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156ARMED AND DANGEROUS
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158Preliminary· Inquiry· Initiated::
15909 /2_9 /1_998 •'
16006/2_9 /_1_998, set to ex1>ire:
161Details:: WijJiam Cooper·,- a resid_el)t_ of' Eagar·, Ar.izon_a,- is_ a
162_right. wit)g upatr_iot" ,· who ._is. t)atiot)a_lJ:t tt)9Wn JI) th¢_ mi_l_iti_a
163moveme_l)t_ -f-or·· h_is controversi_al broadcasts by means ot sh_o:r-t. wave:
164ra,dio.- cooper was .i','t,erviewe_d a couple ot:i:es :rng the. (a;ll
165of 1997 b:t th.e _L_a)::_esi_d_e -~.esi_dent: ~gent_ (S~ I because:_ h.e.
166h_a4 mad_e ·al_legat_iot)s pertai_ning ·to: Tim M"r;;Veig ~ at)~ he bombing of
167the otlah_om:a City· feder·al bui_id_i_t)~f i_l)_ 1_995 .- -
16801)~ 6/1_9/98 a us· ·oeputy M_ar_sh_al, ,____ __________ __.
169·attem1>ted to: serve_ a cr_imi11_al _s·ul'nID:cws ol) Coopyr·,. bu; cooper=
170refused tQ accept_ th.e: summ_ons, an_d .h_e_ ord_ered.l .... ___ .... o(f~ hi_s 1,an_d.:
171Tl)_e summ_ons: w·as ·_i_ssued a_s· a _resu_lt_ o( an_ I~S tax evasiol) case_
172agai_t)st_ Cooper·, for- which_ h_e: h_as: been. ·it)_d_i~ted. .It: is: extremely·
173Ut)_l_ike1y· th_at. cooper: w_i_ll sh.ow· up _il) _fed_eral di_str_i_ct_ cou:r-t _ _i_n~ ·
174I>hoeni_x. ·a_s _requ_h::ed ol)_ July· _f .- :1_n4eed,- cooper seems to be
175re1Jshi11g the. rol¢_ h_e h_as ·created .f'or= himse_l_f' i_n d_efying th_e· I~S.
176an_d federal_ gove:r-11ment_.- Ile h_as: writt_en a Jcmg expl_at)_ation_
177el)titled "cooper· _t:amil:t targeted b:t reds",- whiqh b_as: bee?) _
178_ r·elea_sed ()_I) th.e Int.er.net.- - · ·
179since_ tll_e Ul)_succe_ssf'ul attempt_ to serve Cooper·, si ...__ __ .... I h_as be.en commul)icat_i_t)g w_i~h several agel)ci_es con_cerl')J11g
180the situatioi),- mostly· to "edu_cate_" th.em about_ cooper's pol.itical
181bel_ie(s at)d the risks i_l')volved_ it he .i_s to_ be ar_rested.- M_ost
182importal')tly,. th_e: us Marsha)s Ser.vice. is t)_ow· aware of cooper's
183prof JJe ,- some.thing· th.ey· did not_ ·tt)ow· wh.en th¢ summ_o1:1s: was_ issued.-
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198Phoenix: Di visioJ)_ wi1•1 most_ lik·e1~, be_ involve 1:n_ one~ way· ot' b?c
199another·-: 'I'herefore, it- is_ recommended a_ preliminary· inquiry: ·he_
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212We (William and Annie Cooper) have been targeted for impri-sonment_ or
213extermination by the federal government and the _Anti Defamation Le~2ue (ADL)
214for documenting and sourcing the truth about the tyranny and _despoti.Sm o(the
215Jlluminati's coming socialist totalitarian new world order. We have worke~
216feverishly ~ince 1988 documenting and sot1;rcing the facts of the treason·being·
217brought abo·ut_ by the Illuminati's soci3list chanie agtmts in ~overnment, i_tnd _
218through the activities of Secret Societi~s and organizatiQns such as the ~ybversive
219Anti Defamation League.:They picked on the wrong People. We are no{afraid. We
220will not run and hide._ We will continue to oppose evilwhenever_and wherever we
221find it.: We will stand and fight_ whomever or whatever assault they may mount
222against us.
223I first learned of the treason takfng place in this- country (and around the world)
224when I discovered the plan named "MAJESTYTWELVE" while a member of the
225Intelligence Briefing Team and Petty officer of the watch in the comma11d center of
226Admiral Bernard Clarey who at that time was the Commander in Chief of the
227Pacific Fleet. The plan outlined the implementation of all of the planks of the
228Commu·nist Manifesto which began with the graduated so-called Income Tax
229,administered by the fiction known as the Internal Revenue Sernce, the disarmament_
230of the American: People through laws instigated by a series of "terrorist" acts,_ the
231formation of a world police force made up of the _United Nations force known as
232NATO comb_ined with the military forces oftbe'United St~tes and the members of
233the United Nations force known as the "Warsaw Pact." which plan is outlined in
234State Department PublicatiQn 7277,- It documented the intent to demonize and target
235Patriots and so-called "tax protcstors" through "Project Trojan Horse•~~-· and much
236much more. · .
237We have l>een docifmenting and sourcing the facts of this plan sfnce 1988 through
238my book "Behold A Pale Horse", my radio broadcast "Hou·r Of The Time," in our
239full size national newspaper ''VEBITAS",- "Oklahpma City: Day One," and in
240'lectures and speaking engagements throughout the nation ~nd the w~rld. I have .
241made ovel': 150 predictions_ of coming major world events since 1988 based upon the
242above information supplemented by many years of,r~·search and have only been_
243wrong once._
244The Illuminati socialist President of the Onited· States of America,- Willfam Jefferson
245Clinton, wrote in a White Hou~e men10 that, "William Cooper is the most dangerous
246radio host ~n America._" The,.lluminati's Rush Limbaugh read the memo on his __
247so-called Excellence In_ Broadcasting Network in 1995 following the bombing of the
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251Alfred P. Mllrrah Fcd.eral Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahonul'in an cowardly
252effort to redirect. the socialist attack on so~called ''right.wing" radio hosts away from
253himself and onto me while touting himself as "the most dangerou~ radio host in.
254America."
255' My FBI record, which=_was fnitiated by the investigation required by my Secret
256security clear:1nce while in the U.S. Ail'.' Force, and my Top Secret Q (SO securi_ty
257clearance while in the U.S. ·Navy, was one o( those found in possession or the Whi_t~
258House during the scandal known as "Filegate" •. President Clinton ordered that all
259agencies of government begin an investigation naming us_ enemies of th~
260administration and "dornestic terrorists". Since when is t_elling the truth terrorism
261_in this countl")'? .,
262After 14 issues of VERJT AS which expose~·, d·ocumented, _and sourced ~he facts of
263the treason and the fraud of the so-called income tax administered by the so-called·
264IRS, a·series of 8 broadcasts exposing th~ Anti Defamation League as a criminal and_
265subversive organization., and ~ur publication of the scathing expose ''O)dahoma
266City: Day One" by Michele Marie_ Moore, the government and the ADt ordered
267their puppets to go after us with the'intent of shutting us up for good._ U.S. Attorney
268Janet Reno, the butcher o(Waco, ord_ered the Nail Gestapo to gri after us which
269immediately launched investigations by the FBI, IRS, ~nancial Crimes Network,
270and many others. Reno also ordered _her Phoenix based puppet_ U.S. Attorney Janet.
271~apolit~rio to shut us up._ Ou( investigation. demonstrates that Janet Reno, Phoenix_
272based United States Attorney Janet Napolitano, Assistant_ United States.AttorneyWinerip
273and Special Ag~nt Frank Shupnik, and possibly Judge Irwin are members:
274of the ADL. Shupnik and Wim::ip have been the most persistent and subversive of
275the Law in their relentless persecution of this family.. ·
276When the government began its investigation (persecution) of this family we began a
277series of Fre_edom Of•Information Requests (FOIA) which, along with our and
278other's legal research, reveal~d that they had no authodty whatsoever to conduct.
279suc_h an investigation~ .In fact it once again confirmed that the federal government
280has no authority or.federal jurisdiction within the territorial bQ,undaries of any state_
281of the union_ whatsoever except_ on property purchased by the government where
282jurisdiction has been ceded to the federal g·oyernme_nt by the state's legislature and
283over only th_os~ specific crimes enumerated in the Constijution (or the united States
284of America. There·is only one exception and that is extr~territorfal jurisdiction_
285brought about by treaties with_ foreign nations such as the Crown Qf England .. We
286are not citizens of any foreign goverrimen~_ We are not subjects of the Crown of
287England or Great ~ritain. We ar~ n_ot s_ubjects o( the _Queen of England or Great __
288Britain. If you: think this is far fetched be forewarned that these·people are noted in
289the Internal Revenue Manual as ·being subject to ·the Tax.. ·
290My research. was confirmed when I found the following quote.by Suprem~ Court.
291Justice Fields::
292"The powe~ of tlie United· States _to tax is limited to ·persons, property~ and business
293withi_n their juri~diction, as much as that of a state is· limited tQ the s_ame·subjects
294within· its jurisdiction •. "
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299·vears ago I dlscovered that the Internal Revenue Service is NOT an agency o( the
300Department of_the Treasury or tfte_ federal government. l_t is not listed as.required
301by law in_ the United States Code undet the organization_ of the Department. of the
302Treasu~ry noris the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms,. or.the Secret
303Sel"vice, nor are any of these bogus agencJes listed in the United States_ Code as
304agencies of a.DY other branch of government._ These agencies are in fact fictions._
305And then I discovered t_he reason. why._ The Unit~d $tates Suprem_e Court in __
306·Brushaber v, Union Pacific Railroad_ Company had already ruled the .f!tderal income
307tax VOID because Congres·s bad unconstitutionally delegate~ legisl~tive power to
308the Secretary o( the Treasury to write the Law concerning the administrative and
309enforcement procedures. l( was a blatent and unconstitutional breach of the
310seperation of powers and in any case the Constitution does not grant Congress the·
311ability to delegate its powers to ·anyone or anything or any ~ntitiy, 'That is why there
312are so many lies and so much subterfuge.involved in. the administration and
313, enforcement_ of the tax by the so-caUecl Internal Revenue Servic~-- :,•
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315We published several stories revealing the results_ of our rese_arc&-fnto the history of,
316and the Law concerning~· the IRS. \Ve also published- a lawful "Public' Notice" in_
317issues #14, 15, and-16: of VERITAS national newspaper_ which _enu·merated certafn
318-facts· discovered in Dan Meador's and my research._ The law allows: us to pres·ume
319the content o( the:Publlc Notice to be "presumed facts" since neither IRS or the
320United States government has ever denied any of the facts thus presented.:
321In light_ of the above we filed FOIA requests asking the lRS for specific d·ocuments
322which specifically require us to file and pay the so-called income tax~ .. : they could not_
323and did not produ_ce any such documentation but sent me a copy of an old 1040
324which I had _filed before I mustered the guts'to stop filing based upon. the.
325information I had seen in MAJESTYTWELV~·and from my research which
326·verified that ~he tax is_ a criminaf fraud~ The implication_ was that the 1Q40s which l
327bad filed in _the past was their only authority. In other words'! had signe4 the form_
328stating th~t l was·a "taxpayei:-". The interpretation of the IRS was that since I had
329filed previously it was an admissiQn that I_ was required to file. Hitler would have
330loved their' reasoning. ·
331We also fifed FOIA requests as_ldng the IRS for specific documents which gave the
332IRS the_authority'to conduct an investigation of a_ Citizen of Arizona. The IRS could
333not, and did not, produce any such documentation. We noticed Speciaf Agent _
334Sbupnik and Assistant U.S., Attorney Winerip to produce their _creden_tials and
335documentation of their authority, to_ conduct such.an investigation .. _. t_hey refused
336because they could.not as no such. documents exists-: ·
337We learned of an secret agreemen_t between the individual states of the union and
338the IRS. We obtained an_ unredacted· copy and found that it is an. agreement granting
339jurisdiction to the IRS to require federal employees who are state Citizens and
340reside,nts,o(the states tQ file and pay the so-call~d federal fncome_ tax. No cession of
341jurisdiction over'these people was granted by the state legis]a_ture as required by
342Law._ If the so-called Internal Revenue Service h'as the jurisdiction and authority to
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345requfre Citizens and _residents o( the states· to file and pay the so~called foc~me t_ax:
346why do they have to hav_e an spe~ial secret agreement between the IRS and the states
347to tax: their_ federal employees who live· and work outside the jurisdiction and
348authority of the United States government?
349We filed suit against the United States government, the IRS, Attorney General Janet
350Reno, U.S. Attorney fot the District of Arizona Janet Napolitano, and others,
351demanding .the court simply order the defendants to either prodμce the
352documentation· tha_t allows the IRS t_o tax and/or investigate a_ Ci_tizen_ of any state of
353the u_nion:or admit tha_t nQ ~uch documentation exists, and several other points o(
354Law. The suit bas been active for almost three years and the federal judge has
355refused t4> order: the defendants tQ obey the law and produce their autbority or
356admit that it does not exist._ The attorney for defendants, Katz (another ADL
357member) has slipped up and admitted in documents that he/she filed· in this case .t_hat_
358no such documentation (thus no such_ authority) exists in the Phoenix District, This
359suit is still awaiting adjudication in United States District_ Court_ in Phoenix, Arizona._
360The government and- the ADL_ wants us fn prison or dead before the juctge is forced
361to rule in.our favoi- as he must if he obeys the Law.- Recent experience ·,tlls us that
362the courts have been corrupt~d and the la_w is frequently ignor~d. Pr_o Se ~tigants
363.are all bu_t ignored by federal judges who pass the cases to clerks to handle._
364We have not committed any crime; but_ on June 18, 1_998 a United States Marshall
365came to the Trust Headquart_ers in ·Eagart Arizona_-to serve a summons for crimi_nal
366trial in U.S. District Court in Phoenix· Arizona on_ "legal fictions". We told him_ that_
367we are not the legal fictions named in the summo~s and ordered him off the Trust
368property. I told hi~ he was_ trespassing and that he had no federal jurisdiction or:
369authority within the territorial boundaries of the state of .Arizona. He knew.I was
370right and obeyed me without sei:-vfng the papers. If he had_ authQrity and/or
371jurisdiction_ why did he not serve the papers and_ why did he obey.my order that he
372get_ o(fT-rust property immediately? ·
373Sine~ no service was made the Cou_rt can take no action if the Court obeys the Law~
374As we discove_re_d witl~_ \Yaco, Ruby Ridge, ~nd_ other federal atrocities the federal_
375Courts seldom obey the Law. The Marshall told me that i(we did-not app~a~ in
376federal Court i_n Phoenix, ...\rizona o_n July 1, 1998 _a warrant will be issu.ed for: out
377arrest. We will not appear as the court has no jurisdictiQn or authority over us as
378Citizens of Arizona and we will not allow an arres_t to occur._ We will stand and fight_
379their Gestapo with all the means at our disposal any assault_ whic_h may be mounte·d
380upon our property or persons, ·
381Our child-ren_ will remain_ with us. They are not shields, as our enemies will claim•,
382any more than_ children ,1ave bee~ shields fQr families which have been attacked byde,
383spottsm th~oughout histo_ry. Allowing our children_ to ~isappeai: into th~ imn:ioral
384and destructive government child care and fo.ster: home industry ru:n by the mind .
385controlling bogus Psychology profession only to be abused and sexually assaulted for
386~any years is a fate. worse than.death, and we simply will not aUow _such a thing to
387happ-en to our 1_1recious llt:tle girls.: ·
388These peopfe are morally ba_nkrupt and fo_ fact are Nazf jack booted thugs of the
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396worst SS'Hitler.storm trooper.type._ They have no ethics, morafs,_or respect for life,
397property, religion, oi- the Law._ Ttie N~zis_ were socialists and socialists are Nazis ..
398Socialists are in complete control of the government of tbe united States of America
399today.
400Please remember that_ we are not anti-government, radical, fund·amentalist, crazy~
401suicidal, or anything else we may be called. We are intelligent law abiding·
402reasonable People who have drawn our line hi the sand._ Our e11emy will attempt_ to
403demonize.us in_order to obtain the public's permission_ to_murder our whole family
404just as they did the Weaver, family and the Branch Davidians at Waco, Texas. I _
405never thought I_ w'ould hear so-called C_hristians whose ancestors fled the old world
406to escape religiou·s persecution say, "The Branch Davidians desei:ved_wbat they
407got .•• they were just a bunch of religious fanatics," but I heard so-called Christians
408say it_ over and over and over again.:
409We are not crimfnals or child molesters, oi- bank robbers, or child abusers, or wife
410beaters, or _husband beaters, or. any other label_ that may be applie,J.- If ~e are found
411dead it will never be because we committed suicide ... it will be cold blooaed
412murder .•. just as they.have done in the past. •• just as th-ey c!id at R_uby Ridge, The
413World Trade Center,'Waco, and Oklahoma City. -
414We are pro-government, lawful government, lawful Constitutional Republican
415government as guaranteed to us in the Constitution for the Unit~d States of
416America._ We know what the government is and_what it is not._ We know that.the
417Constitution:for the united States of America constitutes the ~awful'government and
418anything or anyone outside its strictures, limitst and powers is operating u·nlawfully
419and are in fact outlaws._ · -
420We know that the Constitution_ was not penned by a bu·nch of dotterfng old men who
421did not_ understand the complexities ~f the modern age over two _hundred years ago.
422The Constitution was produced by the greatest collection of geniuses _who_have ever-·
423lived. It is the LIVING Supreme Law of our country~ It pr:ovides within the
424document itself the provisions foi-. us to make any changes that_ we may deem_
425necessary. Only a_ very f~w changes (Amendments) have ever been made. Those
426changes or deletions wished for by the socialist/commu·nfst Illuminati have been
427rejected by the American People._ That last fact necessita_tes_ the dem()nization o( the
428Constitution and all who support it.
429I hav~ served _my govern~ent all my life. I have been a member Q( the United States
430Air ~orce and the United States 'Navy~ I am a combat veteran o( the Vietnam war. I
431fought as a River Patrol Boat Captain in Vietnam earning medals with the "Vff for
432Valor. I_ tookanOath_to, "support and defend the Constitution for the united States
433of Am~rica against all enemies foreign and D_OMESTIC." I intent to fulfill that Oath_
434until the day I die ... and after, if that is possible.
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439;
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442win then·ail America_ wins •.• if we lose the subversive Illuminati socialists in
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447makes me yery sad to know. that ~ll of you will still be enslaved by tyrants and _
448despotis-m in a totalitarian socialist new world odor (really stinks) ... ·unless you- also
449draw your line and take your stand to fight the last battle for.Liberty and Freedom._
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459Fed-eral Jurlsdiction
460Federal Income T·ax VOID ~ Admfolstrative Powers Hnconstitutionaf
461· Publfo Notice _
462_ Table of Contents_
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471Update; Eagar. Arizona - Bil! Coo-per
472Ne\,igroup1. mm: :;lCt1,.~sm.mHitia
4735:11::,:, •: t t'pd;ite: Eaim:, Ari1or. .1. - B111 Cocper
474· .... ·, •:j,:•:nil,hbeey.com
475.. . n.u, 2 Jul 98 15:35:0-1 GMT
476i:'rom. httpJ/harvcsMtust.org
477Cooper Family Targeted by Feds
478Upd3tePase
479Tod.-'lf July J. 1998, U. S. Dis:ric: Court Judge Irwin (ADL) issued a
480~nch
481w::irrant for the arrest of Bill and Annie Cooper for not appearing i11
482"lns*J
483court on a summons which wa$ ?-.'EVER served. The United States has
484no
485jurisdiction or venue within the territorial boundlries of the State
486of
487.Arizona except over land that was ceded to the United StJtes by the
488bythe
489Legislature of the St::ife of Arizona.
490WARNING n Any attempt by the !cderal government or anyone else to
491execute
492t~ unconstirutional and unlawful arrest warrants iss-Jed by Judge
493Irwin ·
494"ill be met nith :urned ri:sistanee. Any petson who attempts to kidrop
495our
496children ~vill be shot on sight~
497\Ve are. and have always been. fonned as the Constitutional and
498i .;.w{u)
499unorg:mized Militia of the State of Arizona. We ,,ill be Free under
500the
501Ccnst1tutional Republican government guaranteed to us by the
502C.oMtitution
503for the united States of America or we will be dead. We h3ve dmm our
504lifl{' .
505in the s:1nd. Cross it :'It your own (isk ..
506Sources within local "policing agencies• hJv~ informed u$ tMt the •
507Feder:il
508Bureau oflnvesngation has been put on notice by seyeral ranking
509loca~ I~w
510trJ~r,cry,\'nt personnel th:n ... We "m absolutely not allow another
511'Rub
512Ri;:. · - ,\':tco' to occur in Apache County. Anzon:1 " Glenn Jacobs.
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517Upd;lte; Eagar. Arizona - Bill C~J?er
518a~d publisher ofrhe Round Valley Paper, spoke pcrson:lly Ia.st night
519lQlhe
520Apa::he County Shenff. 'I'hc Sheri.ff told Gl~nn. "I have pu1 the FBI
521on
522r.01:ce that they arc not welco:n: to come into this County and harass
523the
524Cooper family_•
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530FBI FACSIMI~E
531COVER SIIEET
532PRECEDEN'.CE
533jg11mmed1ate
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535.,. 0 Routine i
536CLASSIFICATION
5370 Top Secret
538□ s~ret
5390 Confidential
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542To: FL- /f GS T fl F/:'
543Name of Office
544Time Tr.msm1tted:
545Sende(s Initials: -\IIJ?
546Numb« of Pages: _____J _ _____
547(including cover sheet)
548Facsimile Number: J I
549Attn: JL_N_a-"'-e--------Jl:::-oo::m::--=-;T;;:e:.:le:-:pr.ho::n'.':'e--
550from. --~---=t:~---~J-;>__ T__ _S~4?__ /_ b__ ____
551N:sme of Office
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554SpecfoJ Handlmg Instructions;
555Oris,in:stor's Name: JL_ __________. tl=====--.:.Te.:.:I~ephone: I... _ _______ _,--
556Originato(s Facsimile Number; Jt. __________ .J· l---~----------
557Approved: __{ff!: ________ Brief Description of Communication Faxed· ~/vtJ..ri:£: A),x-d.-,~~
558b1 tS C · ac f; y,ws &v,. J~-, l, Tc";,. ; (' 00.Kl..fA tlt/va~w.-1
559UMt~"-.R cl Ad.-~~ I , -
560WARNlNG
561Information att~ched to the cover sheet is U.S. Government Property. !f you are not the intended recipient of this
562informalion. disclosure. rcproductio~. distnbut1ori. or use ofth1s ir.forma.tion is prohibited (IS.USC.§ 641). Please
563notify the originator or local FBI Office jmmediately to arrange for proper disposition.
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573•1 Joie de Jesus Riv- said federal ! Mill". . • ·tia· man·: i, agents. woul4 , ~e'"' careful!}' to
574• _ •, arrest Cooper, who faces a f out• · :,.,
575count indictment on charges that he• 'fu · t failed to pay taxes from tm · to :~e' ses . 0 l994 and' submitted ·false .informa•
576. .I,,' . . . ·. , tion to a l;>3nk to obtain a loon, I "We are going to, proceed with' -~ec' og· ·n·IZ•· 'e prudence and "caution and handle• . :.1:; ' , ' . _ I ~ matter in ·<t,ie COlll'Se," Rivera I · i sai~ 'declining to comment further. , t t 'Apache County Sheriff ·Art J,ee 1 ·,•I'ar·ran { I J I o' l said', .he has advised federal au•
577-ff i · ' : :'J .$ C\ t thoritie_s to move cautiously against
578Cooper, who lives in a hilltop house
579By Jerry Kammer ; in Eagar.
580' :TheArizona~lie 'After talking with CQoper, 'Lee , l An. eastern Arizona militiaman is .said, 'he ·cautioned federal authorities ..
581~ . vQWi.ng to defy ·an: arrest warrant ' that·· ".'it• could. deteriorate ·into -an
582i issued in ·Phoenix, on ',Wednesday · incident", if they moved in to arrest· I after he failed to ·appear..in .federal ' Cooper ai:id,his· wife, Annie Mord•
583• , court,' on c~es that he .evaded .. hors'1·who was indicted on the same
584incom~ taxes~ defrauded a ~ : cllarges. , ·
585Wilham , a~ .. S.4, a media~ , ~I feIOike he meant what he said·
586· $3.Wf, toe of pie fed~ral ~overiunent ; when :he 'told ·roe' he ·-would -~defend·
587who ¢laims.-to)belong to.the~~ , '' his prQperty with•·everythiog at his
588. QDd' ContioedtaJ Army 'Qhbe' Be- ' l disposal," Lee said. .
589. ~ .. posteii a :defiant message .ip The sheriff .sa~d 'Cooper ~wns I :
590I : big , red , lettls ;'Thursday oo . his weapons, but he did nor know how .
591f, ,Internet site: , ., ,, many onvhat kind., · ~
592, 'f"WARNIN 1!! Any. -attempt · by .Lee said Cooper moved to Eagar
593I · the : federal ·goveroment i Qt• anyone ' two . or three years ago froin St.·
594.. else· to execute the \lllCOt:!Sl!JW,Q9.al, , Johns, wh~e he had ·once sp0ken of
595, and ' unlawful -arrest , warran,ts '· , . , o~ng a library where , residents
596will be met with armed resistan~." .+ could research the U.S. Constitution., . I
597Federal authorities ·in Pboeriix are Miliiia members believe that• the,
598responding'. with· calculated calm to federal government · has flagrantly
599Cooper, who warned a 1994 conven:- , usuryed. the Constitution · by asserting
600·a range of powers, including
601' - Please se~ · MlUl1AMAN, 'Page A24 · the power to~.
602----.
603; Mili.tiaritan ~ ,t: t :
6041 takillg·on
605, -:allthorities:· .
606-- MlllTIAMAN,-jrom Page Al
607, tion in' Mesa of a. coming ·battle:
608-against one-world gov~ent:
609, .. .Blood' will· be sp1Ued,, m · the.
610, $treets of America - it's foevita• ·
611, ' ble," C<x>per declared ~e?, even as ,
612,; he stressed that he d1dn t endorse
613, ·violence. He has broadcast the .same
6141 message around the world ., in _his:
615; daily. sho{t-wave radio pl'ogram. -He
616/ alSQ P.Ublishg,!,nC'.V$ffi~ .... · -----~ •
617,, , "lJe sent, me, a tot of literature
618. when he lived in St,· Johns," Lee
619. .said.· "'It was the regular right-wing
620' stuff#- militia-type literature on the
621· bla¢k, unmarke.d heli~ters and the
622'takeover of l the Uriited States by
623United Nations forces;"
6241 • A$ked whether Cooper had a,
625! · broad'.followirig.in.the · county,~Lee'
626, .said,•,"N2t, that I'm aware."
627::---one .sympathizer"1s Gtenn Jacoo:s.
628l . publisher of a·smaU weekly newspa~
629, ·per, who• said he spoke to Cooper
6301 early this week.
631"He told 1me he, is not going to
632! .submit to anest by tqe feds," -Jacobs
633said.1 ':He-,said if they're,going·to-,
634murder Jiim; they're going to ,have to
635r' M it in the house, that thi$ is where
636,,, he has . dra\Vtl ~his~ line in~ the $3.n4, ,
637and he's not going to .ret~eat from it
638l . think . he is- • expecting to be I m,_urjg~ py the FBI:' .,
639I
640:---rx;ee:-dispuited~W~ite,
641; repo(t that . "several rank~ng l~l '
642, , law-enforcement personnel bad m• :
643·fQOUed i,, 'the FBI· that they ,would i
644'. "absolutely, not allow ano.ther Ruby 1
6451 ·Ridge or:\Yaco·t?, «cut m ,:\pache ,
646;,· Coun~, Anzona. . l-A,.1.. , ;Lee _said, however, 1 that ..,..,,._.,
647. Cooper and Jacobs had spoken of
648r, Ruby ·Ridge and _Waco,• ~~s of·
649bloody confrontations that , in the i
650militia .movement· have becomy
651,symbolic of ~ederal government
652brutality and arbitrary J>?WCC·
653i ·10 · Phoenix, -Tom .Nixon ,of the
654j u:S .. Marshal~ Office ~id au-- ..
655thorities intend to act cautiously as
656they enforce the arrest• ,warrant
657·' ':'because no federal , agency wants,
658' . any I oopies of Ruby • Ridge or
659, . Waco." . ,
660, But Nixon added, ""Obvtously,, at ', some point, we'll effect the arrest." · !
661' 'Nixon said a federal marshal last, ,
662\ month _ was unable , · to ser;ve a ·. :
663; summons , on, Cooper. He said the t ciarshal visited: Cooper's. oome .but
664·, was unable to establish that the man. t Who ,:net him there was Cooper. ,
665l : Reached , ~y phone Thur~y,
6661, , Cooper refused to ans\vef ,u~i~s,
667' . responding ,.to a , report~r .s mquuy
668I with a stream: of. ~scen:ities, before
669} hanging up, • ;, , I i+, In his Web Stte, howeyer,· h~ calls.
670I , the . summons · that the : mars.hal
671,
6721:atternpted , to , • serve · ~unco~stitu•
673ii tlonal':' and ~un),awful." ,He .sal? t~e
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675,. -fyderal · government bas no <Jun$•• ' i diction in-Arizona .. ex~ ()Vet land·
676i that-was ceded to th~.Uruted.Sta ... t_es_. __ _,
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680.FEDERAL.BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
681Precedence:: PRIOEITYTo::
682Criminal_ Investigative_
683!1rom :: Phoenix
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685Date:: 07/02/1998
686Attn:: DTOt.,_J' _____ _
687SSA .... I ____ ....,
688' sq:uad 1_3/ r,ake;· a; RA
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694'l'itle ::
695LLIA?{ COOPEE, aka Bi_~l Coo:E?er·-:
696'=-'==-==------....J :F1UGITIVE;
697,ARMED AND DANGEROUS
698Synopsis:: TQ describe_ activit;es unde:z::w~y· ,in_.Arizona to bI"ing
699c~I?tioned fugitives to -~ustice~ ·
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704~ill_ Coopex:· .and I lhave both ,been_ char:ged _ b6
705wit~1..t·a:x· .evasion_y ~t eederal dis rict ~ourt in .Arizon~.: .Title b7c
706previousl)'' cax:ried .as: "WILLIAM .COOPER; AOT.;DT.".
707Prelimi~ary· Inquiry Initiated: "06/29/1998, set to· expire
70809/29/1998~ .
709~t:ails: On '7 /01/1998 ·federal ·bench_ :.wlrrants ·:erf .issued ,for
710Bill Cooper -and! !because ._ ______ ,__....,_refused to b6
711appear it:1 district court in :E>hoeni,-c _in response to ·charges of b7c
712"income .tax evasion.-. A_ Deputy U.S. Marshal had attempted_ to serve
713Coope:t: with a summons_ on 06/.19'l1998, ,but .Coope:t: threw .the .Deputy
714Mars~al off .hi$ property without receiving the summons. ·
715.·Bill. Cooper, .a ,res1dent of· the s1mall eastern_ ·Arizona
716town of Eagar, is nat·ionally '.known .among militia members and
717other :t:ight wing .zealots. Cooper hosts· .a tal_J.; show. by ~eans of
718short wave radio, and ·he .frequently,condemns the federal
719government, Justice 'Department, a:nd_ th_e FBI _for .the "atrocities''
720at ·Waco an_d ·Ruby Ri'dge. He_ :is convinced there .is: .a government-=
721sponsor·ed social_i_st conspiracy to est:ablish_ a "n.ew world order."
722I>hoenix:
723Coopex:: is a_ proli_f ic writ ex:· on_ ~he~ ln~ernet, and much
724information about_ him and his: bel_ief_S: can be_ acce_ssed~ at: ·his.
725websi_te:- www.ha_rvest-:-trust·.or~.. C<;>oI?ex:: _has wx:itten_ def1an_tiy· on.
726the. Intex:n.et_ of the~ bench_ warrant_ issued. in Phoenix: ana. of his.
727in_t~ntion_ to go to. war·_ \'lith_ th.e f_ederal_ go_v~rnmen_t. An_ examI?le:
728of_ his statements. .1.ncl~des :: "Any· attempt_ by· the. ·federal_
729government_ ox:· anyon_e_ else~ to execute. the_ unconstitutional_ an4
730unlawf°ul_ .ax:rest: warr:ants: _issued by· Judge_ 1·rwin .wil_l_ .be>met:·with _
731_ a:x::med .resistance. · ~y- person_ whQ ·.atte-mpts to l<i_dnap· our· chil_dr·en_
732will_ be. shot· on sight._" · · · ·
733On 7 /Qi/.1_998 a meeting was_ hel_d _ in Phoenix: to_·
734.... c..0..0.1.:~Unate: _f°ederal __ enf:Orcement. efforts_ to bx:ing· CooI?et:· andl _ I
735L__J to justice.- Among those_. at~end_ing were. ASAC; Ray· Churay· of_
736th¢ :e_ho~ri_ix: Division;- c_rimina: chief Toro Hannis,. oeo1,t: ~x:irn.;nal_
737~hief_ Mary· Murguia,- lj.US]j.s I _ . !9_f_ the:
738u·. s .- lj.ttox:ney' s Off ice:_ (USAO).,: Distx:.ict: of_ lj.x:izona; Chief_ Deputy·
739Tom Nj.xo:•· ~:S., .Marshals .Service .. (USMS); .Su ervis ·· UtY · I Jana_ A:cting·· Supervisory· Deputy..__ ______ ........,,........,.....,.of_ the
740USMS;- an~_ c 1.ef_ of_ cx:iminal'. Investigations. ames. •: ie .. of_ th.e.
741lnternal_ ~_even:ue Service .. (I~S) . .
742A .. consensus.,was· .. reached .. that therr WOJ))d" be no·
743immediate_ action_ take.Ii_ to arrest_ Cooper and I lt should
744be: noted that· Coopex: ·has_ "brought_ orie · ox:· more armed militia
745"soldiers o:i::- bodyguard-s" to his.,hc,me_ .in ,Eagar·, and Coopex:· see_ms
746to be: spoil_ing _fox:· ·a: f_ight .. lj. _ local_ repC?rter· who attempted to
747contactcooper· shortly· after· this: tniti:1 summons service. attempt
748was made, .advised USM Chi~f_.Deputy· that whe~ he visited_ the
749Cooper· residenc~, the. ·house was surroun ed by f_i ve pick:-up trucks·
750with_ sever·al_ men ,he>lding·_ x:ifl_es .in_ the truck beds.~:· . recent_ s:o:ve:saron, with. the .Lakeside Resident JI.gent. (SA I, Coopet:" said he was at war w_i~h the federa government,
751an "_e as dr~w~.a line in-the sand."
752,Given this mind set. and the_ fact that Cooper's house
753sits on_ a_ high_ ridge overlooking a_ qu_ie~. residential area,· the
754participants· in_ the meeting conclu_de_d_ there_ is· no hurry· to effect_
755an .. arrest.:. The USAO stated that federal_ agents. "could wait: for ,a
756year· and· half-, '.i_f_ n.ecessary·." ·Another factor to consider· is thj
757presence: of Coopex:'. s. I ..,..
758'I'h.e. 'O'SMs·, which ordinari_ly· woul_d be r:espons'ible for e~:ecuting the
759warrants, has requested_ ·a:_ joint: ~BI/_I~S/USMS. approach to the:
760I)roblem. ·
761'I'_h_e presen_t_ strategy for deal_ing ·wit_h Coopex:- i_s to n.ot:
762_init_i_ate ,any ove_rt. or provocat_ive action,· incl.uding. surveill_ance,.
763£:oi:: some_ time,· pe:t'hap~ t~o ◊r three mon_t_ns· •: Not_ only- will. this_
764give: C.ooper ti:me: "t~ cool_ of_f," but it_ wi_ll probably· discourage_
765his· bodyg:uards .and. suppo,;ters_ .'f?ho .m~y· ~J:t;~. of sitti_ng. around with_
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777nothin!i[ tc; _ do .,~n, the meantime,- the_ P~oenix:. Di vision "j Jl ::
778gathering intelligence on_ Cooper and hi$ residence. SA_.__-----. .......... .-----'
779(Lakeside_ RA) , who is: personally acquai_nted witb_ Cooper·, wi
780coordinate_ with state and_ local_ la:w· enforcement_ agencie$ and_ the_
781relevant_ f°edera1_ agencies (I~S a:nd USMS) to try· to bring· about_ a_
782peac-eful_ resolution_ of_ this: matter-: · · •.
783LEAD (s)::
784Set_ Lead_ 1 ::
785-PHbENIX:
786At PHOENIX
787Phoenix:
788Inasmuch_ as the_ Lakeside RA has_ .n_o I:nternet access·,
789s·quad 16· wil1 monitor activity· on Cooper'"s website and· will
790f·orward relevant information_ from the· rnternet to the -case_ agent.(
791Bill Cooper is a_ prolif_ic_ writer, so analysis_ as well_ as
792monitoring a:re needed to keep the_ tnternet_ "intelligence to a
793manageable_ amount fox::· the case a_gent.) ·
794ARMED AND DANGEROUS
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801;l'EDERAL. BUREAU Qf INVESTIGATION'
8026/30/98
803source, wh.q is not_ in. a_ I?Ositio?) tq testify-, I?rovided·
804the_ followin~t Jnf.ot:mation ::
805:E·ag:ar, ha:slhe sou~ce· ach,i~ed' that Bili Cooper·, a: r·esident of'
806and the source believes: tha~~l------------------------1 I I
807Cooper· JS: affili_ated. with. the_ militia_ movement, and_, h_e~
808hosts:, a_ .radio broadcast_ "in_ which~ he~ fr·equently· condemns: the
809·f eder·al_ 9-overnment -: '
810-·6-/3-0-/9-8 ---ai Lakeside,- Arizona (telephonically)
811F'& I L-l ______________.. 1,l.l,IV2ic..;.· __ Dato dktatod ___6 _./i-.3. .0 _./i-.9. .8 _______
812by SA
813·-nis &xuraet:« contains D?illl¢r r~t:14ations nor ~oncli.i$k,ns o,f the FBI, It is the rr~erty of th¢ FBl and j$ WMd to yoor age0¢y;
814it ind iu «intents are_ tiot ~ be 4~4 ouuide )'.Wt agency.
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825Precedence:: ROUTINE:
826To:' CIRq
827·From:: CIRq
828Nat·ional Csens_At·_jr· ·for· the Analysis · of· Violent crime_
829Contact( _ I
830Approved·, By:·
831. Drafted Br::
832Case ·ID #:: .... I_: __ ___. . I>ending)_. 3'
833Title:_ CHANGBD;-
834M!LTOlt ·WILLIAM_ COOI>ER,- aka BILL COOP.ER_-:
835FUGI'TIVE·;- , I F~UGITIVB;'
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837\Synopsis:_ This~ case: -was_ ref'errea: to th_e~ National_ Centex· f·or· · the.
838,An-alysis .of' 1Vi0Jent crimE{ by· the~ I>hoeniX: Division._
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842Detail~:_ . SAJ I ·takr1:· ::· ·:e:i ~·;·;;· ·::·:n~·f/, Phoenix_ -FBI_ telep_honical·ly contacted · ssA:lregarding
843c_aI?t~one~_ m_atter.: ,He~ ~u_b~equently~ : -•~ :I -:C .reg~rding b6
844capt.1_oned ,ma_tter ·to the_ .NCAVC._ SA .... ____ ........,,_has requested_----. b7c
845assistance j n dr~-i5rning· an arrest: st:i;a~~gf f·~x:· CooI?er· ·a:ndl I
846I _SA__ !indicate~. that: ther~~ we_re no:_
847immediate~ plans to .. arrest: 'Cooper·, and_ he. would_·be_ ·forwarding·
848<additi9nal_ informat'icm. tQ the. NCAVC: for·· their· review·.: -
849. At· _this::time, it: :is_ requ·ested that a_·case,,be_ opened at_
850the. 1NC1)..VC- •.and a J_ead_ assig~ea_ to SSl)..j Ito: assist the~
851.Phoenix: ,Di vision. ·
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874FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
875l>ato o{truisc~. 7/15/98
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879·provided the. following information:_
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882Arizon_a:._ Bill_ Cooper,
883had some A · ·
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888bnceJ lwas able_ to brea){ the. ice. with_ coopeiduring
889-this teiephone_ conversation, Cooper , acknowledged_ that -a_
890deputy- marshal bad shown_ up to set"ve him a_ summons:, but: coopeisaid
891he haci ·throwJ:i. the. ·marshal_ oft of_ bis property·, and the_·
892summons w~s: 1).f''er ser,ted ·oux:ing: the. co~rse_ of_' the_ telephone __ . _
893c_om,rer·s:ation, _ ltried_ tq persuade_ coopei- that he should_
894deal with_ the federal_ court, but cooper respon.ded,- "'X: don't_ c·are_
895a~out. the. system._• He. also told.I I that_ he_ was goin<J tq
896·f_.1,9:ht .-
897. Dut"ing: the._ conversation, I I learned that_ coopet"
898I ~nh];Ih~~,- :and he. ·has ~ n_ewslettet" caICiea_ "'Veritas._" When_
899_ _.. __ ·as){ed how he_ might: get a_ copy of "'Vei-itas~, coopet"
900.....t._. o_l_d. ......... i-m--a.t he can con}e. ovei- to the_ 'house_ aQ_d_ pick: one_ up
901persona-11)'· )~ ____ ___.]then_ agreed_ to come_ ov~r ·within_ the_ ?).ext,
902five minμtes:, -a:n_d he drov~ up to coopet"'s residence, but. when he
903·arrived,- be. noticed_ that. there were_ about three. dogs_ barking
9041oud1)'.' ._ I I said the. dogs were tied tQ _ cars .. pat"ked b)'.' the:
905house,- an_d one. of the_ dogs ·was a large Rottweiler·.
906tnvostigatioll«1 06/29/1998 at Lakeside, Arizona (telephonically)
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909~s ~VIXl?t.lt c~im noithor r_~ndltioos 'Dl)f C9f.lC~OtlS of tho J=BI, It is tho p~Ort)'. of tho FBI and is loaned to yovr agonc>:,
910it and its ~onts at_o 00t to be d~od wuido yoor azoncr.
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925approximately! ~ approached him and told him that
926lvlr -: Cooper is not doing an'{ more interviews._ The young man was_
927·about_! land a military-type haircut._ He_ ~t:r: : , 45· pistol_ on his_ right_ hip._ The_ you11g man gave_ I ~ome -~o:eies ot the :eublication_ 'Ve:t"itas," ·a114 he_ said
928t a~oope:t" would not be givi11g any more interviews until. this i$
929•a11 over'.." - ·
930_ I 1 mentio11ed that_ about_ a11_ hou:t"· before_ calling·
931Cooper·, he had_ gone. to_ a local residence who_ explained ·to him · ·
932where · -· - · · · _ ed · this fact, I tnoticed
933that_ ta · · · with bi11ocul_ar·s
934from '-:c.-o_o_p_e_:t"T"s..,.: -p .... _r_o_p_e_r_,,t,...y"""'· .-_ ---,A,,...t.-_-t.-r---... · i~~ed up the:
935newspaper·s at_ coope:t"'s house, notice _ that_ there. were·
936about_ seven ·vehicles, including three_ :eickU::E? trucks an~ f ou:t"·
937cars._ ·
938Accordi11 to o( .------------------.__-...... ,,__-----,---...,.....-----,,-----........................ -------- the:'""""""" __ --,----,,---,.......,,-,-.....,... is. a person_ whom cooper rug . rus •
939·Furt ermore,_ be m1.9ht_ trust_ ::~che ca11 ;ty· sherif·f· Art Lee_ and
940maybe_ on~ of his deputies. I___ _who _ran a I I
941store_ inJ IArizo11a,- to . !previously that. there.
942was. a lieute11ant_ in_ Apach_e_ county who i_s_ aff_iliated_ with. Coope:t"
943and his mi_liti_a_ movement. - -
944During the. course_ o_f the ~nter?iew·,I I'.
945expressed_ ......... ~.s;;;.L. ............... ~ a co11frontat1.on_ with coope:t" could _ lead_ to
946v · 6 ·e c • specifically· S:aid_ that_ he.· does_ not intend
947of cooper's· appare11t. intent to l".esist_
948._a_r_r_e_s~t-;--y-·-t,.......e ______ ......,.....,.....,gov~rni~e;t becaus;- he ~07S _not W~llt to.
949create~ ·a panic. in the town-: _ _ ... ...- clarif_ied, however · that
950if shots ~f e. f_ired ol".· a f edera _ seige is un~erway, he_ will f I - ----
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965C-: .Arthur· Lee,- the Sherift o( Apache __ County·, ·caliea
966SJ?eC~al .:Agent: _(SA) I Ion July· 2,- 1998,- and_
967I?rovided the_ following infox-mation:_
968, Sheriff: '.L~e advised tb_at: be_ bad_ j\1st_ been_ on_ the_ phon~.
969with_ Bill_ cooper·, .and_ they· had spoken 'fox- approximately· 30 ·
970Jninutes .: Coop ex- told the · sher if r· how be_ believes ·the federal_
971income_ tax: is the_ ·equf_vaient_ ot a_ I?rohibited_ excise_ tax·.-
972When_ ·asked_ •i( be thought_ that_ Bili_ cooper· represented a
973threat_ to the_ community· :in_ which_ he lives _in_ ·Eagar,- Arizona,- the_
974sber_if( responded, that: ·he believes Cooper could_ iive ·in_ that_
975community- ·for· the_ next_ 50 years and_ .never· ·receive~ a traffic.
