Freemen members sentenced
[June 5, 1998]
Four members of the anti-government Freemen group were sentenced June 5, 1998 for their parts in the 1996 Montana standoff with the FBI. The members were convicted of acting as accessories to robbery and sentenced to up to 6 1/2 years in prison, according to Reuters [June 5, 1998]. Other Freemen are still on trial in Billings, Montana. The 81-day standoff in 1996 ended peacefully when Freemen left the Justus ranch June 13, 1996 due to lack of electricity and health problems. The Freemen claimed the ranch was not subject to United States jurisdiction, printed their own money orders, and hold white separatist views.
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