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**phinno13** · 01-03-2012, 10:53 PM

Bankers will try to continue their mammoth scam. Check this.

Local Liberty Dollar ‘architect’ Bernard von NotHaus convicted

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COMMENT: This alternative, voluntary gold & silver currency may be controversial, but it seems incomprehensible that it could be deemed illegal on grounds of resembling Federal Reserve paper notes. Don’t the Feds know we abandoned the gold standard back in the 70s? It is even more outrageous for these attorneys to term the convicted man as a participating in “a unique form of domestic terrorism.” More evidence that the phony War on Terror is waged against the American people rather than on shadowy men in turbans seeking jihad.

The former head of an Evansville-based company that tried to introduce a currency that competed with the U.S. dollar has been found guilty of federal charges in North Carolina.

Bernard von NotHaus, 67, was convicted Friday by a federal jury of making, possessing and selling his own coins, said Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.

After an eight-day trial and less than two hours of deliberation, von NotHaus, the founder and “monetary architect” of a currency known as the Liberty Dollar, was found guilty of making coins resembling and similar to United States coins; of issuing, passing, selling and possessing Liberty Dollar coins; of issuing and passing Liberty Dollar coins intended for use as current money; and of conspiracy against the United States.

Von NotHaus, who remains free on bond, faces a sentence of up to 15 years’ imprisonment and a fine of not more than $250,000 on the count related to distributing the coins for use as money and a sentence of five years and fines of $250,000 on counts related to making the coins and the conspiracy charge.

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Bernard von NotHaus, 67, is on the front line against the usurious war waged by the Federal Reserve on the American people, and by extension the world. He was convicted last month on conspiracy and counterfeiting charges for making and selling silver coins, the ‘Liberty Dollars’, which he has promoted as inflation-proof competition for the U.S. dollar. It wasn’t that his claims weren’t true - bi-metals are famously inflation-free, it was that he had stood against the Fed and their money printing monopoly.

Federal prosecutors tried to take a hoard of silver Liberty Dollars worth about $7 million that authorities say was to compete with U.S. currency, including “2 tons of freshly minted ‘Ron Paul’ dollars,” coinage stamped with the noble Texas representative’s face. The coins became popular with anti-Fed “sovereign citizens.” Aaron Michel, von NotHaus’ attorney, says the assets belong to his client and about 250,000 people “who left their Liberty coins at Sunshine Minting for safekeeping.” Aaron Michel is appealing the verdict. He argues von NotHaus has done nothing wrong because he didn’t try to pass the Liberty Dollars off as U.S. dollars. “The prosecutors successfully painted Mr. von NotHaus in a false light and now the U.S. attorney responsible for the prosecution is painting the case in a false light, saying that it establishes that private voluntary barter currency is illegal,” Michel writes.

The case involves more than five tons of Liberty Dollars and precious metals seized from a warehouse, which the government wants to take by forfeiture. If barter currency is now illegal, will this mean the end for Disney Dollars, Chuckie Cheese’s tokens as well as the paper currency featured on the popular board game ‘Monopoly’? Von NotHaus began issuing Liberty Dollars way back in 1998, as head of the Evansville, Indiana-based National Organization for the Repeal of the Federal Reserve and Internal Revenue Code.

In 2007, the group’s headquarters were raided along with the Sunshine Mint in Idaho, where the coins were made. The Federal Reserve is of course opposed to any sign of a rival to their monopolistic control of the US economy and by extension the political realm too. Any currency issued, particularly one that has intrinsic value- unlike the US Dollar- is met by a zero-tolerance war from the Fed. Federal prosecutors successfully argued that von NotHaus was, in fact, trying to pass off the silver coins as U.S. currency. Coming in denominations of 5, 10, 20, and 50, the Liberty Dollars also featured a dollar sign, the word “dollar” and the motto “Trust in God,” similar to the “In God We Trust” that appears on U.S. coins.

In a statement that has shocked many Americans, after von NotHaus was convicted, U.S. attorney Anne Tompkins said, “Attempts to undermine the legitimate currency of this country are simply a unique form of domestic terrorism.” Forging a tie between minting silver coins for the people and acts of terrorism is a desperate attempt by the government powers to convince the American masses that they’re safer and more secure with the US Dollars, which has been compared by some analysts as nothing more than rolls of toilet paper!

Von NotHaus argued that it’s not illegal to create currency to privately trade goods and services. He also has said his organization took pains to say the Liberty Dollars shouldn’t be called “coins” and shouldn’t be presented as government-minted cash. Among other benefits, Michel’s motion argues, the Liberty Dollars were a means to help keep currency in local communities by creating networks of merchants and consumers who used the money. Numerous cities and regions around the country have experimented with local currency, but laws restrict them from resembling U.S. bills or from being passed off as money printed by the federal government.

The concerns raised by von NotHaus and his group are finding resonance among some state lawmakers, too. About a dozen states have legislation that would allow them to produce their own currency backed by gold or silver in the event of hyperinflation striking the U.S. dollar. North and South Carolina are among those states. That’s partly why von NotHaus’ group has been followed for years by the Southern Poverty Law Center, a group that tracks political extremism.

Long before the government began its investigation into von NotHaus, the group was raising concerns about the popularity of Liberty Dollars among fringe groups on the far right. Even with von NotHaus suppressed, how many other Americans will rise up against the banking elite? The tide appears to be turning, with more and more Americans finally seeing through the illusions of the system. Von NotHaus is currently free on bail. If the conviction against him is upheld, he faces up to 25 years in prison and a fine of $750,000.

