Pete Hendrickson, Victim of Corrupt Trial: News Release

Pete Hendrickson, Victim of Corrupt Trial: News Release

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TheMostSignificantWhistlebloweronGovernmentMalfeasanceinAmericanHistoryLanguishesUnsunginaFederalPrison
afteraCorruptTrial

In2003,PeterHendricksonpublishedhisfirstbook,'CrackingtheCode-TheFascinatingTruthAboutTaxationInAmerica'.ThebookrevealshowthefederalandstategovernmentshavebeensystematicallyextractingtrillionsofdollarsfromhaplessAmericansfordecadesbyexploitingawidespread,tax-agency-cultivatedmisunderstandingaboutthetruenatureoftheincometax.

Thefactis,whilemillionsofAmericansDOoweincometaxeseachyear,becausesomeoralloftheirearningsDOqualifyas“income”withinthestatutoryandConstitutionalstructureofthetax,many,manymillionsmoredonot,becauseTHEIRearningsDONOTqualifyas“income”.Thosewhodon’tunderstandthespecializedmeaningofthisterminthetaxlawsubjectthemselvestotaxesthattheydon’treallyowe,includingSocialSecurityandMedicaretaxes,aswellasthosemoregenericallylabeled,andstateandfederaltaxagenciesarehappytotakethemoney.

Hendrickson,whobecamethefirstAmericaninhistorytorecoverSocialSecurity,Medicareandallotherfederalincometax-relatedamountswithheldfromhimthesameyear‘CrackingtheCode’wasfirstpublished,hasnowwrittenthreebooksonthesubjectoffederaltaxingauthorityandotherConstitutionalissues.TensofthousandsofhisreadershavebeengettingallTHEIRmoneyback--weekafterweekformorethansevenyearsnow--fromfederalandstategovernmentsthatneverreallyhadlegitimateclaimstothetaxesforwhichitwastakeninthefirstplace.Thefeds,especially,don'tlikethisonebit.

Duringthesesevenyears,theIRSandDoJhavetriedrepeatedlytosuppressHendrickson'sbooksandreadership.Thisbeganwithaseriesofattemptstochargehimwith"promotinganabusivetaxshelter"onthebasisthatwhatherevealsaboutthelawisfalse.FoursuchassaultsweredefeatedinfederalcourtsinMichiganandCaliforniaoverthecourseof2004and2005.

Unabletosuccessfullyattacktheinformation,theagenciesthenbeganeffortstofrightenreadersawayfromthebooks.In2006,fourdaysbefore"taxday",theIRSannouncedinanationalpressreleasethatHendricksonandhiswifewerebeing"sued"torecovercompleterefundsthattheagencyclaimedwereissuedby"agencymistakes"(evenwhileitcontinuedtomaketensofthousandsofidentical"mistakes"toever-increasingnumbersofHendrickson'supstandingreadersdemandingthereturnofTHEIRproperty).

Aftersittingfor91/2monthsontheHendricksons'immediatemotionstodismissthesuitonvariousgrounds,thejudgeinthecase,NancyEdmunds,simply“found”allallegationsinthegovernment’scomplainttobe“facts”.Sheissueda“summaryjudgment”inthegovernment’sfavor--withoutawordofexplanation,withouteverholdingsomuchasahearing,andwithoutthegovernmenteverproducinganyevidenceattemptingtosupportits“complaint”.Itdidn’tneedto--thefixwasin.Averyreadablelegalbriefdetailingsomeofthekeyimproprietiesinvolvedinthis“judgment”canbefoundat

TheHendricksonsappealed,butthecircuitcourt,whichasamatterofpolicydeferstoadistrictcourt’s“findingoffact”onthepresumptionthattheyaremadeingoodfaithandarebasedonevidence,upheldthejudgment(butonlybywayofanopinionitrefusedtopublishevenafterbeingaskedtodosobytheDoJ…)

Therehasneverbeenasinglewordofanalysisorreasoningventuredtosupportthesummarydecreeinthisuncivilaffair--indeedthe“finaljudgment”waswritteninitsentiretybytheDoJattorneywho“argued”thecaseforthegovernment.Nonetheless,theIRSannouncednationwidethat“Hendricksonhaslostincourt!”withasmuchfanfareasitcouldmanage,andcontinuestodosotothisday.WhatitDOESN’Tmentioninitspressreleasesandonitsofficialandprivate-labelwebsitesisthatthegovernmenthasnevergottenapennyfromtheHendricksons,andthatitsownDept.ofTreasuryrecordsactuallyshownotonlythattheHendricksonshaveneverowedataxfortheyearsinvolved,butthatthefedsstillowethemthereturnofmorewithheldmoney.

Infact,inasubtlebuttellingadmissionofthecompleteaccuracyofwhatHendricksonhasrevealedaboutthetax,thegovernment,threeyearsafterthecivilcasesummaryjudgment,hasfounditselfhavingtoaskthecourttoordertheHendricksonstocreate"amended"taxreturnscontaininggovernment-dictatednumbersandotherinformation,andtoprohibitthemfromindicatingthatsuchinstrumentsarecoercedandnottheirowntestimony.Theidea,itadmits,isthatitcanthenpretendthatthereturnsarevoluntaryadmissionsbytheHendricksonsonthebasisofwhichthegovernmentwillfurtherpretendthattheydooweataxfortheyearsinvolved,andtakemoneyfromthem.Thiseventhoughthewholepretextforthe"lawsuit"inthefirstplacewasthatsuchataxdebthadalreadylongsincebeenestablished...

