But it gets even stranger: Many of
the "tax protestor" gurus are convinced that
Bannister is simply a plant and is still working
for the IRS-CID in an attempt to infiltrate the
de-tax industry. Pat Shannan, who lingers on the
periphery of the tax protestor crowd, claims that Larry Becraft has
warned that Bannister is still an IRS-CID agent
and a "Trojan Horse" to infiltrate the business.
According to Shanna, Becraft purportedly told
Bill Benson, "I don't care what he says, Bill,
he's still a !@#$% IRS agent, and I don't trust
him!"
Fellow Quatlooser Otto Skinner has
proclaimed Bannister to be an undercover IRS
plant, see http://www.ottoskinner.com/articles/banister.html
Nobody
even knows if Joseph Bannister is this guy's
real name. Few IRS agents use their real names
when on duty, because of fear of retaliation by
citizens whom they have crossed. And, Bannister
burst onto the scene in 1999 when the IRS was
just realizing that it had a significant problem
with tax protestors, so the timing is pretty
suspicious.
Bannister's website is http://www.freedomabovefortune.com/
where he sells The Bannister Report and gives
out his free report "Investigating
the Federal Income Tax". Bannister claims to
have been inspired by fellow tax scam artists
and Quatlosers Bill Conklin and Devvy Kidd.
Bannister seems to show up with Conklin and Kidd
at speaking events, along with another
Quatlooser, Bill Benson. We suspect Bannister is
one of two things: (1) an ex-IRS agent who
figured out that he could make a lot more money
selling de-tax books and stuff than he could
working for the governent, and who believes that
so long as he pays his own taxes the U.S.
government can't do much about it as long as he
throws in the appropriate disclaimers into his
materials (which he does) and thinks that the
suckers dumb enough to believe him get what they
deserve; or (2) he is -- as many in the tax
protestor movement suspect -- a plant. Our bet
is on the first.
Otto Skinner says that Conklin
and Bannister
are just flat wrong, see http://www.buildfreedom.com/fiscal/fifth_amendment.html
Thurston Bell says Joe Bannister
is a Scam Artist
from http://www.nite.org/docs/academic-deficiency.htm
Notice of Academic
Deficiency
5.12.2001
There just seems to be an endless number
of people out here on the internet, who, without
credentials, positive accomplishments, or
evidence of prior experience or knowledge of
their work on the Internet, and who also believe
that they have some argument "worthy" of hearing
by the federal courts, will ask that YOU send
them some money. There are in fact SO MANY of
these people, that I could spend every day for
the rest of my life arguing against and exposing
them. This will do nothing but serve the wishes
of the Treasury Department.
I have to learn to trust that individuals
can be responsible for themselves, can show
prudence, and judge that which is sent to them
over the World Wide Web.
When it comes to IRS lawsuits, I can only
share a few points of certainty regarding the
issues of lawsuits.
A: The Federal Courts do NOT want to rule
in YOUR favor because;
B: No Federal Judge wants to be the
Federal Judge who collapses the House of Cards
known as the Economic Stabilization
Program.
C: The Government and the Judge will use
Rule 12(b)(6) to throw your case out at the drop
of a hat. That rule is: Failure to state a claim
for which relief can be granted.
D: The Courts and the Government will
look for the weakest point of your argument and
they will rule on that one and ignore the rest
of the issues.
So, if someone is sending an e-mail
regarding wanting money from you to help support
a case where there is no specifically damaged
plaintiff and there are multiple arguments, I
will not respond to such e-mails.
If you are seriously considering
spreading news of or financially supporting the
ideas of such people who have discovered the
Internet as a means of conning people out of
money, instead of sending me their e-mail please
write back to them and ask them what their
credentials are, what results have they had,
what is their area of expertise and experience,
and do they have references from anyone that you
might hold in esteem.
This how the Establishments of Academia
control discussions and discourse. (References
are important.) And believe me folks, if someone
out there was doing something that you needed to
know about, I would have told you already. And
if they don't have the guts to come to me
directly and seek counsel with people like me
who have results, they certainly are NOT worth
your time and effort.
Thurston P. Bell
Founder
PLEASE NOTE:
NITE has VERY strict standards about
following the letter of the Law. The people and
organizations listed below use arguments that
the courts have already deemed frivolous, and
make all sorts of claims with no results to show
for themselves. While some have truth mixed in
with lies, there is just enough truth to get
people tangled into their web. Some of these
people are academic plagiarists who have been
using NITE's work product and claiming it as
their own and / or intermingling our argument
with frivolous res judicata patriot arguments.
