Couple in Colorado try some of everything

[Judge Roy Bean]

You'd think you'd know better when you get into your mid-late sixties.

Fort Collins couple indicted on fraud charges

http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20110 ... |FRONTPAGE

A Fort Collins couple is accused of failing to file federal income taxes, interfering with investigators and committing mail fraud in a scheme against creditors and the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
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accused of creating "worthless" treasury bonds in a scheme to defraud private creditors, returning account statements with false claims that his debt on several items - ranging from a $17,000 Harley Davidson motorcycle to a $142,000 motor home - could be paid off through his accounts at the treasury,
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did not file taxes in 2004 and 2005, and he is accused of presenting fraudulent claims on his tax returns for refunds of $116,262 in 2007 and $105,439 in 2008
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mailings to the IRS "falsely stated" that IRS agents owed the defendants money for damages based on the investigation and that the agents should complete an IRS Form W-9 providing their Social Security and other information including a "public servant" questionnaire to the defendants
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filed a sworn affidavit with the Larimer County Sheriff's office claiming IRS agents committed crimes while investigating the Whites
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refusing to provide handwriting and fingerprints ordered by a grand jury subpoena.

[Gregg]

mailings to the IRS "falsely stated" that IRS agents owed the defendants money for damages based on the investigation and that the agents should complete an IRS Form W-9 providing their Social Security and other information including a "public servant" questionnaire to the defendants

That is about as close to terminal stupid as I've ever seen. I'm sure Skankbeat has plenty of friends who talk about invoking common law and doing stuff like that, but it's very rare indeed to find someone dumb enough to try it and smart enough to do the mechanical tasks involved in following through. When you're that dumb one can hardly expect you to be able to write in complete sentences or tie your shoes.