DnA 4-3: Agency Atrocities #2
AGENCY ATROCITIES #2
By: Lestat De Lioncourt
This is going to be a long one folks. The "atrocities" just keep on pouring in. Most of the information that appears in this article was completely ignored by the media. Would we expect anything less from our Big Brother controlled news agencies?
IRS Agent Murders: California Motorist
During the weekend of July 16th, I was informed of an unusual news report. This is the general gist:
<News Anchor>: "An off-duty IRS agent shot and killed a California motorist. News at eleven."
However, during the entire hour news cast, was no mention of what happened. For the next few days, I searched in vain in local newspapers to find some mention of the incident. Nada.
I thought I would never know exactly what happened, until I saw an interesting post on the Internet. Here is what it said:
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Mon, 02 Aug 1993 09:11:55 alt.conspiracy Thread 226 of 230 Article
30860 IRS strikes again
benjamin.franz@m.cc.utah.edu University of Utah Computer Center
I did not originate this one - I am only the messenger.
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Hello everyone....
First I'd like to say that what I am about to post is not in line with the material in this conference. I'm asking all moderators to read this and let it pass through. My name is Rusty Smith and my nephew is 21 year old Mickey J. "Mike" Smith. On Friday night July 16, 1993 my nephew was driving on I-5 in Sun Valley near Los Angeles, Ca. in a Ryder truck with a friend (the driver) Chris Stayton who accidentally cut off an off-duty Internal Revenue Agent who became very angry and followed them for nearly 10 miles. Chris pulled off the freeway and the IRS Agent followed, he tailed them for about four blocks into a residential area where Chris pulled over. My nephew (according to Chris) reached the IRS agent first and an argument took place. The IRS Agent (Paul Davis) emerged from an unmarked car with a 38 revolver in hand and did not identify himself as any type of law enforcement. My nephew and Paul Davis engaged in a push and shove match at which time Paul Davis fired one round at point blank range into Mike Smith's chest killing him. He then turned to Chris Stayton and told him to lay face down where he then hand-cuffed him. Then he hand-cuffed my nephew who was already incapacitated and dragged him face down to the curbside. He did not try to administer CPR and Chris had to lay there and watch my nephew bleed to death. Mike was pronounced dead at the scene. According to sources at L.A.P.D. Paul Davis displayed no remorse and had an arrogant attitude about the whole incident. I as Mikes Uncle did question Chris Stayton's version of the incident in disbelief that a federal agent would behave in this capacity. Then a press release was issued. Chris Stayton's release matched that of the L.A.P.D / IRS's release of the incident exactly. Paul Davis is 6'3" tall and is in the 250lbs range and could have easily taken alternative actions other than killing Mike.
As of today, one week later, the L.A.P.D. and the L.A. County District Attorney's office has yet to arrest Paul Davis for the murder of my nephew Mike Smith. I am posting this message in hopes to tell the event exactly (according to 3 witnesses statements) as it took place. My family is deeply hurt by this and I am furious that no action has been taken against Paul Davis.
My brother (Mikes father) died when Mike was 1 year old. Mike has left behind a daughter (Ashley) who is now 1 year old. I'm asking all who reads this to make a phone call to any or all of the numbers listed below and insist that justice be served.
This is a true story and I'll go as far as leaving my home or voice number so that if you wish you can call and verify this.
My voice # is 805-***-****, my bbs # is 805-***-****. We are a family living in Bakersfield, Ca. Here are some phone numbers...
L.A. County D.A. Gil Garcetti's office - 1-213-974-3501
Deputy D.A. "Van Nuys" Branch office - 1-818-374-2400
L.A.P.D. Detective Otis Marlow - 1-213-485-2129
L.A.P.D. Detective Mike Mejia (Marlow's partner) same number
L.A.P.D. Lt. Lang 1-213-485-2129
Please call and express your concern so these people will do something. From the family of Micky J."Mike" Smith, Thank you all very, very much.
Sincerely,
Russell B. Smith
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I was shocked. As you can see from the information above, a very volatile situation, and the media did try to report it. I guess the IRS is really proficient in using a fax or telephone to order them not to report it or they'll get audited. (But we all know about audits... don't we).
