-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- At 06:58 PM 5/23/97 -0700, Tim May wrote:
So, I think Bell is in serious trouble on several charges: the tax evasion charges, the SS number charges (which may be subsumed in the tax charges), and the "stink bomb" charges.
The other various claims and charges in the complaint, things like the anti-government essays and the "assault" rifles found, don't seem likely to go anywhere.
Agreed. As we all know, tax evasion charges have been used by the IRS when the FBI has felt that it is unable to prove other charges. Its use against organized crime is a prime example. While I do not practice in Fed'l courts, in state courts the specific statute that a defendant is accused of violating must be cited. Hence, since I am not familiar with federal complaints, I did note with curiousity that Bell's complaint specifically cites statutes that Bell allegedly violated regarding the SS number charges and the failure to file income tax returns. Perhaps, the other acts, wherein no specific statutes are alleged to have been violated, are mentioned as a means to make a showing that Bell is a danger to the community and, therefore, a factor for asking the magistrate to set no bail.
Whether disappointingly or with relief, I noticed no mention of "Cypherpunks," a name which surely would have been scattered amongst the various documents on his computer.
I would be, however, very surprised if it was *not* "scattered amongst the various documents on his computer."
We'll see what comes up during the trial.
If there is one. As you stated above and IMHO based upon what I have read, the IRS has a strong case regarding the SS numbers/tax evasion charges. This matter may very well be resolved via a plea bargain. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 4.5 iQCVAgUBM4Zy/T5A4+Z4Wnt9AQF36QQAqeXTM1r67b/zN3mK9UFzFnuXUVjNPXVs m4/kbZgJQIZjgxd+aw+fqweu8HbGnrxIhS6VXJqaaoJHsYG+BomAXaaiyP2oUaGJ A0r5mlcoEw3SvXMJPzBDiQJ9fW75Y8pktFQYO4G+Wm0RfEnvFR8zkdqDtET7nkTp ME3YrkYFJLM= =b3MR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ********************************************************* Lynne L. Harrison, Esq. | "The key to life: Poughkeepsie, New York | - Get up; lharrison@mhv.net | - Survive; http://www.dueprocess.com | - Go to bed." ************************************************************ DISCLAIMER: I am not your attorney; you are not my client. Accordingly, the above is *NOT* legal advice.