Tax evader and former militia member prepares for confrontation with U.S. marshals

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A former militia man convicted of tax evasion prepared for a government siege Friday at his fortress-like home, but U.S. marshals gave no indication they were planning to confront him.

Ed Brown said he was ready for a swarm of federal agents to descend on his property to execute an arrest warrant issued after he failed to appear for the end of his trial. He and his wife contend that they did not have to pay income taxes, and his supporters say a conflict could be violent.

"If Mexico came up on my land and tried to take my land, would I not fight?" Brown said. "The United States is the same exact thing as Mexico in this state."

Brown, 63, and his wife, Elaine, 65, were convicted Thursday of plotting to conceal their income and avoid paying federal income tax. They argued the tax is illegitimate and they are not required to pay it.

U.S. marshals said negotiations with Brown continue and they have no plans to attack Brown's Plainfield home or act quickly on the arrest warrant. He has been holed up in his home with armed supporters for much of the trial.

"He wants attention. We're determined to keep this very low-profile," U.S. Marshal Stephen Monier said.

Brown said he has a stock of food and supplies and that his home can run on wind and solar generators.

"It's all set up for me to stay here forever," Brown said by phone.

Elaine Brown, a dentist who earned most of the couple's income, was staying at her son's home in Worcester, Mass., pending the couple's sentencing in April. She said she had no plans to return to Plainfield, where she fears there will be a violent confrontation.

The Browns' case has found support on the Internet from militia members to libertarians and anti-tax groups.

Rick Stanley, a Denver-based Web radio host and a militia leader, urged listeners to join Brown at his home.

"We are continuing to ask patriots to surround Ed Brown's property and life with a ring of armed Americans with firearms and video cameras to protect a fellow American," he said. "This is the flash point. This is the time of raised pitchforks."

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[Robor007 0]

#######? His stance is he doesn't want to pay taxes like the rest of us? Sorry, lame cause in my opinion. I say cut his water, power, phone/internet and 'blockade' him. Hopefully it doesn't turn into a smaller scale Waco.

[peejay 327]

Brown, 63, and his wife, Elaine, 65, were convicted Thursday of plotting to conceal their income and avoid paying federal income tax. They argued the tax is illegitimate and they are not required to pay it.

Ha! They have as much of a chance as a snowball in the Mojave desert in mid-August.

There is an old adage about..."the only thing certain in life is death and taxes." They will certainly get a heavy dose of both if they continue on this futile path of confrontation with Uncle Sugar.

[matako 0]

They need to line up all the new recruits to go for target practice on this guy. He is living on borrowed time if you ask me..he wil soon be dead, either under police force, self inflicted or suicide by cop, whereby no one can actually tell who shot the fatal one.

If I were this guy, I would get the hell up, go to church and repent. Failure to that, write his will..on second thought however, he will have nothing left at death, the taxman will take everything he owns except the clothes on him and his carcass!