Ed and Elaine Brown didn't believe that the U.S. government had the authority to tax citizens and declined to pay. After they were convicted in 2007 for tax evasion they hunkered down in their New Hampshire compound and held off authorities. They were subsequently convicted in 2009 of charges related to the stand-off and sentenced to 35 and 37 years, respectively.
ABC News reports it as does Don't Mess with Taxes.
The articles don't say how the Browns were ultimately apprehended, so that story must not have been newsworthy. However, the U.S. Marshal's office is going to attempt to auction off their property in September. But here's the dilemma:
[Chief U.S. Deputy Marshal Brenda] Mikelson said she has contacted numerous federal agencies that have explosive detection equipment and dogs, and none could ensure a clean sweep of the property, which is set back from the road and includes acres of storm-damaged trees and other natural debris.
"With the size of the property, there's no way to search it and have any guarantees," Mikelson said.
However, the hilltop house and the grounds up to the tree line have been searched extensively and are deemed free of improvised explosive devices and other booby traps, Mikelson said.
Flip this house, literally.
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