Then something else occurred to me. Tax collectors with guns? Of course, there would be a law that authorizes IRS Agents to carry firearms. Right?
I did a little digging, and found the relevant code section. Here is a verbatim copy of that code.
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7608. Authority of internal revenue enforcement officers.
- (a) ENFORCEMENT OF SUBTITLE E AND OTHER LAWS PERTAINING TO LIQUOR, TOBACCO, AND FIREARMS
- Any investigator, agent, or other internal revenue officer by whatever term designated, whom the Secretary charges with the duty of enforcing any of the criminal, seizure, or forfeiture provisions of subtitle E or of any other law of the United States pertaining to the commodities subject to tax under such subtitle for the enforcement of which the Secretary is responsible may:
- (1) CARRY FIREARMS;
- (2) execute and serve search warrants and arrest warrants, and serve subpoenas and summonses issued under authority of the United States;
- (3) in respect to the performance of such duty, make arrests without warrant for any offence against the United States committed in his presence, or for any felony cognizable under the laws of the United States if he has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed, or is committing, such a felony; and
- (4) in respect to the performance of such duty, make seizures of property of such duty, make seizures of property subject to forfeiture to the United States.
- (b) Enforcement of laws relating to internal revenue OTHER THAN SUBTITLE E
- (1) Any criminal investigator of the Intelligence Division or of the Internal Security Division of the Internal Revenue Service whom the Secretary charges with the duty of enforcing any of the criminal provisions of the internal revenue laws or any other criminal provisions of law relating to internal revenue for the enforcement of which the Secretary is responsible is, in the performance of his duties, authorized to perform the functions described in paragraph (2).
- (2) The functions authorized under this subsection to be performed by an officer referred to in paragraph (1) are:
- (A) to execute and serve search warrants and arrest warrants, and serve subpoenas and summonses issued under authority of the United States;
- (B) to make arrests without warrant for any offense against the United States relating to the internal revenue laws committed on his presence, or for any felony cognizable under such laws if he has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing any such felony; and
- (C) to make seizures of property subject to forfeiture under the internal revenue laws.
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[...]In addition IRS revenue and special agents are not authorized to carry guns in connection with the collection of income taxes. Section 7608 points out that though IRS revenue officers might have statutory authority to carry guns in connection with the enforcement of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms taxes, they have no such authority when it comes to income taxes.
Irwin A. Schiff
- The Federal Mafia
pg. 115
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We have contacted Mr. Smith, he told us that he is extremely upset by the murder of his nephew, and needed some time. <<Keep in mind that this was 24 hours after we heard of the post on alt.conspiracy>>
I have spoken with a few news agencies in the LA area, and every time I mention the name Paul Davis, I get hung up on. Oh well, maybe I'm expecting too much from our FREE PRESS.
Speaking of our FREE PRESS <cough> <cough>. During the weeks that followed the murder, the media reported on only one thing. Human Interest. Story after story on subjects such as: The Hollywood Madam, the babies being returned to their natural or adoptive parents, and other such crap.
Just two days before this issue of DnA Magazine will be released we tried to get into contact with Mr. Smith again. However, his data line has been busy for the past three weeks, and his voice number has been disconnected. We are wondering at the amount of possible harassment he might be under, but at this time we just don't know.
We are still getting more information on this subject and will report any new developments in the next issue. We will be bombarding the IRS with more FOIA requests concerning the firearm issue and will print them as soon as they are available.
Huntington Beach Police Department: Thieves with badges and guns
To some this will be old news, others will have no idea of what I am talking about due to the time lapse between the actual event and the report I now give.
DnA Magazine #3 was released during the July 4th weekend, and this event occurred right after the release.
In an effort to create a small amount of city revenue (and probably further the goose-stepping image that they have perfected), the HBPD undertook a dishonorable and despicable action against the city's citizenry. They illegally seized over three hundred citizen's bicycles. HBPD claimed that the persons in question, did not have proper registration on their personal property (bicycles), and that under several of the Driver's Codes and Resolutions they were to be seized.
