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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

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  2. "End of the line for bogus "Superior Court" judge". Southern Poverty Law Center.
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  10. "Paper Terrorism: Anti-government vigilantes wield a subtle weapon".
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