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| At the commencement of the ] at ] he announced that he would convene a "]"<ref name="sovereign_citizen_judge">{{cite news |last=Hammond |first=Betsy |date=January 12, 2016 |title=Self-appointed 'judge' arrives in Burns to ask local residents to charge government officials with crimes |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2016/01/self-appointed_judge_arrives_i.html |work=The Oregonian/OregonLive.com |publisher=Advance Publications |issn=8750-1317 |access-date=January 30, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McGee |first=Tom |date=November 8, 2015 |title=Operation Patriot Rally founder made promises, raised concerns |url=http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29086987/operation-patriot-rally-founder-made-promises-raised-concerns |newspaper=] |location=New York |publisher=] |access-date=January 12, 2016}}</ref> and threatened to hold "a trial with the redress of grievance" against county and other government officials.<ref name="Njus_promise">{{cite news |last=Njus |first=Elliot |date=February 22, 2016 |title=Armed occupiers promise plan to leave refuge, but signal longer stay |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2016/01/armed_occupiers_promise_plan_t.html |work=The Oregonian/OregonLive.com |publisher=Advance Publications |issn=8750-1317 |access-date=May 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Walker |first1=Chris |title=Colorado Sovereigns Demand $350 Billion and File "USA v. United States" Claim |url=https://www.westword.com/news/sovereign-citizens-colorado-eight-plead-not-guilty-in-jury-trials-9224168 |work=Westword |language=en}}</ref> He was blocked by a judge from participating in the trial.<ref>{{cite web |title=Federal Judge Blocks Sovereign-Styled ‘Lawyers’ From Oregon Occupation Case |url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2016/04/07/federal-judge-blocks-sovereign-styled-%E2%80%98lawyers%E2%80%99-oregon-occupation-case |website=Southern Poverty Law Center |language=en}}</ref> | At the commencement of the ] at ] he announced that he would convene a "]"<ref name="sovereign_citizen_judge">{{cite news |last=Hammond |first=Betsy |date=January 12, 2016 |title=Self-appointed 'judge' arrives in Burns to ask local residents to charge government officials with crimes |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2016/01/self-appointed_judge_arrives_i.html |work=The Oregonian/OregonLive.com |publisher=Advance Publications |issn=8750-1317 |access-date=January 30, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McGee |first=Tom |date=November 8, 2015 |title=Operation Patriot Rally founder made promises, raised concerns |url=http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29086987/operation-patriot-rally-founder-made-promises-raised-concerns |newspaper=] |location=New York |publisher=] |access-date=January 12, 2016}}</ref> and threatened to hold "a trial with the redress of grievance" against county and other government officials.<ref name="Njus_promise">{{cite news |last=Njus |first=Elliot |date=February 22, 2016 |title=Armed occupiers promise plan to leave refuge, but signal longer stay |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2016/01/armed_occupiers_promise_plan_t.html |work=The Oregonian/OregonLive.com |publisher=Advance Publications |issn=8750-1317 |access-date=May 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Walker |first1=Chris |title=Colorado Sovereigns Demand $350 Billion and File "USA v. United States" Claim |url=https://www.westword.com/news/sovereign-citizens-colorado-eight-plead-not-guilty-in-jury-trials-9224168 |work=Westword |language=en}}</ref> He was blocked by a judge from participating in the trial.<ref>{{cite web |title=Federal Judge Blocks Sovereign-Styled ‘Lawyers’ From Oregon Occupation Case |url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2016/04/07/federal-judge-blocks-sovereign-styled-%E2%80%98lawyers%E2%80%99-oregon-occupation-case |website=Southern Poverty Law Center |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| In 2018, he was sentenced to 38 years in ] state prison after a two-week trial on 34 counts of racketeering, tax evasion, retaliation against judges and other charges.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lobato |first1=Sylvia |title=Self-proclaimed 'judge' draws 38 years in priso |url=https://www.conejoscountycitizen.com/stories/self-proclaimed-judge-draws-38-years-in-priso,30260 |work=The Conejos County Citizen |date=6 June 2018 |language=en}}</ref> This included the filing of fraudulent ] |
In 2018, he was sentenced to 38 years in ] state prison after a two-week trial on 34 counts of racketeering, tax evasion, retaliation against judges and other charges.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lobato |first1=Sylvia |title=Self-proclaimed 'judge' draws 38 years in priso |url=https://www.conejoscountycitizen.com/stories/self-proclaimed-judge-draws-38-years-in-priso,30260 |work=The Conejos County Citizen |date=6 June 2018 |language=en}}</ref> This included the filing of fraudulent ]s, a common sovereign citizen harassment tactic.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Paper Terrorism: Anti-government vigilantes wield a subtle weapon |url=https://harpers.org/archive/2018/10/paper-terrorism}}</ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Bruce Doucette is an American sovereign citizen guru and self-proclaimed "Superior Court Judge of the Continental uNited States of America".
Doucette, the owner of a computer repair shop in Denver, Colorado, advised people in encampments in Costilla County on how to oppose land-use regulations
At the commencement of the Bundy standoff at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge he announced that he would convene a "citizens grand jury" and threatened to hold "a trial with the redress of grievance" against county and other government officials. He was blocked by a judge from participating in the trial.
In 2018, he was sentenced to 38 years in Colorado state prison after a two-week trial on 34 counts of racketeering, tax evasion, retaliation against judges and other charges. This included the filing of fraudulent liens, a common sovereign citizen harassment tactic.
References
- "The Sovereign Citizen Movement in the United States | ADL". www.adl.org.
- "End of the line for bogus "Superior Court" judge". Southern Poverty Law Center.
- Morlin, Bill (January 13, 2016). "Antigovernment Extremists in Oregon Now Plan Their Own Justice System". Montgomery, AL: Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- Hammond, Betsy (January 12, 2016). "Self-appointed 'judge' arrives in Burns to ask local residents to charge government officials with crimes". The Oregonian/OregonLive.com. Advance Publications. ISSN 8750-1317. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- McGee, Tom (November 8, 2015). "Operation Patriot Rally founder made promises, raised concerns". The Denver Post. New York: Digital First Media. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- Njus, Elliot (February 22, 2016). "Armed occupiers promise plan to leave refuge, but signal longer stay". The Oregonian/OregonLive.com. Advance Publications. ISSN 8750-1317. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- Walker, Chris. "Colorado Sovereigns Demand $350 Billion and File "USA v. United States" Claim". Westword.
- "Federal Judge Blocks Sovereign-Styled 'Lawyers' From Oregon Occupation Case". Southern Poverty Law Center.
- Lobato, Sylvia (6 June 2018). "Self-proclaimed 'judge' draws 38 years in priso". The Conejos County Citizen.
- "Paper Terrorism: Anti-government vigilantes wield a subtle weapon".