Many of these people / organizations are
networked (i.e. working together). A few of them
are SHAM trust salesmen / women. Therefore, we
can truthfully say that from our experience and
first hand knowledge, the following people are
"Snake Oil" peddlers and / or CON-men/women who
do not deserve your trust:
Al Adask;
Al Beyer;
Al
Thompson;
American Rights
Litigators;
American Tax
Consultants;
Barry Konicov;
Big
Al;
Bill Benson;
Bill "William"
Conklin;
Bill Drexler;
Bob Schulz;
Brad
Barnhill;
Bruce Hatcher;
Chad
Prater;
Christopher H. Hansen;
Christopher
M. Hansen;
Dale Livingston;
Dan Meador;
Dave Bosset;
Dave Champion;
Dennis
MacPhaeddon ;
Devvy Kidd;
Dick
Simkanin;
Don Proctor;
Ed
Akehurst;
Eddie Kahn;
Ed "Eduardo"
Rivera;
Edmund Fitzsimmons;
Erwin Rommel
School of Law;
Fairtax;
Financial
Fortress;
Financial Prosperity;
Freedom
Above Fortune;
Freedom Hall;
Freedom Law
School;
Free Enterprise Society;
Gordon
Phillips;
Howard Freeman;
Inform
America;
Institute of Global Prosperity;
IRS Decoder;
Inhabitant;
Irwin
Schiff;
Jeff Dickstein;
Jack Cohen;
Jim
Deal;
John Feld;
John Gliha;
John
Hecht;
John B. Kotmair;
Joseph
Banister;
Joy Foundation;
Justin Garriott;
Ken "The Hornet"
Hunter;
Lamar Hardy, Hawaii;
Larry
"Lowell" Becraft;
Law Research
Registry;
Les Hollingshead;
Lynda
Wahl;
Lynn Meridith;
Marcia Doerr;
Mel
Stamper;
Pat Patton;
Paul Andrew
Mitchell;
Paul Lienthall;
PreferredServices;
Richard
Cornforth;
Richard Standring;
Right Way
Law;
Save-A-Patriot Fellowship (SAPF);
Sean O'Hara;
Solutions Group;
Steve
DeLuca (S.T. Fitzgerald, Thomas Luca, other
alisases)
Steven Swan;
Steven
Beresford;
Supreme Law Firm;
Tax
Ax;
Taxgate.com (NOT Tax-Gate.com);
Tax
Statement;
The Informer;
Tom
Scambos;
Tom Smith (Alleged
Doctor);
Treasury Tax Secrets;
Virginia
Cropsey a/k/a Little Red Hen
Wallace
Institute ( A Disgrace to William Wallace and
Clan Wallace);
Wayne C. Bentson
"We The
People Foundation"
Review Pending
Paul Sulla,
Attorney
People who do not seem to understand
have not seen as many people as Mr. Bell has
seen, get hurt. They lose their property, jobs,
paychecks, and / or families. They obviously do
not have the discernment to understand how
vitally important this issue is, and how we MUST
stay on point or lose.
There is no room for those who claim it
is their 1st Amendment Right for supporting
people who are espousing such res judicata
arguments. The courts and the Kotmair case made
it clear. Guilt by association is NOW supported
by CASE LAW.
Thurston Bell says those who
follow Joe Bannister's advice will be convicted
of tax evasion:
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-----Original Message-----
From: Al
Thompson [mailto:AlThompson@cencal.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 6:23 PM
To: JohnFeld@Taxgate.com
Subject: Fw:
indictments against business owners who follow
Banister
--
Al Thompson
Cencal
Aviation Products
http://www.cencal.com
http://www.flightbag.com
800 423-6225
International 1 530 275-0667
Fax 530
275-0837
----- Original Message -----
From: Desk of Thurston P. Bell
To: Al
Thompson; dick@arrowplastics.com
Sent:
Sunday, February 11, 2001 2:49 PM
Subject:
indictments against business owners who follow
Banister
Dick and Al:
In response to the Feb 10 David
Cay Johnston article regarding the threats of
prosecution against business owners for tax
evasion, NITE is going public to advocate for
Nick Jesson of NTD Electronics. We should have
great success with Nick's case since he has
stuck with my arguments since the very beginning
and has not wavered.
Joe Banister's arguments are
doomed to fail in the courts and those who
follow his ideas are doomed to face criminal tax
evasion charges. In consideration of the fact
that you have used NITE arguments in the past, I
would like to afford you another opportunity to
work with my method. My retainer cost is $25,000
since I have the only argument that will keep
you out of jail. My only other condition is that
you renounce Banister and everyone else with
flawed arguments and stick to my guns.
Feel free to contact me
regarding this, but I advise you to move swiftly
because NITE will be moving very soon on this.
Thurston
Bell | | |
