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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fretboard, post: 1256447, member: 19765&quot;]All ya gotta do is read the last paragraph to see how the gov&#039;t looked at Von Nohaus and his co-defendants.&nbsp; I&#039;ve bolded the part that slams the prison door on the man.&nbsp; Whether you agree with it or not doesn&#039;t help Bernie or anyone else.&nbsp; Plain and simple the dude messed up.&nbsp; He thought there would be enough support for his idea and there wasn&#039;t.&nbsp; My personal belief is he got greedy and because he was egotistical he blew it.&nbsp; Too bad, so sad but it happens all the time.&nbsp; Unfortunately for him he may not get a chance to learn from his mistake, at least not in the free world, only in prison.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_von_NotHaus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_von_NotHaus" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_von_NotHaus</a></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;On July 28, 2009, von NotHaus entered a plea of not guilty.[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_von_NotHaus#cite_note-6" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_von_NotHaus#cite_note-6" rel="nofollow">[7]</a>[/SUP]</p><p>&nbsp;On March 18, 2011, after a 90 minute jury deliberation <a href="http://coinworld.com/News/20110328/Bulletin720110328.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coinworld.com/News/20110328/Bulletin720110328.aspx" rel="nofollow">[5]</a> von NotHaus was found guilty on various counts, including the making of &quot;counterfeit coins&quot; (resembling legal tender coins).[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_von_NotHaus#cite_note-7" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_von_NotHaus#cite_note-7" rel="nofollow">[8]</a>[/SUP][SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_von_NotHaus#cite_note-8" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_von_NotHaus#cite_note-8" rel="nofollow">[9]</a>[/SUP][SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_von_NotHaus#cite_note-9" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_von_NotHaus#cite_note-9" rel="nofollow">[10]</a>[/SUP] </p><p><br /></p><p>Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Tompkins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Tompkins" rel="nofollow">Anne M. Tompkins</a>, described Bernard von NotHaus and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_dollar" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_dollar" rel="nofollow">Liberty dollar</a> as &quot;a unique form of domestic terrorism” that is trying “to undermine the legitimate currency of this country.”[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_von_NotHaus#cite_note-10" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_von_NotHaus#cite_note-10" rel="nofollow">[11]</a>[/SUP]&nbsp; The Justice Department press release quotes her as saying:<b> “While these&nbsp; forms of anti-government activities do not involve violence, they are&nbsp; every bit as insidious and represent a clear and present danger to the&nbsp; economic stability of this country&quot;.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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