Tenth Amendment. It is the deciding
moment that a private voluntary barter currency (PVBC) is legal in the great
United States of America. This is a test that the Liberty Dollar must and
will pass, for that I have no doubt. But it will not be easy or cheap.
Please, if you support our efforts, support us with any kind of money you
have, including pro bono services.. Now that the Liberty Dollar faces a
federal criminal trial, it is the US Government v Liberty Dollar ala
Bernard, Kevin, Sarah & Rachelle. Please help us win. Please help yourself
win. Please help American win.
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