UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTDISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIREUNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Cr. No.

07--01-

DANIEL RILEYINDICTMENTTHE GRAND JURY CHARGES

BACKGROUND1.

On or about January 18, 2007, the last day of a trial thatstarted on January 9, a jury returned verdicts convicting EdwardBrown and Elaine Brown of conspiracy and a number of federal taxcrimes.

The jury returned its verdict against Edward Brown in hisabsence. After the third day of evidence, January 11, 2007, EdwardBrown returned to his and Elaine Brown’s joint residence inPlainfield, N.H., and never came back to court. On January 12,2007, a federal warrant was issued for Edward Brown’s arrest basedupon his failure to appear for the completion of his trial.

. Elaine Brown also failed to appear for what was to be thefourth day of evidence but, after a brief continuance of theproceedings, she returned for the remainder of the trial. Shortlyafter her conviction, however, she was charged with violatingconditions of her release pending sentencing by removing anelectronic monitoring ankle bracelet and returning to her residencewhere Edward Brown remained. A federal warrant was issued for her

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.On April 24, 2007, Edward Brown and Elaine Brown wereeach sentenced to sixty-three (63) months in prison. NeitherEdward Brown nor Elaine Brown appeared for the sentencingproceeding and the sentences against them were imposed in theirabsence.

. While the Browns have been fugitives, officers of theUnited States Marshals Service have made efforts to arrest them.During the same period of time, the Browns have remained inside theboundaries of the property on which their home is located, and theyhave publicly stated their intention to forcibly resist any effortto arrest them.

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COUNT ONEConspiracy To Prevent Officers of theUnited States From Discharging Their Duties18 U.S.C.§ 3726

. The allegations of paragraphs 1 through 5 of thisIndictment are re-alleged and incorporated as if set forth in fullherein.

. From in and around January 2007, through in and aroundSeptember 2007, in the District of New Hampshire and elsewhere, thedefendant,

DANIEL RILEY

,knowingly conspired and agreed with other individuals, both knownand unknown to the grand jury, to prevent by force, intimidationand threat employees of the United States Marshals Service, who areofficers of the United States, in the discharge of their officialduties, to wit: arresting Edward Brown and Elaine Brown, inviolation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 372.

Purpose of the Conspiracy8

. The purpose of the conspiracy was to prevent the UnitedStates Marshals Service from arresting Edward Brown and ElaineBrown.