Santacruz Silver Mining reports fatality at Tres Amigos mine in Bolivia
Tres Amigos mine, a part of the Caballo Blanco Group of mines, has resumed operations after it was shut down following the incident.
A husband and wife in the U.S. face 20 years of prison time for tax evasion due on the many properties they hold. Before they were tripped up by the authorities, the colourful couple required that renters pay them in silver coins. The couple, who called themselves sovereign citizens while living in Alabama, also buried $350,000 worth of gold coins in their backyard.
First confronted by the Internal Revenue Service in 2006, the Ervins proclaimed that they weren’t subject to federal of state law. When the IRS started talking to people they knew, Monty Ervin allegedly sent correspondence to the IRS threatening a special agent with “jail time,” a “money penalty” and “dismissal from service.”
5 Comments
999silver
Give me the address of their defense fund!!!
Lbannister
never in the backyard … my bank boxes are filling up real fast over 4 states
Unk
what are you going to do when the gov closes the banks down or place a hold on all safety(ha) deposit boxes
GGO
Everyman
I’ve heard of this “sovereign citizen” claim before – many times. There has been a movement by certain folks, typically on the fringe of right-wing fundamentalism, advocating for sovereign independence for individuals for at least the past 20 years, so I have no doubt that there are many other folks of the same ilk out there. However, this point of view doesn’t jive with reality, as these folks drive on public roads, use public services, including hospitals and schools, police, fire and ambulance services, etc., etc., and it isn’t fair that they try to avoid paying their fair share of taxes to support public infrastructure and services.
Mrkhrdr
The Ervins had $350K to bury? They should have hired a good tax attorney; even they won’t charge that much.