LaVoy Finicum shooting: FBI agent indicted for alleged false statements

[Big BossParticipant 4496]

http://archive.is/3PhQY
http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2017/06/fbi_agent_indicted_accused_of.html

BY MAXINE BERNSTEIN

An FBI agent has been indicted on federal accusations that he lied about firing at Robert “LaVoy” Finicum last year as police arrested the leaders of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation.

The agent will face allegations of making a false statement with intent to obstruct justice, according to sources familiar with the case.

The indictment stems from a more than yearlong investigation by the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Justice. The agent will be identified when he’s summoned to appear in U.S. District Court in Portland at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Investigators said a member of the FBI’s “elite” Hostage Rescue Team fired at Finicum as his 2015 Dodge pickup truck crashed into a snow bank at a roadblock on U.S. 395. Finicum had just sped away from a surprise traffic stop on the rural highway as the occupation leaders traveled off the refuge to a community meeting Jan. 26, 2016.

How the traffic stop that resulted in Robert ‘LaVoy’ Finicum’s death unfolded

The agent’s bullets didn’t hit Finicum, 54, an Arizona rancher who was the spokesman for the armed takeover of the federal sanctuary near Burns in Harney County. Moments later, state police troopers shot Finicum three times after he emerged from his white truck and reached for his inner jacket pocket, where police said he had a loaded 9mm handgun. One bullet pierced his heart, an autopsy found.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Gorder Jr. revealed in court papers last June that a grand jury was reviewing the FBI actions. Gorder was explaining the government’s desire to keep its memorandum about the inspector general’s investigation out of the hands of defense lawyers representing other occupation leaders on federal conspiracy charges.

The FBI and state police had moved in on Ammon Bundy and other key figures as they were driving in two vehicles from the refuge to a meeting in John Day. Finicum initially stopped but then raced off from police, and less than a minute later swerved into the snow to avoid the roadblock set up by FBI and state police.

As Finicum left his truck, an FBI agent shot twice at Finicum, though none of the hostage team members admitted to discharging their firearms, the Deschutes County sheriff alleged. The county sheriff’s office was tasked with investigating the Finicum shooting.

The Oregon investigators concluded that one agent fired at Finicum’s truck, hitting it in the roof and missing on the second shot. A state trooper later described to investigators seeing two rifle casings in the area where the FBI agents were posted. But detectives called to investigate didn’t find the casings, police reports indicated.

Federal law prohibits “knowingly and willfully” making any false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or representation or concealing information.

Less than two months after the shooting, the FBI acknowledged that a federal agent was under investigation for firing shots and four other members of his FBI team were under investigation for covering up the gunshots. The status of the investigation into the four other FBI team member is unclear.

At a news conference in March 2016, Portland’s-then FBI Special Agent in Charge Greg Bretzing told reporters, “The question of who fired these shots has not been resolved.”

It’s unclear if the indicted agent is on leave or has been dismissed from his job. The hostage team is part of the FBI’s Critical Incident Response Group, based out of Quantico, Virginia.

Oregon’s U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams has scheduled a news conference later Wednesday afternoon at the federal courthouse. His spokesman Kevin Sonoff declined any comment, and Portland’s FBI spokeswoman Jennifer Adams said she was unaware of the matter.

The indictment follows two federal trials against refuge occupiers accused of conspiring to impede U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and U.S. Bureau of Land Management employees from doing their work at the refuge through intimidation, threat or force.

Ammon Bundy, older brother Ryan Bundy and five other defendants were acquitted last fall of conspiracy and weapons charges. A second trial of four other occupiers resulted in split verdicts earlier this year, with defendants Jason Patrick and Darryl Thorn convicted of conspiracy and others convicted of damaging government property and misdemeanor charges, including trespass.

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Finicium’s widow, Jeanette Finicum, has said she plans to sue Oregon State Police and the FBI for civil rights violations in her husband’s death. The suit will allege that state police and the FBI used excessive force in the confrontation that could have ended peacefully and that improper police procedures and lack of communication between state police and FBI agents at the scene contributed to his death, her lawyer said.

[Anonymous 6]

Good ol FBI, going through some s~~~ right now man. Comey is gone. And their acting director is now under investigation. Plus Agents have rebelled against administration. Gonna take a lot to get them on the right path.

[Anonymous 14]

S~~~, all levels of law enforcement have been getting away with all kinds of nonsense throughout history…

I have a buddy, homicide detective, when we were kids he used to talk about drop guns and drug planting all day long as it if were his greatest aspiration to be a dirty cop one day… Welp, he has been a cop for 20+ years now, not sure how much s~~~ he has gotten away with exactly…

You seen the one recently where the guy went ape s~~~ on a kid and tried to tear him out of the car before he let the kid take off his seatbelt? Nearly broke the kids neck… I bet he just gets 10 days paid leave.

