Bundy Family, Supporters Face 16 Federal Felonies For 2014 Standoff [View all]

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Wow, they are throwing the book at them.
The 5 defendants are going to be very busy going back and forth between Portland and Las Vegas for the next few years. And they're going to get very very tired of talking to attorneys.

by Ryan Haas and Conrad Wilson OPB | Feb. 17, 2016 6:10 p.m.

A federal grand jury indicted Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and four others Wednesday with a raft of felony charges related to a 2014 armed standoff at Bundy’s ranch.

Bundy and his sons — Ammon and Ryan Bundy — as well as Montana resident Ryan Payne and Ohio conservative Internet radio show host Pete Santilli were charged with a total of 16 felonies.

The charges were:

1 count of conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States
1 count of conspiracy to impede or injure a federal officer
4 counts of using and carrying a firearm in relation to a crime of violence
2 counts of assault on a federal officer
2 counts of threatening a federal law enforcement officer
3 counts of obstruction of the due administration of justice
2 counts of interference with interstate commerce by extortion
1 count of interstate travel in aid of extortion

The maximum penalties for each of the charges against the men range from five to 20 years in prison. Each charge carries a maximum fine of $250,000.

http://www.opb.org/news/series/burns-oregon-standoff-bundy-militia-news-updates/bundy-family-supporters-face-16-federal-felonies-for-2014-standoff/?t=036182#.VsUxilr5Z5s.twitter

Read the 51-page federal indictment

http://www.justice.gov/usao-nv/pr/federal-grand-jury-nevada-indicts-cliven-bundy-and-four-others-felony-crimes-related-2014

http://media.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/other/2016/02/17/Bundy,%20Cliven%20et%20al%20Indictment.pdf