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977_ _ _ tn_ a_ I?r_ev~ous _ conversation_ wi_th_ s~I I sheI"ift·
978Lee: .had· ·indicated .that: he_ ·was concerned_ that: federal_ agents may·
979set_ up a seige_ ar·oun<i 'Coopex-'s. house_ in_ ord_er _to bring· him ·in_ to
980custody._ Sherif°( Lee_ does ~ot_ want_ a -Ruby' :Ridge~ situation~ to
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993Special_ Agent. (SA) I 1 attempted to
994speak: with_ Bi_l_l_ Cooper: at. his residence on a hiiltop on the_ east
995side of the town. of_ ·-Eagar, A:t:'izona. At apJ?r·oximately _11:0Q a.m. ,-
996s~. I r: I drove_ his_ government_ vehicle )JD tbe road leading to
997Cooper: s_ residence, and_ in_ doing· so, SA_ I !rol_led down_ the_
998win_dows to make himsel_f' more visible_ and honked the_ horn_ to give_
999waI"ning to the_ occupa ts o · coopeI"'s residence._ About_ halfway up
1000the_ ·1orig driveway·, SA_ noticed an_ individual_ (male) who -
1001. had emerged from the_ house, s~-~,..,.....-=---' got_ out_ o( the vehicle_
1002and ask_ed_ i( _he coul_d talk to Bil cooper·.: Th.e man_ responded
1003th_at be couldn't._ ----... · ·
1004At ~his 1>oint, _ SAJ I realized th_at_ he was
1005probably speaking- to Bill_ cooper·, who is a_ tall_ white male_ and
1006wears glasses. .The. man .believed to be Coope:r: ·was wea:r:ing a_ da:r:k
1007solid gray· shirt_ an_d_ dark sl_acks._ Cooper's- hair: is brown~ medium
1008len9th,· arid thinning somewhat_ on_ top. coope:r: appears to •be_ about:
1009· so years: of' age_ and is: heavyset-: · - · ·
1010· :Emergi_ng- -at_ coope:r:'s side and sliahtiy toward·s -ris bacr:
1011was 'a; vouna white male. n;-rhaps_ [ I who h_ad I ------.... -- - - ___ ...
1012. once· s~ lreal_ized he_ was probably s1>ea)<ing t_o
1013Bill_ Cooper·, the_ Agent_ .refer:red to ·th.e man_ ot:i_ th_e_ hill_ as Bil_l,
1014an_d ·the_ man did n.ot. correct_ him._ Bil_l_ Cooper: pr·oceede4 ·to wa:r:n
1015the Agent. that he_ was trespassing- and_ .,out o( his juri_sdiction."
1016coopex:: stated that: federal_· authorities had no jurisdiction_ on_ his
1017l_and, an_d h_e plainly said that_ if. any· federal agent_ approached_
1018his nropj:r:ty agai_n:. th~y would. be shot: He: ai~o demanded _th~t_ SA I _ ccmvey this_ 1.nf ormat1.on. to his_ super_1.ors ._ The_ ~gent_
1019tol_d <;o_ope:r: th~t. be_ had_ no desir•e_ to enga9e Cooner ·in a_ .figh~:,- _
1020even 1.f_ ~oope:r: ·_seel-:s on_e ._ coo1>er tol~ S~:~1-....,..,,,.......,,....,......,..,,.. ..... ~o 90 back_ an_d
1021talk to hi_s "snot_-nosed super:iors" .an_d tel_l_ them_ th_at_ he_ will. not_
1022submit to federal author:ity.- '.rhe_ Agent. then encouraged Coope:r: to
1023calJ_ h_im i_f' he_ had -any- questions or:- ·.if_- he_ thought the. ~gent coul_d
1024hell? alon<J the. situation_ .in. any- way-._ · ·
1025_ co~per .responded that the only ijeonie he wili talk to
1026are Sheriff Art ·Lee lof Apache county) o:r:1 I
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1028lcvestigati<>n on 07/02ll998 at ·Eagar, Arizona
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1032This do¢u!Xl¢nt -~= 1'1¢ith,ff ~1'14a~ tlQf C:OOCmions of tho l'BI. h is the ri:o;.,ertr of the FBf and is loaned to yout igen¢y;
1033ii and its ¢ontents are t.lOC to bo 4ist1™.lted Ol.lUide ;rout agency.
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1047. _ As SA_ I II?rep_ared tQ head bac}( -~o his vehicle~
1048c~ope~ yelled out, 'You guy~ hav~ really stepped on_ youl". dicks
1049this: time.-• coopel". also mentioned that_· a .lot_ ··more people_ were_
1050coming,- giving·the_ impression that·he had other suppol".ters who
1051wo~l<:}_ r~lly· t~ .his aid.: ~A.! I th~!l- got in~o .his vehi~le_
1052and_ backed_ down_ coopel".'s long driveway,- leaving the_ area_ without_
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1058· ·FEDERAL,BUREAU --OF INVESTIGATION
1059Precedence: · PRIORI'l'.Y.Date:
106007 /09 /1_998_,
1061, To: Cr'imit1al Investigatl ve_ Attn:_ .__ _____ __,
1062Q~ailtico Attn:-
1063NCAVC-• Ph0,2_£ .
1064/~quacf ·13/~I~:waollll,kJiiiie.1o1s. 1... wd.iiiie~B,gA_·_ _________
1065Contact:_ ._I _______________ .....
1066From:_
1067ApproVed•By'.~--------
1068Drafted By:_ t I F:dk"fri..•/Yf
1069case ID #: • ( :E>ending)
1070Title:. MILTON-, WILLIAM: COOPER,, .aka_1
1071·:an)- Cooner - 'FYGITIYEf I ·- .FUGITIV~;~
1072AO'I'-DT'
1073ARMED AND .. DANGEROUS,
1074s~n<?~sis :_ ,To: set_ l_ea~f_ to :Quantico '(NCAVC)..
1075•Preliminary· 'Inquiry· Initiated:_ 06/29/.1998,: .set: ,to ex{?ire_
1076"09/2_9/1998.~ '
1077,Encl'osures:: Enclosed_ for Quantico (~CAVC) are_ various documents_
1078:I?roviding~ background_ Jnfox:-niation_ on __ captioned,, sub,ects ._.
1079D_et~i;s:; ·on_ ,07'/0'j.!_ 998 'bench ·warrants •were :issued., t·:· P::enix for: Bill_ ,Cooper: and..,__ _____________ ---':because _ __
1080retus~d_ tQ appear· in e era · is ric . cou~ in_ .respo----e-.-------l
1081charges o( :in:Come_ tax: ev~sion ~-. A_ Deputy U-. s ._ Mars~al_ attempted
1082to serve_• Co9per with_ a_ summons on_ 06/19/1998/, but -coopext orderea
1083th_e .deputy ·~ax:-shal_ off_· ·his ;property: 'tl!'itho~t_. accepting_:the_
1084.summons.- _(It shoul4 ,be __ noted_ that ·the_.-depu~y marshal_ had:nQ idE:?a
1085co11~ex:-n fng · coop ex:-' s ba_ckgrou_nd ~- -and: ·the_;• deputy >max:-sha l'. .most
1086:assuredly ·would_ ~ave. =~andled_ the_ .situation: dif_terently· it the. IRS'
1087case_ agent,- ·who-knows :quite_ a_- bit_ ·about Cooper,- ·had_, passed_ on_
1088some_ of_ hiS: l<nowledge .) · · ·
1089:Bill_ ··cooper,- a_ resident of_· the smal_l eastex:-n_ Ax:-izon_a_
1090t9wn· o( ,E~gar, .is,'riationally· known: amon9 militi_a_ .mem~ers .. and
1091other: x::ight;_-wing zealots.- :cooper hosts. a ·talk_ show by: means of_
1092s_hort-wa·ve_ ra.dio, and. he_ f:requent1y· condemns_ the federal
10939overnment,- the_ Justice_ ·De:[?ai"tment,: and ·the_ 'FBX: for 'the
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1099.,I • • •atrocities_" at Waco ·an~. Ruby· 'Ridge._ Cooper also publishes_ a
1100new·slettei-: entitled, •vei-:itas._" Among otnei-: things, he. proclaims_
1101there is~ government~sponsored socialist conspiracy· tQ establish_
1102a New Woi-:ld Order. . -
1103coopex:· .is a prol_ific_ writer: on the ·tnternet, -and_ much
1104information about him: and his beliefs can_ be. ·accessed at_ his_
1105Website:_ www.har-vest-trust.org.: coopei-: ·has_ written defiantly •on_
1106the. Internet of the bench warrants issued in Phoenix· and of his
1107i_ntention_ to ,go to ~tar-· wfth_ th.e - federal gov~-rnment., .. An: exa:mpie_
1108of~ 'his istatements in.eludes:_ •Any attempt· by the federal_
1109government. or· anyone else_ to execute these unconstitutional and
1110.unlawful_ arrest warrants issued by Judge Irwin will be·met with
1111armed resistance.. Any· person who attempts to kidnap our children
1112wiJl. be_ sbot_ on sight •. " ·
1113, The_ Phoen_i_x Division, in concert with the_ u·.s •.
1114~ttorney's Off_ice, u·. s ._ }:1arshal's. Service, and the Xntei-:n_al .
1115Revenue Service_ (IRS), ,has deter-mined that_ no _immedi_ate action.
1116will be_ taken to. arrest coo:()er- and I ~ ·1t. should be noted
1117that Cooper has. brought one. or more_ ax-med m1.liti_a_ •soldiers" or
1118"bodygu_ards" ·to , his home .in. ·Eagar, and Cooper seems ·tq be
1119s:()o~l_ing ·tor a_ fi9~t- ·In a brief conversation with_ th7 La);:_eside
1120Resident_ Agen~ (S~ ! ]> recently, Cooper sa_1.d_ that he_ b6
1121was ·at: war with_ the_ federal. govex-nment, and he_ •h:as_ drawn a l'ine_ b?c
1122in th_e s·a.nd.,,
1123Given this mindset an4 the fa.ct that cooper-'s house
1124sits· on_ ·a bigh ridge ovei-:iooking a quiet residential area .in the.
1125town of ·Eag·ar, ·pl)oenix. h_as_ concluded_ there is ·no hux-ry to_ ef·f'ect.
1126an_ arrest._ 1'be~ u.s·." Attor-ney's Office stated ·that_ f'eder·a1 agents
1127"'could. wait_ for.: a year .and_ a hal'f, if necessa · ·." Anothe fa·ctor-
1128. · · · he: ·presence_ of_ Cooper's L---........ ......--------1---,__...J • b6
1129cooper.:- has written that he will not use.__~ b?c
1130his fami_ly as _a shield,- but_ in fact. he. seems: to be_
1131------I>~_r_e_c __ s_e~iy that.
1132The_ present strategy fox- dealing with_ coopex-· is to n.ot
1133.initiate any overt or provocative~ action_ in. the town of Eagar·,
1134in_cluci_ing sur-veillance, fox- some time, perh_aps 2_ ox-· .3_ months._
1135Not_ on'l:{ will th_is: give_ Cooper.: time t◊ cool. off', but it. will_
1136probably discour·age_ his bodyguards an{'} _supporters, who may· tire
1137of sitting· around with_ nothing to do._ ·rn the meantime, the_
1138Phoen,ix Divi_siqn wili bf_ gathering intelJigence. on_ coopex- anci_ his_
1139.resicience •. $~I ... ______ (Lakeside_ :AA), who is·, personally· b6
1140acquainted with. cooper·; will coordinate_ with_ state an_d local 1a._:f b?c
1141enforcement_ agen_ci.es. ·an<i_ the_ relevant federal_ agencies (IRS, u·. s.
1142Marshal) to try to bring· ·about a_ peaceful_ resolution to this.
1143xna t ter .. · · ·
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1147Set Lead 1:_
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1149QUANTICO (FBt ACADEMY)
1150-At NCAVC-_
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1152Will review enclosed materials and also Coopei-'s
1153.Websit~. (~._hai-vest_-trust._org~ and_ will ·pro_vid~-- Phoeni_f with a·
1154nsycholoq1cal, ar~eSS?,Uent_ ~f_ ~OOI?~r·( and_ ·if_ fe~sib~e,-. of_ . b6 I _: Of_ particula~ interes~ to .Phoenix is,guidance b?c
1155on_ .how· .tq deal_ with., Coopei- given_ his stated intentions to ~ill_
1156any federal_ a9ent_ attempting to ex_ecute_ the_ ·arrest· warrants•:
1157oi- ~ot: I ~ ~ ~ I comes_ .into bG
1158Phoenix soeciffc~)i,, desires ·an ~nfn;ox; a~ to·w~ethei-·
1159town_ an~ is_ not_ accompanied_...._ _____ ____. Phoenix: has great- b?c
1160·concerns aboirt _ _.Coopei-'s emotional_ stab~Jitt if. I _w hile he_ remains on_ guard_ in .his hilltop ·re.,._..-......._..,_,,,_
1161roi- ·tl;e. time being.- Phoenh( pas ·decided not to apI?re1;end..__ _ """"
1162even if I !and enters towl).) Phoenix_ also seeks
1163an_ opinion about whethei- arrestil)g cooper.'s. bodyguards: .in_. town_ on_
1164, harboi-ing·, oi-: related_· charges would help or· hinder ·a_ ·successful_
1165x.-eso1ution_ of~ this: J?roblem.: ·
1166ARMED AND DANGEROUS
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1169FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
1170Precedence:. 'PRIORITY.
1171To: Phoenix_
1172L
1173Date: · 07/23/1998
1174Attn::
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1176l· Contact:: L
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1178· Approved By~---------
1179Drafted 'BY:_ 't ldkm ./Y(-
1180case ID # :· (Pendin_g)
1181ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
1182S:fnopsis :_ To coordinate_ -a¢riai_ photog:rapby· an<i site. SUt".vey .:
1183·Preliminary· Inquiry Initiated:· 06/29/199?, set: tQ expir·e.
118409 /29 /1998_ •.
1185Details:. on. 7/23/1998 SAJ l<;alie -L.----....,...----....J!t_o .
1186conf• ir. m an·ap-p. oint•m ent to- . h•a ve 'tWa. k-e.n a .iosfo t hcae. rr
1187L----------------....L......:,Tentatively·t the. is
1188scheciuied tQ meet. SA .. ______,.------____. t: the~ Spring:ervi"---e_ _a _1__r _1 _e _ ,.... at.
11899: 3 Q am on. Monday-".- ·August_ 3 .-
1190. . ---------------------------------------------------------------- CAUTION:: . Coopex: claims. to have_ ·associ_ates. in. the.
1191E-agar/Springervilie area wh·o are. monitox:ing air·cra!'t: activity·.:
1192Furthex:more,: ·because_ of_' the Cooper's_ voiatile_ .·and. threatening
1193statements ;(details f"oun<i, .beiow), there. is_. a:_. possibilJt:t that
1194someone. at coopex:'s ·residence· could open_ 'fire. on_, a __ plane~
1195·---------------------------------------------------------------- B:9' wa•:t_ of~ bac~ground~- (?n_ 07'/01/19981 bench: warrants.were~
1196issued in_ ,Phoenix~ ,fox:: Bill Coop ex:: t I
1197I I because. the. couple_ ·refused_ to -~ppeax:: in. federal
1198distx::ict_ court. •in. response_ to charges of. income tax- evasion.
1199Deputy- ·u·. S .: Marshal. attempted tQ serve cooper ~i~H a sum~~ · - - · - - · SE.RW.IZED c..J1LE0,,_;·~-------~-1
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1211' •. • • 06/19/1998, but_ coopex-" ordered the_ deputy· marshal off' bi_s.
1212I?"roperty without ·acceptin9 the_ summons.
1213Bil.l cooper, a. resident of· the small eastern Arizona
1214town of' Eagar, is .nationally known_ among ·militia members ·and -othet"
1215right-wing _zealots. Cooper·hosts a talk show by· means of
1216short-wave_ radio,- and ·he_ frequently condemns. the. federal.
1217government,. the Justice_ Department, and_ th_e_ FBI: _for the_
1218•atrocities" at· Waco an.d Ruby- Ridge. Cooper also ·publishes a
1219newslettet"· entitled, 'Veritas._" Among othet" things, he proclaims
1220there. is a_ government-sponsored socialist_ conspiX--acy to· establish_
1221a_ New World,,ordet". · · ·
1222Cooper: is a prolific writer on the_ 1:·nternet,. and much_
1223information about hi• ~nd his beliefs can be accessed at.his
1224·website:: www.hal"vest_-t:rust.-org._ Cooper· has_ written defiantly on
1225the :rntet"net_ .of the_ ben~h. warrants issued in Phoenix: an_d of hi_s
1226intention to go to wat" with the: federal. government~ A~ exampl~
1227,of' his statements in9l_udes :_ •Any· attempt :by· the.- .federal · _
1228government ot" anyone_ else to execute these_ Unconstitutional. anci
1229unlawful_ arr·est warrants issued. :by· Judge ·rrwin. will_ be. ·met with
1230armed __ resistance._ -Any person who attempts_ to_ ·kidnap out"· children_
1231will be shot on si9ht." · ·
1232'rhe ·Phoenix ~Division,· in_ concert. with the. u·. S.
1233bttot"n_ey's. Office, u. s ._·Marshal's· Set"vice, and the. Intel"nal.
1234Revenue· Sel"vice (IRS),- has detel"mined that_ no_ immediate action
1235will ·:be taken_ to arrest_ Coopet" and hi_s wife.: tt. should be_ ·noted
1236·that Cooper· has brought- one_· ot" more. at"med~ militia_ •soldiet"s" or
1237•bo<3:y~uards" to h~s home tn. ·Eag~r, anci __ coope~ se~~s _to_ ~e
1238spoiling for a f 1.ght._ In. a brief conversation_ with_ SA.L
1239r·ecent1y·, coopel" said that he was at: wat"· with_ the feder._a...,l ... ___ ....
1240government, arici_ he_ •has drawn. a line_ in_ the. san~--• ,
1241Given this minci set and the fact ·that coopet"'s house
1242sits on. a h.igh _ridge overlooking a_ quiet residential. area .in the_
1243town_ of_ E_agar, Phoenix_ has concluded there i_s no hurry to_ effect
1244an_ arr·est. · · The U.S •. Attorn_ey's Of_fice: stated that. _federal agents
1245•could_ wait for a. year and. a .half, if' . · · " e actor
1246to consider is th~ presen~~ of Cooper'sL,-..._-.,......,...,,..---,-___,.--r--,-____J
1247in. the_ ·home.. Coopel" has. written_ t.hat he. will not. use
1248. is. family· as a shield, but in. fact: h.e. seem._s___,_ .....
1249...._ ... o.......,.n_g ___ -p-_ r_e_c.....,..i_s_e.,...y_ th_a t ._ · · ·
1250~ecently, SA. I lspoke. with. one. of.I I I who ~s very·• pessimistic about the , pro~pect_s_o'""'t,.......,,C,...o_o_e_r..,. __ ....
1251leaving hiS: home_ ·and_ stron hold of his own_ will-:
1252thin~s that coopel" is furthermore Coo · er see._m_s __________________ ....._ _
1253eeming y, oope_ . o
1254a_ cornet" ~re is no graceful or :face-savi_n9 exit-: ,
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1263• The present_ strategy fot"· dealing· with_ Coopet"· is tQ not:
1264it1itiate_ any· overt or· ·provocative ·action in. the towr} of Eagar,-.
1265including· surveillance;. f ot"·. some. time,- perhaps 2. OI" ,3 .months•:
1266.·Perhaps.. this will give_ coopet" time to cool off', and it may·
1267discourage_ his bodyguards anci supporters,- who could tire of' .
1268sitting. around with. ·nothing to do~ In. the meantime,- the. Phoenix:
1269Div~sion. Will_r aatherrng ;int~lligenCe ori 900J>er arid his
1270residence.:, SAJ- ___ ____,_ (Lake~1.de ·RA),_- who ;s _personally _ _. b6
1271·acquainted wit cooper,- will_ coordinate_ with_ state. ·and local_ 1.aw· b7c
1272enfor·cemellt agencies an<i_ the .relevant_ federal. agencies (l~S, 'u·. s· ._
1273.Marshal) to-try· to bring· about_ a peaceful. resolution to this
1274·matter .. · ·
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1277ACS:acs_
1278.------.o...r. -- a_-5-:-98, tnvestigatoxd !telephoned Dete(?tive
1279,__ ___ ____, o_f_ the_ Payson_ Department._ Detectivet I related_
1280receiving a Ii= ,in_ ~ayso_n~: fne_ d_ocum_e:t is a
1281letter· from It_ should be noted.- S/Al I I ~s_ inves case andl I
1282l« an associate of in tha~ case(
1283I. Is ent_ _ a_ copy- of: _th e_ let_ter· _t o _
1284tnv_est_igatc;'rj I by· fax·._ The_ letter· is: dated July· 20 ,- 1998_
1285a_nd add:r;essed ta Sberi f! Ar~hur· Lee, _ of: Apache_ County·,_ Arizona.:
1286In_ the __ letter·J frecalls an: earlier: discussio_n_ with_ the
1287Sheriff - w_arrants( _and _W,illi~m Cooper: of, E~gr;- - I
1288efer~ to himself as being ole of the__ .
1289for: Americ~_ Publications o! I-Ari?ona. I
1290...s.. . .....a. _e s..,. __i_ s..... opinion,- that_ Cooper· and I ave_ been_ unlawful\t
1291targeted by· the~ tederal __ Gove~nment: and possibly· other~ .J(
1292discusses: jurisdictional_ authority-, and his: _concern_ t_ha~- __
1293jurisdictio_nal_ lines_ ar~ abo_ut= tq_be_ stepped over- ~nd,_a_bused by·.
1294·the_ IRS -~nd_ possibly- _other= federal_ agencie~-- -It should by not_ed
1295tha~- William Cooper_ i~ the, subject_ in_ easel._ _. ,,.....-,,--__,,---_.....} and_
1296William Cooper: arid hi_s wife: have_ outstanding federal arrest_
1297warrants•: - -
1298-The bottom of: the· fetter lists persons copies sent_ to::
1299Mr·._ and Mr-s_ William cooper·
1300Mayor: Sa~dra But"ke, E·agar-, Arizona
1301E-agar= Police_ Chief Scott_ Garms_
1302State~ Ilepresentative_ .Debra_ Brimhall_
1303State_ s·eriator- Jack_ Brown_
1304~~~:··A~~~f_les~~an ;;-.o.- Ha7orth_
1305Arizona Republic_ ffewspaper·
1306Other- i.fedia_ - -
1307t_ copy- of_ the_ letter- will_ be_ added- tq the file._
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1318AUG-:
131920 July 1998 A.D.
1320Sheriff Arthur Lee, (800) )52-185()
1321county of Apache ·
1322P.O. Box 51&
1323St. Johns, Arizona 85936-
1324Dear Sheriff Lee:
1325It. was good- talking ,vith you ovez:- the past_ weekend. Yoo will recall that_ we discussed
1326the alleged Intemal Revenue Service Warrants mentioned in a July 3, 1998, front page
1327Arizona Republic Newspaper articl~. This artfoie also mention~d Mr: and Mrs. William_
1328Cooper:''of Eagar, Arizona: , ..
1329.,...t..ll"-&.J.mwe'!4ntioned~ I am 09e of"t?q I fa~· America P~blications ot
1330·zona. The story I am \Vriting pertains to the above allegations:. At this time,_
1331t 1s s1tuatfon fovolvfog the Cooper family' looks very similar to other IRS ATTACKS_
1332against people throughout America who dare to questfon ms procedures and IRS
1333lawfulness. -Mr. Cooper is well kno\vn as a high p-rofifo critfo of.injustice, who would like
1334all Americans; i"ncluding the lRS, to responsibly abide by the law:
1335It fs my early opinfon that Mr. Cooper an4._ _ ....,~ave been UNLAWFULLY
1336T ARGETD by the federal sovemment and possibly others.
1337You and I dis·cussed· the i°mportance: ofjurfsdfctionaf authority. You. being the top
1338lawman fo your county. establishes that ·authority over ANY and ALL other law
1339enforcement, from focal police tQ federal agents. It is my concern that these jurisdictional
1340lines are about to be stepped ovec and abused by the IRS and· possibly other federal
1341agencies. · · ·
1342Enclosed are severaf recent documents refeased by America -Publications which will~
1343no d·oubt, shed serious lig~t on my concerns:. ·
1344Please feel fre~ to' co_ntact me at ~ny future date_. My fotentfons in this mattei: are toward· a
1345peaceful and Lawful res9lvc.
1346CC:_ Mr. and Mrs. illiam Cooper) , _
1347Mayo( Sand-ra Burke, Eagar; Arizona. (S20) 33~-4128;ex. 300
1348Eag·ar Police Chief Scott. Garms, (520) 333-412.7 r
1349State Representative Debra Brfrnhall, (602) 542-5861.
1350State Senator Jack Brown, (602) S42-4129
1351U.S. Congressman J.D. Hayworth. (602) 926_- _.. 4_l_S_f __
1352FBf Agen~ I Lakeside A~zona,._I __ ____.
1353Arizona Republic Newspaper~·(602) 444 .. sooo
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1364• • fb-302 (Rev. 10-6-95) ,
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1366FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
1367Dato oftranscriptioi, 7/24/98
1368ecause_ o _ a
1369IPresentfy~fter being _advised ~f_ ,th~ purpose of_ t I I provided the. following· information:_
1370erview·,
1371Sevkra_l years_ ag~ I I I became_ aware. of_ al). ultra_-right_ wing radio .broadcaster,- who
1372.na~ ties to the_ militia_ movement. in America. This: individual,
1373BiJl cooper, used to broadcast_ f:rom a_ facility· •in st.: Johns,
1374Arizona,· but_ he_ has_ since_ moved his recording an_d_ sound. equipment.
1375to his own_ home. in_ Eagar._ · · ·
1376_____ .__ __ _._I _b_e_c_ame aware of_ Cooper· because_ I
1377,__ ________ .....,! who refused to identify hi.,..~m_s_e_I""'f-._------'
1378Apparently, thi.s man was obsessed with the militia_ movement,- and
1379careful,ly· monitored_ militia activity,- which_ he. thought_ to be_
1380dangerous a · · was · · ever ·able to f irid out_ the_
1381.'de t ·t · o
1382re erences o
1383organizations·.:
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1385............... .__ _ ..... became. aware_ of· Bill •Cooper's activities on_
1386e an to a· attention to Coo er·= ran_ a_
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1389llbecame aware. of_ a_ rublication_ put out_ by· Cooper·
1390called •ve~ and at one J?Oi_nt, !intended to subscribe _
1391fov¢.stigation on ___o _7./_1_6./_1_9_9_8_ _a ilL-___ __.I_A_r_i_z_o_·n_a_ _______________:
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1395'T'hi$ document «>ntains 1:1¢ithet r~ndatioi:ls ~ ¢91:1¢lusiot.is of tho FBI, It is tho propert>: of the FBI and is loaned to your .agency;
1396it aw its ~ontents aro not to be distributed outside )'.OUt agenc>:.
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1413• Col':ltirmtiotl o(FD-302 of_ -1.._ ______. ...._ ____________ ,· Oil i 0 7 / 16./ 19 9 8
1414.u ntil. he. learned. that Coope?.4 ~· • s· in g for .$55-. oo for an_ annual
1415subscription.: At. ·this .point, o·ncluded that Cooper's
1416politics and. philosophies. had a_· o _ to .do with_ making· money and
1417taking: advanta<je of' I?eoI?le. with: ultra-right_ wing:· beliefs.:
1418At_ one. point,-
1419·resided_ ;i · ·a:nd. one_ of. !-._.........-....-----r-------,i.-Jonce_
1420-contacted· because_ it was. believe a _ an_'--____ _. ad been
1421,s.t.o..clfpiling~ ·weapons: in_ the comm~nity·.. .-The off ice~ ·w o stopped
1422L___Jfoun:~ ·n_o weaI?ons,· but!eng:a9ed the .. officer in_ a ,polite_,
1423convers.ation •:
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1425adv:· sed- that
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1428as attac
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1430is lik~ly that an. _provide additiona about_
1431Cooper .. · The_· te_e_p_ _o_ n_e .....n umber .forl I
1432and. the_ ·fax.- numbex:· is I... ______ _,
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1465FEDERAL _BUREAU OF- JNVESTIGATIQN
14667/30/98
1467·H1.s. ma ling
1468~a~'f".r"'.""e'.:'.""s_s . ....i.. -s"'T"""--------------------..L.:~ His. ·home~
1469telephone. !)umber is_ After being advised of the.
1470purpos~ of th~ iJ)ter~v=i~e=w~,-----P~_rovided th~ following
1471i_nformation:.
1472described
1473himsel as
1474Followin the. instructions: of a book,
1475I !confirmed_ that. he. is acquainted_ with Bill_
1476cooper, a fu i ti ve. tax_ rotester • whQ now resides i1i E:agar,
1477~rizona: •.
1478sa1. ~ ~ is very worried ...,._..,............,.. _______ .....,.......,,---........ .---........ .....1
1479...· a=b. o... . -.. ...._ ______~ ~ven t e. curreJ)t_ situation_ in which. both_
1480..__ feder·a1 fugitives.- ___________ .....
1481met BiJl. coo er abou
1482~t first,
1483XttvostigatiQDon _0_7..,)_2_3..,/_1_9_ 9_ 8_· _a_t 1.__ ___. .I.A ::r;.:i;.:z;.;o;.:n:.;;.;a;;... ______________
1484Fik_JL. _____ ...._1-J_;_(p.:;..._-...41~-------- Dato di¢tated 07) 23 / 1998
1485t>y. SA I.... _______. .u,;ji-;:~::.:.k:::;:m=-------------------
14861:b,is doeui:nent cOt.PUitls n¢ith¢r r~ndatiotls tliOt cot1¢lusions of the FBI. It is tho l'~rtr ~f tho ~Bl and i$ 19aned to rour aion¢y;
1487ic and its contonts iro not to 60 4istMuted owido your igc.n¢r,
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1509l_are.sso~rvoaut=one..s.. . w_h_·e _n_h_e_·_i_e_a_r_n_e_d____.f ~~Mh~;\:"~~mira e. I d EI L ~ha4 conce:t:ns about the.... ~------~
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1511r-tim:ately,I Jagreed to seil ycan:r· th:
1512Coopel'.". exp ained tol that he_ was the direc Ol'.". o
1513beca111se nnner sr that. he. really
1514intelligence for a group ca led_ the. Secon4. Col)til)el)tal. ~r:xny· of_
1515th¢_ .Ifopublic. (SCAR): In this capacity·. coope:t:· had a_ couple_ of
1516!)eO!)le threa~enJ I and he cl_aixned t◊ have
1517been_ beatel)_ UI? by· somebody.:
1518said that if_ oses a threa~ to coo e:t: o~
1519his_ fami
1520advised that
1521ca egorizes as· aL--------------1advised that_ recently he
1522was approached by a young man who is a ·friend of cooper, ·who was
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1525described· the man as bein abou~
1526year·s ot: age_ an_ .
1527believes th~t th1rs:::-~y~o~u~n~gc·~xn~a~n~,----;-w-.i:-::o~s~e~n~a~xn=e----i:::~==~=~_~_~n~o~w"'""",--m=-c-1~g-....-J
1528h_ave been in_ "anl I does not_ bel_ieve_
1529that_ the young mal)~ served in. any· speci_al_ ·tactical_ Ul)_it: such_ ·as
1530the: Navy· seals or:· f..:t:ro.y Special. Forces. I lci.escribed tbe
1531_young xnal) as bei_ng :a_ real. I?atriot,- but: mis9uid_ed.
1532-Bill Coo er said tha~ coo er js
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1554Coopex:···is ·exceedingly· arrogant,-. ·and .he_ ·has 'been_ isolated-,from the_ b?o
1555real world: fol" .so ,1ong· ·that he ~:belleves his ·own_ .bullsh_it.-"
1556Coopex: :holds: .. firinly: ~na_ stubbor_nly to, his. :beli'ef's,- ·and·,he_<gets
1557vo_latile_.,and unpredictable. -if- ,challenged_ .. :by anyone,- ·regardless ,of
1558the topic•> · · · ·
1559When_ asked' for 'his.•recommendation ·,on •how: to, roceed_ in_
1560.handlin , Coo er - b6
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1562L...,,,.....,,..,..,....._.,......o-o_p_e_r.. ..s -_.-..r. -. -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_.-..-. -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_.. ...., ;,,;,,;___. an<;\ undoubtealy ,- b7o
1563will. be_ .. experiencing·, ca:bi~. fevex: :within::a · • oon·
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1565est of
1566_____________ ____, op1.n1.on,,. ooper . 1.mse .uW....,...._.:::::u..~
1567:.of· the. standoff' ·with. ·the· fedex:al_ .governmen~-- As
1568•a·ow· lon<j, ·can_· you~ eat: ·MRE ;·(meal_s ·1·read:{~tQ-eat)·~•- ,___ _ ____.
1569_ _ I l:be~iev~s that_ CooI?er·:~eeis ~inad7q~~~~ ·and_
1570·tl}erefo~.e~ ·seek~--.to bece>me a.'. martyr_ so ·that: if he, ·1.j ::1::d ·he_
1571~1..1.~_ ~_nd :up.1be1.ng, sol"O:ebody··:iml?ort~nt:· . As_,~_ result_ ] . _
1572believes .that''.law· enforcement_·,author1.t1.es .should avo ·e_ use_ of_viole1:
15731ce,, ,ancf they:.:should 1attempt ·to· ignore coopet •as, much, as- ·
1574•I?ossible~ · · · ·
1575I lwas. ·asked.~ j.f- ·there was- a9ything ·that:. might
1576'.induce_ cooper to come_ out of_ •his :home,- andi,_ __ ____.~esponded .. that.
1577he. doesn~t. th1nR ,t?e~e is_· m:ush:'..of anything_ -~h_at wo~ld_ cause· _
1578.~OO:(?ex: to_:leave ~his:st:rongho_~d.-1 l1nd1cated tbat ~oooer
1579does not ·rave any-,need_. 0-~- bring _OU~ -r I I and' Coopex: would· not 'leave·•.his residence -even_ if_ -such. ·a_
1580-~eed·. was, ap~arent::
1581_______ I said that: 'it:· •law·· enforc~men~.:authorities,•feel_ .
1582c:::ompelled to, go and·:apprehend_ c9~per,-, 'the ::bes~ .way· _to do, ·it_ ·wou-~d
1583.be tQ ;infiltrate:-the, area_ around •his home ·with.'trained_ agents, who·
1584.could_ conceal •themrE{lves ~fn •gh'~llie" suits~. .These age~ts would_
1585.l_1~ve to ~neutr~iize _ ~ lwith: a_. tranquili~er, ·and they· would'
1586·have: to _wait:patiently·. for Cooper ·to11show::up •outside_:nis- house .. so
1587they:, could gra~:,him. · ·
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1604fhe f ol1owing investigation_ was_ conducted b}' Special
1605~gent_ (SA) !at ·Lakeside,- ~rizona on July 19,
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1607SA! I received_ a telephone_ call_ from the_ mayol". of~
1608~he t_own o{ Eag~r·, Arizona, san:dra_ B';iX-~e I wbose telrphone number
1609is (520) 333-4691.- Hel". home address_ is_l._ ______ ____,_ Eagar·,
1610~rizona 85925._ Mayor Bu:r.:ke_ called_ because of_· a_ statement that
1611·BilJ_ Coope:r.: made_ o · ·s 'I ternet- Website. Allegedly·, Coopel".·
1612--reterS: to_ Burke's_ as a_ -~azi ._" This
1613auaeted BJirk·e m">it~- ·a bit-: Bur~e's I J ~f_ Ea9ar ._ ,.___ __________ ___.
1614_ $ayer Burke ais~ advi_sed_ that_ she_ received a teieEhone
1615c·a1_1 from an _individua·1_ -identifying himself as .... l .......,,..,,..-....,,...----'J
1616representing American ·Publ_ications,· ·which_ ·allegedly· haS: ·a nation_-'
1617wi_de~ cir~ulation ._ Apparently,-! I trie~ to ·persuade_ Bu:r.:ke_ tQ
1618go visit: Bi_l_l cooper, but_ th_e_ mayo~ said that_ she: has no
1619intention of doing so, an_d sh¢ doesn't_ want to ma~~ herself a
1620:E?Ossible hosta9:e_ at_ Coo:E?er's_ house._
1621Bui::ke his address:_ I I
1622He_ provid_ed
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1624Ma~10:x.: Bu:x.:~·e_ said_ that_ she_ is_ quite conce:x.:ned about_ the_
1625situation involving ·Bi.1-1_ Cooper,- whom she_ bel:ieves_ is a threat to
1626the. town's police. o~icers and also to the. greatex- community.
1627she rematked thatj I~ resi~ent_ o( E~gar, ha~ been_
1628trying to pet'suaaeer' to support Bill foaner .BUr~e, who is a
1629xnemb~t: -of_ ~he I d believe~ .~h_at I ~h~ :i_s als_o LDS,
1630has_ been misled by Bill ooper~s phi_losophies an_d _ideologies.
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1632Following the phon_e_ conversation: with Mayor Bui::~e, s~ I !called the_ phone .numbel". o( AmeI."ican_ ·publications,.
1633(602)949-912_9-: A male_ answered_ the_-phone and said_ he was a_
1634yolμX}tee_I.' with _:Americ_at:i _ Publications; h11t wber· ~e began. t_o asJ.:
1635detai_led questions· of th_e· caller, SAJ _ hung up the_ phone._
1636ce u ~l". e ep one
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1638a5: asked about his association with Bill
1639·cooper, for whom an arrest warrant ·has been issued in ·federal ·
1640distl".ict_ court._ I lre-sponded_ ·th_at he i1as listene·d _to Bill_
1641Coo:E?er and_ met him some ~ears ag:o ,- butJ I ex:E?lai_ned that h_e~
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1657has ·had no person.al_ contact with_ Coopet'- f"ot" some year~.• I
1658stated that he is a:wa:r·e· of' the current situation J.n. whic':<-h___,,C,,...o_o_I?_e_r..,.._·
1659is_ resistin9 arrest_ by· 'tederal_ authorities-: - .
1660lt. shou_1d be_ noteci_ thatl I who· was agreeable_
1661enough_ ·at. first. when contacted by· telephone,- became_ agitated as_
1662.he was_ 'asked_ questions_ reg·arding; his: ·association_ with ·coopet" and
1663what: he_ ·thou9ht. o( cooI?et"'s .I?hilosoI?hies ._. .-------.... -
1664Aftet' this_ pho~e. conversatio·n_ with.I I SA __
1665I I ca~1ed~ th~-- cou~t _ cierk's Off.ice_ ~~- t?e· .Federai_ Di~tr.ict _
1666Court_ of_ Arizona_ (Phoenix) to determine_ ·if_ Bill_ Cooper had_ file~_
1667~a civii_ suit. a9ai_nst the D~partment o( Justice (DOJ) ot'· :1~tern_al_ O service_ (IRS)•: SA.! I spoke. to a_ clerK named
1668who .looke_d in the database.· arid .found_ .listings_ for· MJlton_
1669... m COOI?e~ ~ndr I b~t she eXI?~ain~d tbat thesr·
1670listings were. for €fie_ pending criminal_ case. againstJ.....,....----......-----' 0. · ·a,.find no· entries, regarding· a_ .civil filing._ :Later,- -
1671checke~ by hand any· filingi which might hav~ been mad~ in
1672_ since July- 1st.- but she said that .she couid .find_ .non_e_ for
1673Bill: Coopet"· I I
1674J I exI?lained_ ·~hat_ in __ order- to file. ·a_ vaii~. civ_il
1675suit. in_. federal_ court,- the. plaintiff. must_ pa:y· a filing· fe~. of_
1676$150. OQ an~f prepare a complaint: to initiate_ the_ case.: Filing·
1677.I?a.ckets are_ available. in_ the_ Office_ of: the_ cour-t; cierk.: ·
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1687FEDERAL 'BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.
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1689the. off ice_
1690of
1691I I was interviewed in
1692~f the Lakeside Resijen~ ~1ency of the Federal Bureau
1693Investigation (FBI). has been. with!
1694and he has been involved in 1~ _ ....;.....;.__......;.L------------------1
1695I l:ome. telephone. l)Umbet" is I I and -b~ resides in I At"i_zona:. H_is work telephone number _is I I
1696Aftereing advised of the purpose of the intet"vie~w,.,,.....,,~~--_-_-_-~----....J
1697provided. the. followinc.t information:_.
1698I !advised that·I i-Bill c~·.51 I ] wh_o live .. in_ th_e tow!)_ of E_agar, Ar-izona ..
1699fJrst. became. :aw~· Coopet" by listening· tQ short: wave. ra io
1700broadcasts, andL__Jexplained that. he __ frequently· listens to
1701I vari.o. ~_~s ~-all( :show·s_ by short wave_ .r~dio. _· Furthermor·e ,I I Jhave a satellite. dish with_ which_ they receive. -a_ wi.de.
1702var.ie y of programming.. , · '
1703·met· Bill Coo er in ·the tOWl)_ ofr I
1704coopet" h_as yisitedl I t-----------.,....,,"'="'----..-a.s ... . ........e.... .e... .,......ovet" to Bill. Cooper's place.
1705L-~--------....Lliir.w..i~ th~t. -bis: la~t ·visit to the. Coope~ hpn?&...,
1706Pt"iOt" t◊ goingJL---....J~Ol)SUlted withL__J
1707y· ·sheriff's 'Off ice (ACSO). I ! __ _
1708v'sit tQ coopet" tpok place after·I I
1709---------------~fo~ CooperL I
1710_ L~St; Saturd~y·J I cal.1.ed Bill. Coopet" al)d advised .him
1711that ·he would 1>robal:>lY be meeting with. Special ·~gent. ~s~). I I the following· week.j _ I then_ asked Coopet" if there. was
1712anythil)g he.·wanted, conveyed to the_ Agent,· an_d coopet" told! I
1713that: he ·should. tell. th¢. !gent: that. the. FBI: "'realJ:i stepped on
1714their· dicks.• coopet"· made: other st·atemel)ts_ which_ caused! I
1715some~ col)cer-n ·an~~ made_ him feel. that. not only was Cooper will_ing·
1716t·Q die. f ot" h_is :pr-in_ciples,. but he was:• wil.l_il)g t◊ take his f ami_1y·
1717with_ him. · · -·
1718L-.-,-.,...-..,.......,.....------------------------.......Jven i . e is
1719~il.led _in the_ process.. Although- -~ oes not. believe_ Coopet"· is:
1720-.0-7./.2-0./.1:9..9.8- --at Lakeside,. Arizona
1721F ~#._I _____ ...._I-_,__/..:!;_ ____________ Date dktated
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1723,07/21/1998
1724Tb,i$ doc\ll'Xl¢nt eoi:uiils ti¢ither r_~endati(l(ls ~ ¢~!.\lsi¢m of the FBI. Iii$ the p~rt,r of the FBI a'nd ii loaned to your agency;
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1749suicjda~, fe said that cooper is a very stubborn and h rd~h aded b7c
1750man. bel_ieves th_at cooper- has _gotten himself boxed into a b7D
1751corner rom which. he_ has no intention of emergi_n$J.:
1752.------"11.&.11.-=~=r;&.oao.=.:&1..1,;:&......11.t.lis_ relationship with_ Bi_ll_ Cooper ,I I
1753said but_ he doesn~t_- considex: h_imself- to be_ a
1754Ul" _ et"moreJ I said, •r: doJ)'t have_ a _love_
1755ooper._"
1756When ·asked about- Cooper's r-=-==-·=a=t .... h.is residence, I I said th_at when_ he visiti'-M-:.u......-t.t..i....1---------'~t~h~e~r~e~were_ two
1757peopie there_ he didn't know=- who h_ad
1758~hci~w~iir and ~as carrying fa~~J)~iu~~e~~~e~:.....,..,e~i~g=.,,....._..---.,...,.,,..,,..,.,,..,_....,~
1759that_ there ·was ·a Chevy pic~up with._ a California l_icense_ plate
1760coo er's resideJ)_ce .. Thi~ pickup may· h_ave beloJ)ged to the·
1761i_l though: coop-el"· introduced the
1762r---,.s=a:=""Ti-_ -.:::-:::.....-::~~ ot_ recall_ tlleix: na:mes._ When_ ... a=-s=_ e~_--:,':!""i~_"""'T!"-=--~~-
1763a ·man named.__,,__ _ ~- ho might_ be stayiJ)g at_ coopeI"'s house,
1764sa_id_ th_at_ h-e_ was: not acquainted_ with_ this :individual.- ,..__ __ _,
1765I I thi_J)~s th_at_ Coope:t' is quit_e_ s_et"ious about _
1766:resi_stiJ)g· by· force,- if necessary,- th_e_ federal government_ if. al)_
1767attempt i~ m_ade _ to _ exE:cute ·the war~ants _issued_ ··aga_i_nst_ him an4
1768I _ ox: t_ax_ evasion •. ! I sa_id_ that_ coopel" could
1769<;:o_nceivably ca_ll up SOQ or 6-0Q •mi_l_itia volupteers to_ gi_ve: support
1770i_f_ Cooper· feels he· i_s being· att·acked. WheJ) .... ___ .... ~al~_ed to Coopel"·
1771by· telephone last: saturd-ay·, coopex.:· made_ some_ statements which_ ·
1772caused! ICJr·ave_ concerns. Fo~ ex:ample, Coopel" made_ reference_
1773to the_ fact that: if_' he_ and his: fami_ly· -die here and_ .J)ow, they wi_ll
1774all go to a: bett~x: pl_a_ce: tomori:ow·._
1775llwas asked if. he_ could th_ink_ of_ any circumstaJ)ces
1776whJ_ch_ mig~u<;:e. cooper-I to s~5mi~_ to federal_ a1.1thor~ty· and_ _ __ _
1777present_ himself _.lJ) court. said that_ the_ only thiJ)g he_ could
1778thiJ)]( of_ is if.- the goveinment __ i_s able to :te!"ute poiJ)t by point:
1779cooper's arguments: concerJ)ing t·ax· laws an.d federal jurisdictioJ)._
1780$'Al lasked_ if Coopex: might_ be_ wili_ing· to appeai: in_ court
1781i_f_- ~he b~nc? c;J-- ts are susl)eJ)ded. so that_ ·cooper- -_can_ sho~ up
1782voluJ)taI"ily.. responded t_hat_ since Coopex: has already
1783rejected a cour summotis, he_ doubts that_ coopex: would now -
1784voluntari_ly go to court._
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1799. _ I !mentioned_ that_ ,his sul)e~v~sor-, I I has_
1800~ed. 11:it:n t<? break: off_ all_ cont~qt wit: Co::cer and :his fa:·i1r--= L__Jsa1d he is reluctant to do sol -~ n- __ _
1801but_ he_ recogl')izes ·that_ it: would be_ ~w~i~s---e---_-,..o---r,-_---.-.l.".." "m--t--o-_ .... K...,.....e"""'e=l)--"""'a_ _ _,o""'w.,,..,
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1815fhe t·otlowing· investigation was co11ducted_ by· Special
1816Agent- (SA) .-------. I oti_ July 21, 1998: - ·
1817SA.~ I contacted Sheriff 'Art _Lee. of_ the Apache __
1818cou:11ty· Sherif's ot"t"ice_ (ACSO) in st._ Johns, Arizona. ~heriff.
