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15 hrs ago | WNOL-TV New Orleans

NH tax evaders guilty on all counts of plotting to kill feds in months-long standoff

In This June 18, 2007, file photo, tax evaders Ed and Elaine Brown talk to reporters during a news conference in Plainfield, N.H. On Thursday July 9, 2009, the Browns were convicted on all counts of plotting to kill federal agents during a nine-month standoff at their fort-like home in rural New Hampshire.

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Fri Jul 10, 2009

WCAX-TV Burlington

Jury: Browns Plotted to Kill Federal Agents

After seven hours of deliberations, a jury in New Hampshire found convicted tax evaders Ed and Elaine Brown guilty again-- this time for plotting to kill federal agents.

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Thu Jul 09, 2009

CBS News

Tax Evaders Guilty of Plot to Kill Feds

Ed and Elaine Brown talk to reporters during a news conference in Plainfield, N.H., in this June 18, 2007 file photo.

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KAAL

Jury gets weapons case against NH tax evaders

CONCORD, N.H. - Convicted tax evader Ed Brown just "wanted to live" when he stockpiled guns and explosives at his home during a 2007 standoff, his defense lawyer said Wednesday during closing arguments in Brown's weapons and conspiracy trial.

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Wed Jul 08, 2009

Salon.com

Tax evader denies booby-trapping NH property

New Hampshire tax evader Ed Brown took the stand Tuesday during his federal weapons trial, but he may not get a chance to continue.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

WMUR-TV Manchester

Video Of Weapons-Filled Home Shown At Browns Trial

The jury in the trial of Ed and Elaine Brown took a video tour of the couple's Plainfield, N.H., home, and an expert pointed out dozens of weapons prosecutors say the couple stored in the house.

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

Seacoast Online

Tax evaders' home filled with weapons

Jurors in the trial of a tax-evading New Hampshire couple viewed video Wednesday of a vast arsenal that prosecutors say they stockpiled inside their turreted mountaintop home, including an improvised bomb on a kitchen shelf, next to the cookie jar.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

Concord Monitor

'They're afraid to arrest me'

Minutes before an undercover team of U.S. marshals captured Ed Brown on the front porch of his fortified Plainfield home, he told one of the agents officials wouldn't arrest him, according to the marshal, who testified at Brown's trial for conspiracy and weapons possession yesterday.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

WCAX-TV Burlington

Agent: NH tax evader was in his cross-hairs

A federal agent told a jury on Thursday that he had tax evader Ed Brown in his rifle sight and was ready to pull the trigger the day of a failed raid on Brown's Plainfield, N.H., home two years ago.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

The State

Trial begins in NH weapons and conspiracy case

A federal jury has begun hearing evidence against Edward and Elaine Brown, the New Hampshire couple accused of stockpiling weapons to keep federal agents at bay after they were convicted of tax evasion.

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WBZ TV

Trial Begins In NH Weapons And Conspiracy Case

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

WBZ-AM Allston

Jury chosen for NH tax evaders weapons trial

A jury has been selected for the weapons and explosives trial of the New Hampshire couple convicted two years ago of tax evasion.

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Cw56.com

NH tax evaders face new trial for weapons arsenal

A couple accused of holing up in their Plainfield, N.H., home to avoid serving time for tax evasion are about to go on trial again.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

Concord Monitor

Jury for Browns' trial to be selected

For nearly nine months, Ed and Elaine Brown holed up in their fortified concrete Plainfield home, surrounded by supporters and supplies, and railed against the federal government.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

Kansas City Star

NH tax evaders face new trial for weapons arsenal

Retired exterminator Ed Brown and his dentist wife Elaine holed up on a mountaintop in their turreted concrete castle, protected by an arsenal of homemade bombs, booby traps, semiautomatic assault-type rifles and a cache of 60,000 rounds of ammunition - all aimed at federal agents.The couple, convicted in 2007 of not paying federal taxes on nearly ...

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Tue Jun 02, 2009

The Dartmouth

DHMC lobbies state to restore funds

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center officials are urging state legislators to restore a portion of the $10 million the hospital may lose in state Medicaid funding due to budget cuts, according to Frank McDougall, DHMC vice president for government relations.

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Sun May 31, 2009

Concord Monitor

Attorney: Evaluate tax denier

Elaine Brown's standby attorney has asked the federal judge in her conspiracy and weapons case to order an evaluation of her competency to stand trial, arguing that she shows signs of delusions and is controlled by her husband and co-defendant, Ed Brown.

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Sat May 30, 2009

UnionLeader

Gay marriage accord reached

House and Senate negotiators reached yesterday agreement on a compromise gay-marriage bill amendment aimed at winning a signature by Gov.

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Mon May 18, 2009

WMUR-TV Manchester

Large Jury Pool Expected For Next Browns Trial

The federal court in New Hampshire has asked for nearly triple its usual jury pool to select jurors in a conspiracy and weapons case against convicted tax evaders Ed and Elaine Brown.

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Fri May 15, 2009

The Dartmouth

Gov. proposes changes to bill

Gov. John Lynch, D-N.H., will sign the same-sex marriage bill passed by the state legislature on May 6 if it is amended to explicitly prevent religious institutions from being forced to perform same-sex ceremonies, the governor announced on Thursday.

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