Edward Brown Structure Ranger – Half II

Because it stands now, Edward Brown will stay in federal jail till 2034, when he might be 91 years previous. I lately covered his unsuccessful sentence appeal. This piece will present background on his first conviction for tax associated offenses. It was his response to that conviction that led to a for much longer sentence for far more severe offenses. I can even look a bit into his perception system as mirrored within the Ranger Handbook of america Structure Rangers and my transient conversations with Mr. Brown. For a bit extra context I’ll examine Edward Brown to Younger Earth Creationist Kent Hovind whose tax associated conviction had fairly a bit in widespread with Brown’s. My common readers are fairly conversant in Hovind. You could find out extra about him right here.

Indictment

Right here is the story in accordance with the indictment dated April 5, 2006.

The Browns started their tax resistance in 1996 by falsely reporting nearly no revenue on their particular person tax return. The majority of the household revenue got here from spouse Elaine’s dental follow. After 1996 they now not filed particular person revenue tax returns in any respect. In 1997 they wrote the IRS telling them that there was no legislation establishing legal responsibility for federal revenue tax, no requirement that anybody file and that the Browns weren’t US residents and had been non-residents for federal revenue tax functions. They despatched a letter to the IRS saying that they’d not pay till there was a “full and correct” investigation proving the legitimacy of the IRS and the person revenue tax.

Elaine shaped the Rock Stable Belief, requesting one in all her workers function trustee, and transferred her dental follow to the belief. She wrote to the New Hampshire Division of Income that the belief was a “common-law pure” belief that had no federal revenue tax legal responsibility. Dr. Brown let no less than one insurance coverage supplier know that for “IRS causes” she needed funds for companies to go to the belief.

The indictment lays out Elaine’s revenue for 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 and a computed tax for annually. The overall revenue was over 1.3 million leading to tax over $450,000. It computes payroll taxes for 2002 and 2003 of $116,498.

The indictment itemizes buy of postal cash orders in totaling over $30,000 on numerous dates.

In January 2002 Elaine stopped deducting withholding and employment taxes from her workers’ pay. She informed them that they had been all unbiased contractors and began issuing 1099s slightly than W-2s. Additionally in 2002 she cease processing insurance coverage claims for her sufferers.

There have been seventeen counts, extra of them in opposition to Elaine since she was the earner. The costs included 18 U.S. Code § 371 – Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States, 26 U.S. Code § 7201 – Try to evade or defeat tax, 26 U.S. Code § 7202 – Willful failure to gather or pay over tax, and 31 U.S. Code § 5324 – Structuring transactions to evade reporting requirement prohibited.

Kent Hovind Indictment In contrast

Kent Hovind’s habits with respect to Dinosaur Journey Land in Pensacola was similar to the way in which Physician Brown ran her dental follow. No revenue tax returns for a few years. No withholding from the “missionaries” who punched the DAL time clock. All the pieces in a typical legislation belief. As a minister Hovind, additionally claimed a vow of poverty.

The Hovind indictment is dated July 11, 2006 simply over three months after the Browns. The indictment on payroll taxes was practically $500,000 over three years. When it got here to structuring Jo and Kent Hovind actually shone with 45 money withdrawals of both $9,500 or $9,600 in simply over a 12 months between 2001 and 2002.

The Hovinds didn’t get any of the conspiracy fees that hit the Browns. And oddly, regardless of a civil legal responsibility of over $3.3 million in tax and penalties for the years 1998-2006 there was no cost of evasion below 7201. It might be IRS CI was conscious that Hovind was ready for a 7201 cost, He had letters from three purported tax professionals telling him there was no requirement to file Type 1040. That might be the idea for a Cheek protection named after an airline pilot who gained a Supreme Courtroom ruling that the decrease courtroom wanted to think about the sincerity of his views on the revenue tax in a 7201 case.

An additional cost simply in opposition to Kent was 26 U.S. Code § 7212 – Makes an attempt to intrude with administration of inner income legal guidelines. This included actions comparable to making threats and destroying data. In a lately launched video sequence The Weak spot of Kent Hovind, Mckinnon Mitchell provides a fairly good dramatic account of Kent’s resistance.

It was the structuring that blindsided Hovind because it possible did the Browns. When he talks about his conviction, which is fairly usually structuring is what he focuses on. I’ve to say that I’ve some sympathy with them. They had been overtly defying the tax legal guidelines and doubtless did nothing to assist themselves conceal something by the structuring exercise. It was fairly pointless. However it’s straightforward to show, which might be why it was utilized by prosecutors.

It’s fairly clear that Brown and Hovind had been drawing from equally sourced playbooks as had been their prosecutors.

The Rangers Origin Story

Though there are numerous acquainted components, I’ve to say that the Structure Rangers are distinctive. The Ranger Handbook opens with the Commander’s Deal with from then Commander Edward Lewis Brown. We study that the Rangers are a “chartered group of Peace Officers with historic references predating the civil battle“. The Rangers examine citizen complaints relating to violations of the Structure by public officers and administrative businesses.

