Bundy Boys Bagged By Federal Grand Jury
It took nearly two years, but Nevada’s Cliven Bundy and four others “were indicted by [a] federal grand jury … on 16 felony charges related to the armed assault against federal law enforcement officers that occurred in the Bunkerville, Nev. area on April 12, 2014,” according to a Press Release issued by the Department of Justice Attorney’s Office, District of Nevada.
According to the press release, the five men “are charged with one count of conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States, one count of conspiracy to impede or injure a federal officer, four counts of using and carrying a firearm in relation to a crime of violence, two counts of assault on a federal officer, two counts of threatening a federal law enforcement officer, three counts of obstruction of the due administration of justice, two counts of interference with interstate commerce by extortion, and one count of interstate travel in aid of extortion. The indictment also alleges five counts of criminal forfeiture which upon conviction would require forfeiture of property derived from the proceeds of the crimes totaling at least $3 million, as well as the firearms and ammunition possessed and used on April 12, 2014.”
The maximum penalties for the charges are steep:
-- “Conspiracy to Commit an Offense Against the U.S. – 5 years, $250,000 fine”
-- “Conspiracy to Impede and Injure a Federal Law Enforcement Officer – 6 years, $250,000 fine
-- Assault on a Federal Law Enforcement Officer – 20 years, $250,000 fine”
-- “Threatening a Federal Law Enforcement Officer – 10 years, $250,000 fine”
-- “Use and Carry of a Firearm in Relation to a Crime of Violence – 5 years minimum and consecutive”
-- “Obstruction of the Due Administration of Justice - 10 years, $250,000 fine”
-- “Interference with Interstate Commerce by Extortion - 20 years, $250,000 fine”
-- “Interstate Travel in Aid of Extortion – 20 years, $250,000 fine
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