1819tee i11dicr~ that he haci recently .recei veci a_ pho11e. call. from. a _
1820man_ named_ _ I who wanted" the Sherit'f_ to speak with_ Bil.l_
1821cooper·, who as been~ accused of' federal income_ tax_ evasion.:
1822:aased on_ his: converratioll_ with! I Sherif~-.. d it:
1823appears that.I has strong right_-wing beliefs. told
1824Sheri.ft" Lee_ that_ he wants to see_ it' there_ is a way to ~a _ with
1825the situation without anyon¢ bei11cJ hurt_ or· ki.lled;
1826Sheriff'" ,Lee said th_at he_ did call Bill Cooper a11~ ask
1827him about alternatives for· resolving the_ stan4off: with_ the_
1828fed¢r·a1_ gover11ment_ peacefully·._ Cooper did not: of.fer any·
1829openi_ngs, and Sheriff' Lee concluded ·f·rom the~ conversation_ that:
1830there are no· good short_ tet:m solutions for d~aling with Bi_ll_
1831COOP,E;r's ;-esistance_ ·to fed-era] art.hority·.. SA.I las){ed_
1832ISber, ff I re- to ca.111 . and :request_ that.I I cal_l_ SA.
1833an~ that· ................................. -had painted_ a very pessimistic.
1834pic ure co11cer11i11g the_ likelihood· of: Bill_ cooper surrender-i11g·
1835·peacefully·. Instead, the_ Sheri_f_t'· was tol_d that_ cooper· had mad~statements
1836to suggest_ that_ he_ was will.ing:· to resi_st_ · to the_ death-:
1837sherit't'. Lee i11dicated_ that_ b¢ planned_ to co11tact_ Scott_
1838Garms, the_ police_ chief of_° the_ town of_" Eagar, Arizo11_a ,· to ·advise_
1839him to be_ careful in exposing himself. to_ Cooper·._ sheriff- L~e.
1840mentioned th_is because_ cooper i_s upset_ with Garms: for his
1841cooP,eration with_ the_ ·Fat._ · ·
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1843.Followi11g tl_le. _con1:1er_sation_ with Sheriff° ·1.,ee SA ----P• stopped a~ th~ residenc¢ of_L.....r __________ ____.,.__....,
1844wb;'cb lies a_ few miles_ to the south of I Jwas ·;i;iot_ at home, but_,__ __ ..,....----,,____,a11swere e oor ,- an
1845SA.______,-_....,} asked ~-· · he_ oi- her husband h_ad_ any af_f.iliation_
1846with_ Bi_ll cooper·._ expl_ai_11ed that_ neither· of_ ·them was
1847a~quai~ted_ with coop_er, _a thou9:h they knew· rometbi:a abo_ut .. th~
1848situation because: of_ newsP,aP,er reports._ s~_ _ lexP,lained_
1849that_ he was trying: to locate_ associates: of_ CooP,er· o determf' ne~ if.
1850tbere ~s. a way to peacefully· resolve_ the_ situatio11._ I _ I jresponded_ that_ .11either· she_ nor .her hμsba11~ wer._e __ -i .... _11 ___ a .... _
1851positio~ to offer sugg:estions~
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1869P.- o. 'Box ,336~ savannah~- Georgia - 31402-0336 (U •. s. Post Office)_
1870,$AVANNAH_ ITG PFCOPD ./1.. 120848 - UCFN_:_ -!
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1873If NO, please let :us_ know how· we could_ be_ more_ 'helpful to youx.=-
1874investigation:· -
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1876'ACCOMPLISHMENT(S) resulting .from informatJon:.
1877PERSON(S)_:: (Entei-: total, number apI?licable to each_ of_' -the_ f·o1-1owin9)
1878NO
1879____ ,-FBf Fugitive(s) Arrested~ □ 'FBI □ 'Local_ 'Date _____ _
1880(Forward photo of Fugitive arrested with this Re:E)ll" _form).
1881-
1882_·< F_o_r_w_ a~:c:~o::g!:i;:!:li::r:::::~ed
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1884w:::: th~ ~:;:~ for:~te ___ w
1885. : ·subject (s) □ 1\,rrested, , □_ ·Located_ □ Ide1'ltified /"0
1886(Forward'photo of .Subfect arrested with this Reply ~orm)
1887____ Witness(es) □ Lo~ated - □ Ide?ltifiea
1888----- N·ew· Witness(es) □- ·Located: b_ Ide?ltified
1889_BUSINESS <Es>_: (itntei-:· total ,number apI?iicable_ tQ, each_ or_· .the_ folJowing)
1890=- +:_ New- Business(es) :Identified _N~w- Bu~i~ess .-~ssoci~~es/As_s~ciati_ons Identified
1891______ 1"1.nancial_ 1\,udit: Trail (s) 'Enhanced
1892ASSET(S)_~ (lfotei-: total .number ·_applicable_ to each ot the~ following)
1893('l'YPES:: C =· CASH- R ·= REAL PROPERTY P = PERSONAL PR,OPER'l'Y)
1894____ Asset(s)- □- Located O Identifj.ed (VALUE: _____:- TYPE:_-____' l
1895--= isset(s) subject_ to Seizure/Foi-:!eiture_ (,Vl\,LUE: _____ i:rtrE:·_ _____-_ j
1896----= P-ote1'ltial 'Economic .Loss Prevented: lVALUE:' : TJCPE:: _____ J:
1897_OTHER_:: · (E-nter· rtotal_ number· apI?1icable_,•to each of_· ·the_, ·following):
1898_____ 'New case(s) -Initiated_
1899___ ·N' ew Lead(s) Generated
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1904<eca~e File I I . 1_ - SITC_ ,__ _______ ____,
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1919"If NO,: please. let_ us know how we could be_ more_ hel!)ful_ to y6u~- invest1.g:ation:' _____________________________ _
1920ACCOMPLISHMENT (S), resulting from information:_
1921PERSON cs>_:: (Enter total number ap!)licable_ to- each_ -ot the following)
1922---.: FBI Fugitive(sf ,Arrested: 0 FBI '0 .Local_ Date· ____ _
1923(Forward photo of Fugitive arre.sted with_ this Reply· form)
1924__ _,: Local_ ·Fug:itive(s) Arrested:· 0 .FBI: 0 .Local .Date _____ cl?_,
1925(Forward photo of 'Fugitive arrested with this Reply form),
1926----= subject(s) O Arrested □- Located O Identified_ ;4
1927(Forward ~hoto of_ SubJect arrested with_ thls Re~ly form)
1928---=· Witness(es) □-, Located~ 0 _Identif_ied
1929---:: New· Witness (es) 0 ·Located -□- Ident!f ied
1930'BUSINESS CBS>_: '(Enter total number ap!)iicable to· each of_· the following)
1931-~New Business(es) Identified_
1932:~·New Business Associates/Associations Identified
1933---:: •Finan_cial Audit_ Trail (s) Enhan_ced
1934'.ASSET cs>_:: (E-nte~ total number ap!)licable_ to each of the_ followin9)
1935(TYPES:: .c = CASH: R_ = REAL 'PROPERTY ,p, = PERSONAL PROPERTY)
1936_____ A,sset(s) 0 .·Located O Identified [VALUE: _______ -TYPE·: _____ )
1937---: Asset(s) subj_ect_ tQ Seizure/F.orfeiture. (VALUE·:· ____ _,- TYPE: ___ )
1938----:: p·otential_ Economic Loss ·prevented c_v~LUE: _______ 'JIYPE·:· )_
1939OTHER: (E.nte~· total number applicable tQ each_,-of_ the. following)
1940---= New Case(s) Initiated _
1941_____ New- Lead(s) Generated_1
1942'COMMENTS: ____ .... -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-:..-_-:..,----------------------
1943ci>- case ,_File.I ·b
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1950'Af~ex: t~_is conversation withe Of_fice~ I SA I I call_ed th~- Eaga:t: police chief,- Scott Garms, wbo pre~t:t
1951much :re□e· same_ .account_ on the_ Coopers_ as just_ given by·
1952Of fi_cer Garms explained that_ he did not inten4 · to serici_
1953officers up o ooper's hous~ to investigate as such~ respons~
1954might provoke_ coope:t: into an_ act of_ deadly· · -- ce. -
1955- · · · · · · c·e es o cied
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1962·'Upon ax.-riving· at: the Cooper's house,I linunedi_atel~
1963noticed that in was l_ike_ a •f_ree fo:t: al_l_". coo e:t: was · elling at
1964l~ave_ the_ home for ·the n.y,.u..L..-1...---.....1.1111.L.1.1,~lll.a.i.a......i...u..;;a..&..1,,,1,1;;;i.....,li...1,,a;L.1,oS..u..i..u,:
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1986I I.stayed a~. the.
1987cooper_'s place for about ten minutes. Hefel~ very uncomfortabl~
1988. beirig inv·o1 ved I [and he plainly·
1989expressed_ this feeling· j believes_ that_ the_ Cooper's
1990are. feeling th~ stress and tension o( .isolating themselves since
1991the f°ederal warrants were issued. - - ~ - - - -
1992rovide no further
1993_ w~.I !arrived at_ cooper's, hou_se, late_
1994that_ night·,- drove up without incide~n. though he_ doesn~t
1995believe_ Bil. _ was expecting him to come·.: L___Jnoticed_ ·no
1996defensive measures t·aken_ .re<Jarding ·the arr_i val of_· his car·-:
1997_ . _ SA.I I askedB"{ he. knew otl ;,ent.
1998whereabouts•: He said_ he di - nd he_ denied_ ~hat' had_
1999come: t<? h:is home_ that_ night. said_ be. ~a~ n◊_-_in~en ioo of_
2000returning to the Cooper's_ home again.: He said he _.. ................... lot_ of
2001respect_ for Bili_ based on_ what_ e sa.w last ni ht. stated
2002oweve t ·
2003SA 'toldl lhe. would like an. opportun~tv· t:
2004t~lk to __,..____.even_ ...,_.M.t.t...., conv~r_sat~on: -i~ b::{ 1>hone. ·1~ _I
2005distrusts the agent,- ...,,___,.. ... hould call from a 7ay· phone. '.C'~e. _point
2006i~ tQ establish_ ,a dialogue_ wit~._ _____ __,_said_ he_ wou~d conve,t
2007this message if he has an oppol(tunityl but he doubts th] I
2008will fontact him ·aga_in. ·Fl;lrthermore, _ _ will t·a_lk_
2009tQ SA__ I under any , circumstance ._
2010on_ the_ mot"nin of .9 11 S ca1)ed Chief' Garms
2011·aga_ili an_d lear_ned_ that . .__ ____ ...,...____,,_.....Jhad watched ·a wh1te_ Bronco
2012lea.v~ the coo1>e:t"'s house· ear ier_ t a _ mor_ning·.: I !went .tQ the:
2013local_ Su1>et'. 8 Motbeu l~-didn't ·get a room_, ,probably beca~se_
2014:it- was ·too· late_ to · · s _: man.ager_ ito chec:)(! I Aftet'.:
2015_le~you:t>et'. 8 h7~_rea· west on ·.HiqhQa), 60 toQa,rds jhow
2016.Low.- cou)d not tel J -~ f_ _
2017-G~rm . hat_l. .. __,. ___: _ _l home Ties_ in th_at dire~tion. ·AS (?f'
2018the_ afternnon of 9 O l Chief Gat'.ms could not tell i~ I had_
2019returned tol l Eagar·.
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2050..-----~T~he following investigation was conducted bys~~-----'
2051,__ ____ ____.I at Eagar,- Arizona on_ 9/15/98:_
2052cted at her lace. ot
2053I.p.. hon_e _DY_ _.)\ Uber is ________ __. for about ·five. years•.
2054She has been ·running .__ ____ .....
2055I I confirmed tha: !has •a I I
2056.__ _ ____,!in the _name. of.I fwhom she. has seen_ :in het'
2057reviousl · • Acco._r_d__ .l..... n __o _t...,h..-e_s_t .o.....r e's account. information:,
2058Her
2059_as an.
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2061-.... ~----------"T"""':,...,...,, ____ .....,,.. ______ ____J bas also
2062seen.,__ ________ _, ill_ coopet" in her store·-:.
2063llmentione~ that she once had a an argument Qr
2064disI?ute "W~pet" about I 7 could ·not rec·a·1~.
2065the. exact reasori_ · for tbe dispute,- but. she said tnat. coopet" struck
2066her ·as_ being very· stron . willed outs ok·e:n:,- and even_ at"rog·ant.:
2067I !has also seen the • - • - • i.......,;-,:-:--r--=----=~""."".""""T'l'~,----------...L.---------,
2068I I who is ·not_ well acquainted with~ eith_et" Bill.
2069coopet" or I bel.i~ves that. Bill. is · inant.
2070partnet" -in their relationship. [ I senses that is quite.
2071submissive. also suspects .that the. 'i_s_ ·
2072rr-----------------'-..:.:w~h::.:i:.:;ch_ is. certain y e. case -W_l. . the
2073mentioned that she_• has seen_ the
2074.._.o,,,..o"""p""'_e "'"'r""_'""s.. ..." ""o'""'.n. .." " ".a.. .........e.. . w. -o-c-c-a-s-i-o-n-s-a---1 a local_ 1-!exican restaurant ..
2075,.. ____ _.T'J/'he cool?ers have been_ fre uent. visitors._·atl I .
2076I _ _ lduring· the :ast: year,.: , checked het" account data
2077base ·for I Jand noted that
2078I !,on_ June 27 ,- Aμgust 20,. August 2·J-,....,.--a=n~:~[fii:i!:lrJJE~C:J'~Zf~----_.. .. -_-_J
2079ch~cked receipts• and .foun,d the,, signature ot on
2080"invoices dated ~ugust 2Q and_ 28. .__ _____ .....
2081Aftet" the conve . .,......=:.&=.1:.:.....:~==.1.,__ __ .......J s~ !talked
2082with two ot het" ,employees ·worf as casni~rs at
2083the. store.: Both_ recognize . p . . ill and._ _ ____.! and_ both
2084sai.d they· had seen them in_ t_he. store within_ the. last. month: ot" so._
2085Neither· ot them recalls seeing ,a_ man .in .bis. mid-2Q's ·who ,might. be·
2086acting as Cooper's bodyguard_ •. ··
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2101. I I and her two emplorees seem very· .cooperativel and
2102they 'indicated_, they · would call_ SA~ I if the~' have_ furthel"
2103contact: with_ the_ .coo!?el" family·._
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2116-FEDERAL ~BUREAlf OF JNVESTIGATION
2117Date oftr•nscrip~ 9/9/98
2118Sour·ce,- ~ho is not. in a I?osition_ to ·testify-, I5rovicfea
2119the followin9 information::
2120Th~ sourc~ advised that Bill_ Cooper, a_ ta~ protestoiancf
2121federal_ fugitive,- ·has been_ publishing· quite. a_ hit: ·ot_' anti_-- b6
2122govei-nment: propaaanda bv· means of. his. 1·nternet. we~-si te •: :The b7c
2123source.- wfo~. is_ I I,· b7D
2124li'oi- the most part, I lin_ othex::· states see.
2125Coonor a, .bei~g! I The source. beli~ves that coopei-· is not like!~, to
2126Ir eceive ·-juch. .I __ _______________ -----1
2127Furthermore,- coopei- has_ a · very· sma....,........,'14.liZ.lii<.~-~-PI?Ol"t:
2128within· his own communit -- in Ea ar· - Arizona.
2129The source .
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2133Jlilo t L-"""'T"------------.-,,..----...1-----------•Date di~tated _9_./.,..9_,/._9__8 ________
2134This ~i:ner:r.t ~ins ~ithefr~a:mtions nor·ton¢1usioils ottho F'Bt his tho property otthe-FBf •nd is loaned to )'out agen¢y;
2135it and its «):Qtent$ aro XI()( to bo 4istributed outside rout· ag_oncr, - . . .
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2156Agent. (SA)--=1 -=--.....,.."=""',=------....J-at_ Lakeside,- Arizona_ on_
2157SeI?tembe:t: 17 ,- 1998 :_
2158received a tele hone call from II
2159....a.._ n_d-...-....-_ -:_:._.,_.._.._--_-- ------1-A-ri-z-o,n.a,.:. ..._. .._..__-_--_--. ....-, -e- -e-l?- -o-n-e- -n-u-m'bae~:t: aigsa :· t:
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2161I I c6nfirmed_· .that she .has a_ lot_ fo:r:· sale (#22)
2162which_ ·1ies immediately· north_ of_ Bill. cooper's lot: on a_ :ridgetop·
2163in_ the_ towJl_ of' Eagar•: - There_ a~e several_ · other parcel~ o:r:· lots:·
2164surro~nding Bill CoopE;:t:'s I?rOI?er_ty·,- b~t:·none ·o~ -~hem ar~:
2165occupied·.:. l._ _____ ,Jis aware. ·that. . Bill Coope:t: 1._s a. tax_
2166·protestor, and_ he has declared. his intent_ to ~resist_ arrest by:
2167federal_ authorities.- - '
2168_ I ladvis~d .that ·ther~ -are_ :a. coupl~ of_" I?arceis: · to
2169the ·west of_ Coope:r::s residence which_ ·might_ be .. available_. fo:t:·
2170~:
2171I .ase, .One. of ·the:e~ pa;celsn i;clu:·: _: tle pr oI?erty_- _owne~i' by· :Eagar·~: Alleg~dly,
2172is property· .haseen_easedo:t:C>.Q1 a. month,- and_ -the. lease.
2173w~s <;tue~ :to expire in_ August,- 1998 ._ AJJ.other· piece .. ot_· property·
2174lwhich miqrt- be. available. fox:· lease_ is_ ·tot_. #34, ow~ed ~¥1 I
2175lexni a i ned t~-~t s~e_ had .. I?revi~usty·J J
2176by· Bill. Cooper, but_ sne .has,•haa
2177.._n_o. ....b.... u...., ...s. .i._. n_e_s_s_ __d_, ...e_a_l_i_n_CJ_s_ _ -o-r-: I?_e_r_s_o_n_a_._ rela tionshiI> with_ Bill_ Coope:r:· ·o :t:
2178'hi~ family·.:
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2199~gent_ (SA) _ at_ Lakeside, A:t"J.Zona on_
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2201SAi I received a telephone_ ca11 troml I ,~~t
2202name unknown_ (LNU) who said he ·was calling from Houston.: I I
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2206explained that he_ has been monitoring the_ ·statements, radio
2207broadcarts, awl Inte:t"net W:t"itin9s of: Bill_ <;aanet tar severa)
2208years._ ._ __. ...,Jstated: that_ cooper· will soon I._ _. ...,,.. ________. ....
2209and in_ "the near future_ he will begin broadcasting on shortwave_
2210radio on band 74. 5-. The -new call. letters for this radio
2211}?roadcast station are_ WijCO .- which originates :in the_ st~te_ of_'
2212Ma~ne ~. This station is 1 I who has two _
2213·telephone 11umbers :: I !Bill_ cooper will_
2214broadcast, starting riext week from 9:00 p.m._ to 12:oQ p.m._
2215midnight_ (Eastern_• Standard 'l'ime) ._ -
2216advised that Coo er
2217M~Veigh __________________ ~
2218With_ respect to Bill Coope:t"'s radio broadcasts,h I
2219advised ·that Coope:t" continues to do live broadcasts, alt ough_ he_
2220occasionally- runs __ replays of_ previous programs. Not_ iong ago,
2221Coopere_ made a_ statement on the radio ,to the ef_fect- that: he: would_
2222rathel". that h_is family- die than_ fall into the hands of: ·
22239ove:t"nment_ authorities._
2224sometim~ ago, cooper mad~ reference to an incioen~
2225which_ took_ place 'in_ Phoenix_ in_ 1994_ when_ he_ was a:t"rested fo:t"g
2226·etting· into a fight at the ~mbassado:t"- suites .Hotel._ Allegedly·,
2227this_ incident_ took place_ in_ iugust_ of: 1_994, -and coopei:- used his
2228family as a shieid to protect_ him_ ·from police._ - -
2229- - ' - -
2230supposedly, -coope:t" has ma.de disparaging comments_ on
2231the_ radio about his former · f amil)' ._ · · -
2232_ Allegedly·, Bill cooper has: been involved_ in a process_
2233called microbroadcasting ,- in which_ people_ can down_l_oad his
2234transmissions on satel_lite_ and then_-rebroadcast tbem local_ly. on_
2235Fl{ radio._
2236I I stated that_ Coope:t" claims: to· have_ anti-ail".
2237weapons, and he_ has ma.de statements about having long range_
2238rifles which can_ accuratelt hit targets out to one_ "mile._ -
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2250descr.1 e as eing· a_ spoo . per s· own , oo _ ca led, •aehold a
2251·Pale ·Horse-:'' According to prior· to ·moving to ,Eagar,-_
2252Arizona,- COQI?ex:· lived ornia .and_ othex: places iri_- Arizona.:
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2272·FEDERAL:BUREAU OF·INVESTIGATION
2273''Precedence: ROUTINE
2274To:.• P~
2275Date:_ .i0/02/1998.
2276Attn:· I I
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2279,:con_tact: I
2280Approved .By: 1
2281.Drafted :By:· .... I _________
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2284case -ID.#:·: 1 (Pending)
2285Title:: MILTON.WILLIAM. COOPER,- aka
2286.Bill ·coo-per- ,FUGI'I'IVE;.
2287I ~ :f'UGI'l'IVEf
2288'AOT-DT
2289ARMED,AND·DANGEROUS,
2290:synops'i:s:·, ·To .;request: technical: assi~tarice. ·from· ·squad ·20 •.
2291Details:_- .'on.' 9/28/9s·· .. a ~eeting ·was held.·at: the·'US, Attorney's
2292'Off_~ce· in·,Phoenf>( conceri:iii:ig: :th~. tug~ti:7e.: ·status of 'Bill, ~oop~r·
2293and:_ . . . I 'Both_ have been.,e1.nd1.cted 'bY-, IRS. :on .federal•
2294tax::·evasion. charges.: Coopex: :has vowed to- shoot any: .feaera·1,
2295.a~ents··w~o attemI?t to arrest/him._ ·
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2299"Attending .this, meeti_ng w~re. :high_ ·1evel_ representatives:
2300of: th~· US1:Marshals .Service,- .JRS,- .us,.:Attorney's·. Offic_e,- and_',ASAG·
2301-R~y· Churay .of the :Phoe11bc_ Divi_sion.:, Parti<::ipants ·were -upd~te~. o~
2302the ,status· ~of Bill· Cooper,. '.who __ appears ·to· have 'come. ·out: '~nto 'town·
2303.recently,.. iaJ'.l ·event not :anticipate~_ this soon_, in_ 'his. ,,self_~imposed'
2304·exile, at 'his :hilltop .. home :in: the .town::of· Eagar·... ·
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2306;ouring•'the·,.meeting "it was,.det~rmined'. that _mqr_e
2307,'int~lligenc_e,rwas :needed• on_ :·cooper's· activities, but .the_: time was.
2308•~ot. ·yet_ right for ·deploying ·.a_·-team .to ·conduct ·surveillance• or ,to
2309;arrest. him.: ·I·nstead,, _it was '<ietermine4.-that_ the_ 'Ph_oenix,._Division_·
2310·would exam1ne the feasibility· :of_ using :technical_ means:•t~.
2311monitox: CooI?ex-'s :·activities.:.' · ·.
2312Anothex- .intex--agency··pianning·,.meeting·. will :held' ih .the.
2313'i'uture.·a~te:r; :more: int:elligence_,_on. Coo~:r•s .act:vities 'ha.s ·•be~n_
2314~athered ·and .assessed·., On:'9/29/98 SA ..., __ ...,..... _______ contacted_' SA: I I ~in, Lak~sid~ ·_and: s~heduled a "Sl.te :surv;ey ,to ·be- cond~cted
2315· 1.n_ Eagar. ; on. oc~ober. 6 , and 7 •.. '
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2332Precedence: 'PRIO~I.Tt Date: _10/1_9/1998:
2333To:· CIRG Attn:·
2334From:· .Pho_p£
2335. . / Squad 13 / .... xL.,,i· 2iLlk ..... · o ..... s .... , .... • d"'"'·o ......... P ... 7>..__ _________ __,
2336contact:· Ii... _______________ ____,
2337Ap:J?roved By:· I I
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2339case ID #:· I I (Pending)
2340Title:: MILTON' WitLIAM:, COOPER,
2341aka· Bi 11 Cooner-· ~UGI_'l'IVE.t
2342I - UGITIVE;
2343·Ao'l'-D'I'
2344.ARMED AND DANGEROUS
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2349syno:J?sis:: 'I'q request_ ·J?rofilin~t assistance_ from NCAVC.-
2350Administrative:· _ 01: 7 /9/98 I>h(?en!>C: ~et out_ a lead tq NC~VC: _ _/V--2
2351(Quantico) to obtain a psycholo:ical asses;;;nj, on captioned ~
2352fugitives.: _ On_ ~0/19/98 SSAI _ ~ _ fo NCAVC: an~. S!i, /II'(/ bG
2353I I the _ _Phoenix: _case_ agen ,. converse _ y· phone __ about_ th.e. b?c
2354J?OS_Sl.bl._ll.ty ot arranging ·for'_ meetiJ)gs_ in Ai-iz_rna to beftei-=
2355understan4 the situation with_ Bill'. cooper· and .... _________ __,____._. _I>h.oenix:
2356su9gests _ that ssAI I travel_ to Arizona dμi-in<:t th.e. fii-st_ week_
2357of ~ovember·.
2358netr:Js: a:·:v· :f baCk_ground, severai months agOBili coope,;
2359and__ were indicted in Arizona .for income tax···
2360evas cm, an~_enc wai-rants were. issued for_= .th.em on Ju"ly· i, _1998-._
2361Cooper·, who _is well_ J~nown. among membei-s of th_e nati.on's ·,milJti_a_
2362groups,, has stated that_ he will ki_ll. .any federal ageJ)ts_ wfo>
2363attempt_ to apprehend_ him.- He has al.so 'said_ that. he: would· r~ath.ei-·
2364have_ his: tamily di~. thaJ'.l be_ subject_ to fed~ral tyr_anny.
2365tn ef_fect, Coopei- has barricaded himself: and his ·f:amily "in their·
2366resiifen~e,- which. li_es in the_ middle of_· the qui.et_ town. of.' ~Eagar·,
2367Ar_izona. · ·
2368While. the_ appreheJ)sioJ)_ of_ Coopei-· is ~he .. responsibility·
2369of th_e_ us Marshals Service_ (USMS) an.cf the tax: investigation_ has_·
2370been_ con4ucted by· IRS,· the I>hoenix: DivisioJ) h_as .been~ coordinatiJ'.lg
2371with_ both_ agen_cies in the_ ·event. the_ ·Bureau· is J)~eded t◊ provi.cfe ,a_
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2376' tactical· response, ,especially· 1f coope:r:: resorts to violence.:
2377furthermore,- · since •the USMS . and 'IRS have no agents assigned. in_
2378the_ .ru-rai_ area_ of_ eastern_ Afi zona wbrre_ Coope~- lives,_- the
2379·tak¢sid~ Residen~ Agent ·(SA...._ _ ____,~ has :becom~ ~ primary sourc~
2380of· :intell'igence fo:r:: ·the_ othe:r:: agencies-: ·
2381,If'· SSAI I comes to Arizona, it_ wil~ be~ with_ the~
2382,purpos~ of surveying th~ situation to get mor~ insigh~ intQ
2383Coope:r::· and_ the· rural_ area in_ which 'he -lives.- T-entatively-,Phoenix:
2384has ·set up a working meeting·with_ the: IRS,- USMS, us
2385Atto:r::ney's Off ice,- and the_ Phoenix:• case_ ,agent· on_ Novemhe:r::· 3. ·It_
2386is recommended' that_ this :I?ro!)osed triI? he_ a~!)roved._
2387ARMED AND DANGEROUS ·
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2401:t a:m requesting· the: -assist-anc:e: of: μav~pach_e: ,Elect:t",?-C. Coopera.ti_ve, _
2402-lnc ·= in:_ conn_ection:_ with_ -a:n_ official_· investigation:_ being· :c·onducted_
2403-h~( ou:t"· ag:en_cy in_ the: ·ar·e:a: ,of: ~'¢un:~i_. valley·._ · ·
2404' ln. orde:t"· t◊ t·urthe:t" -an:_ 'FBI: investigation_ your: as·sist-a:nce_ is: :being·
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2408_requestea in_ .the: a:rea:. of: Round_ Vall_ey regarding· th¢_ -a:vaila:bi_l_ity·
2409of: elect·ri_c_ ·powe:t": o~: ·119 _volt:s: f·s,x:-- ~h:~- operati9~-- of: eq:CfiI?men.t: arid_ bG
2410th_e: u·se: of_ :I?owe:t": ·poles: · f o:t"· th.e: instal+:ation:_ of_ t_hat: eq:ciiI?ment-: b?c
2411This: in:st-allation_ will most: '1ike1y·.'ta~e: pla_ce_ in_ mid~-~ovem:ber·._
2412lf you have 'an! questions concerning t,his request, pleas-e c'ont:act:
2413I _ !L.akeside·, :.;z_ o~: I 1 -at: · I LP oenix·, Az •:
2414t: a:p!?r·eciate· youx:-: etfo:t"ts in:_ this mattex:-:-:
2415Guada:lupe_ Gonz-a1ez: _
2416s:pec_ial_ · ig:ent: ·in_ Charge_
2417This EC:_ fnitlals Date_
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2422FD-302 (Rev.16-6-95) •
2423FEDERAL'-BUREAV OF INVESTIGATIONDato
2424of tr~riptio,.i , 10/19/98
2425L...-__ _.I who has not provided hi$ last_ name,- calied_
2426Special Agent ,(SA) I bollect from Houstol),- -Texas
2427and l)rovided the followin9·. inf°ormation:
2428II advised· that he has bee~ monitoring th~ lntel.".ne~
2429.statement~ll Coopel.". .on_ a: _Website calied_ Deja_ News.,
2430tccording· to his ·1nterriet·readings said thatBill,Coopel.".
2431put_ out. a_ reward on an_ individu ed in_ the ·
2432amount .o( $500. oo ·= Apparentl~;t,- ha$ said many critical_
2433things ,about· coopel.". on_ the Intern~t, ._an ·. coopel.". ,does_ not: ·iike _it._
2434Therefore, _ foonei:'ba, offered $590. OQ ~o ·anyont; who can_ 1>rovide
2435Coo1>el.". with._ _____ ._ address and_' ·telephol)e_ number•:
2436indicated that there arel
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2439I had ·a_ faliing· out._ I A· lleg-edly-,-. Co61>e ,._ ____________ ....
2440I I- who is_, ala----1:~----=~-..,.......---.------,...,....._J
2441L..... ........ .....----l. ..,.b _o.111t. i.i.. ...· -t'~~1-1_ Coorer ·ana::::1 lfoit Cooner· bro~r-w· hoofmf_
2442with.I JI because._ ________________- ---1_
2443Coopel.".· .detests.: Allegedly·, Coopel.". has .. made a statemel)t_ on_ ·the:
2444tntel.".net_ to the effect_ th~t. •1: wilii shoo~! !comes up the_
2445h~ll (to negotiate· with_· me).-_"' Coope~ has also_ ·made statements 'in.
2446the Internet· to the .-effect that_ the ·Freemen_ of Mol)tana ·were_ very·
2447weak,- and_ they gave_ ·.up to the_ ·Federal: 13ureau of, :I·nvestigation_
2448(FBI) as sool), ·as: theii: electrical_ 1>owe~ was cut off·-: ·
2449_ _ .During the course of .the phone_ conver~ation_ with,._! _ __,
2450he_ played_ a recording from Au ust - 1996 - ·which_ he said_ was a:_
2451res onse to something- done_ by.~------......,......--,,...---,--.----___._,
2452In_ this brief recording, Coopel.".· said_ that,-
2453bvestigationoai• 10/08/1998 ac .Lakes1cie, Arizona (telephonic-ally)
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2456Tb.is doc\lmenc ¢0tlllim n¢ithet recommendations nor con,;limom of the FBI~ . Ii is the ~ert)'. of the FBf and is loatied to )'.out agenc)'.;
2457it and its c:ontel'l,l$ are ~ to be '\iistribl.Jted owi\ie )'.OUt agen¢)'..
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2481~r· e. :f·ollowing· 1I)Vestigation. was. conducted .. by .SA.I
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2483and their •bodyguard~ came
2484into.,the. store t Bill: Cooper dia not enter· the
2485r~~u•·---1. ___________ _Jcame· .lnto the store. ·a·t: abocitj.__ ___.
2486The bodyguard remained~ 'in_ the background,- and·' he_ -seemed
2487to l:>e_ very: watchful and alert.: .H·e. wore .a brpwn. wi.I:l.dbr¢a:ker· over·
2488.-a. white ,polq shirt, whichl I said. is .his typical. attire~. The~
2489bodyguard. carried a semi_-aμto pistol on. 'his. ·hip as he. always, has.
2490when. ·visitin<J the. store-: · · ·
2491After this. visit, C - eckea •the store's records, ana:
2492determined ·that since May 1998 ,. _____ ____, __ ___. the .. store. on
2493c=::hccasions,· ·and these. visits have always beer( ma e_ on I 1 1 .___ __ ~
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2504______:T. . h... e following- investigation was conducted b~- sA!..___ __ __,
2505..___ ___ ____.!at: :Lakeside, ~I'izona::
2506on_ llf 16/98! !(PROTECT -IDENTITY),- an
2507employee. of: the:._,,....,... _____ ___,,,........, ____ ....JI store in Eagar·, ca11ed
2508t e -es· de Resident Agenc - and left a voice_ mail messa e_ foI' SA
2509- n this messa e dvised that:
2510did_ J)Ot see_ ..___ Bill Cooper-: ______ ____,
2511qn_ 11/1_7 /981 I- _Last Name Unknown (LNU) called :frrm
2512Houston and left_ a_ voice .mail message_ for sAl"""="T"':'..,,........,,....--...r -------'advised
2513that_ the_ J)ight before. he_ .listeJ)ed ·to Bill Coopers
2514n_ightly short_ wave radio broadcast. cooper was upset -.about a~
2515inci~ent. in which_ an_ -Eagar- city I !had
2516dared to drive_ ·up the. road_ which_ leads to his resideJ)ce .:
2517.~llegedly, Coopei- said that . if_· he cal)_ .take. on_ the. federal
2518gove:t'nment, ·he_ can most_ certainly handle. the town of 'Ea~ar._
2519Coope:t' also mentioned ·an •incident. with_ a_ dog, butj (provided_
2520no furthex:- details._ .--------. -
2521After- review.in~ !message, SA! I callec~l the
2522Eagax:- police chief" Scott Garms who confi:t'med_ that cooper di,d have_
2523an- altercation with I I Ap;arently-,-
25241 I and_ he.
2525drove_ up to check qnJ I _ Last J)ight if called_ Chief'
2526I !al)~ explained what. happened_ wheJ)_ h~ drove uphe. road_
2527· leadiJ)g to Cooper's house._ ·
2528L_.........r--1..1,..w..1..w.......i...t,L,1,,S....._~l,,1,..61,LliiL.,.ld,.1.1,4J.......,J!.l.l.!!""-....!.!.l~d,rove_ up the_ hil_l,
2529he saw ·L------,--------,----r-------,1 The!)· a
2530Rottweiler ran out to.__.,.._---.---Jtruck-.- ..___ __ ____. told him to ro11
2531'up his_ wiJ)dows· _because. t eix: aog is- a •traiJ)ed_ kil:lex: d-oa• ,- tphen
2532coonef drove out: ii)_ his truck arid started sweaI'ing at~I __ ____.J
2533lexplained fhat_ he. owQed .proper_ty· nea:t"bt and that: ·~e. was_• a I _ but_ this_ ha_d no effect on_ Cooijer ,- and it. these.
2534statemeJ)ts ,I5robably provokE;d hi1? all_ the_ more-: 1 !was very
2535~pset_ about. ·the_ confrontation_ with Cooper.:
253601)_ 11/18/98 Ntt ·of: Houstrn· cal iecf SA~l ,---___,......,...........J
2537again_ and confirmed .tfia e - -. ok-eri to I about: his_
2538confrontation_ with_ Cooper._ also ·said that. coopex:· has. cut_
2539bacJ.:.hi$,radio program-to one our in. length_ because-of
2540'interference·from a Voice ot America short wav~ broad¢ast:
2541emanating· from Africa.:
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2557_ _ :be ·following i mtesj~ga~i~n_ ~as con~ucted by S!)ecia1:
2558Agent_ (SA)I _ _ at .. Lakeside,- Arizona on~
2559'ijovembex::· 1_3, .1998 ::
2560SA! !received a call_ -f°romi I Last_ ~ame_
2561Unl<nown: (LNU), who•.resides in_. Houstot:i,- Texas.: David (LNU),
2562advised·that'Bil1 coopex::· is ·cutting· back his 11ightly .radio
2563program from two hours to one_ houx:: in_ length. This_ · radio• program
2564~s aired by· shortwave_ radio Monday· through_· Thursday· l'.}ight ._ ·
2565Apparently·, Coopex:: is_ cutting· back on :hours because~ th_e_ ·u. s· -:
2566government: :is sponsori11g- a _Voice_ -of' Amex::ica (VOA) shortwave_ r·adi0:
2567program originating· in_ Afr-ica,- and_· this progr·am: sha:r·es: ·the signal_·
2568wi~h the s}:lortwave:• station by· which_ Coopex:: broadcasts his .
2569·prog::ram.. As_ a_ res»> t :bt_ powex::ful_ VOA_ br~adca~t. te:o~s to: jam:·
2570CooI>ex::'s. l)rogram.: ! __ (LijU) suggest_ed_ that_ th_e: U.S.- _ _
2571government_ ·add an_ additional_ houx::- on_ the_ front; end. of_ the_ .VOA.
2572program which would ·eff"ectiveiy• terminate. :ail_l_ cooper's nightly
2573broadcasts.) ' - · - . -
2574_ At. the.,present_ time,- Bill Coopex::· is_ br·oa4casting ·Ol)_ th_e.
2575f~l'i_owing ban_d::· 74 .1s·.: Previously· hi_s_ ·program ·was ·airedQ' · ·
2576shortwave. station. called, WWCR,- with_ a_ f°requency· of_' 2_380 ■:
2577(L~U) explained_ that_ 'lowex::· freguency· n~unbers wox::k best ·fox::: n1g :
2578.broadcasting, while, the_ ·high.ex::· frequencies work ::bettet· it:i_• th_e ·
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2590the following infox:-mation: - - -
2591I I (LNU) said that he_ was calling with :regard to
2592Bill_ cooper, the_~-- 1 fugitive~ and tax_ pr-otester·, who •1_ives Jn_
2593Eagar·, -Ax:-izona •: (LNU) advised that_ coopex:- is involved. it)~
2594-ill~gal_ broadcas ing y means_ of shortwave_ r·adio, and Coope:r:p~
2595eset)tly· i.μ broa~r:astit)~t fr-<?m a shortwave station \ls_i.J}g th~ c·a1J
2596sign_ WBCQ. ....L _ ___.J (LNU) ·mentioned_ that he has been_ del_ighted
2597recently· to f it)d that_ Voice of Amerio-,( (VOA) , which_ broad.casts ·by·
2598shortwave_ f_rom 'Africa, has been on_ the same_ shortwave_ signal used_
2599by coopex:-'s station,- and as_ ·a .result,- cooper- h_as had difficulties
2600.iri broadcastit)_g _by- shortwave ·radio recet)tly ._
2601broadcast_
2602Up until recet)tly, Cooper- has beet)_ able to af_f ord
2603times bv·means of snonsors. Fox:- ex:ampie, two of h_is
2604-sponsors, I lwho were_ affili_atecl with a fit:m
2605called thel
2606I In ordex:-· to pay fox:-· this time,_ Cooper: has beet)_ very·
2607- - .. aggressive_ about. advertising· durillg his r:adio: program, which_ h_a_s
2608been reduced to tw◊ hours_ a ·t)ight·-: ·
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2611' I k'LNU)' "v?ho frequently· monitots· Coorer'S: .radiQ I
2612progr·am, sa_i~. th~t a mild sounding man_ named1 ha~_ emerged' ·as
2613~it)cipal_ ·salesman oi:i_ Cooper's .radio program-: In. describi_t)g
2614L___Jon ·a: ,recen9ad·o rogram,- Cooper said, ·"There should be -
2615more_ people ,like He is_ -very · 1ova1." Un{ortunately for::
2616cooI?ef, ho~ever, LNU) said that! !is. ·a terr:ible:
2617salesman._ ·perhaps_ is is_ why cooper: .recet)tly· threatened_ to shut
2618down_ hi_s_ radio _I?rogram unles·s his __ listeners start sen.ding it)~ m9r·e_
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2627I t"LNU) also monitor·s_ Bi_ll Coope:r:'s Website·, ·at).4 b6 I (LNU) said t.hat· on or: about_ October- 24; 1_998 ,- Cooper· made b7c
2628.,__r_e...,f,....e-r..,L_ence_ ot)_ his Website to the: calitox:-t)ia, Militia, which !)ad
2629er~~~~;~~-i~r~~m~o~:;,;cJ!t:tt~~v:~=d~t)gih is i nk~~~~t~~l)_b~).{e~~~n
2630that_ the_ cal_ifo:r:t)ia 'MiJ_iti_a had. -it)structed c·oopet' to r·emove· this
2631entry' from the_ Website·=
2632About_ tw◊ weeks_ ago durit)g this radio program, cooper:
2633stated_ that_ he was pl_at)ning to go somewhere,- perhaps to a ·
2634conf-erence,- but: theti he told his •1isteners that he h_ad_ cat)_celed_
2635the_ t:r:iI?-- The -reason_ he_ gave_ fot' ,cancelit)g his trip was: because
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2639he didn~t_ want_ to be_ stopped by- a local police of'fJcer: -ani{ thu5;
2640forced_ to shoot .the_ offic-er: because_ of_' cool?er:'S: fu.gitive_ status.:
2641. Cooper:· also said on_ a :recent_ 'broadcast: th_at_ .he_ was
2642thinJ:dng of' employing remote_ ·col)trolled planes mounted with_
2643camera5; ii)~ order: to conduct photo surveillance_ of' the_ area_ aroun_ci
2644his house•: (Presumably,- cooper is 'wortiea , about: fed-er al_ agel)t$
2645sneak_il)~f up tQ al?prehend him~) - -
2646.. Accoi:ding tol !(ulU) Coope; ha~ ~ad a runn~ng feo.a
2647over:~ ·the Internet with a man ,namedk(phonetic),. who
2648i_s ·f'rom I . I .. Pl?aren ly ,.- _ I writes
2649dem~aning things about: •Cooper:· on. the_ Internet, and_ cool?er: ci_s not_
2650amused by ,these_ comments. -rn. fact.- cooper· of{ered_ a reward. fox::
2651anyol)e~ whq could I?rovide_ him withJ taddress ·an_d_ teleI?hone_
2652number·.:
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2658A<Jent (S~)ebe ::~~nwi:q inve:!~i~~~~~F:d:r~ln~~~;:~ ~I Special
2659II)vestigation (FBIY a taJfosiae,- Arizona on October 23,. 1998:
2660_ ~A_I I received_ a call_ from I I LNU (last name_
2661un~nown) wh<> lives in_ Houston,- Texas._ I !ha~ called before,
2662and h_e_ has declined to provide_ his last name Ol" hi_s telephone
2663!}Umber) ._. During· this _phon_e call,I provided the_ followin-9
2664infol."mation:_
2665I 1 played a_ recording of_ an_ ex:cerpt_ of· a radio
2666broadc·ast made_ by- Bill Cooper· -in_ -which Cooper states that_ the
2667Marxist$" and_ communists in_ ·the_. government_ ar·e_ destroying the_
2668country·, ana it_ 'is_ the_ duty- 9( Militia -to bring· th_em ·to justice.-
2669- I I advised that_ c_urrently- Cooper· is broad~asti_ng _on_
2670a local 1"1_1_ Chann_el,, lOi.s, and Cooper· is probably- not ,l_icensed to
2671do so with_ the Federal_ C9rnmunicati6ns conuni_ssion: (}'CC) . coope:t"'$"
2672radio program has recently been reduced from a three hours, five
2673nights a week: format, to a program running four time$~ week fororily
2674two hours._ .Allegedly, Cooper· has said that unless he get$
2675more_ donations and support, he_ wi:11_ be_ cutting back the_ pt"ogr:am
2676to o:11e hour ni_9ht1y·.- - - - -
2677II said that_ .he_ listened to Cooper's shortwave
26781b:oadca_s_t~obe:t" 21, 1998 1 and ce:o:eer'~ !came_ on the
2679air._ ·Furthet'_more, a man_ who cal_ls himseld I h_as been
2680broadcastin9 on Coo:pe:t"'s pro9ram since Septembex-.-
2681- _ I ldescribesl las_ having a meek or mi_ld voi_ce ._
2682·Lately,-! I has been_ selling equipment_ suchs.-hortwave_
2683radio sets.: on_ the_ ·radio program,- · Coopel" and have
2684instructe~ in4ividuals to sen4 theit" mon_ey to ·E~ga~~~·--~
2685'Arizona:. When_ instructing people to send ·money, oopel"· ·an4 7 .... ..,.......,,_ ....
2686have_ sai~-· · ndi vi_du_als_ should_ send ~lank: money- orders,_ gold
2687o~ ~ash. advised tha~ cooBer used to instr~ct .:eeo:ple to
2688sen4 money o 1m i~ the name of·l~---------~J
2689~advised that there· is another radical r~aaio
2690broadcast~e_ name: is_ MBrother• ·stare (PH)-: Brother st-ar·e_
26910 - st$ out: of_ Walterborough, south_ caroli'na._ ~ccording· to
2692Br-othel" stare is extremely r~adical, and he· "advocates. _
2693_ e ·= Brother- stare's success on_ shortwave_ may· have_ spawned
2694othel"- programs such as the one currently being aired by- Bil_l
2695coo:eer; · · · - · ·
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2719(12131/1995) • FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
2720Precedence: PRIORITY .Date: ~2/~4/1998
2721To: 1;?4 . Attn:: I...,.A . """'S=""A,....C""'"-1 _. .t_s_,q::_d__' _1__6,I
2722From: :Phoenix:
2723squad 13 /Lak·eside_ RA_
2724I I Approved By:· ..I. =======:--____.