The origin story of the Rangers which follows the Commander’s handle has a gripping nearly cinematic high quality to it. The founder Lawrence “Pappy” Robertson was 19 years previous in 1943. He was an MP connected to OSS (the precursor to the CIA). On the time he was quartered within the basement of the White Home. He discovered a e book. The e book was titled “The Foot Prints of Time” copyrighted 1875.

The title of the e book is a superb little element within the story. Once I appeared it up I discovered that the e book by Charles Bancroft had the prolonged subtitle – and an entire Evaluation of our American System of Authorities with a Concise Historical past of the Authentic Colonies and of america in Chronological Order: Info and Statistics from Official Sources. That isn’t a part of the origin story, although. What is important is what fell out of the e book.

There was a brass badge with a 5 pointed star and a hoop midway up the factors of the star secreted within the e book. On the ring had been the phrases “United States Continental Congress”. On the only high level was the quantity 77. Outdoors the middle had been the phrases Structure Ranger. The narrator “can solely conclude” that the 77 was referring to the 12 months 1777. He should not have thought-about the notion that 77 the wrong way up is LL which stands for Lois Lane implying that the badge was awarded to Superman sooner or later.

At any price “Pappy” did an excessive amount of analysis together with per week in archives in London, the Smithsonian and the White Home basement. Though the origin of the badge was inconclusive “Pappy” determined to resurrect america Structure Rangers of the 1777 Continental Congress. With assistance from Congressman Rudd of Arizona, he recorded a replica of the constitution within the Library of Congress in 1977. The Constitution has additionally been copyrighted. So what else do you might want to be genuine?

Origin Story Is Doubtful

I believed I’d run this by my American Revolution go-to man, S.W. O’Connell who after a profession in Military Intelligence took to writing well-researched spy novels in regards to the Revolution. The sequence is Yankee Doodle Spies. He wrote me:

There couldn’t have been Structure Rangers established by Congress in 1777 as a result of there was no Structure and even the considered one. The Articles of Confederation weren’t even a factor till 1781. There have been no Ranger items within the Continental Military and to the very best of my information, in any of the state militias.

He offered a bit extra element, however I feel that’s sufficient. The Articles had been truly proposed in 1777, however not ratified till 1781. So primarily based on this badge we’re to consider that the Continental Congress established Rangers to guard the type of authorities that may exchange the one which they simply proposed. Far seeing these Founding Fathers had been. Certainly.

Ranger Ideas

The main focus of the Rangers is on each the federal and state constitutions. They may examine and assist convey to justice people who violate the legal guidelines of america of America. In the course of the standoff in 2009, Mr. Brown would comment that, as a Structure Ranger, he had a lot stronger jurisdiction than the US Marshals surrounding his property.

Any authorities company that mixes two or three of the separate powers (legislative, government and judicial) are violently opposite to the letter and spirit of our Structure in accordance with the Rangers. In addition they wish to educate individuals to acknowledge the behind the scenes forces and philosophies undermining the right features of presidency. The Rangers wish to train individuals about direct and oblique taxation and that gold and silver are the one lawful cash. In addition they have an issue with zoning and different types of regulation.

Mr. Brown defined to me the place the US Authorities went off the rails. It was the District of Columbia Natural Act of 1871 which turned the federal government into a personal company. The 1871 principle is well-liked with QAnon. There may be additionally the creation of america Code in 1926. That was a brand new one on me though one in all Kent Hovind’s authorized gurus Paul John Hansen would usually comment that you might want to go to the Statutes at Massive. In Brown’s view since that occurred not one of the legal guidelines which were handed have the appropriate language to make them precise legal guidelines.

The Lone Ranger?

I’ve discovered a scattering of tales in regards to the Structure Rangers primarily from the nineties. It’s not clear how organized they had been. The latest try at reviving the Rangers that I discovered any hint of was from 2012. That fellow is suggesting that they rename the group Continental Rangers, as a result of as you and I each know there was no Structure in 1777.

For now it could be that Ed is a lone ranger. His general narrative appears to be about elite bankers in Europe being answerable for all the pieces. Proper now his massive concern is with the Southern border. All these individuals coming in and being flown locations at evening. You will get a really feel for what it’s like to speak to Ed from this recorded name with Erin Davis on March 17, 2022. A relationship with Rudy and Erin Davis is one other factor that he shares with Kent Hovind.

Rudy Davis was one of many important Hovindicators when Kent was tried a second time in 2015. Since then he has targeted on others that he considers political prisoners, Ed Brown amongst them. We do not agree on very a lot however having a priority for prisoners is a type of issues. The one factor that I feel I see fairly clearly in Rudy and Erin and Ed Brown for that matter is utter sincerity. Kent Hovind perhaps not a lot.

From what he informed me plainly the occasion that the majority triggered Ed in his journey removed from the mainstream was the assassination of President Kennedy. It was the identical factor for my lately handed good friend Tom Cahill, whose views had been presumably farther from the mainstream than Ed’s however altogether non-violent.

This can be the ultimate installment of my Ed Brown protection. Solely I bear in mind considering that about Kent Hovind. So we will see.