Action picks up at 1:50ish. Cop has gone apes~~~ right as he gets out of his car, kid clearly poses no threat, you can hear the kid say his seatbelt is on, Cop he gave him zero time to do anything before he starts attacking the kid… The audio on the ride after the kid is in custody is sad, he is crying, clearly shook up and in pain. The officer assisting seemed to remotely turn off the dashcam audio as he looked back at it after he pulled something off his belt in the early stages of the attack. These f~~~ers should be in jail for 5 years minimum without parole, longer if the kid had any real lasting injuries. Before dashcams and civilians with cameras everywhere Cops were getting away with far worse than this on an hourly basis.

[Anonymous 6]

Anonymous wrote:

S~~~, all levels of law enforcement have been getting away with all kinds of nonsense throughout history…

I have a buddy, homicide detective, when we were kids he used to talk about drop guns and drug planting all day long as it if were he greatest aspiration to be a dirty cop one day… Welp, he has been a cop for 20+ years now, not sure how much s~~~ he has gotten away with exactly…

You seen the one recently where the guy went ape s~~~ on a kid in a parked car and tried to tear him out of the car before he let the kid take off his seatbelt? Nearly broke the kids neck… I bet he just gets 10 days paid leave.

Some of the most corrupt police officers are narcotics detectives. They get to see all that money and drugs! The money will more than likely end up in evidence for a little while then the big wigs in charge will get their hands on it. The mayor, the sheriff, the county commissioner, and all the cop will get is a low salary and a good job.

Think about it, if you seized $100,000 from a drug dealer, it would be sooooo easy to put on your report, “We seized $50,000 dollars in this bust”. I’m not so sure I’d be able to be honest in police work. Make the money, don’t spend a dime of it, collect it and move on up the ladder.

[Big BossParticipant 4496]

Well this is crime on LaVoy involves the BLM, and Clinton Foundation’s deals with Uranium One stealing land from ranchers. I can easily believe how it was more of a hit job.

[Anonymous 14]

Big Boss wrote:

Well this is crime on LaVoy involves the BLM, and Clinton Foundation’s deals with Uranium One stealing land from ranchers. I can easily believe how it was more of a hit job.

Damn, didn’t know any of that. Hope somebody gets locked up for 20+ minimum. If the Clintons are behind it though just add one more to the large pile of bodies surrounding them throughout history that nobody gets punished for.

[The Batman 2020Participant 2112]

The Finicum shooting is total theater.

Oregon Standoff is STAGED! Militia Actor EXPOSED! WARNING! PAY ATTENTION! (Redsilverj)

Did FBI Fake LaVoy Finicum Shooting Video ?

Oregon Militia Man LaVoy Finicum “Shot to Death” By Police At Highway Road Block Hoax
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NUI5QxrfF8

LaVoy Finicum Car Chase Looks Like a Staged Drill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG0Z33pmIvs

A closeup (enlarged) look at Robert ‘LaVoy’ Finicum shooting

Oregon Standoff Propaganda Exposed, the “death” of LaVoy Finicum, January 26, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W331GWcMlcs

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[Big BossParticipant 4496]

Anonymous wrote:

Damn, didn’t know any of that. Hope somebody gets locked up for 20+ minimum. If the Clintons are behind it though just add one more to the large pile of bodies surrounding them throughout history that nobody gets punished for.

Yeah we learned a lot more after Wikileaks released the Clinton Emails. Here’s a breakdown by reddit with sourced links.

Hillary Clinton, Uranium One, and the Bundy BLM Protest from WikiLeaks

The Batman 2020 wrote:

The Finicum shooting is total theater.

Bro, going to make a polite request not to poop my thread. Go make another one with your claims. Thanks in advance.

[Anonymous 14]

Never watched the execution video before, and that is clearly what it was. What’s the deal with the rubber bullet theory? He never pulled a gun but looked like he did grab his chest… Also, was he saying “You are going to have to kill me?” Because if so that does make it a bit different, though he never pulled a gun…

I really wonder if the orders come from the top though for s~~~ like that.

As far as the rest of the case I have only cursory knowledge about it. Will keep looking at all the stuff you linked.

U.S. Government is really just a group of foreign and domestic special interest terrorists at this point, so nothing would surprise me anymore.

[Big BossParticipant 4496]

Anonymous wrote:

Never watched the execution video before, and that is clearly what it was. What’s the deal with the rubber bullet theory? He never pulled a gun but looked like he did grab his chest… Also, was he saying “You are going to have to kill me?” Because if so that does make it a bit different, though he never pulled a gun…

I really wonder if the orders come from the top though for s~~~ like that.

As far as the rest of the case I have only cursory knowledge about it. Will keep looking at all the stuff you linked.

U.S. Government is really just a group of foreign and domestic special interest terrorists at this point, so nothing would surprise me anymore.

He grabbed his side because he was shot there.

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