2725Drafted By:: I J·l":dkm
2726Case ID #:: I r"'(I>end1ng)
2727Titie:: -·M:i~IL~Tl O?f WILLIA?-f COOPER,- aka Cooper· - FUGI'l'IVE;· I_ _ I- I"UGITIVE·;·
2728o -DT - - • w I
2729ARMED AND•DANGEROUS
2730synopsis:· To set: lead_ to squad_ 16 ._
2731Details:: Ear-lier this_ fall,- a_ 'j·oint __ ·meeting w~s .h~ld• with.
2732representatives .. from the_ IRS, ·the_ U.S._ ,Marshal's: Set:vice_ (USMS),
2733and the u·.s.: Attorney's_ Office·.: Representing ·the ·Phoen_i_x
2734Di vi_sion wer·e~ ASAC- Ray P .• :· churay· and s~ I the
2735.Purpose of the_ meeting was to discuss strategies for d_eal:ing with
2736thE( fugitive,- Bill_ Cooper·,- whp insists_ that_ h_e wi'.11_ ·kill_ a11y
2737federal_ .ag·ent_ who attempt_ t~. appr·ehend him_ on. tedera1 'in.come tax_
2738evasion charges.: Various: issues were discussed at_ thi_s me·e_tlng,
2739:an<i_ ·a_ d~ecision_. was_ made_ J)ot to. pursue,. f'or· the_ time. beiJ)g, any'
2740tactical. resolution of the fugitive_ situation.: Decisions_ ·wer·e_
2741ma_de_ to increase intelligence_ gathering,- an& .IRS_ voluJ)teet"eci to.
2742set up!
2743Tech .·agents f'rom Phoenix: installed_· this camera in·
2744·E:agar·, Arizona ori 12·101/1998 .- and· the_ qu·a1ity· of the ·camera :imag-e
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2761nature .of_ his. pending· caseload,- ·he. will not: have ,tll'ne to
2762I?hysicall~ .reviewl land maintain an. ·intelligel'lc·e 1og.·
2763. l'herefore,: it. is r,carnrneuded· an ~analyst. or ·age?lt ·ii)
2764Squaa ·16 be. ~asked: to review·_ ! and COmI?ile ·a log: ■: ·xf
2765s:Uad i6 lacks ,the manpower to do so, t;,.keside :recommen_ds that
2766· !be delivered, .to the USMS or IRS fot· the· purpos·es of
2767g eani_ng: 1.nfot"mation. from ·the.! I · ·
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2776PHOENIX:
2777.Phoenix·
277812/i4/1998
2779AT PHOENIX·,. AZ
2780·109s con~e:t"nin ..--,.... _______________________ __J
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2785(01/26/l ~98)
2786,F,EDERAL,;BUJ=IEAU Of,' INVESTiGATION,
2787Precedence:' PRIORIT'2'_
2788To: ·Qkla}?,oma · City·.
2789.Date::. 1.2/2.9/1998.
2790Sart ·Antonio, ·
2791Trail)ing:· ATTN:, .... I ______ ____.I/NCAVC
2792Phoenix·
2793. Squad. 13·1r~:,1;1.ak~e ... s.i ..... d.s.e-.u.B.1:1oA------------,
2794co11tact:_,·· ._I _______________ ....
2795:From::
2796cApproved.: ·By::
2797Drafted By::I .... _____ .....,IF:dkm
2798'Case· ID,:#: I (Penaing)
2799ARMED AN~\DANGEROUS
2800synops1sf To· set leads !'or· interviews.·
2801Administrative:· The: purpo~~ ·o~··the•.:lea~is•· set forth belo~t ·is· to•
2802interview· _two siblings_ of the fugitive,-, Bil-1'. Cooper.. T·o
2803facil.itate: this inte'r.view·, Phoeni~· _has_ attacped ci: ch.ec~lJ_st iof"
2804General. .Assessment. _Questions. which_ has '.been· prepared ·_at ... ~uantico·
2805'b:y" th_e )llatio_na1_ center· fo,; ·,the·: Analysis :o~: \Violent -cr_ii:ne, ·(Ne.Ave)•,
2806fot'.~.er_lX ·refe:t"red to as, the 'Behaviora~. scie11.ce Unit·._ ,'!'he .
2807-enclosed_ questionna.fre. is. •quite lengthy·, and>it_ may not- be
2808_feasible .for_ the_ intet"vi'ewing Agenti to.~utilize: tli_e>que~stionn_ai_re.
2809if_· Cool?ex:'s_ ·_sibling:s -'are.• tit1cool?erative_ or_ .it they,-have_ had little~
2810contact with_ ·coopel:'· in_ irecent_ ye~rs'._ The :intervi:ewing ~ge~ts are,
2811encouraged to .use:.cHscretion_ to; gain_ as .. mu~h ~insight Jnto
2812-C6opel:'.'s:. personal~ty·,. philosophies, and mil).dset. as ,possible, ·w.ith.
281301,"." ·with.out: use. of. ,tlie. questionnaire as a :,gu1_d"e. · . ., i..
2814,Enclo_sures::1 An .11-page. que.stion~aire_;prepated_,.at· Q~antico·
2815entitl_ed,- ~Gen_eral •Assessment. _Questions~:"
2816D~t,.ils: · :O_n , 07 f 01 ~ 199; •• f;d·era i • ben:b· warants, were isSUed 'for'
2817._B_1J_l. :co_ol)er- and i... ____ ...,..... _______ ___,.. _______ .,........_. pecat1se. I I
2818t:efus·edi .to•-~ppear_·-,. n_ ·I> str: ct. :Court.""1n· I>hoenix_, i_tl,:response. t.o.
2819!charges ·of Income.·-1:rax:•.Evasi_on~: .on 06/19/1_998·, .a ... Deputy '.u~·s.
2820-~~rsl,la_lJ _attempted tQ:,s.~i:ve-.c_ooper •with. a. sum112c>ns,-. ·but:·.~qoper·
2821,threw- the ·Deputy·, Marshal_.l ·.off :h_is prope:r;ty--;without. ·receivij)g the.
2822SUl\UUC>l)S. •. • . . . . .
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2831~o"k...,l...,a..,.h...,o..,m .... a._· -c ... i ..... """'y From:; .Phoenix:· .... I ______ 1, ·12/29/1998.
2832Bill. Cooper·,- a resident of_· the small eastex:-n town of
2833Eag·ar, Arizona, •is ·nationally· known. among militia member·s and
2834other- r_ight-wing zealists .: coopel".· hosts a ta1k show ·by means of
2835short_-wave:· radio,- and he frequently·· condemns: the_ !'ederal
2836·government_ and especially the_ :FBI .for •the_ •atrocities~ at .waco
2837and Ruby Rid_ge.- cooper is convinced· that there:_ is a government_Sl)
2838onsored socialist_ conspiracy· to establish a •r-tew· World order."
2839coopel". is a prolific. write,;· on_ the_ Intet:net, an_d much
2840information about him and· his beliefs can be ac·cessed at his
2841Website:: www·.har.vest.-trust.org. Coopei.-· has: ·written defiant1t· on
2842the 'Internet: of ·the. bench_ warrants issued · in Phoenix .an_d of hi_s
2843inte:ot- to go to Wal". with_ the_ .federal_ govet"nme:ot.. ).n ex:ample. of
2844the. statements: in.elude,-, •Any· attempt_ by· 'the_ federal_ ~fovernment or:
2845anyo:o.e els·e_ ·t_q execute. these: unconstitutional_ .and un1awfu1 a1;_rest
2846warr·a:ots issued _by· Judge trwi1_1_ will_ he: met: with. at"med t"esi_stance .·
2847Any· per:son who attempts to kidnap our· children will be shot on
2848sight.:" - ' -
2849_ While. it. is .primar.ily· the. responsibiJ-ity· of the
2850·tntet"nal_ ~evenue_ Service CIRS) ard ~-. S .: Marshal~s -s·ervi_c•e_ (OSMS) .
2851to· apprehe:od. Cooper;· ... ________ and bring ·them before: a .feder·a1
2852juifg·e; FBX: assistance. has been_ requested~ 'in peacefully· ·r·es·o1ving
2853·this situation.: Since. the_ ·bench_ warrants wer·e: jssued in July,
28541998, cooper· a:od his __ family have effecti veiy• barricaded
2855themselves in_ their .home_ which .sits_ ·in the_ xn1ildie of tb.e town of
2856·Eag·at::.: :Xt_ should be: ·noted that_ cooper's ·home: sits on ·a ·nigh
2857.ridg·e· ove_r).oo~ing ·a_ quiet: residential_ ,·ar·ea, .and the prospects ot
2858•initi_ating _at_1y· sort_ of.' tactical_ seige_ in_ the: conmttmity· will ·be
2859·avoi<ied .. · · ·
2860I
2861The ·u.s._ Attol".ney's Of°fice_ has, made_ it. clear· tbat even
2862if convictea~ coopel". is not likely· ;to spena .mor·e_ that_1 ·a year or-'
2863two in. jail-: Because_ of ·this ·a;d the fact that :oone:· •is :or all_ ·int:en~~ ·an~ purposes, using ~ I
2864·as :h_uman~. shields, ,the involved ,.ederal aget_1ciesave eci_de~ not
2865·to initiate. "at_1y· overt .or: provocative_ action.: ~Essenti_all:y",,
2866fedet·al authorities have_ -resolved_ tq wait: until. :cooper ·eventually
2867•coo1_s down, grows weary· of_" his self-imposed c·aptivi_ty, and comes
2868out .. int·Q the_ ·community ·where ·he_ can_ be. ··apprehetidecf. at xriinixnal·
2869.risk to: himself and others.: ·
2870_____ s .... o .... on after: the_ bench• warrants •Wel".e issued for ·cooper
2871and I I- t~e_• Phoen_ix: _Divi~ion_ set_ out:· a 1e~d to tbe ~ational
2872center· .fot:: the Analysis_ of Violent_ crime (NCAVC) at Qu·antic·o 'to
2873r;egu·e·~t a .:Behavi_ora:t· Asse;smynt_ '~nd~ -~dvice._ ory.._how _to ·p.roc·e_ed :in•
2874brin:gi:og Cooper ·and..,. __ ....,,.......,..--.... Jto Justice.: While_ two Aget_1ts .from
2875.lfCAVc- nave_ traveled to Ar zona ·arid .hriefJy· vis1ted the ·comm\m'ity
2876of° Eigar·, .NCAVC is unable. ·to pre!)are. a ·J?l"O!)er- beilaviot·al
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2885From:_ .Phoenix:
288612/29'/1998 •
2887asses·smel)t: without: furthel." •information on. the subject.: Si11ce
2888little is: known_ about: Coopel."'s_ background,- NCA.VC- recommended that_
2889some_ of Coopel."'s family ·members or siblings ·be~ cont·a~ted for
2890information; This. is .. the_ reason_, fol."· setting· forth. the· leads
2891described below.- ·
2892.Milton_ William Cooper·, aKa Bill_ cooper·,- ,is described· as
2893·a ·white. ·male, ciate_ of_- birth_ (DOB):_ 05/<;>6/19,4_3 ,- Social_ s·ecur.ity
2894Account. N4mhel." (SSAN): 4_47--(4_-4324, 6'3" tall,- ·2_so •pouna·s.
2895Cooper: has: al)_ ·artificial_ right_ leg·,- anci_ he_ claims: to nave· lost_
2896his leg when_ run_ off. the roaci on_ his motorcycle by ass·asins
2897dispatcl)_eci _by· the. ,CIA-: -
2898Coopel."'s
2899•aill_ Coope:t:· has: at
2900·tx·atern.a..i. twins.: one ot_ 'the
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2913_ OKLAHOMA CITYAT
2914GARBER.- oK
2915wi] J iotervij~t•,.._1 ........ ....,,... __________ ___.lo~lahoroa,
2916conGer,nit1g-._l ____ ____. Bill_ Cool)er.:
2917set Lead 2::
2918SAN ANTONIO_
2919AT AUSTIN, TX:
2920wili interview:,( lof.'Au~tin, Tex_as, conce:t"ning I I B1.1-,1 .... 1 ..... __ C_o_o_p __ e-r--.-____ __,
2921ARMED.AND,DANGEROUS
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2927, fhe f·o11owina invesf igation. was. conducted b}' -Sp~ci_a1
2928'Agent. (SA) L------------1- at Lakeside,: Arizona. on. December· s,.
29291998 ::
2930SA
2931empi_oyee. act:
2932·received a voice mail .messag:e . .-fro~ 'an_·
2933store_ in-·~own
2934l----------~c~a~iic......,6.l,L~....kjLl.5il ___ ....iiit---...._.31&.Ui"'·· as_t twq
2935stated that:
2936i..-..-e-_ -.- _i_r_s_ _- v-i-s.. .1. .--w-a_s_ __m _a....,....e-_ -a--=t-a"""'b-o"'"'u....,t-----~-w"""'·h .-1....-:-le-""'."". the~ secon_d_
2937vi_sit: took: place. atl I L---------'·
2938sAJ I called! t who resiaej_1.1.;ii. ~.. ...I.. _ _. .......,
2939I 1 in. Eagar·. I I is_ ·a, retir-ed_
2940I rand -he. 'i$ a1.so a retired ·police officer· fr·om the
2941of ·Phoenix·. His home: tele:efome. number· is-I I
2942Citt
2943I !was ,asked_ i_(_ he_ has any· information_ on: the
2944currenT situ;atton_ with_ -~i.l~. co~per,. the. -~ccu~ed t·ax_ protester· in_
2945'Eagar._ .... ____ ._responded that .he often_ lister:,.s tQ Cooper'$ -f'M
2946r·adio prograr:· wbicb _general1}' c~nsis~s o(_ lots o( .music: and~ nq
2947cc>mmercials ·= _ _ !mentioned that: t_he othe;-· ·night,. __ cooper s:eo~e.
2948·about. how ,a city· council_ member ,named! I had' tried .to go: up·
2949and: .er:,.croach_ on_ 'his_ property·.:! !said_- that: 'he· h~q -no ·oth~r=
2950inf·ormation ·regarding cooper•·s present state o(. mind~- but he.
2951a~vi~e-~ tha_t he _·would call: SAJ Jif' he learned anytbinCJ
2952sign1f1cant- about_ Coo:eer's ,pr·esent_ status.:
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2965FEDERAL ,BUREA~: OF INVESTIGJlTION ·
2966'Precedence: :i:RoUTINE Date:_
2967'To:· · st· Louis
2968. ~rom :· .Ph . eit(.
29697squad .iJJ.i LaiJ,esid~ RA
2970··contact:· I _ _ - I . . ____ ..,.. ____________ ____.
2971:::::::::B::.¥ .. ~ I
2972,..__ ___ ____.!- (Pending)'
2973' I
2974_MILTON WILLIAM: COOPER~ .'.aka
2975Bill Cooper-· ,-FUGITIVE;
2976_ _ ARMED AND<,DANGEROUS
2977:_!3yno1>sis: ·,To,:set lead_·· to obtain_ miiitary;•·,;ecords._
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2981.Detai~s:: ln•-02101 L98 federal henc, .warr~nts we_r~_ ~ssue~ .. for· ·Bill_ /:
2982Cooper-· and ... _-------:-.,.--..,..,.......--.--.,....------'- as th~y _had··· f~1._led to, respo~d, b6
2983-to,;·a ,summons,-concerning.,·their· ,recent_ indict_ments,·ort charges_ .of ·. b:c
2984Jnc_o_me_ ~t;~x: evas~on. •Since .. then, ._COO!)e~ 'has _vored to sbacr-~-any· . 4
2985·fede,;al ,,agent ;who ·attempts. t;o apprehend· him:jor .... __ -,--____,. _ ____,_ ;His · ,,;f
2986~.thr~ats ·are: .not. being· ·taken_ ,lightl'y· since«.cooper: :is. ,knowl')/to :be_
2987·wel_l_ a:t"ined,, .and_'.his. home. ·is something, o( a~ ·fortress .in 'that 'it :_is.
2988'located· on a _prominent. r1d_ge overlooking th_e small 'Arizona 'townof
2989.'Eagar·.: · · · ·
2990. ·cooper· is nationally;· known:·ln the·.American mi1itia
2991~movement.- 1H:e_,·runs (a ,,·nightly· talk show by· means.,of sh_ort .. wave::
2992r·aaio ,- and·this· .radio program ·ca~ }?e_ categol"ized•. as. extremely
2993·righ~ .win_g a~d .anti_-g9verment .. :in, tone·. He. also ·publ.ishes_·.a,'
2994;ne~sletter called, ,VERITAS,·, ,and .he maintains __ an :rnterpet websit_e_at.
2995;www ~hat'vest_-trust. or9._
2996;p·ederal agenci'es; responsib.le. ·for: bril')ging Coopet' ".to
2997justice, wh_icli· •-include. the .. us :Marsha,ls Set'vice,- :u~s, an~ .~he iE-".BI,have
2998ad.opted. ·a:.strat~gy. :o~ :ignot"ing, c9_oper :f91t .the;· time· ibein9
2999·s~l)ce. he_. ·se_em~ eage;-· ·_tq •engage .;ix\· a tRuby 'R_idge_-like .siege_>• 'The·
3000·three !acj~ncies,·hav~ jointly;:de.cided· not ·,to·,i_giv~<hJm ·t_he::fight he
3001wants.- · -Instead~ ·the strategy,··is ·to ·wait_ ·unti·l :coope_r .relaxes and,
3002'beco_mes mor~ vulneraole,.to,:apprehension -,when_ he-:i_s ;away·· .f'rom hi$,
3003'home. ·
3004'
3005To:, St • Louis. Fro•m: Ph•oe•nix ·,
3006Re:: ...I.._ · ___. ....~ - ·oi/29/1999 ••
3007Since. the. federal bench warrants wer·Ef .issued_ i_n_ .Julye,
3008Cooper has. had• a you11cj° man_ ,living' at. his_, home. who ha$ been acting
3009as his• bod·y9uard. until: now·, the young, ma11_ has only· b~en_ ~nown ·
3010·a~.-1 J but .. recently Phoenix· identified cooper's 'bodyg\fard,
3011I who is believed J~Poh o:ebneix. -~a_l- -re_c_e_n~t~l~y-·r_a_n_ __a __d ~a-t~a~---c~h-~-c~k----,,t~h-r_o_M__ g ~h~_-t~h~_-e-~
3012savannah_ :_rnf ormation_. Techno· · · s · c which_ corif'i_rmed
3013· · cl It: seems ·that_
3014the_ .town_ ·o
3015~---:-:-~=---=-------=:-------------___,J cool')er's body9uar . ·
3016described.below •
3017. Descriptive Data~
3018·Refer·ence
3019rtame. -
3020:Last::
3021First:Middle:
3022·
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3024'Ra~e~
3025Sex::
3026[?OB::
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3028'Alias (es)
3029·Last:.
3030First:·
3031Middle:.
3032•DD~::
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3044•
3045I AlsQ pr-ov ide_
3046information on_ .his parents, ,next_ of_ kin·, emergericy- contacts·,
3047and/ or: spouse and de!)endents -: · ·
3048ARMED AND DANGEROUS
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3055FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA'I'IONDate_
3056of trlnSCription 02'/12/99
3057were .interviewed
3058Oln
3059.__ ...... _________ ..,..._ __________________ ____. Conside:i::_ing·
3060that;_.__....,.... _ ...,.... _ ...,. ,is: Cooper~s: .__ _ ....,.... __ ____.he. was: include:d_ ·
3061in_ th:e~ ·int·erview.: "Att_e:r:-:_ being ·advis·e_d of: the~ identit-7{_ o,..f-t. h.. e _. ...,
3062int·ervi_e_wi~~t .Ag:ent: an:d_ the~ -~ur~os·e of th:e~ int·ex:view, thej
3063·!)rovided_ the_ following· inf o:x::mat_ion:: ____ ____,
3064_ theJ ladvis_ed_ t_hat: th_ey· we·re~ ·n_ot: -aware. of: ·any· ot:
3065the. fact·s_ 0a:nci_ c_irc,~ms_t:a:nces: surr·ounding Milton~_ Coope:r:-'s: C\1:t:':rent:
3066st:a_t;·u·s: ·as; ·a:_ f_e~efa] fffqi ti,ve> .After· Co_op~:r:-•s: f_ugi.t:i_ve~ s_t:at\tS: wa~:_
3067explained_ to the· . __ they r·eplied_ t_hat_ th¢y w:er·e~ not: ·at- al_l_
3068sur~rised. I st·ate~. that. ~oop~:t:'- c·onsi_d¢x::·s: h_ims·e1.e: to:
3069be: ·a: •pat-riot_", ·a:nd had_ ~aligned hims·elf wit_h_ ext·reme: I":ight: wi_ng
3070organiz~~tio:ns:.:_ s·u:bs:e·qu:ently·, coope:r:-· be.came more ·a:na_ mox:::e.__ _-_~
3071ii_ff_icult: t"Q de·a1_ with: ·a:n,d_ e_vex:,.tually·, the1 I c·e·a:s·ed_ al_l_
3072c·ont·act: with~, coo!)er·.:
3073_ I lexplain_e_d~ tha~. th:e: 1a:st: •ti.me~ t:he~{ s·aw·
3074M;-lton: _ C9oo·ey ·and his• immediate fa:mll:V wa·s· ·about: five ye·a:x::·s· ag:o
3075when: theL 7 At: that
3076time~, - coope:r: c·ontin:ual_ly· ·att·e·mpted t:o. ¢:ngage~ th_e:m Jn:_ debate~ oi
3077con:versati_o:n:_ ·about: 'va:i::_ious: conspiracy· th:eoi-ieS: .: :tt: anyone:
3078disagreed_ with __ him,- Coo!)et:: became~ :oel:lig:era:nt:_ :a:~d_ :argume;nt·at_i_ve,
3079so: the: smal:'t_ ·s·olut;~on: was: t·o: si_m!)ly agree: with_ Coop~;r·:-. :ourin_g·
3080t,h~t: visit, _ th~ I _ ] a_l_s·Q n_ot~d_ that:_ Coo!)e:r:-= t·en,ded to: •~inge_
3081drink wh¢n:_ h_e~ dran : ·afc·oii.ol and t_hat: .he: bec·ame: even:_ mor·e:
3082a_gressive~ ·a:nd_ ·a:r"gume:nt_ative: af_t·e:r:-: di-'in~ing·.:
3083Afte:r:-: t_iiat: 'visit, th.el !decide·a 't_hey· would_ ·not:
3084visit- Coope:r:-· agai_n:.: 'I'h¢y t:t:.ied maint·a_i_n_in_g. t·el_epho:n.ie: cont:act:
3085_\'lit_h_ coope:r:-: J<>~- ·a_ sh◊l:'t~ wh_il_e,. bu.t: coope:r:-' f( at t'i tu4e~ an,d_ d~emea:no:r:-·
3086led to, them· not· even~ calling•: :Xt: appeareo_ th"at: Coopex:: was in t_h_e_
3087proc'e•s·s: of: dist·an_ci_n~t hi_mself: f·rom the, ¢nt.ire. _f':a:mi_lf .:
3088_ J lcon_t.in:ued, that: :alt~ough_ Coo!)er- oas
3089dist·a:nced himsel_f_ f_rom his: :f,a:mily·,. he: had_ ma.de 'attempt$ priqt: to·
3090fJve· years: ·a:go·, .to devyloo ana maint·ain c1os·e· fami1:· rel_ation_-=
3091shi!)s .- coo!)e:r:- c-a:me~ t·c>,I._ _______________ ___.J bu.t: n.Q
3092Xi)vestigation OJ).
3093·Tb.is document conttins ~~f r~ndations-,m·cone1\lsiori$ oJ the F13I: It is the property (If the FBI and is loa.ned co your agency:
3094it w· its eontenu are not co b_e distributed ()UtSide youf ageney. -
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3111£: a: mil y- members ·were_ able_ to tol_erate_ Cooper-.- On_ the- on:e: ·na:nd,
3112Cooper-_ ·a_ttempte_d_ t:O be :!:x::1en4ly- ·a~ii supportive, but- qn tbe othe::t
3113hand,- he: would not: ac·cept: ·a:nyqrie: dis:agre_eing with hi_m qr- ,refusing
3114to 'ac·c·ept: his: extremist: vieWI?-oi_nt·s .: - - ·
3115- . Thel l·a:ovis"ed t_hat: although_ t_hey- did_ ;n_ot: oave:
3116an:y· knowledge: conc·ex::ning Coope_:r:'s_ curren_t: ae-aljngs·, they- c·ould_
3117prQvide: bac~ground infoima_ti_qn_, on: him_ and ot_her: fact·s_ 'about h_im
3118known_ tQ the_rri.:
3119. _ I I des:cribe·d: Coo!?ex::: ·as: 'a_very- ~loq~fent_ an_q
3120·articu_l_ate: ·speaker·.: H_e__ s·aid_ that: Cooper= has: the abil_ity to hold_
3121s-qmeqne_'s: a_ttention~ when:_ he sp·eaks: and:-s~spects_ _tha_t: ¢o6pex:: does_
3122very· well as a_ raaiQ t·alk: ·show- h:os_t. Coopex::: -i_s: knowled_g'e·a:fiie:
3123·abo_ut: many: subjec~s: an_d c·oul_d _ ,-proba_bly ·speak well on:_ ·a:ny- of t_h_em,
3124unf:0x::tunate1y· h_e_ has. foc_us·ed his_ ¢ffort·s: -Qn _ex_t-remist_ views··= -'I'_he~
3125one: ·problem f9x::= Cooper- is_ tha_t: when:_ he: speaks: ox:: ·has: an~ opini◊n_
3126on:_ a_ subject-,_ ~e_ c·annot: _tol_eYat·e• dis·se_nsio_n_ o:t a_~s:agree_meri_t: wi_th~
3127llini.: H:e: -will_ ·bec:om_e: a:rgumenta_tive_ ·a:n_d ·i_:r:ra_tion::al,- th_erebybec
3128·omin.~t very- uriI?leas·a:n-~ c·o~I?a:ny._ -
3129. _ . _ _ 'A:c·c:Q~~i-~g _ to_ :~~e-1 _ _ l ~fi:ough _ Coo:pe~: _i_s: ·a:_n _ i_s·o~·a:_--
3130t1on1 s_t: _and may have_ var1ous mental_ aiso_rdex:s_ such_ as_ paran9:1_a,
3131he: _ is: a1s◊ very- in_te_lligent •: Coope:r:· has_ a:_ vora~_ious: ·app-etite: fox::=
3132j.nf:0:t::mation:_ ·a:nd reads_ c"ontinuou:s1y-._ Addi_ti_qnal_ly·, Coopex::: is_ very·
3133I?rof_icient: wi_th_ c·qmpu_te_x:-s: an_d the_ J:nt·e:t:net· -: - -- -
3134__ Coopex::: has. a: :need _t:Q be: d_omina:nt: in~ 'any :rela:tions_bip
3135~ - - .
3136-~_e·g-a:rdles·s: of how- he. Coo er· maint·ait)S:
3137a_ -ver -- clos-e: ·r-el_ati_qns_hi_ P__ : _wit_h_
3138L...,.--.,,...,..-......r-------.....1..~~~..uo.:.'-li,:;....o11-..i.-i..1.-mw..-· m:b:e:x::=...._ ___,t:rue: -na:me_ an.o.
3139believe 'I'he -.- ha:ve: -n:eve_r= -s-een
3140~rotect _
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3153,l •· a,;_30.ia (Rev,•10,-6-95) ••
3154Continuationofa>-~of _- --------------------,On 02/09/i999, ,Page__ :~ Th:e lower ·pax-t- of_ cm~· .of_ Coopex-'s:. :ie·g·s- was ·amputated in
3155a_ motorcycle/ automobi_le_ aGci:dent ._ Coope_r: ·told I I
3156tha~ the_ :accident: oc·cu:rted wh·en, be ,was· being ·pursued oy· CIA
3157Agents·. To tne_ best_ oti I kn_owl_edge, coopex-'s :i_e_g
3158was_ cut: off~ :in_ ·a: "n_ormal" ·ac·cident_.: - ·
3159_ _ _Coop..,..._..' i:.....l>'-lo:lwll ..... .t.lio.l"'---l..:l,a.;:.....&.---------------..,....----J
3160they· :r·eside~ ·at: _ _ .h_ome
3161telephone~ n:umbe:x-· ____ ......., __ ....,... ....... .,...........-.................................. a.dvis·ed th-~~
3162Milton: Coopex:: has: not_ ma1.nt·a1.ne_ ·an:y· regu _ax:= cont·act: with_ his·
3163parents: ·and it_ •is: Jil•fely· that·_ th_ey ·are ·not: ·aware~ of: h:is: cux:-rent:
3164sJtuation: ,( . . .
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3170• • FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
3171Precedence:: J)R_IQI{ITX/
3172o:: -Ph:oen_ix: Attn::
3173Date:: 02/16/:1999
3174squad 13/Lakeside AA
3175SA.I I Frc::a:
31761S~qtuOa4n i_Ol_l/ AU:~1in AA
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3178Ap . :: I.... . _______ ____.
3179Drafted By:: ---========---------'
3180/a·se: ID #:: I (P.endin9) ,~
3181Title:: MlLTOi{ W!Lt.:tA?{ coo~E-R, ·aka_
3182Bill Cooper: :-· FUGI'I'l:VE;·
3183,__ ______ .... ~: }'UGt'tIVE·;
3184ARMED AND DANGEROUS
3185_______________ ____. int·erviewe_d :r·eg:a:rdi_n:9· subj_e:ct •:
3186Ref'erence :: ,__ ____ __.I s·e~i_ai. 3:7
3187Administrative:: I !a~:vis-ed_ Jh:~.t: they· d_;_d~-not:
3188maint:a_i_n_ ·regu_la:r: cont·act: wi.th. Mi_lton~ Cqope:r:· :a:nd ·that. th_ey· ha4.
3189nqt: . even_ spqken_ · to: hini .in_ ·about f_i ve_ yea:t::s· ·= With_ that: in_ min.a,
3190q~estiqns. :f'rom the: at_t·a.ch.ea. q~:e·sti_onn'.ai_r·e were~ ·a:s.ked_ s·e1ect;i_ve1'5:'-:
3191~~!o~~~e~;pi!~"~~·~M~~ i~01~~~n,r~~e~w:li at'.: an Oria:nrl ..
3192I lAlsQ en:clqs·ed_ ·in_ :att·ached· 1.-b. e:nve ope_ i_s: th_e_ or:igi_n:al
3193l.1 I?"ag:e. quest_iqnnaire~ which_ was: i_nitia_l_ll1· ·p:rovided by· ·Phoeni:< ._
3194Dec · whQ iQ
3195the_.__ ________ ....... ___ __, ___,1 were~ jqintly· int·erviewed
3196:regarding· toope·:t:::.: · Th .....,. ___ ..... ·advised th.at: the}' wer:e ·note aw·a:r·e~
31970:f. coope:t::'s· curr·ent. sta~us: :as:· :a: ugi_tive con·sideiing· that_ th:ey- aQ
3198not: maint:ain. >regul.a:x::-_ con_t·act: with~_ toope·x::: du::e: to: t_oop·er's. :e:-:t:r·e_ .. -
3199m"ist_ ideolq_9ies,~ combative· ·at_titude, and_ ·ag9res·si_ve~ ipe?."·s~oIJ.:al.ity·.:
3200'.I'he~ I 11.ast: ·visit_e_d_ CooI?e).": -~Eprqx1ma_te1~•· ·fi.ve:
3201years: ··ago.: Dux::ing· th.at: vi.sit, coopex::· c·ontix_luall~?" ¢spou-s·ed his0
3202c·qnspi(acy· th:e_ot::ies· an4 be_cam:e: ·a:rgument·ative_ wherie.ve:~ ·a:_nyone_
3203dar·ed dis"agree 'with_ him.. Adai_t:i_on'.al:ly·, Cooper: c·ons"timed .
3204·$19:nifica:n·t: 'amount·s· of: ·a1cqhql_ and_ bec·a:me: mor:e: a_9~resQive ·aftex::·
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3219dr:inkin~r-: For- ·a: ·short: time_ there·aft·er:, thel ~ttempt·ed. tQ
3220maint·ain:_ telephonic- C?nt·act_ wi_th_ Cooper, but; due~ to. Coop·et's_ .
3221continued attitude, they· eventually guit; tryin~ tQ ~eason with
3222him.:
3223CoopeI' inc:re·asing1y· distanced. himself: £"rem oth¢I' famtly·
3224member·s. ·a:n.d bec·ame~ mor·e: involved_ wit.h the_ 41patI"iot" c·ommunity ·and.
3225for:: ·aU intent·s: .·a:nd.. ·purposes, he_ ceased contact: comp1ete1y w_ith_
3226member·s: ot: his: fa:mflf-: · · ·
3227-'I'.he:I ~dvised. that: Coope:r:· might: he~ ment·aJ1y·
3228·i1nst·able·,. but: h¢ _is: ·al_s·o_ vert intell•igen-t:.: · -
3229-L¢ad_ covered.-
3230ARMEP AND DANGEROU~
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3240fl>e fa) 1owina i>ivesf iga~ion_ ~as conducted by S1>ecial
3241Agent_ ,(SA),._ _______ ____._ at_ Lakeside, At"izon_a_ OJ)
3242Decenibet" ·2i, 1998 ::
3243r---------=s"""'--Al ____ _._l..a.c..;;;;o=.ntacte~-1 • _ the owner of· tb~
32441,__ __ ____,...----..------.i....;,o 1· 1-.,;:o=c..;:c:.:1a:::.;t:.:e:.:d::....;.:.i=-=· n=-=-· ....:L:;a::.:k:.=·e.si_de .- The_ mai1_iJ)g
3245'address_ for th~IL--------------,...J.lt"akesi_de, ArizoJ)a 8_5929 .:
3246The telephone·numbet" isl I
3247_ _ I lconfir~ed that: a groul) calling .itse1f .the
3248Indepe~denc~ Press Club held a_ conferen~e_ I
3249I Th~ 'Indepen4en~e I>ress Clup (IPC) is ·another nam~. _for.- ·an
3250orgaJ)ization_ also cal.led the ,lJat"vest_ Trust, which i_s hea_d~d by a
3251-Xnari ·na~ed ·aill cooper.- The IPC· held a sec9nd co[f-erence_ at the_ I _ J ~ccordiJ)g to_ I
3252approximate_ly 6? peoplT attende~ t e conference_ sponsor·ed by· Bill
3253Cooper"· aJ)d IPC.:._ ___ .......,_desct"ibed ,the people_ ·atteJ)diJ)g the
3254conf ereJ)ce_ as. bein9 f:t"iend~t and not rowdy. ·
3255I I mentioJ)ed that_ after the .first_ visit_ of· I:PC· to
3256his. ranch, .he fOUnd out that_ ·.Bi_ll yooper ~ad done. a_ short wave
3257:r-~di_Q broad_cas~ from h~s. property·. drd not like the fact
3258that cool)er had. made. ·the_ broa~cast from t e:_ I
3259and he~ told Cooper that he_ di_dJ)'t_ appreci_ate it_ an_d tbat. he_ didn't_
3260want: "it to ha1>1>en_ a9ain. · ·
3261I I explained ·tl)a~: cooper hf d conlet"J)S ·about. his
3262security·, aJ)d as a result_ he. asted_ that""" _ __,close o{f
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3265aJ)d eJ)trances leadiJ)g intol lsolet:·in: whl"~h ·
3266refused to do,- ex1>l~ining to coopex.-· that.was _ s _ome~
3267and .he~ wanted_ to make it readily:avaflab e_ois"t":ieJ)d$ an4
3268nei9hbors ._
3269_ _ Despi_te these f iJ)or dif_ferences of_· Cooper J I fo\ind
3270that C<;opet"_ aJ)4! were nice,_ ·aJ)d he __ noted th.at _the l)eo~le:
3271~tten4~J)~ th~ confereJ)ce·}:lel5ed ~lean up the ~a~ch ~ef~re tbe~~
3272del)arture-: Cooper's! _.took_ horsebacK ridiJ)g lessoJ)s whi_le.
3273,she_ sta_yed at the_ ranch-:
3274, .-------. . I l described I I ~s 'boisterous.-'' I I also meJ)ti<;ne~_ that c~ol)et"·dranK_eJ)ough alcohol t~a~ it
3275caused I I a_ .little bit_ of_ concern about_ cool)er.-'s_ stabilit:Y ..
3276_ ~-· J)g the cou'rse of this _conversation,: S~
3277advised th.at: cooper" "is J)OW a: feder·a1 fugitive, fiavi_ng
3278refused o comply with. ·a summons, to appear before a fed~r·al c·ourt
3279with ·regard to ·an_ iJ)dictment_ on Income_ Tax. Evasion char·cJes.
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3298I !mentioned_ that_ on_ one_ occasion_ he_ .had been_ -over·
3299~o CooI?er'.s ~ouse_ in_ E~gar·, A:t;izona and ·at __ ·that __ tixn.e_ c~oyer's
3300dog,- Crusher,- actually backed~~up ·against .the_ -wall_._. I
3301exI?lained t,at Cooner· bad :[~t~he dog· ·from a_ dog- trainer- .by'
3302the_ name: of= I Apparent~y-, I !received __ ·a_ visit_
3303from_ the_. FBI, and_ aftel:' this· visit,- he_ called_ Cooper· ·an4 let him
3304~no_w· th~t he had_ been contacted._ Cool?er· wafi U:(?Set_ that.I I
3305.had S:(?O~en_ to the_ FBI•:
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3311Tbe fol Jawing inyesjigat!on_, ~~s con~ucted_ bt SI?ec:ial: .
3312Agent .(SA)] _ at. Lakeside,- Arizona,- on_ January 9 ,-
3313·1999 ::
3314SA! !received a collect. telephone. call:.·{rom . I _ tast· Name Unk!l6wn_ · (LNU) who was calling -from ca pa;;{ _phone, in,
3315Houston-: L tu~u said that a ·few- weeks ·ago ·he_ heard' a short-
3316-wave_ radio broadcast_ by-· Bill: cooper .it:i_ w,hich: cooper- said ·that: he:
3317, had had contact·with_ Tim Mcveigh_ and- another individual_ named I lbe~ore_ the. ·bombing of~ Oklahoma_ ,City building.: .~ll~gedly-,,
3318cooper· told_ his radio listeners· that: Mcveigh_ and_,Michael_ were.
3319planning-, to carry- out some_, sort: of_' action, but. th_ey- did· not. tell_
3320cool?er what their .exact_ intentions_ were.:
3321~ince making- this broadcast, Cooper ha~ m~de statem~nts·
3322about: establishing 'his own_ te-levision station.- Fu);thermor:e,- h~.
3323has been_ asking his listeners to :send more money-,- and_ if~ they
3324will_ not, Cool?er said_ he will_ cut back on_ his_ ·radiQ l?ro<lramming .-
3325.--------11.ccord!n~i to I !LNU-,_ Cooper hardly· ever: mentions ·his:
3326I lon_·•his .radio broadcast. However·,. Cooper ,-has_ -mentioned
3327thatl,__ _____________________ _JI
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3334........ S"""F""'I F""". :r:1a..,R'"m-?1 ........ .---...
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3336rhe fol1owlng investigation . was. conducted, by: special_
3337Agel)t_ (SA) ... ________ __.!at :Lakeside,- .Arizona. on Jariua~y 22,
33381_999· :.
3339SA I l·recei ved_ a return: phoi'le~ ca11 ·fx.-om Scott:
3340Gat"ms, the Police. ·Chief: 'in the_ tow?)_ of_· ·Eagar·,- Arizona-: chief.
3341Garms confirmed·that: there hav~ been. a~ 1eas~ two confrontatiol)~
3342between.· Bill: Cooper and_ local, ·citizen~ near· Biu.l_ Cooper's:
3343p;-operty( whic~. sit~ ol)_ .a ·ridge -rver1ookinq the town. of Eagar·.
3344!I'he· first confrontation, in vol v~d _ I I I a .few· month~ .ago.: .
3345Tb; second c:nfront:jion ·tool( .1>lace ,when I I
3346"""":--:---..,.,...-----:-i.---,----.......... --.--,,....----...,.- went·whe. r.idge_ to videotape_
3347the surround ng community·, an there was: corif~·onted by
3348' Bill.· Cooper,- ·who turned out. armed. wi a an_dgun._ Details pf_ ·
3349this confrontation_ were. provided separately·. by· chief Garms. ir). an_
3350·:eagat"· I>olice~• Department R~por.t .: · - ·
3351chief Gax.-ms advised that_ he has heard rumox.-s: that_ there
3352· have~ been_ other: confrontations between_ coopet".= ·and .in_dividua1s:
3353v.isiting the ridge_ wh_ere .. coopet" lives,- but_.the_ chief· doe~ not:
3354have_ the_ names of_ the_ ·individuals.· who: may· have encountered_ Bill.
3355Coopet"= ?)eat'. his home. Gat"ms said he. 'heard_ one.· rumor= ·reg·arding a
3356womal)_ who went. to the_ r i_dge . was "targeted" by· a :x.-ed_ laser·· dot,· ·
3357presumably originating from the_ electronic sight: of some sort. ·of
3358firearm._. Unfortunately,. chief Garms doe~ 11.ot_ h_ave. th_e name: o(
3359the_ woman whQ alle9-edl.-Y, ha_d this •exper.iel')ce .:
3360chief Garms indicated that. Bill. Coope:r:'s bodyguard,- wh~
3361goes. b. the name· recently filed·.a police_ report. on_ ·behalf_·
3362of' th~~.__ ____ ,..._ _ ...., __ or· which· .he works._ ln. the_ ·course_ of f-il:ing
3363the_· ~omplaint,....,..._....,.... .... 1isted personal ·informatio~ wh_ich would · ·
3364furth~t": · id.entify him,- ·but at_· the_ time. of· the: telephol)e~
3365.conversatiol),- ·the. chie( did.- not: have. this. 1 information_ avail_abte·._
3366:H·e. ·sai_d that: ·once_ ,he receives th_e .identifying il)formation he: -wil.1
3367make. it: avai·lable_ ·to the. FBl.; · ·
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3376SUBJ:E:CT:
3377was the informatio provided helpfur>to your inves igation?VYES.' 0 NO
3378If NO, please let us know how, we'could.be more helpful. to~ investigation: _________________________________________ _
3379ACCOMPLISHMENT(S) resulting from informations
3380PERSON(S): {Enter total number applidable to each of the following) • FBI Fugitive (s) Arrested: · C'.J:FBI ·o Local Date .. _· ____ _
3381(Forward photo of 1ugitive arr~sted with this Reply form)
3382Local Fugitive(s) Arrested: D;FBL D Local Date ___ _
3383{Forward photo of Fugitive arrested with this Reply form)
3384Subject(s) D Arrested O Located D Identified
3385(
3386{Forward photo of Subject arrested with this Reply form)
3387___ Witness (es) · D Located Xrdentified · ·•
3388--- New Witness(es) D Located D Identified
3389BUSINESS(ES): (Enter total number applicable to each of the following)
3390--- New Business(es) Identified
3391--- New Business Associates/Associations Identified.,
3392Financial Audit Trail(s) Enhanced
3393. '
3394ASSET(S): (Enter total number applicable to each of the following)
3395(TYPES1 C = CASH R = REAL PROPERTY P = PERSON'At PROPERTY)
3396--- Asset (s) 0 Located D Identifi~d. [VALUE: . : < •'.t:rYPE::l15i".' ;•, ,·. · ]
3397• i ' , ... • ·,' ;, 2\,.: " - / -I ~· '! 't. ' _......__·· Asset (s). Subject to Seizure/~orfeiture [VALUE: .. ' · , 1'•"•1··: ,, TYPE: ; ,,./ ··· ]
3398Pote~tial Economic Loss Prevented [VALUE: · TYPE\:.'· j '· ---
3399OTHER:' (Enter.total number applicable to each of the
3400___ New Case(s) Initiated
3401__ ..., New Lead (s) ·
3402l ,· ,' ...
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3404Case File
3405SITC 47
34061 _____ _.T-be ·f·o11owing, ~nvestig;ation was; co~ducted ·b:(; SA I
3407_____ ___.Jat_ EacJar,- Arizona on ,2/25/99~ -----
3408DENTITY
3409ooper a -'
3410revious
3411.__~--------.----------.,...J...-=o;:.:n:....· ..::W;:.:h:.:l.c _ cooper s_ ouse_ _ s_ _ oca e .When•
3412Cooper determi~ed tha was no~ a threa~ to him and
3413that bf- '.really was_ th--------------....J cooper- gave_
3414....... __,,......._ an_ autographed copy- -of ,his boo}( on_- the_ Oklahoma -Citf
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3421FD-302 (Rev. l_0-6-95) • •
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3423FEDERAL ~UREAU OF.INVESTIGATION
34242/2/99
3425Source, who is ·not in_ a ·position_ to testify, provi~ed_
3426It he follj_wi ng· infoI"mation_ tQ specia·1 Agent. ( SA) I I on January 21, 1999 :_
3427sou ce advised that an individual himsei_f'
3428I The source subsequently· determined thIa t-
3429The. source. also provided informaticm. ilivoiving· ali
3430· · · · · u de · the business name
3431ltivestigatiocQA Oi/21/1999 ac. Lakeside, Arizona
3432(Ile I Oi/22/1999 LI, ;:::::=========:::;-:;vr--.Jl-1~9.... 6.._ D_-_P_x_--_o _ Date dktated_
3433·t,)'. _,;;.;SA;.;;,,al ______i- ,;~.;.;;.;;t4:;;;..._ _____________
3434This doeumelll COlltains t1¢ither' t~ndltiQns nor concl~sions of lhe FBI. It i$ lhe p~ert)'. of lhe F~I a·nd is loan¢4 to )'.OUt igency;
3435« and iu ~ntl are_ not to be distributed outs~ )'.OUt a'g_eni:y.
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3455• •
3456~tioaofFD-30:Z-o( --SO-UR-C-E ----------------,do 01/2i/1999 ,hge: -.2-
3457The_ tnternet ad_ promises. bonuses .for· the· .ref"err~l o(
3458fiv~ customers. You can·earn an additional $150.00 a month for
3459fifty· months.. According. to the. ad,- ten. customers. eq\fa.ls - .