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phinno13 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 560 Senior Member	Bankers will try to continue their mammoth scam. Check this. Local Liberty Dollar ‘architect’ Bernard von NotHaus convicted ############## http://www.infowars.com/local-libert...aus-convicted/ ########## COMMENT: This alternative, voluntary gold & silver currency may be controversial, but it seems incomprehensible that it could be deemed illegal on grounds of resembling Federal Reserve paper notes. Don’t the Feds know we abandoned the gold standard back in the 70s? It is even more outrageous for these attorneys to term the convicted man as a participating in “a unique form of domestic terrorism.” More evidence that the phony War on Terror is waged against the American people rather than on shadowy men in turbans seeking jihad. The former head of an Evansville-based company that tried to introduce a currency that competed with the U.S. dollar has been found guilty of federal charges in North Carolina. Bernard von NotHaus, 67, was convicted Friday by a federal jury of making, possessing and selling his own coins, said Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. After an eight-day trial and less than two hours of deliberation, von NotHaus, the founder and “monetary architect” of a currency known as the Liberty Dollar, was found guilty of making coins resembling and similar to United States coins; of issuing, passing, selling and possessing Liberty Dollar coins; of issuing and passing Liberty Dollar coins intended for use as current money; and of conspiracy against the United States. Von NotHaus, who remains free on bond, faces a sentence of up to 15 years’ imprisonment and a fine of not more than $250,000 on the count related to distributing the coins for use as money and a sentence of five years and fines of $250,000 on counts related to making the coins and the conspiracy charge. #################### http://www.globaliamagazine.com/?id=1195 http://opentrade.org.uk/wordpress/?p=150 ################ Bernard von NotHaus, 67, is on the front line against the usurious war waged by the Federal Reserve on the American people, and by extension the world. He was convicted last month on conspiracy and counterfeiting charges for making and selling silver coins, the ‘Liberty Dollars’, which he has promoted as inflation-proof competition for the U.S. dollar. It wasn’t that his claims weren’t true - bi-metals are famously inflation-free, it was that he had stood against the Fed and their money printing monopoly. Federal prosecutors tried to take a hoard of silver Liberty Dollars worth about $7 million that authorities say was to compete with U.S. currency, including “2 tons of freshly minted ‘Ron Paul’ dollars,” coinage stamped with the noble Texas representative’s face. The coins became popular with anti-Fed “sovereign citizens.” Aaron Michel, von NotHaus’ attorney, says the assets belong to his client and about 250,000 people “who left their Liberty coins at Sunshine Minting for safekeeping.” Aaron Michel is appealing the verdict. He argues von NotHaus has done nothing wrong because he didn’t try to pass the Liberty Dollars off as U.S. dollars. “The prosecutors successfully painted Mr. von NotHaus in a false light and now the U.S. attorney responsible for the prosecution is painting the case in a false light, saying that it establishes that private voluntary barter currency is illegal,” Michel writes. The case involves more than five tons of Liberty Dollars and precious metals seized from a warehouse, which the government wants to take by forfeiture. If barter currency is now illegal, will this mean the end for Disney Dollars, Chuckie Cheese’s tokens as well as the paper currency featured on the popular board game ‘Monopoly’? Von NotHaus began issuing Liberty Dollars way back in 1998, as head of the Evansville, Indiana-based National Organization for the Repeal of the Federal Reserve and Internal Revenue Code. In 2007, the group’s headquarters were raided along with the Sunshine Mint in Idaho, where the coins were made. The Federal Reserve is of course opposed to any sign of a rival to their monopolistic control of the US economy and by extension the political realm too. Any currency issued, particularly one that has intrinsic value- unlike the US Dollar- is met by a zero-tolerance war from the Fed. Federal prosecutors successfully argued that von NotHaus was, in fact, trying to pass off the silver coins as U.S. currency. Coming in denominations of 5, 10, 20, and 50, the Liberty Dollars also featured a dollar sign, the word “dollar” and the motto “Trust in God,” similar to the “In God We Trust” that appears on U.S. coins. In a statement that has shocked many Americans, after von NotHaus was convicted, U.S. attorney Anne Tompkins said, “Attempts to undermine the legitimate currency of this country are simply a unique form of domestic terrorism.” Forging a tie between minting silver coins for the people and acts of terrorism is a desperate attempt by the government powers to convince the American masses that they’re safer and more secure with the US Dollars, which has been compared by some analysts as nothing more than rolls of toilet paper! Von NotHaus argued that it’s not illegal to create currency to privately trade goods and services. He also has said his organization took pains to say the Liberty Dollars shouldn’t be called “coins” and shouldn’t be presented as government-minted cash. Among other benefits, Michel’s motion argues, the Liberty Dollars were a means to help keep currency in local communities by creating networks of merchants and consumers who used the money. Numerous cities and regions around the country have experimented with local currency, but laws restrict them from resembling U.S. bills or from being passed off as money printed by the federal government. The concerns raised by von NotHaus and his group are finding resonance among some state lawmakers, too. About a dozen states have legislation that would allow them to produce their own currency backed by gold or silver in the event of hyperinflation striking the U.S. dollar. North and South Carolina are among those states. That’s partly why von NotHaus’ group has been followed for years by the Southern Poverty Law Center, a group that tracks political extremism. Long before the government began its investigation into von NotHaus, the group was raising concerns about the popularity of Liberty Dollars among fringe groups on the far right. Even with von NotHaus suppressed, how many other Americans will rise up against the banking elite? The tide appears to be turning, with more and more Americans finally seeing through the illusions of the system. Von NotHaus is currently free on bail. If the conviction against him is upheld, he faces up to 25 years in prison and a fine of $750,000.
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