Despiteallthefanfarewithwhichthegovernmenttriedtomakemuchofits"civilaction"againstHendrickson,nodentwasputinhisreadership,oritsactivism.Indeed,thebogusassaulthadtheoppositeeffect.Anyonewhoactuallyreadthroughthefilingsinthecasequicklysawthatthegovernment"complaint"wasacorruptploy,andthereforejustanotheradmissionthatithasnolegitimateargumenttomakeagainstHendrickson.

Consequently,thisbackdooradmissionoftheaccuracyofHendrickson'srevelationsabouttheincometaxsimplyjoinedthethousandsofobviousandstraightforwardvarietiesrepresentedbymillionsofdollarsofcompleterefundsofwithheld,paidinorseizedpropertyroutinelyandcontinuouslybeingmadetoHendrickson'sreadersbythefederaland,sofar,33stategovernmentsaswell,sometimesevenonlyafterextendedresistancebybalkytaxagenciestryingtoturnbackthetide.Hundredsandhundredsofthechecks,"closingnotices"andlienandlevyreleases,alongwiththecompletefilingsleadingtoalltheseresultsarepostedonHendrickson'swebsite,losthorizons.com,whichbythetimeofthe"civil"governmentattackhadgrowntoroutinelylogging1.25millionhitseverymonthfromAmericanssteppinguptolearntheliberatingtruthaboutthetax.

Inadditiontohistransformational(andBigBrother-inhibiting)revelationsabouttheincometax,Hendricksonisaprolificessayistonotherareasoflawandpublicpolicy--regularlypublishingsharpcriticismsoffederalcorruptionandrevealingwell-concealed,butfully-functionallegallimitationsongovernmentauthorityinahostofareas,fromguncontroltodrugprohibition.In2008,thefedsescalatedtheireffortstosilencehim.

InNovemberofthatyear,afterfailinginfrontofthreegrandjuries,thefedsfinallyfiguredouthowtogetonetoindictHendrickson.Hewaschargedwithtencountsofnotbelievingwhathehassaidinhisbooksandthedozensoflecturesonthetaxhehasmadealloverthecountry,andthehundredsofarticlesandlegalpapershehaswrittenonthesubject,andwhatthefedsthemselveshavebeenadmittingtobetrueforalmostadecade,weekinandweekout.

Technically,thechargesallegethatwhenHendricksonsaidonvarioustaxformsthathehadnotreceivedanyofthestatutorily-definedpaymentsknownas"wages"--whichintaxlawareNOTnormal,undistinguished‘paymentsforlabor’butareaspecialclassofpaymentsmadetogovernmentworkers,office-holdersandappointees,andanumberofotherspecializedrecipients,andwhicharesubjecttothetax--thiswasuntrue,andhebelieveditwasuntrue.Butthegovernmentcouldn'tproduceanyevidenceofhisreceiptofsuch"wages"inthetrialthattookplaceinDetroitduringlateOctober,2009.

Indeed,notasinglegovernmentwitnesstestifiedaboutHendrickson'sreceiptofanythingatall,orthatanythingonhistaxformswasfalse,incomplete,orwronginanyway.ButthegovernmentwasallowedbythepresidingjudgetopresenttothejuryhundredsofpagesofbriefsfiledbytheDoJinthe"civil"casecontainingunsupportedassertionsandspeculationsbygovernmentattorneysandothersthattheHendricksonshadreceived“wages”and“self-employmentincome”during2002and2003,whilebeingexcusedfromproducinganyoftheauthors,whoshouldhavebeenmadetofaceHendricksonandexplaintheirwordstothejury,andriskimpeachmentoverthesesuggestivestatements.

Thejury,evenafteraskingtoseetheactualwordsofthelawrelevanttothecharges,andevendespiteHendrickson'sinsistencethatitbegiventhisactuallanguageofthelaw,wasdeniedthisrequest.Instead,itwasgivenonlyprosecution-written"interpretations"ofthesestatutes--perarulingmadebythejudgeAFTERthecloseofthedefensepresentation.Jurorsweretoldtheywereobligedtorendertheirdecisionsinthecasebasedexclusivelyonthosecompletelyinaccurate,butprosecution-serving"interpretations",whichhadbeencarefullydesignedtoobligethejurytoconvict.

Nonetheless,asithasforthreeyearssincethe“civillawsuitsummaryjudgment”,theIRStoutstheoutcomeinthiskangaroo-courttrialasa“lossincourt”forHendricksonandwhatheteachesaboutthelaw.Itis,ofcourse--inthesamesensethatGalileo“lostincourt”overthequestionofwhetherEarthrevolvesaroundtheSun,sincehe,toowasconvictedforhisheresyandendedupimprisoned…

Actually,Galileo’sstoryisnotsoaptananalogy,inonesense.Whilebothhis“trial”andHendrickson’sreallyinvolvedthemereexerciseofpoweragainstinconvenientmen,ratherthananhonesttruth-findingprocess,atleastinGalileo’scasetheChurchresortedtowhatitsincerelybelievedtobeauthoritysupportingitsposition.IntheHendricksonsuppression,nooneonthegovernmentsidebelievesHendricksoniswrong,andtheprosecutionandthetrialjudgedideverythingpossibletoavoidanyresorttoauthority,knowingthatalltheauthoritiesareagainstthem.Indeed,thejudgeevenwentsofarastoprohibitthedefensefrombringinginIRSexpertstoexplainaspectsofthetaxtothejury.

Tellingly,despitethislatest“lossincourt”forHendricksonandhisrevelationsaboutthetax,hisreaderscontinuetogetalltheirmoneybackweekinandweekout,evenashesitsbehindfederalrazor-wire.

DetailsonthehistoryofthegovernmentcampaigntosuppressHendrickson'srevelations,withdocumentation,canbefoundat

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