3460$8 ~ soo. oo_ in. commission_ -and_ bonus·-: · ·
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3466(0 l/2&'1998)
3467FEDERAL: BUREAU- OF·. l~VESTIGATION,
3468Precedence: ~R9UTINE
3469Toi 'Phr:
3470From:· Phoenix:.
3471Squad' .f3/Lakeside•·RA•
3472~prov<id By_:,1 . I,(
3473.Drafted--By:: . IF,:dkm
3474'Case ,,ID #: 62E--PX_""'4,ie /?,':J,'/;-/
3475.Title:_ .~Cliallil.fill~~~:u;:~~m:=-..~
3476-~:::~:::::::::: iuci~4 ~~ITIVE--~ S _ION--
3477OTHER_,, :AGENCrE ,
3478."Date:'. 04/01/1999 ·
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3481.. ·ASAC' Ray· Churay:
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3485·ARMED AND ,DANGEROUS / _?')
3486synopsisy··~o cban_g~.-classificatlon :of_" captione~'. investigation •. ~
3487;Previous1'Titte:_ 'Title, marked· •changed~ 1to reflect_· the. 're_-- 17(
3488·classification_ of,,tfl'is riilvestigation_-;from,•an_ 'AOT-DT mattei· to one .
3489Jnvolvin9· a _fugitive ._inves_tig~tioni fol."· other· ._federal_ -~gencie~.-
3490De~ai_ls: _ ;captioned Jnv~stigat~ori ,wa_s .'op':ned. in'. Ju~t~- -lQ98 -. rafte:·
3491federal bench• warrants ,were_ i~sued ~or· .B1.lJ',Cooper ·an~ ... J I \. for .failing· to appe_ar i~ :federal dist .... _r .... 1.-c .... t-_ -c-o .... u--r .... t ....
3492:1.n -response_ -.to -iRS 1 indictment_s regarding ·income _tax: evas;on._,
3493Bill coope:r; is .wel·l .known_ .in_-American -milltia ,circles, .and 1_he_·
3494broadcasts ,a -radio _program ·nationwide_,•py· m~ansi'ot.:short_-wave,
3495·radio.: Cooper also >publishes a_ considerable. ··amount ·,of -~aterial_
3496,on _ bis, I"nternet ·web-site.
3497_ ·Prio_;-- to· his ,~nd_i_ctment ··on· tax_ ,~harg~~,- cooper· ~adi:been_.
3498.interyie\_'led:_previouslt ·by..SA_I Jconcerning the/Oklahoma_
3499City .bomb~ng. case_ :an~ also ·with, regar · to 1Cooper's. __ associati"on_
3500with an_ individual· who,.was· ultimately1 -siain_ iri: a, shootout with
3501·the Albany _Divi~ion_.SWA'I''•team ,a. couple of_ _years, ago- .- Based :on:
3502"bis, rhetoric. and_ published :statements,. it ,,is iapprent_.;that)Cooper.
3503idespises. ·the_.fede;--al_ government .geney;al·ly·, and_, the-:I•'BI, I~S,- ·and' .
3504. ATF ·_in ·:partlcular-. •Sii1<;:e_ ,the_ federal_ warrants· .. were: :issued,-
3505Cooper 'h~s ·vowed to shoot_1any·, fede;--a_l agent· who attempts·'to
3506al?~rehend-1hil'l\1• 9:t' apl?roach_,,his ,{?roi:>erty •. · ·
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3512;To:. Phoenix • From:_ Phoenix-
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3515~e:: 62E-PX-NEW, 04/01/1999
3516Initially, captioned -investigation :as ;;e:rd a<r a_l7
3517case (Dt matter)•: The assumption made_ by SA~at: tl_le. ~
3518was that_ a serious problem was brewillg·,- an~.e. F was -lil<ely to
3519, be_ involved. in the apprehension_ of_· Cooper,, one_ way or: allother ,:
3520even .though the warrant_ was secured by IRS. Whi_le_ this_
3521assumption_ is still valid, SA! I be1i~ves -it· j_s
3522-inappropriate to maintain_· this investigation_ as a DT matter·._
3523(This opinion_ is, shared_ by- the_ Bureau agents who reviewed this '
3524case_ ·f_ile_ d~rin9, the_ Phoenix· Division's ·recent ins1>ection.)
3525While Cooper'·s comments and rhetoric about the_ .federal_
3526-government. are_ anything but flattering, there_ is llO ·h_ard, evi~ence_
3527to indicate th.at Coopex::· is pJ.,anning terrox::ist acts ox::· attempting
3528to use violent_ ·means to ovel"throw the government.: cooper:'s· -
3529apparent crimes are to avoid federal: taxes: and to ,resist_ a:rrest:
3530by ·tederal_ authorities._ In view o( the~ situation, it_ -is_
3531recommend-ed. this case be_ reclassified as a fugitive investigation_
3532in_ support_ of other· federal_ agellcies ,· namely ·the_ -I~S ·and the_ us
3533M~rsh_als ser:vice ._
3534Qndoubtedly-,- the U.S. Attoi-ney's Office, the U.S--:
3535l:fai-shals, an~ the JRS desi_re_ continued :FBI assistance -in_ trying,
3536t_o -,resolve this mattei-. l:foreover ,: SA I !i_s ·the_ onlt - - -
3537feder·a1 agent_ assigned ill the_ White_ Moulltalns on_ a pei-mallent_
3538basis, alld so the_ .burden has ef_f ecti ve1y· fal_len_ ori him to g·ath_eiintellige:
3539z:1ce about cooper· from ·1ocal: sources ·aroun~_i cooper's
3540resi~ence in the town of Eagar·, Arizon_a .- ·
3541It should be noted_ that_ on_ 03/26)1999 ,- a meetillg was
3542held ill Phoenix_ at_ the. u·. S-: Attox::ney'S: Office to qiscuss the
3543present_ situation with_ Bill_ cooper._ Besides_ AUSA1 _ I
3544I I the meeting was attended by :representatives of- -IRS- ·and,
3545·the_ U.S.- Ma shals._ No one from the Phoenix .Division_ was present,
3546and SA was out of_ state_ at the time. At: any· rate,- SA_
3547was .latex:•advised that the_ participants in_ this meeting
3548........................ __ ..... desire_ to continue· the resent_ intelJ"i ence_ ·athex:iti
3549,.
3550_____ ___.!of· _the t[.s. _ Marsbais has advi_sea_ S1i. .... l ___ ____,
3551·th_at_ his agency 'is: highly· unlikely· to author,i_ze_ an ·ax.-rest_ of_
3552cooper: by means_ of_ a raid oi- rilse_ -on ox::· near· coo1>ex::'s I?t-01>ertt _in_
3553the_ towll o( Eagar._
3554_ARMED AND DANGEROUS
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3573f',> fol J owi na i nve:f igation_ was <?onducted by Special
3574Agent (SA) ~_at Eagar, Arizona, on 8arc~ 5,
35751999::
3576SA met with
3577Also present_ was
3578·the and -a :frien4 of r------------------,---,,,...,..,..""'T""---.-,,.......,----.-----------r--...&..;;;;;.;;.;;.;;.;..._; nu·ring the interview , ___ ___.expla_ined
3579how- he_ came to have_ contact with_ Bili CooI?er·, an_ -accused tax:
3580evadet'- and federal_ fugitive •
3581.------.______,...,._.....,..1!advi_sed that on Decembet' 23 ,- he_ and I _ I !took a .drive- so they could_ videotape_ ~he area_ ··around
3582~oun4 Valley (Eagat' and S-pringet"ville) priot' to taking a trip
3583back_ tol I home_ in_ tllinois where the remai?)der of" ]1is -
3584famiiy· iives. ·At: the advice~ of" a _.local .resident,l .... __ _.ldr-ove_ up
3585Hillcrest_ Drive_ to the top of a ridge_ wh_ich_ overlool<s the -Rou·nd_ ·
3586V~illet- community.- soon aftet' ·h_e. arrived at_ the _·top,-! I heard_
3587-a voice~ which cried out, •Get_, that_ -,camera_ out_ of. het'e!_"
3588shortly thereafter, a l_arge_ • bl~e pickup true]( quicklyto
3589the lace where had_ - at:_ked~ his vehicle. At
3590.The_ ·man_ inside the truck,- w Q was Bi cooI?er,
3591.__ _ ___, •rd appreciate your erasing the_ tape._" While. the.
3592man _ was not screa~ing, he clearly soun~ed tense~ coone~'s _ ~ruck:
3593c~me to res_t_ very .close to:! !vehicle, andl _ _ _lcould see_
3594th_e seat_ of. the pickup trucK that cooper was in._ on_ the seat_ was
3595-a hi9h-beam. SI?Otlight_ and a_ hunting· ki:iife.
3596I !could not see if' ·cooper had_ a firearm, but_
3597dμring th~ course of their conversation, Cooper seemed to b1a4~
3598his body in~ such_ a way· that any· sidearm, would_ not: have been_
3599visible~ ·
3600_ Coop_et' asked I ~many questio,..__......,.~-- whQ he was,
3601where he_ was ·from - and what .he_ was doin ·._ - ex lained th_at:
3602he_ was: the ---"""'.""""--------.-------,-----------' an~f' he_
3603did his best_ to pi_acate cooper,- •wfo> was cleat"ly u-neasy. coopet"
3604went_ on_ to say that he. was_ affiliated with_ a_ •f_reedom" gr-cup.-·
3605(Cooper did not_ use_ the term •militia".) During ·the_ course_. of_
3606this·conversation, coopet" said_ that there_ are. ovet" -a_ million_,of_
3607•t:hE:m~ (I?resumably -'il_itia, m7mbers) ! and_ that_ there ___ c~uld -~e: a_
3608civil war-. I _ Jhad_ the impression_ that Cooper: was actually _
3609t;-ying to convert, him or- persuade= him of_· his cau_se.! l_said_
3610that this_ sort of talk_· made_ him feel_ very uncomfortable, an,a he
3611just wanted_ to leave the -ar-ea .- -
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3626I lgave Cooper the videofap: which wasinside his
3627.camcord~r ,- and_ the_ two .men agreed that could 'return the_
3628next day to ·retrieve the videota!)e after oo!)er had_ ·review·ed .it.:
3629The. following morning ,I I returned to cooper's:
3630_residen_ce,- and, .he approached in_ J v;rY flow. and deliberate .manner
3631so as not to al_at'm Coo!)er-: Fen_ ~ ~arrived at_ tbe. door·,
3632cooper came to meet_ him, and.,,. ____ ..could · wo · large_ browl'l_
3633. - . . . de the house. also saw a_.
3634was standing in the
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3636_ _ _ on_ this occasion,! !clearit saw ·a_ pistol,- wh_ich_ he.
3637described cas a_ Smith and_ Wesson1:model_ 450~ ._45 cal_ibet'· pistol,
3638which was, on_ Coopet>'s t>ight hip-: (Du-ring the_ interview,-L I
3639advised he used to be a law en!orcement_ offic•er,- an_d he_ is, well_
3640a_cquainted with s&w •pistols.) cooper· was c-· · en~ly dut>ing
3641thi_s con,tersation. Not only did_ ·he, ·re~urn his videotaI?e,
3642but. ·he_ also gave him. ·a copy of_ his book,- wfiic _ is entitled,
3643•oJ.clahoma City: Oat One_"-: ·
3644__ ___;l,Q'oper was: apologetic about the confrontation he had
3645with_L______...-............... .c...;-day befot"e, .and ·he also made a ·remax.-K 'that
3646puzzled Coo er said,- •t hear they're_ going to Jet_ you go
3647at_.,__....,.. ___ ....,.. __ __.- cooper ·went .on. to elaborat·e tn_at: he nad --
3648contacts ·in fown I ana these people. had told_ ·him that: I I in
3649his role· as I had ·-apparently angered some of_ the.
3650,prominent_ residents •in town.: - - · -
3651with coo er tooJ.c_ pl.ace_ on_ the
3652At. that time,
3653~-=---"'"T'""----'..!:.lo:u.c.. ....... .L.1.-------,.,,--..,..,,.---,,--....,...J and coop ext wa lJ.ced in to
3654.__ ___________ .r_rom the_ f_ront. entran.c-e. They exchanged
3655a greeting, and.L.-__ __. · ent , on about_ his business._ I !is not_
3656sure what· transpired_ inside_ the a~ministration_ building of_ the
3657I I-= ___ -·
3658·Three ot' four weeks agoJ I was at_ the_ Safeway
3659store in_ Eagar, and ·he. thought he ·saw· Bil.l. cooper in_ ·the. parking
3660lot.: At first this made! I nervous, an_d he_ thought. that __ ·
3661Coopei:: might even be_ following .him.. Later, .however·t he_ :1eax::ned
3662that the indivi~:ual h;had seen at: th~ sateway wa~ a man n_amed I __ _ If· s, sure_ ·of this point,- .because he_
3663subsequently _s~ -....,_ ___,,.......__._ some time. 18:te~; ~nd he ·reco9nized __ I I truck .f'rom he ,Safeway pax.-king .lot._ I Jstated
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3677that both Coope:t: an_d_._l __ ___.! ,are_ tall _heavy_ :men, but_ I I is
3678bigge:t:· than coo!?er. '-----~
3679. I !advise4 that b~ bas·:o: s:e: ·co9pe~ since the
3680very· :brief encounter in ,f-ront of- tbeJ,,,___,....,.... .... __. ........1. .the f_irst, day
3681afte:t" I I sai ha _ e would n9tify· the
3682FBI: if: he :bas any· further· contact with_ .cooperJ : i is aware
3683of COO:E?e:t:'s -status_ -as a_ ·federal_ fugitive._
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3692The following investigftion was condycte~ by Special _
3693Agent. (SA)! !atL,. _______ ...,1_ Arizona( on_ March
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3696sAI ~et wit~ Steve west, the Chief of th~ b?c
3697Springerville Police __ Department.: Chief_ West: said that he .. is_ not
3698·personally acquainted with_ ·Bill_ cooper, an4 he would :r:iot_
3699recognize. ·cooper- · · _ ·were_ to pass him .in_ the. street. (At_
3700this comment ·sA showed Chief West a photograph of
3701Coope~ and,__ ____________ ____, ·
3702Chief West explained that h~ has Qeard a ·rum;: to the
3703ef_fect that Cooper. occasionar1y· is visitingl I who
3704now· resides in snowflake. Chief West said• that he cou n_ot_
3705vouch tor.·· the ·reli'abi_lit'y or· veracity of· th.is ·rumor._ . -
3706·Following· the visit. with Chie( West, sAf I
3707·ce · the·town of Eagar. and there h~~oke
3708hat Postal facility.
3709, ........ -h-----:-b_e_e------.~o-y'"""e--w-i'l"'T"'l.---...--e-. --.-,JS•: ·Postal_ Ser-vice f oi: a ou .
3710confirmed that her office
3711seen Bill Cooper. for a ,long· time,- pro a y a .year or.· more,she.
3712said that it she were to pass Cooper in the. street. she _
3713_ I?robably woul4 not recognize him.:
3714Wne: :skrd who ·picks U:p mail for. the_ f oo:ers at ·the
3715Post_ Office,l :re_sI?onded that it is usually lwh_o
3716:picks up the ma~l-: He. som~t i mes does tb is on a d, 1_1y· basis.
3717Very occasion_ally·, Cooper.'s ._ ____________ __,_ pick·s U:p the:
3718·mai_l. ·
3719_ -~·01l_owing ·the visit, to the_ Post_ O~f_ice, ·SA.I . _
3720spo1'e to Chief_ Scott Gar-ms of the_ -Eagar- Police Department". chief_
3721Garms ·ad~ised that Bill_ Cooper. andl • · 1have_ ·tiot: bee:r:i. causing:
3722any problems i~ Eagar, and the: Chief is :r:iot_ awar~ of any recent:
3723confrontations between Cooper- and other-· citize:r:is,- at_ least_ not_
3724si ce.si ce a · c'dent at.the start ot the: new ear i:r:ivolving
3725.Th_e_ Chief .
3726remar. _ e _ a _ 1. _ ooper, eca se_ _ . _ _ . :r:id. un_obtrusive.
3727presence_ in, town, causes him a lot less of· a problem than_ se>me_
3728other citizens in_ town do._ Chief Gar.ms said that_ he woul.d:
3729contact_ the ·tak·eside Reside:r:it. Age:r:icy i:r:i th_e event: that Cooper· i~
3730SJ?Ottea _ill town OX' has any more: COllfrontatio:r:is ,near his home._
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3741FEDERAL BUREAU' OF JNVESTIGATION
3742. Date of transcriptioA 4/14/99
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3746initially ·accom p.~~i~glt~e conyersati:rw~~tl} of~ic:~s
3747· ~ town of......., _ ..,,..,.~ Arizona, ana Ia er by
3748Yised of_ the_ identity of e in erv ewing
3749g ,- provided the following· information,:_
3750~----....__ ______ ___.I confirmed that he used ·to run.I
3751......,. _____ ~!in_ the town of! !Arizona, and ae~t~n~a~~.,......,t-im~e
3752he developed an assoc·ation with Bill Coo er- who now resides in
3753Eagar, Arizona.
3754several years ago·.. When_ t s occurre , cooper was p anning a
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3756conference fOr his sunnorters. and ~oner insisted that
3757,M,,lii.lo&al ........ .u..i.1.&......;;;u;iLJC..IIJ.l.li,......._....a..u; ..... ....u..s ...... .u;;;.J;ided to I
3758whose ceremonr· was to he beld~I __ __.
37591--------------=-----r-i...e .. d to overrule ldecision,-
3760,.-...... ...__ _____ ........ ...., that he had enough-: He_ not only refused_ to
3761......,. _______ ~ but he. also ended his association: with_ Bill'.
3762Cooper •.
3763·rn_ response to this,. Coopet: began_ to , condemn . .._! _____ _.
3764on CO<?!)er's shortwaye radio broadcasts,· .Cooper took ever}'"
3765occasion to malign_ L r- I and .I.. -------.
3766said that Cooper effectively· forced him out of ~he cohmm=u=~-i~e--y,,.......,o--f~_ I . I Sl:lbsequentl~-. I I re.established · theit:
3767busine~s in the town ofl I and they- said they like the
3768comm.unity._.
3769I has no -good feelings for· Bill' Cooper,- and he
3770said that._.i_f_ _h__ e_ _r__ a_n. .....i nto Cooper, he •woul4 beat him•up -with his
3771(Coopet:'s) wooden 1eg ._•
3772, _ .._ ___ _.I is aware that Co~pet: ·bas no_t. been_ ·paying· _his
3773taxes and that ne has been: charged by the. federal government for
3774Income_ Tax_ Evasion.. He is -also ·aware that Coopet: has 'been hiding
3775.out in_ his hilltop home in··Eagar since the f·ederal arrest
3776warrants were issued. ·
3777Iovestiz_atioaoii 04/08/1999 ac 1.l_ ___.. ..11__;,;A;;.;;;r;.;;i;;.;;z;..;o;;.;;n.;.;a;;;..._ ____________
3778... ,1 1:-s-s:·, f ,,.,........, 04/08/1999
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3780Tb.is docvmen& tontaw ~ither r~ommendatiom DOt ~1'.lsiom of tho FBI. It is the pros,erty of the FBI and is loaned io >:our agenc~
3781ic and its COtlteDlS are DOC co be distributed oucsido >:our •zency.
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3800' '• 'When. asked what could',be_··done/.to get Cooper •to stand
3801:be~ore-,a ·federal' ju~ge_ iri .:r~sponse. toi'~he• ~ax_! ch~rges,1
3802'said~ he really couldn't thin}( of a good ,option.. After ...m. _u__c_ h ... . ____ _.
3803,thought,- ·he sa1d that it might be possible .to, contact>the .radio
3804sponsors ot cooper's.program and•have them encourage,cooper to.
3805me-et with: ·a representative .of· the ,federal· .government on_ neutral
3806ground·.: -.Perhaps ;that_ re'presentat'ive could,,persuade· Cooper to
3807·sho~t·•~P·. in 1·co~rt without having\-him ·arrrs:::: ;nd·'·;0LJ?elled: to;
3808.appear before the_• judge.: Nevertheless,· ._ ___________ _,pid ·not.
3809·express _)Uuch~ optimism for- .the. viability· o. · h s· p _ an.
3810. _ I !advised that Cooper has,.several firearms ln
3811his ::residence;- ~including, a. 9mm, Taurus· pistol,. :an_ SKS ·rifle, a
3812Maverick ·12-gaug~ shotgun, and',a_ .~375 '.H&H_ '•huritin<j; rifle._ I lwas a~· · · r· also_ ,_has ~cce.~s_· to a :50, calib~r
3813' snip~r .rifie, and res onded .. that· if Cooper 'has such_. a
3814weapqn,:, he acquire :i a er.__ ____ ___. and: Cooper. ·parted
3815·company·~.
3816· ·On: .several occasions,,! I-said; that_. 'if Cooper is·
38171apprehended~- '.law·, enforcement· officers ·should··.be -very· careful'· not
3818,to turn, their jack' ot I He,
3819indicat~d ·,that should ,n_ot ,be trusted as she could'. ver · well
3820try· to . harm. anione ·w o. ·interf ered.'L,....__.....,........r-----------,
3821explained 'that[ I 'is·· quit~ devo~t"""e=-t=o_.__ ________ ___._, I I •Even_ .If ~ooper ,were :to
3822· would def end' -him, and •worsh~p .. him .a... .s.. -.-..i...,f'""'_,"'T'""e-_-:w_e_r-e------......---. ................
3823.__ ___ ....,!:mentioned an incident ·that .took place
3824several_ .years .ago .. durin ··a.conference ·which Coo er· hosted.·.
3825A areritl ' ·coo er
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3827·-but ·she_ ·returned, despite her :.angei: .over 'that's
3828. I I s~1d/that Cooper became_ a-_·chan_ged ·person_
3829:afte:r; ·the.~bomb_ing o·f the1.-federal,:build~ng in_roklahoma City·.- _
3830/•;ter· ~hat 'bombin::~ ·coo:er's·. eg<?.; ~w~lle_d~- .and .no ~me. coufd1 ~el_l
3831-hlm :~nyt~ing •. [ __ _ Jdes_cribed Cooper ,:~s peing ,paranoid: ·in
3832personality ana:_ a o ·,na Irlg .delusions<of grandeur· •.
3833ln_ talking, about bimself ,·I l,d.escribed ,some · of_
3834his .exl)eriences as a._l ____________~. ... ·the_ ·state he
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38463 Continualio.a otFD-302 or· _....,_==========!...-__;. _________ . On" o4 / os / 1999 • Paze. -· •
3847I L recounted.one experience ~n which;he was
3848original::· •c:me fro:· jnd .__ ______ ....,,.. _ ....,,..__.·in the_ ,town_ of
3849respons1. eor wor ing a drug cas~ that _resulted:. in_ ab911t l2'
3850arrests,- including members of l?rom1.nent: families 1.n thel .... _____ ....
3851·area._
3852. _ I denied the exist_ence of' an: or9anization_ ..
3853.called the _se,cond con~inental_ .Army· of the _Republic (SCAR)•: ,While_
3854Cooper claims,to be the. Directol:',of Intelligence of_ this
3855organization,-! I said that SCAR_ ,is more of an_ ·imaginary;
3856organization than~ a· rear ·one. A few· years back, coopel:' ·began_ ·
3857Prin;ina cyrtif icate~and : documents f or~CAR_. me~ers; but I ~ _gave_ the impression_ the organization :s more a matte,;
3858~f. w sh~ul thinking than a viable organization~!_ I
3859denied being a membel:'·of a militia, at least .as, he term_
386011milit'ia" is'iused presently·._ He explained,- ,however·,- that. he_
3861,believes_ in_ the_ ·-Second ·Amendment,- and he considers: himself_- a
3862milltia .member in_ that sense· of the:word._
3863. I laavised that· he has servea ·in_.the u.s .. Army·
3864on . active duty·, and_ la tel:' he Las a• member of f he_ tf. s •:_Army· .
3865Reserve._ He .left the service_ . although_ he could
3866have stayed another month_ and beenj I
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3877Precedence:, _ROUTINE ·Date:, 0"/15/1999 .
3878·To: ·Phoent .Attn:
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3882. . Squad _13 /Lakeside :RA
3883Approved By:·e < ' I
3884·Drafte_d .By:'[ ldkmA
3885Case ID #.:. {: !f~&g,e~~in_g)
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3887\ ,~,-· . Title:, r .___ ________ _.
3888:LIBERTY TOWNSHIP;
3889.UNSUBS;
3890.AOT - ._DT'
3891:MILTON :WILLIAM COOPER, -a:~a
3892-Bill Cooper. - FUGITIVE; I I- ·:FUGITIVE;
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3894ARMED-AND DANGEROUS
3895~s_y_n_o-p_s_i_s_:_T_o_·prov~de ·background on an lnterview conducted with , I Jon 04/08/1999.
3896Enclosures: . ·E11c) osed · is a cofy of ·an -FD-3 02 concet"nin9 an
3897_interview ·with I -------
3898Details: on 04/08/1999, the_.-Lakeside :Resident A~ent· ·(SAIi I I ~ecided ·to pay a .yisit to! !an atre~
3899•ba~rlcore•· ~ilitia _member, who ·p~esently· :resides :n t~wn of·
3900I -;-- .I _A~izon;; The:~ -~ere. several ·r:asons' :or;the :ecisior to 1.nte v ew I..,_ ............. -r,..,,_,.._........, ____,J _First .of all,,I _ .... _ _ _ _ _
3901of Bl. cooper_, the ,_fugitive........,, ..,..a--x...,....,.p_,,r_o--.-,-e--s......,...o..,.r-_ ·..,,.w.,....._o _ __,
3902...___..,.._......,...,_._.... ;c:esi_st f_ederal arres~. SA! !,thou9ht that·
3903might be ·abl_e to· _provide some _insight· _into Cooper's ____ ......,.. ....
3904y.
3905~---..... Second, ·by :means. of an EC· dated 05/28/1998, 'SA __ _
3906set out a: _l,:d :: ·r,at_~s_ide to _._:furthe_r _identi~y
3907While SA~------.--~-has·prev1.oμsly resp"""'"......._....._.....,
3908---......... -l~e-a-s. set out.in e. a ·ove-captioned case- ___ _
39091-------· qt I figured; that much could :be Jearned about
3910_from direct ~ontact _in an, _interview.
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3916Finally, on 04/07/1999, a_ reliable source. advised SA I !·that about a month_ ago, an Hispanic man, ,Humberto b6
3917Morales; was killed in_ a_ vehicle accident: in_ the_ town_ of st.- b7c
3918Johns, Arizona. There have been rumors circulating among b7o
3919Morales' famil to the effect that. Humberto's death_ was caused by
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3924and! is an
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3926the town orl _____ ____,!jus~ nort~ of the. police del)artment.,
3927----.LLL....LI.L.U.lt:.L......L.Ju....La.J..u.uuct_ the_ in~erview ,. SAJ I appeared_
3928at unannounced, and_ th~fe be was greeted_
3929by said was away·. When SA__ I explained_
3930his pur~a;;..aa...........,which was to discuss ·the. situati;~,- with_ ·ail1_
3931Cooper, al1e who soon returned tol _j~:r· the
3932interview.- who is a police officel." n.! I
3933Arizona, and ere !)resent. at_ various times dul."in9 t e
3934''interview·-
3935It should be noted thatl l were polite,
3936talkative, and friendly· during the course of €he interview·~- This
3937came as a surprise to SA! !because since being assigned_
3938to the Lakeside RA, the_Agent ~a: heard ~any· neg~tive tbinar
3939aboutr I Frankl¥ i SA t ... ... l~xpected-t -- ~o
3940gruft'.Iy or profanely decline an_ ·interview or to answel." ques ions
3941in a very_ terse_ and hostile_ manner.. This was not the case._
3942I ~poke .tr· ~ fa:·r1y open. manner,- and sometimes
3943he_ was ev~n_ q'l;'i_te. witty. SA J esl)ecially· -~ppreciated his
3944comment that if_ he I _ !ha a chance, he would take
3945Cooper's wooden_ leg and_ beat him· up with_ it. (Coopel."· .lost_ one_ of_-
3946his legs .iri an acciaent several_ y_ears ag:o.) -
3947'Priol."· to the interview,- SA I l had heard _rumors to
3948the effect tJ;t Coon:r~:· as ocrasionally slipping out_ of his house_
3949and_ visiting r----... ____ ,_ ____. ....,_ Al though_ SA I Ih ad_ already
3950l)retty· much_ smisse t ese rumors,- the interview withl._ ____ ...1
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3965caused him·to conclude •there is 11ttie .likelihood_r: o:oina _
3966-communication ·between! !and .cooper._ Bo_ti(_ _ land b 6 I !were .quite outsl)oken ·about heir dislike. of_ ·a1 I_. ooper.. b7c
3967r------....C.1....LJ'"""-........ ...._.1.JJ.c....:..LU.i..s.:.&...ll:..&.,1;:;..1111..a.......,;;iLA,J. __ _,,_____J had been_1 told. that_
3968.It should be noted·
3969a and she speaks Engi'ish_
3970with a very .................................................... ~r.lii""'.'.' .... ~ IJl,-r: ..,,--':"::wr"T1-=c~_ "l::T:-=e-_.-.tAgent found difficult to
3971understand. · bears some of. the J !features
3972of his moth v1r ua ·y silent during·the time he
3973·remained in which_ was, about half" 'the_ length_ of_ the·
3974interview·.. •.
3975'ARMED 'AND DANGEROUS
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3980• Automat·ed_ Serial_ ~-ex:manent_ Cha:rge_-Qut
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3982·oesc:t::iI?tion_ of- Document::
3983Type_ :: "ROUTSLU>
3984Date~ :: 05/12/99_
3985-'to :: -PHOENIX
3986·trom :: :I>HOEijIX:
3987'I'oI?ic :: COOPE~,- WILLIA?{
3988Reas·on:_ f-o:t: 'I>ermanen_t- Cha:r~te.-Out ::
3989de1eted -I?-e:t:· rot·ox:: 5:
3990'Em:Ei1oyee :: .... I _____ ____,
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3994NOTE: HUld Pl'Ult ,:ia~s legi't>ly: ha,ndwriting satis!a«Oty fot·re!Xliiodei::
3995.Indicts: 0 Negative' 1:8r See below .
3996Su'bject's wne a.Di tliises~
3997UNSUBS:·
3998,Militia:_ Grou:E?·
3999Addms of Sul>jec_t
4000Unkp.o~r{
4001Race
4002Age_
4003Sex , Height @: MaIC:
4004•□: Fernale_1 Weigbt
4005, Chan«efof case.
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4007® !>rotec.t Source.
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4011Birtb Date tnd ~irthplice
4012Complainant: st~a---------~..-....-.........:~.........a--~-..................... ........,,, rizona a:r·ea:_ t'ox::·
4013·a:pproxirnately· r·es_·s· ~.as~er. Ari z·ona·.
4014h.owever:,. comp ainant: in icat :£?Ost: o _ .., L
4015SI?ring:erville, AZ: 8593 a.:
4016Complainant stated:-that; an individu·al, whQ ma:~{.be: ,wilJ_iam Coop
4017(I?hon.etic) ,. kn9wn:_:to him· nly through broad.casts· ;·rom_, a:_ s_mall, _ radio
4018st·ation: located next: to · e:- lo.cal_ radio ·st·ation:, has: previ9usly· been: o:n:
4019the_ ·ab.~: talking· about: c · izens~ right: t◊ bea:r· ·a:x::ms .. ,Complain:a:nt:
4020indic·ated that: ·thi~ :r·a .o st·ation~ is_ {ound a~ _101: l?M: on -the: di•al,
4021ho~ever·, it~ is _ d_if.fic - t; · to. loca_te .. c_omplain:ant: st·ated ·_this· ·scat:icm __
4022refer:s: to. -its·elf_ ·as_ t e: Voice of Freedom~: Complainant: fur-the~: st·ated
4023tha_t: thi~ st·ation: .bro~dca•st: statements subsequent: ·t0, t,he~_ bombing:· ot th.e~
4024J~~~1~!-~~~f ~-~~~B~/gb_~t~~?e~r;_~-~['-a:tI(_. whic:· .i:dicate'd. that: two men
4025in II _Arizona. two ·months. pri_ox:: tQ t _ e_, omlh_ng: .- ~om:E?Iainant- ·cou!J_
4026I?rovide. ·no addres~ ·ox::· _furth.ex::·.info;_:ti_on-/bo_ut, this_ ,:,-adio st:-ation,
4027f... 1-l fl--r l>o~write.intblsspa~.
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4043Complainant_ was very- vague_ concern_ing- informat:ion_ provided, a:nd_
4044was -unable_ ·to: provide_ -names. of_ mil_itia:_ ,member-s·, ox:: --specific:
4045incidenc·es. invo1 ving this· militia __ group, including ··any· meeting
4046places, ox::: traini~9" :f'acil_iti_es •: . - - .------,-
4047(co:u)ainant- state:· 'that- :n , 99: -- wbile warkiua· at iI~e-kager·,_- , I
4048Arizona, s-omeone . rom this: militia: .group ·placed_ poison_ -in 1his:
4049lunch_ ·arid_ he_ became_ seriously •i_ll ._ Complainant: indicat·ed_ h_e· was_
4050t"r'e-ated_ with_ -antibiotics. in Tue-son, Arizona ■: Complainant: also:
4051·st·at~d_ that: :i~C:· !--ing of 1997,, whil¢_ ·at wot'k, -an: _ :indivi~ual
4052by-·the~ -n:ame~ of_ Lim (last: name: unknown), gave· hi_m_ can~ywhich
4053made_ hi_m i _ - ox::· three_· months-: · Complainant: st"ated that_
4054·subs·equent: to: this. incident, while. -attending- a .card_ game, he· was.
4055dx::_ugged. Co_mplainant: i~dicated_ that_ ,m:any· of_ his_· buddies. are: -p~rt:
4056of_ this-,- and_ ·he can_ .nQ longex::· gO: to a rest:aur-a:nt: to eat- with_ them
4057because: when_ .he: does, 'he_ ·becomes. -ill.- Complainant_ could_' not:
4058-provide~_ the names: o~: -any· of: thes_e , individuals-. Complainant_
4059stated he_ believes_ local __ l_aw· enforcement- personnel_ ma:y· be~ ·a: part:
4060of th~~ -militia: and f3°ome: of_ thes·e: individuals_ have_ mil_i_ta:ry· , -
4061bac~9roun¢s: ·a:nd _ ::a:re_ · capable_ o_!: _ ~eing · vert · da:n~er(?us· ~- , · Com:elaina:nt:
4062'bel~eves: he, is: being targeted. by· these, individuals. because, he is.
4063not: a:. membex::· of: the ·9rou1>. - · '
4064Complainant: believes_ .these_ people_ ·a:r-e_ dangerous_ because: they· ar-e~
4065par:anoid a:na_ he has: heard they·-·ar-e~ c-oncet"ried __ about: ·a: national'.
4066calamity· occurring-.: He~ s_t-ated he has_ heard_ they· will_ .bl.ow ·up
4067bridges:,-·a:nd_ secure_ the. area:_ to: prevent; ·anyone_ els-e: f_rom, ent•ei-ing,.
4068i·n_ the~ ,event: of: any· c·alamit~{·•: - - -
4069Complainant: -further= indicatea.'----------------------'
4070i s· , nfa-rri ed ·to one
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4074a:n,d_,__ ___________ eside .-inJ I Ariz:ona::
4075A ·review· 9£: Universai_ tndices. located __ an_ -BO draftee bv lHS I
4076I LPh_oe~iX: Divisi9n, cin_ file nμ~ex::·I L
4077S_erial_ J 46- - datj~ Ma_rch_ 1s-, 1999 ,: -whi_ch_ w_as: ·a trespons·e~ ·tq a:_
4078·Project: I Lead_ concel:'ning· a:_ group of_ individU:als_ in_ the:
4079S'p~in9erville,- AZ_ a:rea ■: - • -
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4089'JAS:j_as ___t. . ..b. ..e ...,,folfowing investigation_ was cQnducted by Jntelligence·Research s·pecialfst_
4090(IRS)I lcm )une 2, 1999 in Phoenix, ArizQna: · - ·
4091According to review of surveilland._ ____ ... ~overing the pe.riod
4092.___------------..-. __ ____.I the fQlfowing observations cin be made::
4093On Frid·· · · · ·wednesda and Thursday;!
4094r-------,1-----------------_.itwasl. . . _ ____.__.___ _____- ---'
4095____ ____, '!'his activity s,ugg_ests a: person g_oing tQ wQr ·.
4096This samd ~etumed td
4097.______.I. This sugge:sts a person going_ h.Qme for lunch, then back to wQrk.
4098the road fot short_ duratiQn_ visits Q
4099. Once the fogs fi: oni !are recovered·, a more comprehensive analysis_
4100can be: conductedJ ~over:._! __________. ....!.
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4105FEDERAL BUREAU, OF INVESTIGATION
4106Precedence:_ ROU'I'It:rn:
4107To:: Phoenix
4108. From ( ~hoeniX:
4109Squad 16:
4110Contact::
4111Synopsis:_ Lead_ covered._
4112Ref°erence ( 6·2E·-~x:-6·26_-1_7· s·e:t."ia1_ ~-
4113·Date( QS/19/199~
4114Details: ___ Due_ t-Q the_ c_ha:ng:e_ ·in:: st·at·u~_ of~ this_ fase· to a £:",xgit-ive:
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4117matt_er:,. - Intel_ligence~ ·Research Specialist; ( n~s) - I wi:l_l_ liQ
4118l_onge:t."°-_ be~ ·reviewi_ng: Cqope:t."'s website·, h:a:t."ves_t:-trust .or~r,- on_ a_ b6
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4120'I'his lead_ is c·onsidered covered-:
4121·1Rs1 I re.view· the: we:bsit·e~ on_ a_ weekly :basis·,
4122and ·amt n7rtin¢nt_ i_nformati_oli_ on _ the_ moveme_ntS: of: too:ee:i:::: o:t.": I _will_ be fo:t."Warded_ t◊ _SAJ I
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4133_ . J on: 6/29/99: 'tn:vestigat contacteal I -ar_1. · nves ; a or,· with_ t.,.._~:;:;:-.M.---~~:-;.....,,,.e.= p=a~.r tment· o.f · E. cown· omic:
4134-------------of~ E·a:g·e:x:·, rlzona_ resi_dent,
4135Milton:_ William Cooper·, a:.k a. William Cooper·._ Cooper_ ..i_~ -a
4136fugitive_ with_ a .f-ederal_ bench warrant: for_:·t ilure: to: -a:ppeai::: on_
4137l~s income. tax: evasion:_ charges•: ::tn:_ the~ pa: t·, on the_ •inter_net,
4138Cooper_: ·has: ·vowed_ to: shoot: ,an-:{ teaeral ·agents: that: ·att·empt: t·o:
4139apprehend_' him, ·and he has: requested ot~s: -t~ ·assist_ him.-
4140o erates a busin 6 called
4141S1 e::
4142link_ to: William Cooper's,
4143on:_ the: ·rnternet ._ ·
4144ains_ a:_ we
4145s: webb. s i t.e~ _is_ ·a:_
4146another_: ·webQ ·site_
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4160The following· investiga~ion_ ~as con~ucted by S!)ecial
4161A9ent (SA)_ . lat Lakeside, .Arizona::
4162On_ May 12,. :1999, SA! ! received :a fax. ffom t~e
4163·Eagar ·police Department: conc~rning a. phone call fade h,,: I
4164I !of the ·fugitive -Bill cooper •. _ _
4165called_ the Eagar Police ·oepartment to indl. c:t: t::t he had_
4166received a disturbing e-mail message fr~m ,.__~...,,,,.....,.,,.,.,,..~_n. which_ Bill.
4167Coopei::· said. thatl l·ha e t e country so
4168they wouldn't_ be killed. Bill_ also told h.is father through: e.
4169·mail. that the government was going to try and_ arrest_ him, and he.
4170will not_ be_ taken_ ·alive._
4171SA attempted_ to call! I
4172Texas. •His telephon~ ~umber is
4173did not al}swer the phone,- but_ SAt
4174----...--a-__ v_o_i_c_e_m_a_i ____ m_e_s_s_a .... 9e requesting that he call._ ,...._ ___ __,
4175_ _ _ on~ ?1ay 14 ,- 1999 ,. SA_ I Lr4:turned to the_ J..ake~t· de 9 A~ncy· and retrieved a voice ·mail. message_. trom[ .
4176S . th,n_ called! at his residence in .... ___ _.
4177and,__ ____ __,~rovided the-following infoi::mation::
4178, I I confirmed ·that he is~ I of Bill Cooper,.
4179whom he refers to by the_ nickname.! !ex!)l_ained that
4180while servin ii) the_ Air• Force as a_ plot, he acquired the
4181.nickn..__:i,il,,,,L. _ -,__J As · · as_ 1rowi na ,;p ,- he was_ typically ref ei::red
41821 I I Bill Coo!)er share_ the_ same _ ___ __,
4183_I !advised_ that I lleftllwhen_
4184.,..b ... ;-·-w ... a ... s.__·1 ... a...._v· ... f~rs, of age. Even then, .Bill_ was• having er~,. but_ I _ Jdid not elaborate on. what th_ese. _problems were. He_
4185d d_ explain,- however,- that at the age of 17 ,- coopei:: wanted to
4186marry a_ Japanese. girl, but! !resisted
4187this.: About a _yeai:: ·1ater ,- coopei:: tried to marry another Asian_
4188girl whom .he had met while. servin_9 at Tinkei" Aix:: Force_ Base._
4189over the y_ears Cooper· has been married_ tq oi::· has lived
4190with· about nine different women.- is acquainted wit_h_
4191I
4192coone:w's
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4194: u oes ·not believe that
4195_ J evoted to him. In a_
4196recent e-ma described as disturbing,-
4197Coopei:: toldL-----....------'J.o.Ua....1.....-____________ ____,,......J·had gone
4198out ot the countr does not believe this statement.
4199Although receivea several e-mail messages·o( a
4200disturbing· nature has chosen n~t tq
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4216respond,- and ·be ad-vi_sed. that he_ and. his wife_ don~t. ·know· what: to
4217do _aboutl I
4218Du:t;"ii:tg t_he Iour:e of th1-~-. tel~phom: conversa~ion,. SA"
4219explained.tor---------!the situation regarding! :=::::::_::.:-=:=1-........ ...,.- .that. Bil Cooper is •considered a !'ederal 'fugi.,..,t,...i,...._ v-e--.-_---'
4220L--_____ ,_,.,.......,irmed thatL !has an alcohol abuse problem,-
4221and _____ ....,,.....is ,quite:·convinced. r:- at I ]is mentally
4222unstable._ During the ·.conversatfon, .... ____ ,.......,..! was asked if.. he·
4223o~· any-_ o~~er- famj ht ·remb.er migh~ ben_ a P<?Sition_ to reaso~. with
4224Bill, .but I._ ___ .--_....,......_ said that he"could, think of no one,- eithe:t".
4225.inside or outside the family· who could talk sense into Bill.-. ·rn.
4226·f~<?tt f !said that 1.anyi approach_ .by- a_ ,f~mily-,n\ember was ..
4227likely' to make Coope:t". angry and even: more. ·unstable.:
4228- ' r l couid· not ,offe:t". any: .·sucjge~tions"as .t~ howto
4229_dea_l~ ':l!tfil r 'He s_a_ld_ that Bi~l_ has been .separated from.
4230all_ of the family· members .fo:t". a· long time._
4231'During the course of the conversation,- SAi I
4232asked if] lwas familiar with the circumstances
4233involving a motorc:yc1e accident which caused Bili' to 'lose·his-
4234.foot. I j explained that the· incident took_ place. nea:t":
4235.Palo Alto, California -when. Bill came too fast around .a corner and.
4236-then_. had to brake. to avoid -a truck: that· was there.: The -result
4237was: that .. cooper caught his foot in_1 the rear bumpe:t".· of a pickup
4238truck,- and Bill's foot was severed.: ·Bill ·Cooper was then_ ,treated
4239·and cared fo:t". at the Stanford University- Hospital_ in_ Palo Alto •.
4240,The doctors ·there· attempted· several ,times to ·:re-attach_ ·Bill's
4241· foot,- but they- were unsuccessful-.:
4242When'told that I . lcJaims ;o hav~ been ~be victim
4243of a CIA: assassination p·1ot,7.___..,..... ___ ,.........·replied ·that[ I
4244often __ comes up with_ wild explanations for things,- ,and ,he_ is ·not
4245·mentally stable •.
4246. '. At the conclusion_ of the· conversation,-! I
4247'indicated that he, would ,contact SA. I !if he . should _.,receive.·
4248any- information. o:t":· e-mai-1_ messages that_ might. indicate that Bill .
4249. is. -in_ a state. of, ,crisis.: .
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4263· Guad.afupe_ Gonzalez_
4264s·pe~ial Agent in Charge_
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4266Phoenix, AZ: 8501.2.
4267•
4268United States Attorney
4269.District of Arizona· ·
4270,ooo U.S. CourtnQ11.s1
4271iJO North First ,4.vemJt
4272Phoenix. Arizona 8Sd2f
4273May 27~ 1.999
4274Ile:: United ~ta~~s v, Milton William Cooperj
4275CR:-98-345-PCT-SMM
4276(602) .fl J.7SQ()
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4280As you may be aware, th~ above_-na:med individuals were indic_ted for: federal inco_me tax evasfon in 1une of'
4281· 1998'_ _Sine~ that !ime a task force. includfof rel)resenta~ives o~the.FBI, h~s_met re~!arly to discu·ss effort_s~
4282to arrest and detam Coope~ ... _______ Because they are involved with the m1htta·mov~m~nt, because_ b6
4283Coop~r: has~ threate_ned_ violence if the: government. attempts to ar:rest him, and because.he is belie_ved tQ b?c
4284' control substantial ffrepowe:r and to have the potential to c~use significant har:m if'the g_overpment attempts_
4285tp arrest him. we belie~e that_ the F.13.l. should play an active role in th~ effort to ar:re:st and detain Coopet· I !pursuant tp the outstanding_ warrants (o_r their arrest .