I've seen many pictures of police trucks piled high with bicycles. Also, a few interesting stories about the whole incident. One female citizen left her bike outside a friends house door, and it was missing when she went back outside to leave. She noticed a police officer nearby, who told her that her bike was impounded due to lack of registration. Nice to see they can trespass on private property and seize anything they wish without notifying the property's owner.
Citizen's property could be reclaimed with a ten dollar impound fee plus a thirty dollar registration fee. They required registration of all bicycles before they would be released.
A few weeks before this happened, I remember reading a report on the new California budget. All the major cities of California were listed, and it showed how the budget would effect them. Huntington Beach took a major loss. I'd like to know if this whole fiasco was an attempt just to generate more revenue for the city at the expense of its citizens.
PARLEZ VOUS FASCIST? BATF GOES FOR COVER-UP OF WACO FIASCO WRITE TO TREASURY NOW TO PROTEST!
The people who launched the disastrous raid on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, have now mounted an attack on the American people's right to know facts behind the tragedy. The Treasury Department is seeking to deny public access to investigative reports probing the government's actions leading to the Waco conflagration
You have until September 15 to protest against this cover-up. Comments (preferably in triplicate) should be sent to the Dept. of the Treasury, Office of Enforcement, Room 4312, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20220.
WRITE NOW!
It has been reported that the Treasury wants to lockup many of the findings of the Waco investigation to "protect investigative techniques and procedures." What they are really doing is hiding the truth from the American people and preventing the people from making an accurate judgment on the BATF actions in Waco. This action is being taken at the same time criticism of the raid is mounting.
The affidavit used to justify the search warrant used in Waco has come under intense criticism, with stories in a number of major papers, the Washington Times the latest (Sept. 2). Experts who have researched the warrant have stated that it never should have been granted because the affidavit did not meet legal requirements.
Specifically cited were: a quote attributed to Koresh regarding the LA riots, said to have been spoken three weeks before the riots happened; no probable cause based on information included in the warrant; inaccurate description of the firearms in possession of Koresh; and only technical, if any, violations of firearms laws. As a result of this intense pressure, there has been speculation in the press that Stephen Higgins, BATF Director and other top BATF officials may be forced out. However, to counter the growing outcry, the Treasury is now taking steps to seal away information from the investigation of the tragedy. That is, they are trying to cover it all up.
Below is the text of a proposed rule change that would lock up the files of the "Waco Administrative Review Group Investigation", the panel assigned to investigate the assault on the Branch Davidian Compound. This means that Freedom of Information Act requests for information will be denied, and the public will not have access to this information. This is a blatant effort to cover-up the blunders in Waco. It can only be stopped if people cry-out in protest.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Departmental Offices (DEPO) 31 CFR Part 1
Proposed rule: Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Exemption of System of
Records From Certain Provisions
Contact: Nichole L. Jenkins, 202-622-0450
Comment Date: 09/15/93
(FEDREGISTER 58 FR 43312 08/16/93; 538 lines.)
*Proposed Rules*
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Departmental Offices
31 CFR Part 1
Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Exemption of System of Records From Certain Provisions
- AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Department of the Treasury.
- ACTION: Proposed rule.
- SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, Departmental Offices, Office of Enforcement is proposing to exempt a system of records, the Waco Administrative Review Group Investigation (DO/.207) from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. The exemptions are intended to increase the value of the system of records for law enforcement and investigative purposes, to comply with legal prohibitions against the disclosure of certain kinds of information, and to protect the privacy of individuals identified in the system of records. The exemptions are intended to increase the value of the system of records for the fact finding investigation and administrative review performed by the Waco Administrative Review Group so as not to reveal local, state or Federal law enforcement techniques, sources and methods or affect the ability of law enforcement agencies to prosecute people for criminal wrongdoing.
- DATES: Comments must be received no later than September 15, 1993.
- ADDRESSES: Comments (preferably in triplicate) must be submitted to the Department of the Treasury, Office of Enforcement, room 4312, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nichole L. Jenkins, Attorney, Office of the Assistant General Counsel (Administrative & General Law), (202) 622-0450, room 1410, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20220.
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