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1. New six-count indictment unsealed in Malheur refuge occupation case

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Thu Mar 10, 2016, 02:01 AM

Mar 2016

By Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive
on March 09, 2016 at 1:20 PM
updated March 09, 2016 at 5:58 PM

A new six-count indictment unsealed Wednesday adds one more defendant and more charges in the armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge outside of Burns.

The indictment now charges 26 people, including an unnamed defendant, with federal conspiracy.

It also charges 20 of the defendants with possessing firearms and dangerous weapons at the federal refuge, nine with use and carry of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence, three with theft of government property and two with depredation of government property ...

Assistant U.S. Attorney Ethan Knight said another indictment is possible ...

http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2016/03/new_six-count_indictment_unsea.html

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New six-count indictment unsealed in Malheur refuge occupation case struggle4progress Mar 2016 #1

Between s4p and L. Coyote, DU is being kept up to date on this issue. longship Mar 2016 #2

+1,000 malaise Mar 2016 #3

Yup! Let's do that. longship Mar 2016 #4