4286lfyou should have any guestio_ns·regarding_ this•maf ter:.·ofoa:se feel free to contact the pros·ecut<>r· <m this case~ I I o.r: th¢ case agent,_ I b6
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4288Thank you fQ(your att~ntion t_o this matter:
4289S_in~erefy yours~
4290JOSE·d·e msus· RIVERA
4291United States· Atto_r11ey
4292District of Arizona:
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4294• • FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
4295Precedence: ROUTINE
4296To:· Pho?rs('
4297From:: ./p'hoenix:
4298.,.........G ~ sq.u ad 13/_· Lakeside RA_
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4300A/SSRA
4301Drafted By::
4302· Case ID #:: 62E-PX~62617 (Pending)
4303Title:· WILLIAM: MILTON- COOPER,- aka
4304Bill_ Coope~- FUGUTIVE}
4305._ _______ ...... FUGITIVE;
4306FUGITIVE INVESTIGATIO~ FOR
4307OTHER_ FEDERAL AGEijCY_-
4308ARMED AND DANGEROUS
4309Datet 07/29/1999
4310synopsist To provide status UJ;?date. on_ this_ case.:
4311Details: On_ 07 /28/99 SA! ! "?'as_· advised by· SA_1...I ____ ____.
4312::
4313- IRS of· :~w· develoJ;?ments in captioned case.: It appears that_ I _ _ I coope~•s · · ·· ence_ in_· Eaga~ about
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4318I just ascertain7e d recently· whe~ .__ ___________ ----1
4319. _ Sin(?e the "discovery• of·I l!n Cal1fo~n!a,- she. has·
4320retained an_ attorney·,- and AUSAJ I has made contact.
4321with this attorney·.. It appears that! I will come_ to Phoenix:
4322· · arily· !"or .an_· arraignment_ in_ the nea~· future.: _Although_
4323coul~ ha~e been_ arrest~.- 'bv· Jocal J;?01ice; o~ficers. _on_ the_
4324p ng· federal.. warrant, AUSA.l r directed the_ California
4325officers not· to execute the warrant.- In all likelihood the
4326warr_ant will be quashed in __ the near: ·f°ut~·re- - AI1/31'.~ 1,.-nuld
4327pref e~· not to pursue any·, charges against .... __. ....~ ntil_ !
4328has been_ alfpJ;?rehended .- ...._ ___ _....,
4329.- $QQ?l an attempt_ ~i_ll_ be_ ~ade_ --to ._~e-~b-~iet:.·-1 ~ • .
4330c~nce:n1.ngi~-=.... ...- .......- -.---.....!. d.a1.ly· rout1.!1e( act1.v1.t1.es,- ~r~vels,- _etc._
4331She_ w1.ll al_so be_ de-briefed ~oncern1.ng Bill's financ1.al_.dealings
4332with regarQ to the J;?ending· charg_es of_ income tax: evasion.. ·
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434162E.-PX:..62617 ,· 07/29/1999 •
4342At this point, it. appears thatllwill. receive
4343favorable treatment from the prosecutor krur"tlie court i( she
4344assists investigators.: The fact that she is represented. by· an.
4345attorney may actually· b~ beneficial inasmuch. a~ he~ lawye~·may·
4346dampen_ the paranoia. she_ is likely· to feel. towards representatives
4347of' the federal. government.: . .
4348The Phoenix: Division_ case_~~U&.-4
4349to participate i~ the. d~--~·-~·1.1.M......w..w....--.....uu.u ........ ...liiU.Alii.....a..:iii:.J&lou..t.t.2...~:.......,
4350Arizona, 1he fact that I : ~ay·. a~low·. for ._m_o_r __ e_a_n_d..,,._-_=-b-e.,..t.,..t_e_r_o_p""'t_,1,...o_n_s_,...o_a_p_p_r_e __ __, _ ____.
4351Bill, while m1n1miz1ng· risks to federal. agents, Cooper's
4352associates,- and Coope~ himself•: An. inter-agency meeting wili_
4353probably· be scheduled _very· soon.: This meeting will_ 1ike1y·
4354include the Phoenix: Division,- IRS,- the us Marshals,- and. the US
4355Attorney's Office.: · ·
4356Phoenix: investigation_ continues•:
4357ARMED AND DANGEROUS
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4364___-T _h_e_folfowing investigation was conducted b)'Int~lligence Research s·pecfalfat
4365(IRS)! bn July 8~ 1999, in'P&oenix, Arizona: - -
4366·Referenc'e 62E~PX~62617 _s:erjal 36,-l.. ead L This lead fa to be considered covered·.
4367taken from in·
4368,...._ _______ __. rendering itffsefe:s·s.
4369The remainin cover a
4370IRS_ aintainecf a'l<;-g with
4371observations of the d·ate and tim I rsecaus~ identificatfon._ ..o. ....,f,...th,,......--_.,..is_d..,.,.iffi.,,.,1,....c....,ul,....t-aft.,,..e_r_ d. ,...a....,rk--....,thi,..,..-s -an_a.,,..ly-s1.. .s.-.a """d""""dr_e_s_s_e_s:--'
4372observations made during da:ylig_ht-hours, fr:Q
4373I... ___ ·1RS breated a database and entered the inrormaticm from the I ____;=--,....!were as·signecf a unique id-entifyingnum~ex: fox: the purpose.·. s..- -o-ft -hi-s. _. .....
4374analysis:. Stilf photos_ were print~d oftheJ I and are included fo this fqlder: The,
4375data are res·ented as a · •eries of events·. An event · s defined as·:
4376Coopex: reported!~
4377I llt came from the West on th~
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4381Significant ffndings are:
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4383I 11t is possiQlyl I is Coooex:' s
43847 !Monday through FridayJ ~s seen·leavinal I
4385teturns to
4386I
4387I This pattern suggests s_om:eone going_ 1'f
4388\ 6,;J,£-/J{foJ.b{l- &5
4389- --~----
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4413..l. ___________. ..,__ __________- .1~t fs assumed the_
4414I... - ------.......------1 afte(dark~ thus not reflected m the databas·e_.
4415Accordi'ng_ tQ Cooper:'s Internet website, hatvest:-trust,org~_ at th~ "Cooper: Famil_t
4416O'pcfate~' page, ·the mo_nth of'Decembe(was uneventful. thfs means he had nQ significant vfaitors:,
4417·and there_ was nQ law enforcement activity that he reported on the Intert1et -
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4424ibe fol 1 otiz:i'na f nvesf igation_ was conducted }:>y- Special
4425.Agent (_SA)._ _______ ____,_ at Lakeside,_ Arizona_ on_ July 28,-
44261999( I
4427·sA:1 !received a telephone call from I... -_.. ...
4428____ &.....;a Special' Agent_ with the Internal Revenue service_ (IRS)•:
4429L..-_____ __... .-..l iii.,l,,l-lii.M,I_W_ ""-LI.I.., number is I !called~ to -
4430.advise SA,_.___ __ __.tha1! !of Bill coonrr,-
4431-had ·apparently· moved to ·california three ·months ago-: I ·
4432furthex: explained· that he_ ·recently- received a··telephone .call_ from:
4433the tos Angeles county sheriff's Office (LACSO) concerning a_ man_
4434named I _I-a_ registered_ sex· offenqer.:· .--------------- Apparently· I ~as recently
4435· • - · · cl .that.,..-=_-=._-_-.-.-..,.,. ..h-a"""'d.....,,..b_e_e_n_,--1--i_v_ i_ n_~--..w.... .1 . '""t...-1,
4436at an a ar ment _,located at
4437.__----::,---~-------------------_.The_ telephone
4438. numbex: for· __________________ __,
4439<A_llegedly·,- officials ,from child Prot·ective Services
4440(CPS) aavisi,.w.. ....... -.Lliii... ........· 1.w.W. ......i oLU.llii.lo.,. ....... ...iil.,...w..l__.·~ thatl I who was
4441living with a registered sex:
4442of fender.- Supposedly·,- were checked ·by· a_ _
4443doctox: for_ evidence of, sexua -a use,- u none was found.- Dur_ing·-
4444::
4445~e: coursI_ of _hex: conyersatio~s_with the sberi££'s a·eputi.es,- · I__ _ sai~ t_hat· she left Arizona and I !Bill_-CooI?e:t::
4446ree mon hs .before.:
4447I I lexplained that he had contacted AU$~~ land tnae 6e·was in_ the process o( contacting[
4448of_ the u-.S.: Marshall's Service·._ -At the _conclusion of_. ... __i_ s _ ___,,j
4449conversation,- ,SA_ I !recommended that! be contacted
4450soon_ to see,if she·would be willing to provide further_
4451inf::mation concerning ~he status of' I I !Jill_ C<?OI?e;-·::,
4452SA___ I suggested thatl Lbe debriefed in_ California
4453in_ e_ near ·future-:
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4464.----Th=e-;folfowing investigation was ~nd~ted bf fotellii;_ence Research Specfalist. « (IRS)I Ion Au&ust ~' 1999, at Phoenix~ Arizona: · /~~~c
4465A posting to thelntemet newsgroup mfsc.activism.mffitfa sup· ·t~y ·
4466....w .:.:.·=·f=H=-~ope:r: is attached an part ofthis inser:t.· Thfs posting was sent - . -
4467' no further information)._ Tufs posting states tha( Coope:r:' s
4468are n<> fonge:r: in the count · havfo left i m....,1 .._... -------
4469...w r..-.1.. t. e..- s·"""', """I,.,.....an__y_ o -n-.~-wan--ts-:c. .o . nfinnatfon hav~ them call .__ _____________ _.
4470-Thfs pO:stfo& was faxed to SAi
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4487Sender"s lnitfais::: ./f!3!.,
4488Number of Pages·:-: ~-
4489. (including_ coversheet).
4490I (
4491- .::::onghiator•s Facsimile Number:- L_ _________ ___J,.--------~---
4492,.. Approved:: ~ .
4493-Brie!D=iJ!lir.:;mmunicalionFaxcrl: J t: ~uL/~ 4Jtl'#e,
4494. \~fh.a1e.-f:_(nuse , tlc±r~1sm. mi/,½ 'u,)" '·~WAifv 441 : '-,:~~~*ttuvμv,.
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4498.
4499Subject: l{e: Bill Cooper and Two Household-s?
4500:nate:_ Fri, 6 Aug99 3:20:00 GMT,
4501_ From:_ "Monty Butterfield @·Radio Free Vermont 96.5- FM" <x:fv@sover:net>
45029rganization: Vermont's-Hometo'Ml Radio Station
4503Newsgroups: misc.activism.militia
4504***Tl)e following 'is pos~ed by r·equest o_f_ ~iJliam Cooper***.
4505Michael is Michael Pardo· an_ ·atheist homosexffa). who runs .a website. cal:J.ed
4506Univ·er:s·aJ._ Way. l{e. -i_s a ment:al_ case•: I forced
4507his_ di_s-charg·e: ·from the. ·seco·nd Continental> ]).rmy on_ mental_ incompat:abili~t
4508grounds.: Need-ie_s$ ,to say- he hates· ,my gut·s._ ·
4509I of4
4510l do not_ smoJ<'e_ ... ·anything.:
4511Michael P·ardo i_s ·a liar· .. -.• _ ·and, he. s·ucks, liter all_:{._
4512]).nni_e, l"ooh, ·and ~li:tson did n_ot_ leave_ in_ April_ they left 1n_ mid Marco
4513when r: made th.em pack, put_ them in the_ c'ar, ·:a:nd '
4514forc·ed t_h_em_ to J.e:a:ve -: Doyel_ was here and h_elped. X:t was_ the __ hardes_t_
4515th_ing l have_ evet dQn¢_._ ·xf· ·anyQne. w·a:nt$ conf_irmation·.
4516h:ave· -th.em call Doyel Shamle:{ at 5·20:-333-4578 •: Since: be· w·or.k:s: full t_ime:
4517wi t_h_ ·a lot o( overtime •the. best_ time: tq get_ h_im
4518is: at ·about_ 7·:s·s AM 'mount·ain_ ·st·a:n_dard time.
4519l}.rid yes I_ did decei v·e. -every-one s_imply by not tel_l_in:g anyone t_hey h:ad
4520.)._eft in order· to, give tJ1e'rn a r·eal_l.y- good· head
4521start.: ~I did not ever -lie t:O aliyQn_e Hut just simply did not tell
4522an_tone .... and I .fel_t bad ·about_ -it.: 8oweve:r the_ir 1.ives
4523·a:n_d treedo:m depended· upqn having at_ least two or: three months i~_ which
4524to acc·ompl,ish their journey.: Tl)ey ar:e ·no, longe_r_-
4525in this· country.: -
4526Please_ post_ this to, the newsgroup wher·e tou foun_d_ ·this n:_asty w·ot:ms 1Jes ._
4527William coo:per·
4528the lfappy Harpy wr·ote ::
4529) - - -
4530) .-cocp· wrot·e ::
4531) > -
4532) >_List~nixig to_ Bill. Coope~• s: ·nightl.y s_how -and hear:d B_ill_
4533} ->had s~nt ,his. fami_ly out_ of_ the country.
4534)
4535} u·ot-rue· .. -
4536}
4537) >I_ woul_d have ask:ed him why but_ his: topic: wa$ .r·e1_ated• to. off
4538} >shore. banki_n~-: ·
4539)
4540} '{et aX)other scam :from tbe o1de a:udio.-v.i_s-\fal cl.erk_.-:
4541)
4542} >any·on_e ko.ow what_ is happening wi t_h t:1r Cooper and 'h_is• .family?
4543}
45448/6/99 7;57' AM_
4545R~: Bill Cooperand Two Households? • ·• ,; ...
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4547} 'I'bis is the latest that :I' v·e_ heard •..
4548}
4549) <rness·age as follows>
4550)
4551} > From:- "Michael" <iarnone@e_rols.co'rn>
4552} > Newsgroups:- misc.activism.militta
4553) > Mess·age-to:- <931.909803$3954@bl·ack-hel;copter .psychetect .com>
4554} > Subject:- ,Have you been deceived or misled by ·Bil_ly C? Not rne !
4555) > Date:- Tile, 1_3 Jul 99 23:50:()3 GMT
4556} >
4557} > }{ave you been deceived or ·mi_sled by Billy C? Not me!
4558) ->
4559) > th_e B_i_l:ly c. in this i.nstance is_ Bi_ll Cooper, not Bill
4560) > Cl_inton, but both of t_hose -Bi_l,l_y C's qual:i_fy to some degr·ee,
4561} > as a ,liar a~d deceiver, don't you agree?
4562; >
4563} > Were .you misled by this r·ece_nt Billy cooper decept_ion?
4564) >
4565) > Sometime in eat"ly-mid May of thi_s year, after his fami_ly had
4566} > left him on_ bpt"i_l 29 liJ<'e he .later publ_icly confessed on his
4567} > :radio show, Bill Cooper presented a radio show wbic}) w·as
4568} ·> obviously designed to mi_slead his l_isteners •into t_binki_ng
4569) > that llis wi_fe an_d c_hildre_n wer·e st"i_ll on the mountain wit_h
4570} ·> him, w}).en they were realJy not. Right f_rom tbe · begi_nni_ng of
4571) > the s})ow, it bad a st:range and unusual .sound 1about .it, and
4572) > it e·ve:n sounded li_ke B:ilJy might have been dx.-ink_ing again o·r·
4573} > s:mok_ing doob_ie_s again (I s:mok·ed one with him mysel_t many
4574} > years :ago) .
4575) >
4576} '> Tbis parti.cular show b:ad an obvious uncQmfortable and
4577} ·> di_shone_st :ring to _it; it actu-ally sounded ·1_iXe Billy was
4578} > O"s_ing t·aped matet"ial to repr·oduce a live·-sounding -
4579} > en:vi_r~m:ment, and during th_e_ cour:se of the show Billy see.med
4580} > to be trying very hard- to prove that a wonderful t_ime \;iias
4581) > bei_ng had th_at night by so man:{ people up O:n the mountain,
4582} > incl_udi_ng his wi_fe and c_hildre:n. ,After a while it began to
4583} > become rel_ati vely obvious what })_ad r·eal:ly happened, an_d
4584} -> anyone w}).o did not alr"eady know tl').at Bi_lly· .had become
4585} > est·ranged f_rom hi_s family, ~,ould have easi_ly bee_?) able_ to
4586> > use some so_x:-t of_ inver:se deduct:i ve r·eason.i.ng to f_igure out
4587} > the tr_utb -in t_h_e matter ·fro:m the desper-ate nature ·and the
4588} l> in.congruent flaws o_f tl').e Coope_r pr·esent-atio_n.
4589} >
4590) > What ,is clear about the s}:low is that Bi:1ly obviously ·and
4591} > undeni_ab-ly t:r_ied to mislead his l_i_steI).er:s ·into, thinkilJ.g ·that
4592) ·> his family w~as still ,on the mountai_n with him, wben they
4593} > wexe not. Now, protecting his famiJy while on-t_be-la'rnb
4594} > dU:t'ing a?) esc:a:pe, by misle·a_dix:,.g h_i_s r-adi_o ·audience, migbt be
4595} > sornet_hi_ng tb:at anyon_e w·ould do,, but t_his was coming (r:o:m
4596} > someone who declares 100% truth_-te1Jing status an_d· who
4597} -> claims that he ,bas never .lied to b_is audie_nce. Of cour_se, it
4598} > i_s true that as part of· Bi_l_l.y' s job as an Intel.l:ige:nce
4599} > Of_ficer of an al_leged military org·aniZ:at_ion, he ._;tould be
4600} > requi_red to lie OX)_ some occasions re_gardi_ng certain i_ssues
4601} > i_n ordex:- t·o accomplish his desir·ed ·re_sult, -and th.en after
46028/6/99 7~57 AM
4603· R~: ·am Cooper and Two Households? • • " '"
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4605} > lying, he w·ould be compe_lled to c·ontin:u·all_y assert that be.
4606) > had nev·er, in fact, :1ied ·in the .first place, in_ order ·t·o
4607} > protect his credibility ·anci continue t_he pex:-formance. of .his
4608} -> duties;- bow·ever, this does not change the 'fact that an
4609} > obvi_ous decept_ion was intentionally perpet_r·ated .fo.r ·the
4610} > specific purpose of mi_sleading bis 'listener~s ·about the trut_h
4611} > i_n the matter.
4612} .>
4613} > :-I'hat paxt_icular r·adio show so af_fect·ed me and made ·me feel
4614} > so s·ad :about what h_ad bappened t(? Billy, tbat I ·removed som~
4615) > roater_ial_s f_rom my w·eb site that I tbought might have been
4616} > adding to Bi_lly' s pain ar:i:d sufferi_ng. ·xn fact, thi_s entire ·
4617} > stor·y about Billy Cooper ,i_s a sad, sad story about an
4618} > unf:ortuoate man wb,o b.as lost everything t_bat be once truly
4619} -> cherished in: hi.s l_if e, an:d to try to unde.r_stand al_l of tJie
4620} > pain. aod suf_ferJng wh_ic_h has appar·ently befallen Billy
4621} > Cooper i_s al.so to wonder w}J._at a per:son needs to do to
4622> > s·atisfy a God suc_h as t_he one chosen to be -w·o_r~shipped by
4623} > B_i_l_l y .
4624) >
4625} > ?{an:y people will_ surely ask; how is it possible that Bill
4626) > Cooper h:as allegedly s·erved Jesus an.d God so w·e1:1 i_n his
4627} > l_i.fe (as be. ass·ert_s) but is c<mtin:ually burdened with suc_h
4628'} > sadness and suf.fering that it woul_d mak:e even his most_ hated·
4629} ,> enemies s_hed a tear f_or hi_s plight? How could someon_e wh_o
4630} > has given so muc:b o_f his :life f.o.r ni.s spiritu·a1 battle be
4631} > punished with so mucb s·adne.ss and suffering, by thei_r God?
4632} > What. is it t_b:at Bi_lly did and wh:at coul_d he possibly be
4633} > doi_ng wr·ong now that still rna}(es l_li_s vindictive, jea:ious and
4634} > 'just God· depr_i ve BiJ.ly of bis fr·eedQm ·and r.ip his family
4635) > fXQm hi_s bosQm?
4636} ·>
4637} > I_f_ there .is a God of the natur·e th:at Billy believes ther·e to
4638} > be, then ther·e must be a%) answer, but -instead, in June of
4639} > '1998, Bi_ll Coope·r was depr1ved of hi_s fr·eedom, w}J.e_n warraX)ts
4640} > we:t:'e placed for h_l.s atrest and whe_n he holed bimself up on
4641} > the mount:ain with hi_s family -in feax:- an.d self-defense
4642} .> against impendin_g att·ack by tb.e Feds, al_a Waco, Te:fas, Bi_lly
4643} > thought_. And tben, the biggest .insult of all_ must hav·e bee_n ·
4644) > wtien i_n April of .1999 (April 29 we nave been: t◊l.d by Bi1ly),
4645) > Bi_l.l. Cooper was depx::iv·ed o!_ hi_s beloved ·f_ami_ly, wtie_n h_is
4646} > wi_fe Annie took her t·w·0: c_})i,_l_cken by Bi_lly, Pooh an_d ~llyson,
4647} > and secret_ly le.ft the ·ro:ount:ai_n and ·-fled t·o s·af er lan_ds.
4648} ->
4649} -> 'i'e:s, a tex:-."t:ible tale it i_s, ·ar:1d it :might be · en_ough to
4650) > disrupt the_ !_ai tb of sqme people who are not , able to see the
4651·} > ligbt, and wh.0: desperately won~er wh_at a per:son h_as to do ·tQ
4652} > be appreciated by their God. But, in th_e end, pe,;haps the
4653} > tr_uth -i_s, aftex:- all, ·tJfat tJ1er·e i_s a ter:rible betrayal that
4654} > ·has. bee_I) perpetrated, and a te~x:-ible lie tJ1at h_as been tol.d,
4655} > ax:i,d .is bei_ng · told coI)tin.ua11y, eve_n: tbougb h_e h_as bee_n
4656) > prese_nted wit_h the truth in t.he matter i_n t_he past, and we
4657. } > wonder i.f only bec·ause of thi_s ter:rib.le betrayal and
4658} > ter~rible de.nial, does Bi_lly continue to come under the
4659} > burdensome wrat_h of a God ·wbom he allegedly so worships.
4660. R~: Bill Cooper and two Households? • ~.; ,,
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4664.} > http:"/ /www·.univers·aiway.·org/
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4667Visit ·Radio: Fr·ee Vermo_nt. on. t.be. •internet_ at_ http: //www.list·en.to/rfv,
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4671T~~ tollow~ng· investigation was conducted by SAi
4672,...._ I at Lakesider Arizona on_ 7 /29/99:: ---- ____ ____,
4673_ _ SA,I I received a call from I I who sometimes_
4674calls from Houston_ regarding· his concerns about Bill_ Cooper·~: I } advised _ that Cooper's family·_ is I?ro_bab1y· no lon~· -_Eagax::
4675with_ Bill,- and the}' may· have even_ left the_ country·.: bases
4676this assessment on_ · statements Copper· has made_ on_ his s or _ wave_
4677radio program ox:: through_ the Internet.: For example,- just_ last_
4678nigh~ Coopex:: told radio listeners that h~ is now-maintaining two
4679househo~r-s •: A few· weeks ago -he said that:I I I _a re no longex:: with_ him.:
4680Cooper's short wave broadcast· -on_ station_ WBCQ has now
4681been_ cut back: to one hour,- .foux:: days a week: (Monday· through_
4682Thursda:{- ) , · · ·
4683_ Recently·,- Coopex:: was.,.__t=h=· =e--=su=b..,· ect o( Internet_
4684speculatio · · w · · e · e who goes by· the_ Internet
4685address of_ sug9ested that: Coopex::'s
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4693\ - I . • 1 (0 lf.26/1998) • FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
4694Precedence:. ROUTINE ·Date:: 08/20/1999
4695To::, criminal_ tnvestigat!ve Attn: ,___ ___ ____.V ·vc..:Fug: unit.
4696ASAC Ray Chura}"
4697From:: Pho .L ~quad_ 13/.--t-a-k_e_s-i_d-·e.....,..RA....._ _________ __,,
4698contact( I... _________________ __.
4699~proved By:_ 1.... ---------.
4700AfSSRA_
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4702Case ID #:: 62E-PX:-62617 (Pending)
4703Title:_ MILTON. WILLIA?{ COOPER,- aka.
4704Bill Cooner- FIJG~TIVE; I _FUGITIVE;"
4705FUGITIVE INVESTIGATION: .
4706FOR. OTHER_ FEDERAi AGENCt
4707ARMED AND DANGEROUS
4708synopsis: To provide the Bureau (CID) with_ background_
4709information. on_ this_ case._ ·
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4712A?inistrative:: A_ request. fo:c: a ~ase update. war made during a_
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4715D4:tails :: I·n_ July· 1:98 f eder~l bench warr~nts were issued fo:c:·
4716Bill coope:c: and _ _ _ ! because_ I I
4717refused to show up in court ·in responseo charge~ o( income_taX
4718evasion._ In_ June_· 199~ a deputy· us Marshal arrived_ at Coope:c:'s
4719·residence in Eagar,- Ar!zona.·with_ the. intent o( serving· Coopet:
4720with. a criminal. summons.: Coope:c: refused ·to receive. the_ summons,and
4721he ordered the. deputy· marshal of( of~ his property·._ .
4722Regrettably·, the federal_ off ice:c: had not been_· advised o( Cooper's
4723background before attempting: to serve, the summons. ·
4724_ Bill_ Coope:c: ·is ·well known_ in_ right wing· militia
4725circles.: He publishes a periodical ·newspapet: called -veritas•,.
4726he has published a coupl.e · o( books,. and. he · is the. host. of a talk:
4727show which_ is broadcast throughou~ the nation by· means o( shor~
4728wave radio.· Cooper also maintains an I·nternet website. at.
4729www·.harvest-trust.org:. Through his writing: and ·radio talK show·
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4739Coope:c: trequent1y· vilifies the federal_ government_ in_ general,- and_
4740the FBI,- ATF' and IRS in_ !)articular·.:
4741since_ the_ bench_ warrants were_ issued,- Cooper has
4742threatened to ~ill any· federal_ agent who attempts to apprehend_
4743him or approach_ his property·.: Fo:c: example, on_· the_ tnternet_ he_
4744has written:_ .,Any· att-empt by the federal government_ or anyone_
4745else to execute these unconstitutional and unlawful arres~
4746warrants issued_ by· Judge Irwin will be met with_ armed resistance._
4747,Ar_iy·_ l)erson_ who- attempts to! I will be shot_ on
4748sight.:" (Cooi:>e:c: I I)
4749Cooner'sj I
4750describes!as being· unstable and irrational.: Even_ _
4751c~o11er's •friends are. co!'cer-,ed that he mi;.ht be. ca11able. of·_ taking
4752hi~ o~n. life_ and the_ lives of I _ I Given this mir_id _ set_
4753an~ the fac~ Coope:c: resides in_ a veritab e fortress o~ a hig~
4754·ridge overlooking the otherwise_ peaceful town_ of_- Eagar,- the
4755involved tederal_ agencies .(IRS,- us Marshals,- Phoenix: Division,
4756and us Attorney's Office in_ Phoenix) have been_ •in_ no hurry· to ·
4757bring· coope:c: into custody·-: Indeed,- during the_ past 13 months
4758Coope:c: has been_ in_ veritable_ state· of_ house_ arrest,- and he is
4759probably· irritated by· the fact that the federal_ government has
4760riot .,honored him" with_ a Waco-like siege.:
4761_ Althoug~ Coope:c: probably· leaves his residence on_ an
4762inf~equent baf is.- he -is dependent l_ll)On _ <?the_rs ,- ·most n<?tably· ~~-
4763admire:c: named__ I to bring hi_m food,; supi:>11.es,_- mail,:
4764etc.: To, date,- no attempts have been_ made_ to disrupt_ Cooper's
4765access to food and supplies,- nor· has any· attempt been_ made to cut
4766oft his utility· service.- Thus f·ar,- the _strategy· fo:c:· dealing· with_
4767Coope:c: has been_ to ignore him and let_ him relax: until_ he feels •
4768secure enough_ -to .start venturing into ·town._
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4776In_ late_ July· 1999 the Phoenix: Division_ got_ a break _in_
4777this seemi_ngly· ~'nable. fug~tiye investigrtio_n.: It_ was
4778determined thatL__,___Jhad taken~--........ ----~_and moved to b 6
4779southern California._ Since_ then, Phoenix·, in_ concert_ with_ the_ b?c
4780oth~y jnyo]ve~ ~ederal_ agencirs-- bas initiated a conferenre· call_ b?D
4781with,_ ___ .~nd he:c: attorney·. _ _
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4785criminal Inv!igative From{ -Phoenix- •
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4787It is not known_ if Coope~ is aware thatlL-_______ ..,r----;
4788hav~ been located by- federal ,investigators. Presumah1v·J is
4789:not maintaining any communication wit~I. __ I __________ ___.
4790The US Attorney's Office has
4791arrest warrant executed.:· Instead,- AUSA
4792arranging for !land he~ attorney- to~==-~Q;=~~~~icr Ot: an_
4793arraignment i~ear future.- At th.~:.....J,:.&f:!IUi..l~------ll!!.&.....,.......!:lib:.:!iie:,..._ _
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4795During the course~..__.11&&.t.~ referenced phone_
4796conversation_· between_ A/S~..._., _ ___.,......,......,_....:::,.;:::u,1,,,_.__.,_ _ ...J the_ two agents
4797discussed_' the use_ of the The_ Flagstaff~ RA_
4798was advised that the as a_ legitimat~ investigativ¢
4799technique in_ such_ a _case an other logical,- legal means
4800could be employed,. if necessary·( to bring· Cooper into custody-.:
4801Phoenix: investigation_ continues•:
4802ARMED AND DANGEROUS
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4817·Ag:ent_ (_SA)_lbe ·£·011 owfna fnnesjigatlon_ was conducted_ by· Special_
4818. on_ July· 29 ,- 1999 ~ · · ----------
4819(SSAN) is ,___ ___.. ..,
4820According· to CT!IS records,-I I was arrested_ b~1 the_
4821Arizona: _Department_ o( Public Safety·· (ADPS) in_ May·,- 1997 fox::
4822-Possession_· o( Drug Paraphernalia arid -Possession_ of_- Marijuana.: tn_
4823.A\igust,- 1990,-I !was ·arrested_ !'ox:: Possessing A_ Dangerous
4824Weapon_· and_ also fox::· possessing· a weapon_ at: a_ school_ in_ Stockton,-
4825California:. · ---.... · ·
4826In_ November,_ 199_6 J I wa_s. arFested_ b:t th~ Mesqu~te_
4827Police_ pepartment_ in_ Nevada_ fox:: a DUI.: He_ was also charged _ b~1
4828the_ Mesquite Police_ Department: for Possession of' a Hypodermic I Device· AMVTI recnrcl; sbow· that I I rf'siiies at
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4837Date of transc~' 5/20/99
4838Source,- who is not in_ a position_ to testify. provided
4839It he fo'llJ_w ing information_ to SI?ecial_ .Agent (SA) I I - on:_ -AI?ril 22, 1999 ::
4840The Source_provided intormation. onJ I who
4841apparentl~' has an affiiiation with_ the ri ht wing militia
4842movement and ot Bill Coo er - a
4843· ·ea d accused tax evader.
4844married a woman_ b - the .. n_ame_ of_°
4845,- L_____r ___ ............................. .-..~&......IIA.t" a Web page· to
4846.-==.a..=.a:;;1se theil:' business ,...._ ________ _. Reportedly·, the
4847I !have. firearms, including a semi_-automatic ._45· calibel:'
4848pistol and another semi-automatic pistol_ which resembles a_
4849Beretta •.
4850is in the rocess of settin a_ business. to
4851liwestiiatioi:I Oil 4/22/1999 at Lakeside,- Arizona '
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4854This dOC\lment contaw neithef recooimeamtiotla nor coocluaiona of the FBI~ It ii lhe p~rty o.f the FBI and is loaned to y01,1r •ten¢)';
4855it and ita coouw .~ noc to be distributed owide y01,1r ,,en¢)'.. - · · ·
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4876The f ollowinq investigation. ·was_, conducted ·by Special
4877Agent (SA)I I at takeside,: Arizona_ on_ ·August 2"4,-
48781999::
4879the ·takeslide Resident. [:~~~~Ri)~ITITY) 'J:;~i~i~!h_ that Bil~t_ ,
4880cool?er,: the accus~d tax:. fugitive,- fecent1v· sent ·1r(~nterz:iet _
4881·response to a statement· written. by.______ ...,....____,_,(phonetic) who
4882had ··accused Cooper .of· smoking marijuana with him sometime back.·
4883Aftel."' Cool?el" a~tacked.! ; lstatem_ent _on_ ,the Int_ernetA I
4884r~spon~ed_ on_ the ~nte_rne~ ,.- f!a~ha_t he had . sjoked mjri~u_an~. .
4885with_ Bill Cooper in. Nevada_ inL__J Apparently.__ ...,..... _ said tha~
4886·he and Coopel." ·were in. the vi"cinity· of_ Site 51,· a. notorious secret·
4887government -installation. in_ .Nevada.. ·
4888_ According· to I I Bili_ Coopel." bas been. l>iaying·
4889lots of re..;runs ·on_ his nightly· ·radio program~: Recenti~,,- he: - ·
4890played_ a re..;run whic~ featured.members ot his famiiy during· the
4891program.: tast night ·was a live broadcast of Coopel."'s .radiQ.
4892program,· and_ Coopel." .said that he would like to slip away· if>he_
4893(?OUld.- _ Specificaliy•~- he sa~d to a calle_l." frr: )iew··j~leaz:is that·
4894he_ would love_ to go out ·and have· Cajun. food.: .... _____ ~_mentioned
4895tha~ preyiousiy- on. his ·radio program,.- Cool?e;- has sa_id _t_hat he.
4896·would_, like. to get. away· from his:·house,- but he :is ·afraid_ that: he
4897would. have to kill a police officer it an officel." inadvertently·
4898.stopl?ed_ •him on_ .the h~·gnway· •
4899. _. . . "A_ coupl on_ his radio program , Coopel."
4900mentioned a woman . .__....,.. _____ ..,..... ....... .......,;,;w'""'·h._.o;.......;;i"""s ·nelI?ing· _him.: Cooper diA
4901not specify· what sort of help was providing·,- and L I
4902said he_ -has not_• heard mention_ o ince that· l?articulal"
4903·radio l?rog:ram.:
4904---~adv~sed that:Coopel." has not made me _____ --his
4905associate ui te_ some time.- The iast: time_ eara
4906Coopel" mention. was whe~ Cooper said that his
4907family· ,get· move Coopel." also said tha - . s wor incf ,full
4908time.:
4909_ I lacivised _that, _cc;,oper. is•_ I?resentiy• encouraging· . . _.
4910'people_ .to invese money· in ·offshore banks., ·Previously·,- Coopel." had
4911encouraged his listeners to set up special trust accounts for the
4912I?Url?ose o~ tax: avoidance. -
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4930FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
4931Precedence:_ ROUTINE_
4932To:_ Phoenix_
4933From:_ Phoenix:
4934squad 13/t·akeside RA
4935contact:· _
4936Approved By:: __________ ....,
4937Drafted ·By:: ,.__ ____ ___.t~:dkm
4938case ID#:: I... . ______. ..., (Pending)
4939Title:: MILTON' WILLIAM' COOPER,- aka
4940Bill Cooper - FUGITIVE;' I I- FUGITIVE;'
4941AOT-bt -
4942Date: 09/08/1998
4943synopsis:_ To document alieged sighting of caE?tioned fugitives.:
4944Details:: _on_ 09/03/1998,- SAJ I telephoned Scott Garms,- the_
4945Police Chie( of· the Eagar: Police Department.: chief Garms
4946indicated that he had gotten a report from a_ ci"F-L....-~~~.u..i----u I !(PROTECT IDENTITY) ,- that Bill_ Cooper:· and_.__ ____ __
4947had beel'l_ seen_ in_ town_ last weekend._
4948............................- --.__t_h _-is conversa ,-0;
4949!IU.l,-...;WD.....__ ______ :l:il..ll!lrJ<4'el}'
4950_te1eE?ho,_,.... ........ _ "l-,-.....,,..-,,..J who is the in:
4951.,._ __ .,....stated that.__ __________ ____.had come to the.__ ___ _.
4952---earlier in_ the summer, but until last weekend h~ does not ·recall_ having seen_ the Cool?ers since .the end of: June_ 1998 .:
4953._-_--_-.. ......I. _ ·Last Friday· I !was_ at al in_ Eagar: called! I at approxim.__a_t_e_l_y_ _7_ _:_o_o_ .....
4954While he was thee - he was sur rised to see Bill Coo er,-
4955e oopers were accompanie y
4956· with -a semi.-.-----.
4957th~ coopers in a whit~ Bronco, which escribed as
4958like the_ Bronco driven_ by· O.J ~- Siml?s.,_o_n_.: _ ___.
4959I !does ·not know· the name of ~he I I but he_
4960has seen_ him around town-:I ]estimates his age as being in_
4961,.______.....,~
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4983I f has been_ seen_ in_ town,-paying fo:t:
4984the water bill,-. and he_ also been_ observed_ ovel". at the local Radio
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4986I I advised that Bill_ Coope:t: is approximately· 6' 1."
4987Ol". 6'2" ~all and_ weighs about 230 pounds._ He is· somewbat br~vy"
4988Ol". paunchy· fn . the. middle.: ,c ooper wears _e yeglas~~~ •: I . to ld.
4989SAJ __ that h~ would· report any· future sightings of_ Bill_
4990Coopel". O:t'. his family·.-.
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4996SA _____ __,has· spoken w th_ by phone.- She seems cooperative,- .but·
4997she· has not ·yet been asked -about any·· possible association_ ·wit~.
4998the Coopers~: she will be. contacted -iri_ person_ soon.:
4999This. information. will be converec( t~ the. _IRS,_- US _
5000Marshals service,_- and AUSA.I J of the us Attorney's
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5018:;rbe fol 1 owing inves~{gation ~as conducted ~y- SJ?ecia1_
5019Agent _(SA) [... . _________ .Jat Lakeside,- Arizona_ on_
5020SeI?tembe:t" · 13 ,_- 1999:
5021-.- r I (_PR~TECT IDENTITY~ cal~ed __ SA.I land
5022advised that·Sill cooper has apparently terminated his Website on
5023the Internet.- I !advised that last Friday· (Septembe1; 10} ,-
50241 I attempted_ to access Coope1;'s, Website but_ was - unable to cio _
5025so.: Fur~hermore, II indicated that la_tely· ~ill Coo~er's ra~i.o
5026program has consist'ea""ot taped_ programs from_ the_ past·.: I.... ___ ___,J
5027suggested that I?erhaps Bill_ Coope1; has left his residence.:
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5038Dato o(transc~ 09/24/99.
5039_ _ . Two employees 'of: ·the United Parcel_ 'S~rvfce_· (UPS) ·w~re_
5040interviewed at their place of employment.- Both employees asked_'
5041fox.- complete_ anonymity·,- and therefore the.ix.- names will_ not· ·be,
5042written_ in_·this report~: The followin9 information_ was provided::
5043·ups makes frequent p!ck_..;ups_ at the_ ·home o( Bill_ coope~
5044on_ Clearview Circle ,in_ the town_ of_. Eagar·, Arizona._ Recently·,-.
5045, Bill Coope:r.- requested that the UPS driver call_ him_ ·before_ coming·
5046~ - -R. • .- • • • -• . , up to- his ·residence.: Allegedly·,- this is. because Coope:r.- is
5047sending out .fewex.- items than_ he used_ to._ ·Previously·; the UPS
5048drivex.- went to Coope:r.-'s ·house on a_ daily· ·basis to pie}( up items
5049·bein9· sent_ out by· the coopers•: -
5050About once every week ox.- two,. coope:r.- also receives
5051shipments through UPS.- Often -times these packages consist_ of_
5052heayy· objects weighing· over .-70 pounds.- supposedly·( some o( these_
5053packages are ·related to .equipment Coope:r.- needs to set up a
5054television_ stud_io._ The packages· that· Coope:r.- .sends out_ through_
5055·ups .are usually: small,· normally· ·in_ boxes ·about &" x: .s 11· 'x: 12" .-
5056cooper ·was llsf seen af his resfdence yesterday·
5057(_Septe~be:r.- __ 22 ,· _ 1999) .- lwere ·1ast seen_ at least· bG
5058a_ month_ and_ a_ half ago. b?c
5059When_ making deliveries at- Coopei's home,- ·the UPS drivex.parks
5060close to the front of Cooper's residence,- and Coope:r.-
5061emerges with a_ package to deliver. Two dogs are_ chained,outside,
5062one,- the Rottweile:r.- i:iamed "Crusher• is chainect to the_ .right: ·
5063(east) o( the_ house,- while· the othe:r.- dog is· described which_ as a_
5064"mutt•,- is chained_ on_ the left side(west) ._ The UPS drivex.-· has_ to
5065be careful _to stay· out.of reach_ o( the·dogs which_ are restricted
5066,by· chains~: On one occasion two or three· years ago,- the smallex.-·
5067dog whose_ name is "Sugar 'Bea:r.-" ,· broke off' his leash_- and_ bit the_
5068·ups drivei- on_ his ·boot; ·
5069Cooper has ·been_ receiving· UPS deliveries at: 'his ·home.
5070'fox.- several ·years._ Since arrest warrants were_ issued· ove:r.- a_ yea:r.ago,-
5071UPS employees have not seen_Coope:r.- away· from.his residence,:
5072but his .late m_odel green_ Chevy· truck has been missing, on_ a couple_
5073of: occasions.- Apparently',.-] I ·has taken_ the · b6
5074·i nvesti~atiOll oo --09-/2-3-/1-9-9-9 --ai_ Lakeside,- Arizona
5075File#, 62E--PX~62617 -75': ~- Datodktated. 09/23/1999
5076b>: __,;;;S;.;;.;A;;...· .._I _______ _Jl~...;;l;;.;k;;;;m __________________ _
5077.
5078'.Ibis document contaiiis neither reco=neftdatiom not ~mioas of the FBI, . It is the s>~rt)'. of the FBf and_ is loane~i to)our azencr;:
5079it and its coi:tenU are DO( co be di,tribwd° outside ~r azencr.
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5085Cotltiwatioco{FI).16:io( --UP-S -EM-PL-OY-E-ES ------------,<>n 09/23/1999 ,Pazo. i. white_ ·Ford Bronco, because_. that vehicle_ has not been_ seen_ at_ the
5086residence fo~ some time._
5087.-------otIh er than_ Bili Cooper1 1 only· one other individual has been __ seen_ at_ the _
5088.__r_e_s...,1... d.. e_n_c_e-,-_ and :ha: :· s 1 ? who works f o~ the_ cable
5089company· called.I .... _ farives : full.-size Ford_
5090pickup truck, w 1.~ is wh~te in color. I }also has access
5091to a company· truck~ which has a_ tool box_ on_ l. t .:
5092Some_ months ago a_ UPS employee,- who is not_ the ·regula~
5093drive~ for that route,- showed up to make _a deliver~~ with a new·
5094Id river.- B;cau,se of_ the l)resence of two _driv~rs,-1 _ : I lcame_ out and confronted the_ drive~ a. out_ t?e __
5095presence o more_ than_ one employee._ At the same_ time,- Bill_
5096Coope~ circled around the outside o( the house an4 watched
5097SUSI?iciously· from a distance•:
5098Most deliveries made to the Coope~ residence are. mad~
5099in_ Bill_ Cooper's name or Harvest Trust.: Before coming up to make_
5100pick-ups,- the UPS driver calls -Cooper at_ his home_ teleph-one,(
5101520) 333-4543 ,- and asks if" there is anything to pick up.: Most
5102pick_.:.ups take place_ between_ 11:30 a.m.: and 1:00 p.m.: ·
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5109:FEDERAL -BUREA'Q OF iNvEsTIGATION-
511008/16/99
5111Source 1 , who is_ not in_ ·a posi ti.on_ to tlst i flt, nrovided
5112the fol1ywing in~ormation_ to Speciai Agent (SA)_ ] - I __ on_ July 29, 1999 ::
5113, of Bill coo:e,_er-. a
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5115also ·have contact with_ Bill_ cooper-: ____ _.
5116_o_7~/_2_9~/_1_9_9_9 __ u Lakeside, Arizona
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5120and its ~nu •re llOt to bo .,tistn'buted c:AAsid• your ,,enc)'.._ · • - -
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5136FEDERAL_.BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
5137Dato of tra.nsc~ 09/21/99
5138I !was nterv ewed n_ t e u. s •. A orney s o~~Si.... ....... ......a:~~•
5139Arizona. Also present during the interview wer~~....,....--"":"""'T---'
5140attorneys ,- I ~ Represent ..... -.-.... ....
5141goyernm;nt werel I of_ the u. S .: Marsha 's Service - I _o! the Internal_ Revenu~ Service (IRS),
5142the. . Federai_ Bureau of ·Jn;e::igation ~FBI!.- and._A.,......s_s_i_s. .t._. a_n...,.......,,u,,,..n.-.i. ....e --.1
5143St_a~es __ Attorney· (AUSA) L .. I wa~ not _
5144advised ot he~ Miranda R g- s prio~o t e interview· because he~
5145attorneys were present, and the subj · the interview·
5146was not intended to cover issues ot
5147During the interview·f.__ ____ ..... I?rovided_ the_
5148following information:·
5149~,,- coinc,{dence,-1 !arrived at the coopers' residence_
5150to stay inj_L,. _____ _.....lat the time a Dem1tv· If 5,- Marsba)
5151attem,ted_to se~ve a summons 091 When I Jarrived~- he brought withJ.. .. __________________ .....
5152bvestig_atioa oa _0_9""'/_1_5..:.·/_1_9_9_9_ _._ , Phoenix·,- Arizona
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5155Datodktatod, 09/15/1999
5156Tbis docwnent contains neither·recommendatiom nor·C00¢111siom oftbo FBI~ It ii tho ~~rt>: of tho FBI and-ii loaned to rovr •z_encr;
5157it and its coatem aro DOt to bo 4iatributed" outsido rovr aiencr ,.
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5175always carries a_ ·handgun_ with_ hi~-:
5176_ At first~ _ lon1y· fob was~------------~ I !take , care of_ security·.-_ . Ev~ntually·,- however,· he secured 'a _
5177ful -time "ob with the -local cable company·.: H·e ·continues- to live_
5178- and he assists Bill in watcbina ·for
5179..._. i_n _t_r_u_d-er-s-...-..- --_-_-_-_-_-~~-=-described him as Bill'sl I .
5180· ' In __ expiaining·· Bill _coopei:-:·s re_lationship tol I
5181I lsaid_ they·oeach_ othel:'° like! I. I !Sometimes helps Bill p - ·his __ night~y- radio
5182·Sroadcasts.- Prior to mov ng to Eagar,- used_ to listen_ to
5183Bill's radio broadcasts,- and_ then he met.__ _ ____,,---.-----..----....,
5184.California while Bill ·wa_~ traveling for
5185_ AlthoughJ lis the person_ who provides the most
5186support·to Bill ·cooper since.he has.been_ in a fugitive_ status,- - . . . . ~ " .
5187Since the federal arrest warrants ·were issued,- Bili
5188een_.__ _______ ____.
5189~l ___ __,1ladvised that there arel
5190Cooner•·s I I{ n. Eaaar .- I
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5221they· stayed for two weeks.:
5222....,_ __ ____,linsisted'that,sinc-,...___, __________ ____._
5223s· e did_
5224acknowled ed that in-earl
5225B1'11 learned_ that·
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5227sumed that had taken_ the.
5228ca 11,.c......u...1.5._,,
5229That night I . I left the,...._.....,,.......,,...------------' and
5230she drove .to 11...--___ -...Jrwi'i'ere she stayed in_ a_ motel_ room.: The
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5250· she drove to here she sta ed for ten da s •:
5251u s e , n o so. '"'Fa.w"""-I.. __ J-U6.li;Ll"7 e_
5252residence and continued .to.__ ______ ____.
5253..__ __ ___.! took: the Ford Bronco that belongs '---------...J
5254I laa·vfsed. tbaf after ·her· return f:o Eaaar,· sbe
5255According, tol I Bill_ Cooperl I.
5256I ldenied that she aot involved· inl
5257_ _. . . I I ~~s ask d about certain_ things which_ cooper
5258had_ written: on. his · · !denied 'knowing anything
5259about an_ alert or · · · · · o
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5277Continuatio:Q otFD-3oZ-ot I I .0n 09/15l199'J , Pazo.
5278I ladv.ised thatl I
5279_____ coope:t' receives frequent deliveries trom UPS,- and I I s~id. that ~~e UPS man_·I . _ . . I .
5280~c<?ope;-. d1.sl1.~es SEeak1.ng to the -~eμ1.a~- ~nd he· has l1ttle confact
5281~ faJ?i.ly·.. L !mentioned that co~pe:t" J . _ ,
5282~perhaps once a year·( usually· during the_ Christmas·
5283_. I fbeli~ves that Cooper has gas masks-at his
5284residence.- sne den ed h · w ed e of bombs or·
5285ex losives at .the house,-
5286I lrec~lls that ~n. sev~ral_ occasions individuals
5287came up on~ the top of_ the ridge where the Coopers live.: When_
5288such events would happen,- Coope:t" would leave_ to confront the
5289•visitors",- accompanied by· his· dog· ·•crusher"•: Coope:t" would then_
5290orde:t" the visitors off. ·his property·,- and normally' he ·would_ be
5291angry· after .such_ encounters; ·
5292. _ . _ ·Towards ·.the end_ ~f -~he interview·(! I was asked
5293if there was some way· in whic~ Bill Cooper could_ be persuade~ to
5294come in to federal .court .to answer to the tax charaes aaains~
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5318if. she ~TuJd be ·;~, J J 1na to take a polygraph e amlfiat1on,.- and _he:t'
5319attor:njv_ --:- !said_ he didn't see any· problem with_
5320this.: , _ and bet' attorneys w~re then. excusedr and theyraid
5321that evening fhey would be catching a plane and._ I
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5324This investigation_ was conducted by- Special_ Agent_ ( SA) ----------1 at Lakeside~- Arizona on. November 1s·~ 1999::· ·
5325. SA I ~C;ceivea _ a telephone call_ from I 1 _. .
5326who is the uhlisher of a small town_ newspaper called_ the
5327dvised that last night he had_ been
5328·ra io program of Bill_ Cooper,. who is a_
5329J'.lear y resident of.__.....---.....-----......----lwas·upset·and_ COJi'cerned
5330because Cooper attacked him over the airwaves and accusedl I
5331o( being a. "Judas• and having sold_ out to the feds.
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5334·the_ course o_t ~his phone e;onversation_ with SA _
5335~----------'acknowledged that Cooper is an arrogant man and
5336he_ even_ strikes out at people who are philosophically· aligned
5337with him.- I I expressed concern_ about the ·safety· of Coopex-'s. I ___ I - - ·
5338_I Ia lso_ advised that about a month_ _ ago! I had_
5339seen Bill Cooper in the local_ Safeway- store in the town ot
5340Springervilie, Arizona.: Cooper· has made statements to the_ effect_
5341that federal agents have rented_ a_ house down_ the street trom
5342CooI?er's residence,:, and COO:(?er ciaims ·to know· which_ house it is._
5343_ I I mentioned an_ incident , in_ which. he talked_ to an_
5344:
5345I_ a;_:_:r ·.- :_r ;_z o_:a patrol office~_ Ia bout the p_ossp~,il!ty of_ c<?oper· Apparently,- thi~ inf ~rmation _
5346_ .l ere , ~c _~ to Cooper,· and I suspects that th~· s officer
5347h~s sympa~hies for ~ill C~oI?er._ As a result~ rp.entioned_
5348that_ in_ the_future he will only convey information t Scott
5349Garms,:, who is the_ chief of: Police._
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5360. . ·re :::1owfna· fnvesrgation '!as conductedby" speciai .Agent (SA) ...,_ _ ...,... ____ ....,at ,Lakeside,.,Arizona on_
5361-Novembet' 1 ,.- 1 : - . ! I (PROTECT IDEN.,........._.~~led' the Lakeside
5362.~Residentgency (RA) .and. advised· SA that Bill_ Coo er -. a_
5363·tu itive_ tax· rotester -
5364Nevertheless -
5365SU
5366__ .. . _ !:also mentioned 'that a_ couple of. months ago. Coope:i;
5367bad :n,bis radio nroaram f?r two_cons~cutive ~ights a guest named.
5368I _ _is notable because·he is a formet" IRS
5369Speqial_ Agent ·who has determined . ( in_ .his own .. mind at least) that
5370the ,u·.s.- Tax: Code is unconstitutional,- and_ there!'ore_ he_ ·resigne_d
5371h~s positi]n a: a·::ral.Agent fOr: the federal government.
5372Since then ._ _____. .._. __ has been_, featured ·on_ various ·right_-wing or
5373anti-governmen pu ications because of' his strong· ·views and his
5374·opposition_ to the. U.S.: Tax: coae.:
5375Allegedly',- .a woman .named! I 0Was on_ a radio
5376program one day·, and! !listened carefully: to what she had
5377to .say· •. _ Apparently·,- he was so moved by· het" statements that he
5378.began bis r~n_ ex~mination_ into the· leg~lities o( the tax: code~. I _ is said to be .a well-known_ tax_ protester and. a. vocal_
5379opponent. of_ the: Federal_ Reserve Board.-
5380- . . . _ According· td Iha~ set ,up his own · _
5381·website,-, he appears to be making a living by- railing· against: the
5382constitutionality· .of_ :f'ederal_ taxes.- ·
5383_ According· toll- sometime ago Coopet" ·had on. his
5384r~df';'Ji?rogram;some iod:r-~i~f•s deputies who ciaimed. that .the
5385_k_il_ling· of_ I _ Lback· in. the late 1970~s was par~ of_ a_
5386.federal· consp racy'.: Allegedly·,- federal marshals were killed
5387because they knew 'too .mu·ch_ about what -had happened .in this case.:
5388. _ I lalso mentioned! a conversation he_ heard on_ . .
5389Coopet"'s radio program whe~ a caller asked cooper why· he lives i~
5390s_uch_ a •barren_ area •. " Coopet"'s response was that· if he li vea_ in_ a
5391big· city·-he would. probably· be dead because_ ·he couldn~t protect:
5392himself.: · · ·
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5412FEDERAL BUREAU- 01" JNVEmGATIOI-(
5413Dato of tranaori"tion 10/12/99
5414Source, who is not in a nosition to t,stifYr ·provided
5415the following information_ on._l ________ _
5416_ The ·source advised that :t:he _ family· of Bi:1 ,oope;.,, who
5417is currently a tax_ fugitive,- is said to b~ r.-r- I on_
5418a_ r_ecent radio broadcast,- Cooper remarked_ that_ he_ sm1ssng the_
5419kids.:• Apparently,- cooper has· made a_ reference on_ his radio
5420.program_ to· .the • fact that his family· has .left his residence.:
5421--------.--1 a fugitive_.
5422·wa.",AJ,1-~i:.z.... ................ ...1,;.1;.w.i;;....._......_..l,;M, ......................... ...__...L.L.uu:::.;::a.& ....... ""'tion_. (FBI),- ·was_ captured_
5423in_ Previously·,. the source
5424h as connec ons with a man_ whos~ last
5425n who resides in_ that state-:
5426Invc,tigation on
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5432Tbi• documonc cOXltlbu oeitlier rooommendadoii, nor ooncluaioiit ofcho FBI. le II dlo propony oftbo FBI and i• Joa.nod to yciur apr;icy;
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5451The fo)low,ina inyesjigation. was 7onciucted _ by· Special.
5452Agent (SA) __ at Eagar,- Arizona on_ Novembel:'. 30 ,:
54531999::
54541.n the town of
5455Eagar·.:L~~""""I"'."'"~ ~ck~ :er c7r ratabase ~nd. d'etft"I!lined_ "that. _
5456there_ - en___ _ _ _ _by_ ~ -:,n:e Jure- of_
54571999 •: sa1. s e oes no . recall. s~eing --....,,...-.... __,,,...--,--...... .
5458visit ..,_ ___ in_ recent months. Furthermore,- she. 1.11d1.cated· she
5459has no seen_ 1. 1 . Cooper,· I I f'ol:'.· a very· long· tim_e ._
5460II did ·recall having· seenj jon_ occajion · h'T· when_
5461~ueried ~el:'.·_ data_base,: .she saw no listing: f~l:'. a._ ___ _, Ol". fol:'.
5462Bill. COOI?el:'. 1.n. he?:'. database._,
5463SA I I attempted to contact- chief Scott Garms,- the
5464Eagal:'. Police Chief·,. but he was not in_ his office._
5465SA made a brief' visitrt_o......._l _--,,...--...--___,,.-...JI the.
5466butl lhad no new·
54671.n orma 1.on_ concern ng
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5474The following· investigation_ was conducted_ ,by s·pecia1_
5475Agent_ (SA) I I at_ ·:Lakeside, Arizona: on May· 30,
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5477SAJ lrecei ved a phone_ call from I l- · a_
5478criminal_ ·Investigatoi:: with_ .the_ ·tnternal_ ·Revenue_ Se:t"vice_ (l~S) •:
5479SAi lacivised: that he_ checked_ the- Internet website_ of ·aill
5480cooper ·earlie:t" that: morning,- and he_ found• a •hit" for· a daily·
5481update·,- dated May li_ through May· 25.: ·tn_ this update,- Cooper
5482wrote_ that: he: had gotten_ his television_ station· oi) the ail:··,- ·and
5483.he: is _ broadcasting:' under· t,e_ na:me_ of_- ~~o~nd Valle:r1 ,tr·e.1evision
5484_15.::" _ Ac<:or~in9 ·to I _ ·coope:t"'s website address· is::
5485HTTV :. \ \ w 1.111.amcoo1>er. com._
5486Afte:t" receiving· this· information from SA I I_ SA_ I I called ,Sc~tt_ ~a::t"ms, the _ I>olic~_ Chief o( tlle_ town of·
5487Eagar,- ,Arizona.: Chief_ .Garms advised ·that very· few· people_ in_
5488-Round_ ·valley receive_ television_ transmissions by· ·antenna:._
5489·tnstead,- ·most_ of the:, local residents utilize_ cable_ television_ ·o:t"·
5490satellite ·reception_ services.- chief Ga:t"ms indicated he_ would
5491·attempt to locate a television_ with_ which_.he_ .coul_d .receive_ a:
5492signctl broadcast Jocally· to conf i:t.:m it coope:t"'s :tntern_et
5493statement_ is accurate•: · - ·
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5499.------___,_T...,q~ fo_llowi11g investi9ation_ ·wa$ conducted .. by· SA I
5500Ion 6/8/2000( ~-~ _____ ____,
5501_ . . Scott Garms,- the police_ chief. ot_ the. town_ of Eagar,-
5502. advised_, that about a_ week ago there_ was an_ .incident_ on_ ·the.
5503l)illtop in Eaga~ ·where the_ fugitive Bill_ Coope~ 'lives._ At night_
5504a loca1_-m.an_ drove up the hill',-. and_ he: was accompanied _ by· ·a woman.:
5505Anothe~ man,- presumably· Bill Cooper,- drove_ ovex· and ordered_ the
5506".intrude~• to _get off the_, hill -and 'his ·property·.: Bill', Coope~·
5507could not_ ·be_ positively· identified because. :he_ was hidden_: :by· the_
5508headlig:hts:. of_ ·his .vehicle._ ·
5509'Later, the_ "intruder•,- whose_ 11am.e_ 'Garms_ doesn't: recall
5510-off han~,-, ·filed· a ._complaint_ w:ith_ the Eaga~ Police_ Department.:
5511The_ man_ was plainly· told of cooper's fugitive situation and the
5512fact that. -the .tow_n· was unlikely· to deal_ ,with_ coope~ ·until_ federal_
5513, agents. got_ around_ to apprehending him. fo~· more_ serious offenses.:
5514Ga~ms saio_ ·he_ would_ forward a_ copy' of ,.the_ . incident_ :report_ to the.
5515·ta~eside_ ·RA.. · ·
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5519.__ ____ ..... J·at 'Lakeside,- Arizona :on.:~/30/2000:· ,..__ __ _.
5520· llstateci .that he, was ·upset_ •about_ ·the_ tone• o( ;the
5521;,i,ntervie~he·:felt'. ;insulted'1 when: he_ :was, ·formally ·acivised ,o(
5522.. the,·~provis'ioris, of.' the federal' harboring. statute.: I lcienied_.
5523harpoiing··cooper 'in· any.·-~way·,, ,anci he s·aia:,.he «had: not:- witQhe1d_
5524·.useful· in'formation·- from .federal_ agents.:
5525II. ~tated 'that _he:·wou1d caiJ SA_ I I if :h~- ,
5526·contacte~ex:: ·again in the 1 .future._ }!e said_'..he~ :was--~o ·1onger
5527willing· to 'talk :to,·any · . - - - -1 government:· ·~bout_ .-Bill
5528-Coopex:: ·unless_ .i,t· is.-SA" said ,he •;was- offended ,by·
5529'Deputy· US .Marshal,___.,......_.,...... ..... -: uring ·th·e intex::view.- ltwi,lJ_
5530·0~1y· talk: to ot_her: e eral •agents 1t'theil:·· ,agencies~•a f·ormal·
5531·request: .:t~rough __ senio~· '.DPs:·. manag~1!1e~t ,:· .and ';then_· DP$··_ orders I I
5532to •1>articipate_ ,in_ such,"an_ interview.:
5533_ !reiterat;ed.:·_a._·point __ hei_ mad_e :~n the_ pre~~ous
5534;·int;_erview·, ·that: -i~, he~,1said he_ would_.·b~: willing to' rhe~p .the, _
5535·;_ed~_ral _ 9overnmep~- _w~th: the_. coop~_:t:' s_ituati'~m_.i(_:s_c,meol}e'~·-l·~f-e :is
5536.in_. <3:anger .-, I pbel1eves, :Cooper may be develop~ng ·~su~_cidal_
5537·tendencies.- ·other ·than_- .. interveni~g.:i11 a_ .life :th~ea~ening·
5538situation,! tsaid:.he. would .·rather ·~ot_ be cinvc>lved with_ the.
5539governments ·case_ at_ all •.
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5555~he fol l awf na·, i nve~f igation. ':las_ co11:~ucted: by ·_special·
5556~Agent: (SA) IL,. _______ __._ on Lakeside,-. :Arizona,,on June. 29 ,-,
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5559a evious, night which_
5560.,.lil.ll.&W....a.lJ;;;..l,.l.u..ii;;a.u..,__.1..w1....,_....L.J:'.'.:::::::=.---a-.- , . ;a: ;u·. s·.: Deputy· }iarshal ,- D__P _S..,..·""".s". _e_r_.geant and.' L I
5561L-----.------,--.----,-.---,-.~~---=--:-:--'·sai · that .. h_e.th.ad ·nothing to, hide
5562concerning,,his. ·relat_ionshfp ·:with., Bill .cooper·,. who has been_ a_\
5563.federal ~fugitive. since _.July,: 1998'.J I ~aid' ·t:l)a:· 'he was .
5564'.}?a:rticular1y· -~l?set. with th¢ tone ~taken_, bY,·~ ... --=-. --tand_ .~e. -wa_s·
5565:~ngry ab~~t. the ·way·J ~ad_: said. that ;l)e_. was ·em arrassed. to be.-
5566in sam~ room asL.I ___ _.!
5567I I stated' that in. the .!'utU:re he; would_: not. make. :any.
5568stat7_ments' to .federal ag~nts ·concernil}<f-Be:r· op.7r· ;u11les~· he. i~~s
5569talking·, to ,SA __ ___,............,,.....alone. Qtherwise, ,said:'that· he would
5570·only t:alk: ,to. i-:, e eral_ agents it the~ .. _made a- f:orma~.
5571;request: .fro ______ through. the regular chain :of. command.- ·Then, if
5572':hi~ ·ag~ncy· ·required· ;him to :t~P<,: ,fl:e. would speak to·. whichever·
5573.federal_ agent . .'agreed UI>on. · by :his de}?artme~t .. ,
5574. . . D_Ut"ing this conversation-A lconf ir:medi ~gain _ ,t~at. 1he
5575;ha_$ :had•~ fe~t .. f~ce.-to~fa_ce ·vi~i~s··with .. Bill. yo:per· .. hnt· be ·s: id·
5576tha~ it had nothing .to do with his-duties asL T I
5577· He. also acknowl~dg~d .having·· had ·previous. telep one. co11versations
5578·with. B'il1. 'COOI>er.-. . .
5579. .During the. cou·r·se: of ·,this conve_~sati~I1J lmade it
5580cleat"· that: :he felt. :insulted_ when. -he: was .. fot"mally.· advised ·of_
5581J?t"OVisions. of ·the. 1federa1 harboring ·statute•. . .
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5594[he following investigation was conducted by Special
5595Agent_ (S"-)._ __________ __.lat Lakeside, Arizona_ .on_ Jult 13,-
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5597_ _ sAI ... ___ J ):eceived a telephone cali ·from I I_ I _ I ~ho is_ presently a I .... I the_ off ice_ of_
5598I
5599co,iubrl ·Sherif~. in_ Apache_ county·._ Dur1ng _th_is conversation,, _
5600. . acknowledged_ that: rece:r;it1y· he paid a visit_ to the _home of
5601Bill Cooper,_ who is a tax_ protester arid teder·a1 fu itive_ residing
5602• • - · • L---.--------1 a troop et·
5603sol_d on_ the. -
5604~:r::-=--':"Z'---=-==:-:!"':C~~~~:-:e=-=r"!"'-.--r-----~e~x~p--a1.ii~""".w..._ . "t.u.g.t L-------' is. a_
5605.___.,,.....,,.....,.. _ ____,,--.....,... _ - __ ..,... ,and_ it wasL-__ ____.be ie _ a cooper:
5606could_ be an infiOentiaJ v0i9e in the community to persuade ' -
5607citizens! ____ J -
5608_ _ -"-lthoughr 1 had misg'iviilg·s about:! I idea,
5609ultimately he decicled that_ ·a good_ word from cooper: and his_
5610supporter~ was better than a thousand neqative words_ from cooper,
5611who hosts_ ·a _ r-adio prog:ram in Eagar .-1 .... !explained that a
5612number· o( people_ in_ the commun_ity· ar·e quite supportive~ of cooper,
5613-an_a there_ are a few· schooi teachers who listen:, to him r·egular:iy-
5614·and, are q~ite l)ersuaded by his x-hetoric._ ·
5615In_ any event, I I accompanied b:21 I pa~<:} a
5616visit_ :for:· a couple_ o(. hours ·~t c<?o1>ex- • s .home.-[ I noted ·that_
5617Coope_x- has. a_ l.arge,. violent_-looking dog named Crushex-· at_ th_e_
5618r_esidence-: In · per•s .residence,- ·-the house_ looks: quite
5619c·1u:ttered,- and described the_ house as_ being· more or less
5620like a "cow· .trai '•. .__ _ ......,.said_ that there were_ boxes_ an_d_ radio
5621~~u_i1>m71)t ~tac~ed _up, 1. appear·s that_ co<?peI'. ef fecti veiy• _
5622~
56231yes ;: I _ __ bi_: k1_:c h_:n , SAL I :me_yst i;moll))eldJ_' ·rtehsalt?_o ncdoe_do_p eIt'h.' sa t
5624. _e_ cou . un_ ers a11 why·._
5625During th_e_ course of his conversation_ with Cooper·,
5626I I was_ asked it:. he_ is:. a "patI'.iot •-"I I appreciating th_e_
5627nuances_ of the_ word "patr:iot, 11 asked Coopet: to defin_e_ his term •.
5628Coo1>er: realiy• didn'_t_ do so, but nevertheless! )provided a_
5629response_ to Coopet:'S: question.: He. said· th_at lf by .the_ word_
5630"patriot,'' coopex: meant: mel)_ running· around with_ ·camouf_l_age
5631cioth_es,- then_ the sheriff •s ca11_didate did not_ col)sider: himself a
5632patriot.: :If_ ·the_ ·tex-m "patriot"- referred to people_ wh~ believed
5633in and U:(?~eld the constitution, then I lccmsi.der·ed himself a_
5634true_ 1>atr1.ot._
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5646Latel".1 I learned .that_ Coopel:' I:iad .made. ·reference to I ;v:· si: an: Co:p:·: :;ye I I a lukewal"..m endorse_ment. in.
5647h1sf+ I Apparently,- Coopel". made. a
5648statemen _ohe. e fee _a _ !is_ not ·a "true I?atl".iot •. "
5649o, ooper s, ouse an noc e on e · oor.-
5650had no id-ea. of' Bill. Cooper's status .as a ·federal
5651...f. . ..u. ... g ---r-1t .,.._ -r~-,.,. e...- .--.-)--e!CooI?el".' s _r~ce:et~on_ ofl Ia t_ his h(?USe. \ia·s_
5652hostile.: Coopel".· ·told hel". that: she. had_ ·to leave, ·and_ .when. she
5653asked_ .him who he was,- he. gave his name. as_ "Bill_ cooper.n· It.
5654wasn_' t __ until_ lat~?.". ·thatJ !learned_ ·about Bill_ CooI?er-' s_
5655situation_ with_ ·the. law._
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5662FEDERAL BUREAU OF iNVESTIGATION:
5663Precedence:_ RO'lJTINE: Date:: 6S/oS/26Qij '
5664To :: ·I>hoeniX Attn:: Sb.I I
5665LaRe~ide~ Resident: Agency·
5666F·rom:: CIRG
5667NCAyt;
5668Con tact::- s·sA.' -------------------'
5669ApI?roved ~1:.f'-1
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5671Case ID
5672Title::
5673....,,, ________ .... _meQ
5674(:£>-ending) ) <t11
5675tHANGEI?
5676MILTON_ WlLL'IA?{ COOPER,-
5677AKA -BTTX. COOPER- --= .FUGITIVE·r l I-: FUGI_'I'IVE·~-
5678~oT·-o'I'·
5679ARMED AND DANGEROUS
5680·synoI?sis ::_ I>hoeniX: Division_ ·r·eqttested_ :-t1t~VQ ·a:s·sist~a:nce~ on_
5681ca:I?tcioned_ matter·.: ·
5682Preyious Title f 'I'itle_ marked. 11Changea_11 to: 'reflect; t·he· .
5683recla:s·si:fJcation_.~f' this_ -inves_tigatton~ (roni ·a:~_ bQT:-·o.t -~~tter- tei
5684one. in:vol ving a:_ .fugit; ve_ imres_tigation_ for other= f.ederal_
5685·a:genci_e_~-= 'I'it1e: pre_vious1y· ca:rt'.ied as: 11 }1i1ton~ ·wi'.lliani .cooper:, .
5686.·a ka:_ -Bill_ Cooper=·-: ·Fugit·ivelL...-_______ ___.·-: ·tugitiye;- AO'I'-DT.:
5687' - - ~ - '
5688~~~i~i: a~~~sa~~Ar Centf:I' fol' thet,:~~le~~~ ofVioi:nt ¢:ime f
5689:now the SSRA_ Lfo~- t ·e Eugene,- or·egon _ Resident: ·Agency,- rave ea_ to:
5690Phoenix,- Ar;iz·ona:_ ·and_ Eaga:r-,- Ariz·ona~ on~ captioned matter·.: _ The:
5691"I>tima:ry· ··purpos·~~-·o;_ thi_S: ·t·rfp ·was: __ t◊ Eiurvef the> a:_ · · · · · · · · ·
5692·where~ Coo ex:· and_ his: ·famil --··re·s_ide:.: (Coo ·er= ·a:nd_
5693____ ,. _ g r· urvey ,- a_ mee ng was_ . e __ l. . _
5694following· I?eople~ to discus·s'. c·a:I?tioned_ case~::
5695.,.__ ____ ........ ....,/ClD/t>hoeniX:
5696RS/CID/I'hoeniX:
5697FBl/PhoeniX:
5698r-----""'l--...J FBI/Phoenix:
5699L...------' USMS/ I>ho·enix_
5700,Prio~= to:·
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5715To:- Phoenix Fron ClRG
5716Re:- 1.... _ _____I, 08/08/2000
5717ARMED AND DANGEROUS
5718,__ _____ ___.I USAO/Phoenix
5719.---------.-The following bac_kgroun_d infox::mation on Coope:t:: and
5720____ ____.I were dis·cussed at th_is time:-
5721Both Cooper a:n~ I were indicted on 06/10/1998, _
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5727in A:t::"iz·ona for- inc·ome t·ax evasion, and bench wax::rants were issu_ed
5728fO:I' them on 07 ;0·1/1998. cooper: _is well known _among members of _
5729th_e nati_on' s mi_litia groups, an_d he has st·ated that he wi:11_ l'.Ci_l_l
5730·any fed_e_ral agent·s who ·atte:mpt: to apprehend hi_m.- toope_r ·nas al_s·o
5731~faid that he would· rat:h_er: have his fami_l::l die tnan be subjected
5732to "f ed_e_ral tyranny" . Fol_lowing th_e indict·ment·s, coop~I' .is·o1_at·ed
5733himsel_f and his 1amily in t_heir· resid_e_n_ce whicb is located at the
5734en~ of. a ~org :oad "atop ·a blu(t over~ooK~n:g_ Eag_ar_. 'I'he lJ:~l!~fe,
5735which is in_ I name, -i_s _ situated so tbat anyone b6
5736=attem!)t"i_ng tox.-"ive up the ro·a_d would be easi_ly s·een by Cooper·. b7c
5737The Phoeni_x FBl had been_ c·oordin::ating with both th_e
57380. s. Mar·shals Se::t:'vic·e (OSMS) as wel_l as tb.e lnt·e_rn::al ~_e_ve:nue
5739Servi_ce (X:~s) ,in thei_r in:vest~igations of coop_e_r. -'I'he os:M·s i_s
5740responsible fol:'- the apprehension of Cooper ari._d the t·ax: __
5741investig·ati_on was being c·ondu:cted by the_ :r:~s. 'I'he But·e·au' s role
5742at the "time of this meeting was t·o provide_ a t·actical -r·esponse
5743plan should Cooper resist ·arr·est an_d __ r·esol:'t to violen_ce. FBI
5744c·as·e agent s~ I !was als:o a I):t::"i_ma:ry sourc:e, ~f b6
5745intel_lig·_e_nc·e for all the agen:cies ·sin·c·e neither· the USMS o:_r· t_h_e b7c ·r~s ha_d agents as·si9ned _i_n th:at: rural are:a of east·exn Ar~i_zo:na.
5746Acc·o:_rdi_ng to investigator~s, Cooper does not interact_ _
5747with_ member·s_ of h_i_s community, ··and it :i_s anticipated th:ere would
5748be minimal c·ommunity s·uppO:rt for him s_hould bis atrest r·esul_t in
5749a st·and-of_f. - -
5750-The:r·e wer·e reports of_ s·ever·al -i_nci_d_e_nts_ i_n wbicb Coopet:
5751either· threatened or ·as·s·aulted someone. "In ooe_ ·ioci_dent, Cooper
5752threat_e_n_ed a fox::mer black polic·e chief ·and appe·ar·ed to be_
5753shielding hi_ms·el_f from t_he -off:i_cer: usi_ng I b6
5754Report·s of friends ·an_d acquaint=aoc·es· iodi_cate that C_oope_r had b7c I !on ·p:ti◊t occas·sions. (Subsequent -
5755i ·vesti ation conducted o· hoenix indicates that..-"-.;.._---------.
5756Coope_r: had been des·c_I"ibed by those_ wbo knew hi_m and
5757interacted with hi_m as being par·aooid; b_aving =a se_nse of
5758grandiosit·y, h;Y!)ersensitive_ to t:"eal or perceived cx.-"itici_sm;-
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5761posse·s·sing ·a_ sense. or: entitlement;· and_ a_ .:belief ·system_ susceptible:
5762to: conspiracy· theories·= . .
5763_ _ _ _ Coopex::= i$._ :believed_ to: p:qs·ses·s:_ :a. ·variety· -~t we·apcm~:
5764ir?,cluding a_ so calibex::= snipex::=,:rifle,-. ·and_ a:_ 45: calibe·x::: pist·o1.: :He~
5765als0, owns~ a_ ~ottwei.lex::= guard_ .dog-: , · ·
5766~ln:_ order= to: determine tbe i ,font i tY a·ua · n1)mber= of
5767tri- CorSne-r.-S· -resid-Ance J
5768_ _ As. the~ .inves_tigation:_ continues,: che: impox::t·ance~ of~
5769·obtaining· addi_tion:al det·ailed_ ·and_ ctirrent: information:_ Yegarding
5770s=_oop~r·,- _h_isJ I the_ix::= lifestyle·, habits,- .
5771family·, friends·,- etc.-,- was: emphasi ze·d -:
5772At. this: time,- no: __ further=_ req:uest: fox::: ·as·sist·a:nce~ has_
5773·:been:·made~ of the: ·~cAVC,- and_ no: ·worK ·remains_ outst"anding.: This:
5774le·ad_ is: considered_•c·ove·red.:
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5781· (0 I/Z6/1998) . ·1· ' .
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5783, F,EDERAL.BUREAU· OF INVESTIGATION.
5784·Precedence:· ROUTINE.
5785To f .Phoenix
5786:Date:.· ··10/02/1998
5787:Attn:
5788~ I
5789From: ·Phoenix·
5790Squad''l_3Z• Lakes.id~· BA
5791, ·contact:· ... I-----:--------'
5792'Approved ,By_:
5793:Draf·ted• By:·
5794·(Penciing)..
5795·Title:· :MILTON··.WILLIAI{. COOPER, :aka;
5796BiJj · Cooner- FUJI,T_IVE;
5797,I _ FUGITIV~;.
5798AOT~D'r.
5799ARMED·. AND DANGEROUS 1
5800.syno~sis: To,·r~quest ·technfc~·l ;a~sistance·,from Squad. 20.:
5801Details:, Oh_ 9/28/98•1a_ ·meeting~ was·,held at ~he .. us Attorney~s:
5802Office :in 'Phoenix concerning .the .. fugitiv~ .. ~status. of Bi-ll'1 Coop.eI"·
5803··and>.! I 'Both. '_nave ibeen<iriaicte<:}'. by: '.IRS-.¢ri. federal.
5804tax:. evasion~ charges.: · .. Cooper. :has ,vowed .. to ··s~_oot· .any ·federal
5805,agents who .attempt .to, arre·st him •.
5806. Attending .this. meeting were high.' level. ·representatives.
5807of' the_,,us··Marshals ···serv_ice, '·IRS,:-. ~US,"Att~rney's ,Office,· and;'ASAC·
5808~ay·,churay· ·of· the• Phoenfx·. Division.·- :P_articipants •were updateg: on;
5809the.,st~ttis · of_:, Blll' .cooper,·· who .. appears -.to .have.· come. o~_t: into· town;
5810·recently·l .an: eve~t. -not<anticipated .this. ,soon ·in.,his self-_impo_sed
5811exile· at ;,his hilltoi?·,home -~n .. the. town of: :Eagar •.
5812During .the_:):neeting· ,;it was determj.ned_,•.that· more.
5813iiltelligenc_~ was· .n~~ded' :on· coopeI"~s .. ·acti vi ~ies ,-1 ~\lt the .time. ·:was
5814.not ,_yet ,right ·tor- -deploying· -a:team. to,,con:duct ,surveil·lance.·_or .,to·
5815,arre·st~;him~·· .:Instead~- 'it ·was determinecLthat. ·.the ::phoenix Division
5816<WO\lld.'.eX~mine: th~.: feasibillty of ·using·· technica"i-· ·means , .. to .
5817· :monitor CooP,eI"~s: ~ct:ivities._.. ·
5818. :An~o~her •inter-.agency:.pla~ning ·ineetin~f··.will. ·held· 'in .. -the·
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5829future .a_fte~ ~more intelligence 'on. Cocoyer's ·activities_ \has,:b~en
5830:•t:ered and'.·assessed·.- on.~9/29/98" SA_ l·c_ontacted: SA• , b 6 I 1-.in ,·Lakeside~ .. and ,s~h~dul~d a.,·site· survey·"to•:be. cfonducted, b7c
5831·1n.,~ agar on. October· 6 ,and 7·.:·
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58330 crbe fol Jowina· ·fnves;ig_at~on ~_as con~ucted: by· Special_
5834Agent_ (SA) __ at Lakeside, Ari~ona ,on_ October -12,.
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5836. _ SAJ I ~alledl ! ·a_ Deputy' ~-· · · rsha1_
5837w:ho works ii\ ,P}:loeni~-;- Ariz~na.: :sA•I !called' to,
5838determine ·if '.the ·u~ s •. Marshals service: (USMS) .inten s to take_
5839-proactive_ .measur·es, to. apprehenc1··Bill~ co1ner: :a· ·fugitive now
5840·residing in_ .the_ .town .iri _ Eagar:,, ·l\,rizona.· trepliecf that. he_.
5841·c· ·: . ittea a 'proposal. _for· :surve111ing·,-cooper .-_s residenc~,- but
5842boss·:had ·told him that_ ,his. ·agen:cy. woulci- 'not_ car_ry· ,out_ .any
5843op~ra ions_ ,against ·Bill_ ,Cooper until' ·after· the n~w· ca1endat· year·
5844·beg:ins ~:, .------. .
5845_ . -During--~his ·phone conver_s~tion,-! !c~nfirmed_ th~t._
5846Bi'll ·Caa4el.".'s I !had visited him a ·few ·months ago,- _a1_1d: the.
5847!had. sa_id_, that;•a woman wa~ planning.·to .move~ in_,with :Bi~l:
5848•Cooper.: ___ ·Apparently·,- .thi_s. woman_ is· Coope~•s .present girlfriend._
5849supposedly·;. · cooper,..and: the_. woman . spent: ·:a .~eekei:id·, at: the_ .Thunder·
5850:·Horse :~anch,: which_ ,lies·-j'ust_ outside_ 'Of ,Lak'eside.:
5851· sA! lremin_deci1!,-,,, _ ____,,.,,,..~h~~: -a visi_t: · had_ been_ :I?aia
5852by SA I lto·.the· -Thunder· Horse_'Ranch_, a couple of years .ago,-
5853,and I ] ~the_ ran 1 .. • • d · have advised · the. tFBf .of· ·
5854cooper's_ pr·e·sence_· .there.: recomniendea· .·agah1st · tai:cing· any;
5855·actfon. _against . .....,. __ ___,,.......""'T"---1. e Thunder j19rs_e_; Ranch, .becaus~ any·
5856contact· now· wou , s1mp y . et cooper k11:or- ·t~at ··he w'as_, still being·
5857watche~•.and :~onitored; :R:e1uctant1y·,_-sA !agreed_ ,with. this
5858lJne ,_of_ ,_reas_oning al though. ·he would_ hav~_. liked to :_h_ave_ • "gott~n. ,in_
5859the .. facen ,of I !-of_ the.· Thundex:· ·aorse_ 1 Ranch.-
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5868FEDERAL_:BUREAU. OF INVESTIGATION
5869Date of ttu,scription . 10 / 12 / 2 0 0 0
5870source,- who ·is not __ !n, a position_ ,~· testify-,.
5871·following· information_ to S1>ec1.al_ Agent_ (SA) _
5872·advised that!
5873nroviclej the.
5874'-radio .talk show· host ... -~-.w....~ . ~a.Ji&.olr..L..--31<.1'-'.lil<......w.-~=:......Jo~..ld...~=~-~~
5875warrant .in_ Arizona.
5876The s·o11rce ad.vised that the I lnsec;i to re~!de_ ·at_.!
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5878they· resided .at: ·that address for: about_ I... _____ _
5879The Source_ believes that_ the_( !probably· became_
5880eatnest_· lis~eners of'. ·Bill -Cooper •s ·rad1,"""o--s. h.._. o_w_· ..b.. -e. .f.., ...o_r_e · deciding to
5881·move_ out_ ·to L I · ·
5882______-. T... -f.i. e.. . ......s... . o.. .. u.. .·.r _c.......,e_,. a.. l_,,s_.o... .....p.. ._..r. .o. .. v .·... .1. •.. d. ...- . e. .d .... .......,.a._.copy· o( a .letter:· w;r:i tten_ · to
5883II lconcerni :cf ) etters to the !
5884This.· letter:· :is not_ ·related_ to. Bill_ Cool)er .:
5885lo.vestigatiQQ (>ft 09/28/2000 -t':at __ :Lakeside, Arizona:
5886F:ile ~ &..;:p,c:...62617 •Datedictated' 09/28/2000
5887>,, SA I )dkm .
5888.Tbi.s ~ eo;otaiils neither re"coi:nmendations oor CQtl.¢1-osions ~t the FBl. It is' the propmy of the FBi an.d is ~UJ.ed to ywr agency.
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5905(Rev. lo.-01-(999) • • FEDERAL BUREAU OF .INVESTIGATION
5906Preced·ence: .ROOtINE: ~Date:: 01/2.9/2001
5907:To:: Phoenix .Attn:: .... I _,......,.... _ ____.
5908Rotox: 13;·
5909.From:: ·Phoenb(
5910Squad ·13;F1a,..rs...,ta .... ff .... ·R ...... A...._ _______ _
5911Contact:: SA ... L _,..... ________ ____,
5912Approved By:· '/l-J _____ ___.
5913I\
5914Drafted By:: 1....._ __ ____.IJ:djh.
5915Cafe ID #:: 62E:-I>X·626.17 (Pending)
5916Ti tie:· MILTON WILLIAM COO~ER, a.ka.,
5917.Bill Cooper•FUGITlVEl . . . . I _FUGIJIVE;
5918AOt·DT;
5919ARMED AND DANGEROUS
5920s·ynopsis:: Jleq~est fox: cliang_~ of title and x:eas•sig_nment ofcase~·
5921Administrative:_ ~Pex: convex:s:ation between SSM.,,,,"'=""=----......... -----'land SAi I ~ this matter is_ being_ re::-classified as an AOt•DT matter~ ----
5922D~tans·:: Spe~fal Agent (SA)I ~ransferred 'o . . . ·esident Agency·
5923(RA) to the Provo RA'.in December of 2000. Recently, S of the Flags_taff
5924,RA was notified that he was being·re_•assigned to th~ Lakes-1 ..... e___,.....,... ___ __, ·esti~ Terrorism
5925(DT) mattex:s:. ·
5926~Due to th~ nature of the abov~ captiqned matterand· du~ to the fact that Milton:.
5927William Cooper ~as s~ated that h~ will kill any.federal offic~rs. who attempt to arrest him (o(
5928Income. Tax.Ev~~10U: 1t is recommended that this matter b~ r~~1Iistated as .... L _ ____.!xnatter and
5929reassigned to SA!_ I
5930ARMED .iWD D.iWGERous:
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5945~ (Rcv. lO--Ol·l999) - • • FEDERAL BU-REAU OF INVESTIGATION
5946Datel 05/08/2001 Precedence:· -~PU'I'_INE
5947To:: ij9uston
59480hoenix_
5949Attnl ... I _______ ....,
5950Squad CT-2
5951From:_ _Da11as
5952Tyler· M_
5953Contact: Sb
5954Lakeside RA_
5955...._ _______________ ....J
5956Ap:£?roved By:_ I
5957:=======------I
5958-Dr·a f-ted By:_ I I A :-j ah_
5959Case_ IP # :J I (Pending):""0 D _
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5961Title::
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5964ARMED AND DANGEROUS
5965Synopsis: ~tnt-ormation c·once~ning· pos·sible_ threat·s: ·ag_ainst:
5966... I __________ ___.I a:nd_ Mi_lton_ Wil_l_i_a:m CooI?er._
5967Reference:: ... I _____ ....,lse_rial_ 9,
5968Enclosure (s):: :En:clqsed_ -_!or.· ~h_oenix_ _is: one c·opy· of :referenc·ea
5969Houston_ EC t◊ ·oallas, dated 4/1_s/2oo·i ·a:nd a copy of: th_e_
5970enc_losures: included with t_he: EC._ - -
5971Detai~s =' For· information, of- Houston_ :a:nd Phoenix, Durln9 Ap~:il
59722 0_0_1, I.__ ----------_ ..... lvoluntad l y appeared at lMh Oi1'"" Office of the FBI and furnished -informatiori-concernin on a
5973-~~iatf~; t~!:~!s}?_fai~I;
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5975~o~a:: ~!~t:~:dr;i_ {h;a}B:i:μ;n~r_f ;ie:s
5976not knowr- to ~ource_ foi;· any local_ aμ~ho~1.t1.es ._ .Both_ I and 1oya) ·a))tbo~ities: have_ been advised of: t_h:e: pos·sible_
5977t_hr:eat-s a9·ainst_ I ... ____ ____.J
5978be_e_n_ init:i·:~~~/g;o~~:t~~~l_~;- 3~~i~-!:"~o~-c-~~:~}~;f oarv Inm'ti rv y·as
5979-!~~~:~-!~~;,ii~~~n~~~:;e-~a~~~~-f cruent· to r·ecei7t_'I'~~a!-_ --~~i~~i~e~~~ of-
5980Pu~lic:. Safety _ (D_P~) .a:1;d _ the: HE~n~er·son_ count~;f:f 's_ Off_ice_ in_
5981obtain1.n9 backsrounq_ -1nformat1.on_ conce~ning L__J1.n ef_fo~t to
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5993..._..,,..,,.,,..,,...,,,.-_----.. ......... .......,.,...s a:_ 1ocked_ gate: at: -the .entran_ce: t·◊ bis property with_
5994· · · - . -· · · - --· - . - · - - 'M,!,o"""'-lr,i~~.w.i.u..-~i.liL..,ha:ve_
5995believ
5996g· ·th_e_
5997imatel
5998'Th¢y· a:re: ~.......,~.liii.l,,d......,,M~~ ........ ~....,..:.:i......i.u.....__ __ ~
5999--e-_-u_s_a-'na_ has_ been:.,__ ______________ ___. Lqcal_
6000·authorities have: atte.mpte tQ serve_ ·papes·. .. n lng this
60019ustocfy· -~uit __ a:na h~ve: ri.ot: b_een: allowed-~ I?roiierty·.: 'I'_be_
6002'husband. has_ been:_ thre_at~ned. with_ a:_ gun:. by ◊ sta:y· away· from
6003the: I?t"OI?erty·.: · · · -· ·
6004_
60050subi;ct qf.g 9;:: in_t"ormation:: o_f: _HOU:St?n:,I I. is_ Ph?enb;( c·ase· __ 62CE.~~x.-_6261_7 and' --1nformat1on_ -~on_cet.'nlng:, I ... .,_ Jean:_ be: obt•ained_ frqm FOIMS ,· I !is_ .·a:_ fusitive_
6006s1m1 a1::: .1n:_ circumstances: t-◊ I._ ______- JI
6007ARMED, AND DANGEROUS_
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6015- . ';-. ,, ~•._,_ "-"""'• r,._-.•~ • . .. ·•· :FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION_
6016·Precedence:· PRIORITY- ,Date: ·o~/l.8/2001'.
6017,To:_. Dallas
6018'Houston
6019,Attn:· SSA ........ ---.--------~2
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6024?qER.· -squad •. P;llas,
6025A!__ ~: .CT-2
6026Houston
6027. .Texa~ C.itr_-..iR.· ., ., ..A.. .,. _________ _
6028·Con_tact:. _
6029Prom::
6030:Approved :,l~y:: I... ________ ___.
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6034oo£DL
6035~yu~psis ;· ·Infor;itation_ .from Houstpn_ cw·· regarding .. identification_.
6036of _possible source·. , .
6037Enclosure (s) i_ E-mail_ ~essag:es rece]:ved from·L,.1 _____ ~
6038·Details: .on_ -,f/18/2001, ·J:eliable~-Houston_ sou:rce l.._.. _ _. ....,..._-,--_....,..I
6039provided_'t:he attached two ·E-rnail_ ·messages· to ·.Houston' ,(Texas City,
6040.R.A.) ag_ent· ..
6041~maii messa e•was sent by
6042own to ·Houston.: The
6043Acco 1.ng·, o
6044much_ more, .voca . t an:'it :£s1 activeL.._--a-n.......,·,-1.""'t,....""",s--e-a---e--r-s--p-_ --s....J~ore.
6045ccmcerned ·with_:being :_the_ ,dominant:. ·.force":i_n .. t.he_ militia_ movement_
6046than_ ·int actuall.,y;· conducting· anti-government. activities.-
6047thei~- ·1ocal_ militia_ county
6048..c.- -:o--:o=-r-:--d;-i;""'.n".'."'"a:"".t::-o".'."'"r:-:-~s--:" "'o_r_, _c_o_roma--n"""'d..,1.,....n_g_o _. ......c _e_r...J_ , nearest. .t hem• • _
6049I ob~io,us. in;erence_ ·ils~~~:e:~r: a:••·•,v;,r· this, sfmJ1ld be ,done
6050percei veq ·.informant . rel_at1.9nsW:,1> ~-
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6068~onfusi na· • ,tt was pQsted t(? .the.. .__ __________ _.
6069•~-,------------'!but appear4-·J...L.l ........ =--..:a....L.LlLL.lll:.a&.i..u..1.~ iwho u ·· · ·
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6104FD-302 (Rev. I 0--6-95) • ..
6105FEDERAL- BUREAU OF' INV&STIGATION·
6106Date ohr~riptiot'I O $/ 21 L 2001
6107s·ourc·e, whQ ·is,:not in ·a. I?osition to testi:fy, ·I?:tovided· -the: . ~
6108followin~ inf"ormat.ion:. "-
6109stated. tha~ he i~ willing
6110t.m e. nt~ of: Efoon - · : - _- .
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6112L---------------------
6113Investigation ~ ___._ 0 _ 4 _.) 2 _ 6 _./_o_ 1 ____a i 'Pinetop.;·t.akesiffe, Az·
6114file_ #IL. --;::::;::::====~~==6=2=:8=.:tp~x_:.·_6~2-_6;;;.i7 __-._- ... 1....3. _. ------ Date dicu,tcd, _o_ s_ . ./. 6 4_ . L.... .6 .... a.i ____
6115~~ _S_A...,J_· --,,....-----•~--·; ____________ ~----
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6124This" doo.ltrtcnt contains neither rct0mme~tioris" ri¢t ~li:siot'ls oftbc FBI. It is the pt()pcrty of~ FBhnd is J<ianed t() your ag_e~y; {'-:t. I' i
6125· · diitri~tcd o_utsi4c_ your agc0¢y, . - _ (,~E.-?X, (/2.l(\ 7-f\?, 0£" ;", l~ :_
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6128• •
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6130lhe following inveytigation was conducted by Special
6131Agent (SA) __________ ~_at Eagar, Arizona on August 3, 2001: b6
6132SA! !contacted Chief B. Scott Grams
6133(Det.) ~1-=..._ __ ___,,!of the Eagar Police Department
6134requested a meeting with SA! I concerning Bill
6135and Detective
6136(APD) who had
6137Cooper.
6138Recently a local Eagar doctor and his family had driven
6139up a mountainside in order to over look the Eagar valley and
6140spend some time together. Shortly after arriving on the
6141mountainside, Bill Cooper approached the doctor and threatened
6142him that if he didn't depart, Cooper would kill him. Some words
6143were exchanged and the doctor, with his family, departed.
6144Cooper followed the doctor down the mountainside and
6145back to the doctor's residence, where he once again confronted
6146the doctor. The doctor informed Cooper that he would call the
6147police if Cooper did not leave. At this time, Cooper walked back
6148to his truck and retrieved a pistol, returned to the doctor and
6149pointed it at the head of the doctor telling him if he ever came
6150back, Cooper would kill him. Cooper then departed the area.
6151It is believed by Chief Garms and Det! !that
6152Cooper, at times, places himself in a position where he does not
6153have a firearm in his possession, though close at hand in his
6154vehicle, and is vulnerable to arrest.
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6161Agent (SA)Tbe toJJowina investigation was conductf~r~;o;~e~~al
6162August 8 and 9, 2001:
6163Sergeant (Sgt.) I I of the Springerville Office 0 Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) contacted SA
6164and stated that on Friday through Saturday, August 3-4,
6165, the DPS Special Operations Unit (SOU) had been called out
6166to assist the Snowflake-Taylor Police Departrent (rTPD) during a
6167barricade situation in! !Arizona. Sgt.~ ___ __,_stated that
6168after negotiations broke down, the SOU fired between 80-100
6169rounds of CS gas into the residence ofl I
6170Ultimately~ I exited the residence and was taken into
6171custody.
6172Prior to! lexitinMhe residence, located at I I I Arizona, fired several rounds from
6173......,_i_n_s~i~d~e_t_h_e __ r_e_s_i~d-e_n_c_e ___ U___.pon exiting, 1 was discovered thatj I
6174had been ioduring the firing of the cs gas into the
6175residence. had been struck ~n the qand by one of the
6176rounds. DP u 1mately transporte9 jdown to Phoenix, Arizona
6177for treatment.
6178Accor.ding to Sgt .! I has been seen by Sgt .
6179!lat the residence of B~i~l~l_C_o_o_p_e_r_,.i-n~Eagar, Arizona. Sgt.
6180t===]lives near Cooper and is able to see who enters and ·exits
6181Cooper's property.
6182An Arizona driver's license was run onl
6183provided the following identifiable information: ___ _
6184I
6185Name:
6186Date of Birth:
6187Sex:
6188Race:
6189Height:
6190\ Weight:
6191\
6192Hair:
6193Eyes:
6194'\· Social Security:
6195Driver's License:
6196\Address: --
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6207An NCIC Criminal History was run on~l __ ~Fhich
6208revealed numerous weapons offenses and escape.
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6214FD-302 (Rev. 10-6-95) •
6215- 1 -
6216FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
6217Date of transcription 05/17/2001
6218Source, who is not in a position to testify, provided the
6219following information:
6220Source advised that information indicates that de,.....v<fi~s
62211 nt workin under Sher· fi~;ian b6
6222Source advised,..... ....... --1:ll.......i....._ __ ....i'-~:........1:=.i.._....i......l.lia.----!...~mes
6223________ ____,who are involved...,_ ______________ ~
6224a militia radio talk
6225a federal tax warrant in
6226Source advised that it is not
6227It
6228is the belief of the Source that
6229Bi ooper cou e pie ed
6230up without incident. Source advised that Bill Cooper continues to
6231use illegal short wave radio to pass on his militia philosophy.
6232This talk show is recorded and sent to other militia affiliated
6233radio stations throughout the United States.
6234Investigation on ~0~5~/_0~8~/~2~0~0=1 _ ~ Alpine, Arizona
6235File ~L---:::======dt:::::6:::2::::E::::;:-~P~Xt-::::6::c.=.2..:::6..:::1=--7'-------- Date dictated 05/14/2001
6236by __SA ___.!,l===. ......- ---
623714
6238-'-~-c_l-=-p ____________________ _
6239This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency;
6240it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
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6252FD-350 {Rev. 5-8-81) •
6253r--------,-, ---~{M:.::o::u::,:nt:..-:Clipping in Spac~ Below)
6254. Mc Veigh __ listened
6255:to militia-inspired
6256· Arizona broadcaster
6257By Mark Shaffer
6258The Arizona Republic
6259Tom Mccombs, chief deputy"
6260marshal for the district of Arizona;'
6261diq not return· phone' calls regardt 1
6262EAGAR ~ He li:ves in the only ing Cooper. : 1
6263house atop· a high mesa with a Cooper noted on his Website that~
6264bird's-eye view of scenic Round· he sent most of his family out of th&
6265l1
6266, Valley. · country in 1999 for "security rea-=:
6267' Better to broadcast that way ap,d sons" and that "they are now safe;
6268'look out for agents of the federal from NaziJack~Booted Thugs." ...
6269f .government, say friends of William In more recent entries on his":
6270j Coo;eer, whose apocalyptic;-iiiilitia- Web site, Cooper says that he was!
62711 insp:tred shortwave radio programs not able to attend his mother's fu~~
6272, attracted TiJ:p,othy McVeigh as a neral ·because of a threat from the•
6273regular listener in the months. be- "Nazi Gestapo" and that federal!
6274fore the Oklahoma City bombing. agents had attempted to coerce his!
6275When· McVeigh needed written daughter into helping with his ap-·
6276inspiration, he repeatedly read Wil- prehension.
62771 liam Pierce's The Turner Diaries. "I am prepared artd ready for
6278, However, McVeigh is said to have them. I will resist this tyranny even
6279turned his shortwave dial to Coo- unto death," Cooper_posted on his
6280: per's invective for verbal inspira- Web site.
62811 tion. James Nichols, brother of Udall said the only way the situa~
6282• Oklaqoma bombing co-defendant tion can be handled peacefull'S\ is if '
6283, Terry Nichols, testified about Coo- federal agents will answer Cooper's
6284per's broadcasts in 1996 during a questions about the government's
62851
6286pretrial hearing in Oklahoma City. right to collect taxes.
6287, Mcveigh even paid a personal "Someone is going to die if they 1
6288, visit to Cooper, who at the time was go up there with force because Bill
6289I living and broadcasting 30 miles up carries a handgun on himself at all
6290! thP.hii;hwavinSt.J.ohns,acoypJ\;lof -times," Udall said.
6291wo:,•sa:,1oq:,.101sa:>10A·MMM 0:1, o~ .10
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6296{Indicate page, name of
6297newspaper, city and state.) •
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6301r~~
6302Title: 111c tJ.e 11t I rsrer1r>cl f-o
6303th jf; fr~ - ; n s fl c" r'" -ed. A(' t '"2011-=-
6304character: p ('O~cl. S -{-'-e r
6305or
6306Classification:
63071 Submitting Office: _ _____ __,
6308Indexing: (j
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6310FBJ/DOJ
6311· (Rev. 08.-28-2000)
6312~ • • FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION·
6313Precedence: DEADLINE
6314To: Counterterrorism
6315Phoenix
6316Albany
6317Albuquerque
6318Anchorage
6319Atlanta
6320Baltimore
6321Birmingham
6322Boston
6323Buffalo
6324Charlotte
6325Chicago
6326Cincinnati
6327Cleveland
6328Columbia
6329Dallas
6330Denver
6331Detroit
6332El Paso
6333Honolulu
6334Houston
6335Indianapolis
6336J~ckson
6337Jacksonville
6338Kansas City
6339Knoxville
6340Las Vegas
6341Little Rock
6342Los Angeles
6343Louisville
6344Memphis
6345Miami
6346Milwaukee
6347Minneapolis
6348Mobile
6349Newark
6350New Haven
6351New Orleans
6352New York
6353Norfoj_,k
6354Oklahoma City
6355Omah,a
6356Philadelphia
6357Pittsburgh
6358Portland
6359Richmond
636011/16/2001
6361Attn:
6362Date: 11/07/2001
6363SSAI
6364SSA
6365DT SSA
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6368DT SSA
6369DT SSA
6370DT SSA
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6381DT SSA
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6384DT SSA
6385PT SSA
6386DT SSA
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6406DT SSA
6407DT SSA
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6417Re: I _ 11/07/2001
6418Sacramento
6419Saint Louis
6420Salt Lake City
6421San Antonio
6422San Diego
6423San Francisco
6424San Juan
6425Seattle
6426Springfield
6427Tampa
6428Washington Field Office
6429From: Phoenix ~:~~c~;,· ~~rao-J.akes~
6430Approved By: I {7
6431Drafted By: I ldjh
6432Case ID #: I l.....-9Pending)
6433Title:
6434(Pending) -9« 62E-PX-62617
6435CHANGED
6436aka
6437AOT-DT-FIREARMS;
6438.CHANGED
6439MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, aka
6440DT SSA
6441DT SSA
6442DT SSA
6443DT SSA
6444DT SSA
6445DT SSA
6446DT SSA
6447DT SSA
6448DT SSA
6449DT SSA
6450DT SSA
6451Bill Cooper-FUGITIVE (DECEASED); I ~FUGITIVE; . .
6452FUGITIVE INVESTIGATIONS
6453FOR OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES;
6454VCMO-FU;
6455ARMED AND DANGEROUS
6456•
64574
6458Synopsis: Leads set to interview Domestic Terrorism sources
6459regarding threats.
6460. .
6461Previous Titl·e: Title marked 11 Changed11 to [eflect removal of WCC
6462frol caution TitJe prey]ously carried as_ ~
6463aka L... __________ ----1_AOT-DT-WCC-FIREARMS;."
6464· Title marked "changed" to reflect Milton William
6465Cooper as deceased. Title previoulJy carried as "MILTON WILLIAM
6466COOPER, aka Bill Cooper-FUGITIVE; ~FUGITIVE;
6467FUG"ITIVE INVESTIGATIONS FOR_ OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES; VCMO-FU;-."
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6479,;. To: Counterterror. From: Phoenix • Re: I ~ 11;01;2001
6480Preliminary Inquiry Instituted: 06/28/2001, set to expire
648109/25/2001;· extension granted 10/11/2001, set to expire
648212/24/2001.
6483Details: Milton William "Bill" Cooper is a Right Wing "patriot,"
6484who was nationally known in the Militia movement for hi.s
6485controversial broadcasts by means of short wave radio. Cooper
6486also maintained a web site wherein he espoused his antigovernment
6487rhetoric and threatened to kill any law enforcement
6488officer(s) who attempted to arrest him.
6489In 1998 was charged by the Internal Revenue Service for
6490failure to pay taxes and an attempt to serve him with a summons
6491resulted in his refusal to accept the summons and his ordering a
6492Deputy United States (U.S.) Marshal off his properey.
6493Subsequently, a federal warrant was issued for the arrest of
6494Cooper.
6495To date, no attempt to arrest Cooper has been made by
6496the U.S. Government for two reasons. First, Cooper had threatened
6497to have a shoot out with anyone attempting to arrest him and he
6498had the means to do so. In addition, Cooper's house sat on a hill
6499top with a 360 degree view of anyone approaching his residence,
6500and second, Coop~r had imprisoned himself at his residence where
6501he would not come off the mountainside. The FBI and U.S.
6502Marshal's Service did not wish to cause another Ruby Ridge type
6503of situation and therefore, Cooper's activities were simply
6504monitored pending his departure from his residence and a safe way
6505to effect an arrest.
6506On numerous occasions·, individuals would drive up to a
6507cul-de-sac near Cooper's residence where they would watch the sun
6508set. On each occasion, Cooper would drive down to them and
6509threaten to ximatel two
6510drove uJr'-...i...i."'---l ......... -.......i....._-~~e_-~s~a~c.:......t~o~
6511-='l:'-:::~==-::-""".c,:::-~e---=s~u~n=-s=er-.---,,~o~o~p~e=r,.......,,a~pdproached and
6512them off the mountainside .
6513.-------A.....,.,lj).parently some words were exchanged and I I with·
6514"-:--~--...,........,,........,...~Jdeparted and drove home. Cooper followed! !to
6515his reside·nce and approached him iljl his pafking lot where an .
6516argumenf ensued with Cooper pokingL.__ ___ --!in the chest with his·
6517finger._ !grabbed -Cooper's finger and bent it back,
6518ordering Cooper off his property or he would call the police.
6519Cooper retreated to his pickup truck and retriev.:c: :erojautomatic
6520pistol which he cocked and pointed at I: jtelling
6521him that if he ever saw him again, Cooper would ii im. This
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6529Re:
6530Counterterror. From:
65311 1 1110112001
6532Phoenix
6533incident was reported to the Eagar Police Department and a
6534warrant was issued for the ~rrest of Cooper for aggravated
6535assault.
6536On November 5, 2001, The Apache County Sheriff's Office
6537(ACSO) attempted.to arrest Cooper via a rouse. Utilizing a pickup
6538truck with a Lieutenant and female deputy inside and fo.ur ACSO
6539SWAT team members in the bed, parked near Cooper's cul-de-sac. An
6540ACSO SWAT van was parked at the base of the hill as backup.
6541Approximately ten-minutes after setting up, Cooper came out of
6542his residence and drove down to the pickup truck where a verbal
6543confrontation ensued, with Cooper ordering them off the hillside.
6544At this point, the four SWAT Team members identified themselves.
6545Cooper drove away from the scene back to his residence,
6546followed on foot by at least two of thr SWAT Te:m ,embers from
6547the bed of the truck. One ACSO Deputy,._-.-....... ........ _ ____. arrived at
6548Cooper's residence just as Cooper was exiting his truck. Cooper
6549fired several rounds from a .357 revolver, striking Deputy
6550Marinas twice in the head. At this· point, the second Deputy
6551arrived and fired nine rounds from his servic•e .45, striking
6552Cooper numerous times and killing him.
6553after the shooting, I I the
6554arrived at the residence ofl I
6555._ ___ ____. nd threatened him that as he was the cause of Cooper
6556being killed, several militia units from California and possibly
6557other places, would be sending individuals who would kill him and
6558law enforcement agencies invol · 'ncident. Accordin
6559I lis currently on state probation for providing a
6560false "International Driving-Permit" to a~ :rizan~ Department of
6561Public Safety (DPS) Officer. In addition,L ~ _!has previously
6562been convicted in California of felony se ling an furnis~inq
6563Marijuana and Hashish.·Therefore, based on both of these, l
6564is currently a prohibited possessor. ._ ___ ~
6565This inform~tion ~als not known to the· Arizona DPS when
6566Officer I !pulledl _. over several times and discovered a
6567pistol on the front seat of !vehicle. In addition,
6568l
6569·annrox;fmately a month ago, an Assistant Scout Master for the
6570~----~.son, saw two rifles in the trunk of! fehicle
6571along with what appeared to be a couple of cases of ammunition.
6572Auatber reliable source has provided information that
65734
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6587To; Counterterror. From: Phoenix
6588): Re : I ~ 11 / 0 7 / 2 O O 1
6589According to all involved,llis very upset over the
6590death of Cooper and though Cooper ha~nated himself from the
6591mainstream militia movement, Cooper may have other individuals
6592who are listeners and/or foliowers who also believe a shoot out
6593with law enforcement is necessary. It is unknown as to whether or
6594not the! !have contact with any of these individuals· but it b6
6595is a concern in light of what has happened. b7c
6596..
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6603...
6604. To:
6605Re:
6606Phoenix • b7E
6607LEAD (s) :
6608Set Lead 1:
6609ALL RECEIVING OFFICES
6610Contact Domestic Terrorism sources to determine if they
6611have any information concerning plans to travel to Arizona for
6612support or to attend the funeral of William Cooper. In addition,
6613determine whether they have any information concerning
6614retaliation for the shooting of CoopP[ P]earA note the deadline
6615for response due to the expiration of _____ ~_Preliminary Inquiry. b6
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6617ARMED AND DANGEROUS
6618...
6619♦♦
66206
6621(Rev. 08-28-2600) • • FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
6622Precedence: DEADLINE 11/16/2001 Date: 11/15/2001
6623To: Attn: Iosl I DTOU,
6624Attn:
6625R07m 77147
6626SA_ I
6627Squad 13, Pinetop-Lakeside RA
6628From: Milwaukee
6629Squad 5/MRA
6630Contact: SAi lkhm
6631Approved By: I lwt~
6632Drafted
6633Case ID
6634Title:
6635By: !II:khm
6636#: (Pending) - 11
663762E-PX-62617 (Pending) -~~
6638I aka
6639AOT-DT-FIREARMS;
6640MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, aka
6641Bill Cooper - FUrITIVE (DECEASED); I FUGITIVE;
6642FUGITIVE INVESTIGATIONS FOR
6643OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES;
6644VCMO - FU;
6645ARMED AND DANGEROUS
6646Synopsis: No positive information developed by Milwaukee
6647Division re captioned investigation. Lead considered covered.
6648Reference: lserial 9
6649Details: For information of Phoenix, captioned subjects are
6650unknown to Domestic Terrorism sources in the Milwaukee Division.
6651Milwaukee considers this lead covered.
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6658Cau:tert-erro'm From: Milwaukee
66591 1111s12001
6660LEAD {s) :
6661Set Lead 1:
6662COUNTERTERRORISM
6663AT WASHINGTON, DC
6664Read and clear.
6665Set Lead 2:
6666PHOENIX
6667AT PINETOP, AZ
6668Read and clear.
6669ARMED AND DANGEROUS
6670♦♦
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6673(Rev. 08-28-2000) • • FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
6674Precedence: DEADLINE
6675To: -/4.oenix
6676From: Kansas City
667711/16/2001
6678Attn:
6679Date: 11/15/2001
6680/ Squad 12 (~<-- Contact, SA...._ ___________ ____.
6681~LS\ Approved By: .-,;1::::::::::1---1DV:½pb
6682Drafted By: I ~
6683Case ID #: I ....._ ____ __,I (Pending)--) 2..,
6684Title:
668562E-PX-62617 (Pending) _ f oO
6686~i:::NG_E::: ~'AKA
6687A - FIREARMS
6688CHANGED;
6689MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, AKA
6690I FUGITIVE;
6691Bi:l Coooer - JITIVE (DECEASED);
6692FU ITIVE INVES ATIONS FOR OTHER
6693FEDERAL AGENCIES;
6694VCMO - FU
6695ARMED AND DANGEROUS
6696Synopsis: No positive information obtained.
6697Details: Reference Phoenix EC to Counterterrorism, dated
669811/07/2001.
6699The Kansas City Division has no information to indicate
6700travel plans to Arizona for support of or to attend the funeral
6701of William Cooper. There is no known retaliation for the
6702shooting of Cooper.
6703Due to deadline of 11/16/2001, Kansas City was unable
6704to query all domestic terrorism sources. Kansas City will check
6705remaining sources and if positive information obtained, Phoenix
6706will be immediately notified.
6707This lead is considered covered at Kansas City.
6708ARMED AND DANGEROUS
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6713Re: ~l _____ ____.l(Pending) 62E-PX-62617 • (Pending), 11/15/2001 b7E
6714♦♦
67152
6716,:
6717(Rev. 10-01-1999) • • FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
6718Precedence: DEADLINE 11/16/2001 Date: 11/16/2001
6719To: Phoenix Attn: SAi,___ _____ ____,
6720From: Little Rock
6721Squad 5
6722Contact: SA
6723Approved By:
6724Drafted
6725Case ID
6726Title:
6727By: ,__ ______ ____,I E:jes
6728# :];..2-E-PX-62617
6729I (Pending)
6730(Pending)
6731aka
6732AOT-DT-FIREARMS
6733MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, aka
6734Bell Cooper-FUGITIVE (DECEASED);
6735I WUGITIVE;
6736FUGITIVE INVESTIGATIONS
6737FOR OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES;
6738VCMO-FU
6739Synopsis: To report contact with source.
6740Details: On 11/14/2001, a Little-Rock confidential informant
6741(hereinafter sourer' wbo bas been acti VA j D tbe "oatr iot and
6742militia" movement ._ ______________________ ___,_ was
6743contacted regarding captioned matter.
6744The source advised that he she had discussed the Coo er
6745incident wit
6746Source surmise at
6747Cooper's problem with the Government was personal in nature and
6748that his views were not representative of the overall militia
6749movement.
6750Source did not believe that the militia movement would
6751support any further activity, I I I I Source had no information re travel
6752to Arizona.
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6765Re: -I------~ 11/16/2001
6766LEAD(s):
6767Set Lead 1: (Adm)
6768PHOENIX
6769AT PHOENIX, ARIZONA
6770•
6771Read and clear. No paper copies to follow.
6772♦♦ R
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6776" •
6777{Mount Clipping in Space Below)
6778----~. ----
6779\
67801
6781. Officers kill 1
6782militia voice;.
6783· deputy shot
6784Broadcaster was wanted man
6785By Mark Shaffer
6786The Arizona Republic
6787EAGAR --:- One of the country's niost influential
6788militia radio broadcasters was killed early
6789Tuesday in a hail of gunfire when law officers
6790tried to arrest him on a warrant accusing him of
6791aggravated assault.
6792. WHliam Milton Cooper, 58, whose apocalyp',
6793tic, constitutionalist shortwave radio programs
6794, were a major influence on Oklahoma City bomb-
679511: er Timothy McVeigh, was shot to death after : Cooper shot and critically wounded an Apache 1
67961 ·County sheriff's deputy who had tried to arrest
6797: ·him, offic;ers said.
6798, The officer, Robert Marinez, 40, was listed in
6799critical condition at ·st Joseph's Hospital and
6800, Medical Center in Phoenix.
6801:
68021
6803Apache County Sheriff Brian Hounshell said
68041
6805Marinez, a former Marine and Persian Gulf War
68061 veteran, was shot twice in the .head by what was
6807'
68081
6809believed to be :;i. .45-caliber pistol. The. officer
6810was expected to survive, Hounshell said, after
68111
6812undergoing two hours of surgery Tuesday
68131
6814morning. MarJnez's skull was fractured, and .,
6815surgeons removed bone fragments from near
68161 his brain, the sheriff said. , , I
6817See MILITIA Page A2 ]
6818r
6819{Indicate page, name of
6820newspaper, city and state.)
6821/!-Al Zo./411?/ tf5/U~L./C...
6822P/1oen/';("1 4 "2::oate:
6823II/?=-//JI
6824Edition:
6825. /At1e11i x1 F, ha-I
6826Title: C¥f:; c-? r 5 /(, 'I/ /Pl;/,;+, 9
6827Uoke..- i dt",P'w -r-c; sh"+
6828Character:
6829or
6830Classification:
6831Submitting Office:
6832FBI/DOJ
6833-------------------------------------------- -- -- ------- • •
6834MILITIA Broadcaster is killed
6835From Page Al
6836· Cooper had been indicted on
6837federal charges of 'failing to
6838pay taxes from 1992 to 1994
68391 and became a fugitive after
6840· failing to appear for a U.S. Dis.
6841trict G!ourt hearing in Phoenix
6842three years ago.
6843Scott Garms, Eagar's police
6844· chief, said he had urged fed.
6845eral law officers to stay away
6846; from Cooper's two-story compound,
6847high on a mesa overlooking
6848Round Valley, because
6849militia group members do not
6850recognize the legitimacy of
6851federal law officers.
6852"We certainly didn't want to
6853make him a martyr," Garms
6854said.
6855The police chief said the effort
6856to arrest Cooper became a
6857· local law enforcement matter
6858in July after Cooper ordered a
6859local man to leave land that
6860Cooper did not own atop the
6861mesa and then followed the
6862man about two miles to his
6863home~ Cooper then ptilled a gun
6864and pointed it at the man's face,
6865Garms said. That resulted in a
68661 warrant for Cooper's• arrest.
6867S(;)venteen officers were in-
6868. volved in the operation, which
68691 started· at 11:40 p.m. Monday,
6870: Garms and Hounshell said.
6871; · Garms said a group of
6872; undercover officers in a
68731 pickup truck pretended to be
6874"people just acting normal up
68751
6876there at night" in a ruse to draw
6877· Cooper out of his house to ad.
6878joining property 200 yards
68791
6880away. But Cooper surprised
6881i the officers ~y driving, not
6882------a-----
6883fatal gunfight
6884Militia leader William Milton Cooper
6885died in gunfight that,left an Apache
6886County sheriff's deputy wounded. . . -
688710 miles i
6888=-\
688910km '
6890Mark Waters/
6891The Arizona Republic
6892walking, to them, and he never
6893left the vehicle during a verbal
6894altercation.
6895During that confrontation, a
6896second undercover police vehicle
6897drove to Cooper's property
6898line and blocked the road,
6899Garms said. But on the way
6900back to his house, Cooper
6901drove off the side of the road
6902and tried to run over sheriff's
6903Sgt.,Steve Brown, who dived
6904out of the way, Hounshell said.
6905Cooper then park(;)d his vehicle
6906in front of his hoμse, and
6907Marinez followed him toward
6908his front door while admonishing
6909him to surrender, Hounshell
6910said. Near the door, Coo-
6911per turned and fired an undetermined
6912number of rounds at
6913Marinez, who was wearing a
6914bulletproof vest but no helmet,
6915Hounshell said, adding that offic(;)
6916rs had not seen Cooper's
6917handgun before he fired it.
6918At that point, another sheriff's
6919deputy who had been ~t
6920the side of Cooper's honie, approached
6921Cooper and opened
6922fire. Hounshell said he did not
6923know where or how many
6924times Cooper was struck, saying
6925a state Department of Public
6926Safety shooting-review
6927team had been dispatched to
6928the site. Hounshell declined to
6929identify the officer.
6930Cooper had said numerous
6931times on his radio show, Hour
6932of the Time, and postec:J on his
6933Web site, that he had been under
6934siege by ''Nazi jackbooted
6935thugs/' He also had ·solicited
6936donations for what he said was
6937his fight against the U.S. government,
6938which he said was responsible
6939for the 199S bombing
6940of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal
6941Building in Oklahoma
6942City.
6943"He had vowed that he
6944would not be taken alive," said
6945Tom Mccombs, a spokesman
6946for the U.S. Marshal's Service
6947in Phoenix.
6948Garms said Cooper's rad,io
6949show had been off the air for
6950about a month because of a
6951shortage of money. But in one
6952of his last programs, Garms
6953said, Cooper had accused the
6954federal government . of the
6955Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the
6956World 'frade Center in New
6957York City .
6958Glenn Jacobs, a Round Valley
6959newspaper publisher and
6960friend of Cooper, said he didn't
6961think the police operation was
6962unjustified.
6963"I think Bill just went nuts.
6964He :was loo~g for martyrdom
6965anyway and swore he would
6966never surrender," Jacobs said;
6967"They had him dead to rights
6968on the aggravated assault."
6969Jacobs also said that if the
6970sheriff;s deputies had allowed 1
6971Cooper to enter his house, i
6972"they would. h1:1ve had a bloodbath
6973on their hands."
6974"He kep't an AK-47 just inside
6975his front door by a magazine
6976rack," Jacobs said.
6977A spokesman for a group
6978that tracks militias said the
6979shooting wasn't surprising given
6980Cooper's history. In addition
6981to his show, he was known
6982within the militia movement
6983for an influential book called
6984Behold a Pale Hors~, in which
6985he wrote about global elites
6986and conspiracies.
6987"For more than ::M years, he i
6988had been holed up in his house
6989in Eagar, threatening to kill police
6990officers and federal
6991agents," saidMark:Potokofthe ·
6992Soutp.ern Poverty Law Center .. 1 "He was talked about as a guy
6993who talked crazy and made a ·
6994lot of threats. The reality is ·
6995that people like him· are fre- .
6996quently exceedingly 9anger- I
6997ous."
6998James Nichols, brother of
6999Oklahoma bombing co-defeQdant
7000Terry Nichols, said during
7001a 1996 court proceeding that
7002McVeigh had been a regular
7003listener of (::ooper's programs
7004in the months leading up to the
7005Murrah bombing.
7006(Rev. 10-01-1999) • • FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
7007Precedence: DEADLINE 11/16/2001 Date: 12/03/2001
7008To: Phoenix Attn: ~~letDP-Irakeside RA
7009From: Portland
7010Squad 9
7011Contact: SA
7012Approved By: ---~
7013Drafted By: ______ ls:csc
7014Case ID #: I I (Pending) -
70151
7016~%_ ._6.,...2,_E--~----..,.._-6.,...2,....6..,...1_7............ (Pending) .,,.,. UJ.='::'
7017Title: __________ __.I aka
7018AOT-DT-FIREARMS;
7019MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, aka
7020Bill Cooper-FUGjTIVE (DECEASED); I FUGITIVE;
7021FUGITIVE INVESTIGATIONS
7022FOR OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES;
7023VCMO-FU;
7024Synopsis: To report results of investigation at Portland. Lead
7025covered.
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703062E-PX-62617 Serial 98
7031Details: Investigation at Portland consisted of writer
7032contacting several local, state and federal agencies, to include
7033those within the FBI in Portland who work Domestic Terrorism
7034matters. Those who were contacted had no positive information to
7035report. Results of this investigation were negative.
7036Portland considers this lead covered.
7037♦♦
70380
7039• • FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
7040Precedence: ROUTINE
7041To: Phoenix
7042From: Phoenix
7043Date: 11/29/2001
7044Squad 13, Pinetoo-I,akesi de RA
7045Contact: SA _I _______________ ___.
7046Approved By:
7047Drafted By:
7048Case ID#: 62E-PX-62617 (Pending)
7049Title: MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, aka
7050Bill Cooper-FUGITIVE (DECEASED);
7051FUGITIVE INVESTIGATIONS
7052FOR OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES;
7053VCMO-FUG;
7054Synopsis: Closure of c~~e due to the death of Milton William
7055Cooper.
7056Details: On Tuesday, November 6, 2001, at approximately 12:15
7057a.m., Milton William Cooper was killed in a shootout with Apache
7058County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) Deputies at his residence located
7059in Eagar, Arizona.
7060In 1998, a federal warrant was issued for the arrest of
7061Cooper charging him with Income Tax Evasion. As this warrant was
7062a misdemeanor and due to Cooper's repeated threats of violence
7063and the belief that Cooper's residence had been converted to a
7064fortress, Federal Agents chose not to pursue an arrest of Cooper
7065at his residence.
7066Cooper self-imposed himself to house arrest for several
7067years. However, on numerous occasions, Cooper would approach
7068individuals who had driven up the hillside where his residence
7069was located and threaten them if they did not depart. Cooper
7070appeared to become more and more unstable and on at least two
7071separate occasions, Cooper threatened individuals with a firearm,
7072including a local doctor whom Cooper followed off the hillside
7073and approached in the doctor's driveway.
7074Based upon these incidents, an arrest warrant was
7075obtained by the Eagar Police Department. On numerous occasions,
7076Federal Agents recommended against attempting to arrest Cooper at
7077his residence. However, on the evening of Monday, November 5,
7078b6
7079~~
7080To:
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7082Phoenix Fro~ Phoenix
708362E-PX-62617, 11/29/2001 •
70842001, a plan was set into motion by members of the Apache County
7085to arrest Cooper near his residence utilizing a ruse.
7086After the death of Cooper, there was a concern about
7087retaliation from other individuals, in particularly during
7088Cooper's funeral. However, the only individual who was making
7089loud noises concerning Cooper's death is currentl] on State
7090probation. This individual,! was contacted
7091by his Probation Officer and informed that if he associated with
7092any individuals who had a felony record or was wanted, or if he
7093created problems, his probation would be revoked and he would be
7094taken into custody.
7095A Command Post was set up at the ACSO Round Valley Substation
7096starting the day prior to Cooper's funeral and extending
7097into the day after the funeral. No incidents were reported by any
7098law enforcement agency and the Command Post was disassembled.
7099Based upon the death of Cooper, it is requested that
7100this case be closed at this time.
7101♦♦
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7105FD-302 (Rev. 10-6-95) • •
7106- 1 -
7107FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
7108Date of transcription 11/14/2001
7109Source, who is not in a position to testify, provided the
7110following information:
7111On November 06, 2001, Source was telephonically cont~cted
7112by sAr land questioned regarding the Apache County
7113Sheriff 1 s office attempted arrest and subsequent gunfight resulting
7114in the death of Bill Cooper and an Apache County Sheriff's Officer
7115being wounded. Source advised that Bill Cooper in the past year
7116had "gone crazy". Source advised that Cooper's illegal radio
7117program had gotten more and more radical in the last few months.
7118The local militia and patriot movement of the White Mountain area
7119has stated that Bill Cooper brought these problems on himself.
7120Source advised that the militia/patriot movement is not interested
7121in~I_ ______________. .....!.
7122Source advised that
7123Source advised that
7124Source advised that
7125.....;;.;..;..;..;..=;;;;..;;..;;;........aa.aa.=-aa......-recent y,
7126Source ..a.... ...,...v-1.. ..s _.ed
7127....l<a~t..i....i..w.w... ..... ..-....i..~~r ·
7128e a
7129Investigation on _...;;l_l_./"""0"---"-6.,_/=2....;;.0....;;.0--=1=--at Lakeside, Arizona
7130by SA
7131btains money from
7132Source
7133ould be dan erous if
7134used to
7135This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency;
7136it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
7137&2E- PX-&2(()11-/05
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7148,__ _____ ___.t 62E-PX-62617
7149Continuation ofFD-302 of , On 11 / 0 6 / 2 0 01 , Page 2 ---------------------- ----
7150advised that L...--~,------1 izes t e._ ___ ...,,... __. people in place, to s~
7151.....,......,. _ ......,,""'-"''"""""..._....._........, influence people to ,...._._ ......................................... _ ....... ~wants doneL_J
7152Source advised that runs his
7153organization like the mafia. The acts his
7154"muscle 11
7155• source advised i;hat the people of ..... ---,----=,--.....,. ... are
7156tired of I J however, due to his control of the
7157county, he is expected to continue to remain! I
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7164(Rev. 08-28-2000) • • FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.
7165Precedence: ROUTINE
7166To~
7167Date: 12/04/2001
7168Attn: Squad 13,
7169~~f eton-I,akesi de FA
7170From: Atlanta
7171Squad 18/Joi~t Terrorism Task Force
7172Contact: SAi .__ ______________ __.
7173Approved ~I=============~--
7174Drafted By:FI ~ ·
7175Case ID #:I (Pending)'w
717662E-PX-62617 (Pending),.., \Oil
7177Title: .__ _________ ____.I aka
7178AOT-DT-FIREARMS;
7179MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, aka
7180Bi]] Cooner FTTr.!TTIVE (DECEASED); I ]=FUGITIVE;
7181FUGITIVE INVESTIGATIONS
7182FOR OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES;
7183VCMO-FU;
7184ARMED AND DANGEROUS
7185Synopsis: Lead covered to interview domestic terrorism source.
7186Details: In an electronic communication dated 11/07/01, Phoenix
7187set a lead to interview sources for information regarding travel
7188to William Cooper's funeral. An Atlanta source with contacts
7189among right-wing extremists was asked if he/she had any
7190information suggesting that Georgia-based people would attend.
7191The source had said there had been no discussions of the issue in
7192among those in his/her contact.
7193Lead covered.
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7197.,,;.: . ,,,;, • To: Pboeuix From_ Atlanta
7198Re: ~I--------'~ 12/04/2001
7199LEAD (s):
7200Set Lead 1: (Adm)
7201PHOENIX
7202AT PHOENIX, ARIZONA
7203Read and clear.
7204ARMED AND DANGEROUS
7205♦♦
72062
7207• b7E
7208•
7209Guadalupe Gonzalez
7210Special Agent in Charge
7211Federal Bureau of Investigation
7212201 East Indianola, Suite 400
7213Phoenix, AZ 85012
7214U.S. Departmen.ustice
7215United States Attorney
7216District of Arizona
72174000.U.S. Courthouse
7218230 North First Avenue
7219Phoenix, Arizona 85025
7220March 30, 1999
7221Re: Milton William Coope~._ ______ __,
7222Dear SAC Gonzalez:
7223(602) 514-7500
7224FAX: (602) 514-7693
7225The above-named individuals are both presently fugitives for failing to appear in federal court
7226pursuant to an indictment charging them both with tax evasion. Arrest warrants have been issued for
7227both.
7228Enclosed is a letter from James B. Collie, Chief of the Criminal Investigation Division for the
7229Internal Revenue Service describing Cooper's backfrround and his stated intentions to forcefully resist
7230any government efforts to arrest himl n connection with these· charges. In light of his
7231clearly stated intentions and his apparent ability to carry those out, we are making every effort to
7232proceed cautiously in attempting to effect the arrest of Cooper andl I To accomplish that
7233goal, we have been meeting informally to plan the best way to proceed.
7234Please consider this letter my formal request for your agency to join our office, the IRS and
7235the U.S. Marshal's in a formal task force to safely accomplish this objective.· Please feel free to call
7236me or my Criminal Chief, Tom Hannis, if you have any questions concerning this matter. Thank you
7237for your anticipated coopera on.
7238JJR:TPH:vmm
7239pc: James B. Collie
7240Sincerely yours,
7241•. .s,.C\~ ....
7242JOS de JESUS RI~
7243Unit d States Attorney
7244District of Arizona
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7253•
7254James B. Collie
7255Chief, Criminal Investigation Division
7256Internal Revenue Service
7257210 East Earll Drive
7258Phoenix, AZ 85012
7259Re: Cooper~.__ ___ ....,
7260Dear Mr. Collie:
7261U.S. Departmen.ustice
7262United States Attorney
7263District of Arizona
72644000 U.S. Courthouse
7265230 North First Avenue
7266Phoenix.Arizona 85025
7267March 30, 1999
7268(602) 514-7500
7269FAX: (602) 514-7693
7270I am writing in response to your letter describing the formation of an informal task force
7271composed of representatives of this office, your office, the FBI, and the U.S. Marshal's Service for
7272the purpose of sharing intelligence concerning the above-named individuals and formulating a plan
7273for their safe arrest. None of us want another incident like the ones at Waco or Ruby Ridge and we
7274appreciate your concerns. We will contact both the FBI and the U.S. Marshal's and formally request
7275them to assist in this project. Thank you for bringing this matter to my attention.
7276TPH:vmm
7277Sincerely yours,
7278JOSE de JESUS RIVERA
7279United States Attorney
7280District of Arizona
7281THOMAS P. HANNIS
7282Chief, Criminal Section
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7284b7C
7285(Rev. 08-28-2000) .'1)
7286FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
7287Precedence: ROUTINE
7288To: Phoenix
7289From: Phoenix
7290Attn: ECU
7291Squad 13, PSAiretop-Lakeside RA
7292Contact: _
7293Approved By: I.-------- I OV~l~
7294Drafted By: IJ:djh
7295Cas..Z#: 62E-PX-62617 _ (Clt~t~, Lie~~ MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, aka
7296Bill Cooper-FUGITIVE (DECEASED);
7297FUGITIVE INVESTIGATIONS FOR
7298OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES;
7299Date: 03/12/2002
7300Synopsis: Destruction of evidence.
7301Administrative: Per telephone call between SAi
7302r----a=n-d. .....A....= U-S=A-1_ _____~ 1 and telephone call between~s-/4-:_-:_-=._-:._-_-_-_-~~j-a-n~d--~
7303_l ____ __.lof the ECU on March 12, 2002.
7304Details: This case was closed after the death of Milton William
7305Cooper during a shootout with Apache County Sheriff's Deputies.
7306As Cooper is deceased and there will be no prosecution in this
7307case, Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA)I ±granted
7308permission to destroy items found in the Evidence Contro Room
7309(ECU) numbers lBl, legal documents prepared by Bill Cooper and
7310~~~v~g~~lbu Chia£ P 9cott Qarroc a£ tho Faaar Police Denartroen}
7311I 7
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7322FD-448 (Rev. 2-16-95) • •
7323PRECEDENCE
7324□ Immediate
7325_p Jriority
7326~outine
7327FBI FACSIMILE
7328COVERSHEET
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7331□ secret
7332D Confidential
7333Time Transmitted: 5~ o<_t) /J,
7334Sender's Initials: ~
7335Number of Pages: ~
7336(including coversheet) ~ensitive
7337/', Unclassified
7338To: Aa/3:uuiit J I( fl- -~~""""-.;<\,-,"""""' ... N""'am~e""'o~f O-ffi=-1c-e-r---+------------- Date: 5/;J-/?J
7339Facsimile Numb;e.:.:r=--=========..::::::=====---...__ ___ _
7340Attn: j N: . MOOU Telephone
7341From: ___,/J,,_/_;~ __ "_-----=-=-=,--------Name
7342of Office
7343Subject: ./d) LfM£1/l:/(_~ U20:?:%h<
7344J...__ _____ __J--
7345Special Handling Instructions: __________________________ _
7346Originator's Name: Telephone~._ _________ __.L
7347Originator's Facsimile Number: --1------------...J-------------Approved:
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7349Brief Description of Communication Faxed: J t~q ~ ~
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73580 SAC
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7360D Supv.
7361D Agent
7362~-Title-
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7373D Assign D Reassign
7374D Bring file □
7375□
7376Handle
7377Initial & return
7378RE:
7379D Call me □ Leads need attention
7380D Correct □ Mark for indexing
7381D Deadline ___ _ □ Open case
7382D Delinquent □ Prepare lead cards
7383D Discontinue □ Prepare tickler
7384D Expedite □ Recharge file D serial
73850 File □
7386□ Send to
7387□ Return assigrment card
7388□ Return file D serial
7389□
7390□ Return with action taken
7391□ Return with explanation
7392□ Search and return
7393□ See me
7394□ Type
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7397_____ See reverse side
7398•u.s. Government Ponting Office: 1991 - 282-066125206
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7534(Rev. 08-28-2000) • • FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
7535Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 04/25/2002
7536To: Denver Attn: Squ1'-l=a~d::........9::,__ _____ __, SA~I ______ ___,
7537From: Albany
7538Squad 5
7539Contact:
7540Approved By:
7541Drafted By:
7542Case ID#: 52C-DN-61068 (Pending)
7543Title:
7544I
7545__6_ 2_E_-P_x_-_6_2_6_17 _( c_1_osed) . I\ I
7546THEFT OF NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT FROM
7547FE WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, WYOMING;
7548TOP
7549WILLIAM COOPER;
7550ASSISTANCE TO ANOTHER AGENCY
7551Synopsis: Cover lead set at Albany.
7552Administrative: Reference telcals on Q4/24L20Q2 a~d 04/25/2002,
7553between SA~! ______ __,! and SA ~I ______ ____.J
7554Enclosure(s): Copy ofl I credit check, military housing
7555quarters termination orders, criminal history and Department of
7556Motor Vehicle (DMV) checks.
7557Details: On 04/23/2002, SA~! _ ___,! ran DMV, I I and
7558crimi:al. history checks in order to identify and locate~I ........ :-.--~ I J New York DMV and crim' checks were negative.
7559Choicepoint documents show a with a most current
7560address as .__ _________________________ ____,1
7561On 04 24 2002 !went to L____.r----------,__ 1to intervie r-_ ____.,__ ___ ~.-===--....,,..,~
7562._ _________ ____.Housing Office show.__ .......... social security
7563number ermanently departed the military quarters in
7564.__ __________ ___, duty station was· the Military Entrance
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7582Denver From:&lbany
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7584interviewed Ma'or
7585Albany considers lead covered.
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7592Re:
7593Denver From.Albany
759452C-DN-61068, 04/25/2002
7595LEAD(s):
7596Set Lead 1:
7597DENVER
7598AT CHEYENNE RA
7599Read and clear.
7600Set Lead 2:
7601PHOENIX
7602AT PHOENIX, AZ
7603Read and clear.
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8038FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
8039Precedence: ROUTINE
8040To: Phoenix
8041From: Phoenix
8042~
8043Attn:/6
804403/12/2002
8045Squad 13, Pinetop-Lakeside RA
8046Contact: SAi._ _______________ -
8047Approved By: --~
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8049Case ID#: 62E-PX-62617 (Closed)
8050Title:
8051- 1oi
8052MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, aka
8053Bill Cooper-FUGITIVE (DECEASED);
8054FUGITIVE INVESTIGATIONS FOR
8055OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES;
8056Synopsis: Destruction of evidence.
8057Administratiy:: P,r telephone call between SAi
8058and AUSA! _ _ and telephone call between SA! !and
8059I lo the ECU on March 12, 2002. ----
8060Details: This case was closed after the death of Milton William
8061Cooper during a shootout with Apache County Sheriff's Deputies.
8062As Cooper is deceased and there will be no prrsecu:io: ir this
8063case, Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) granted
8064permission to destroy items found in the Evidenceon ro Room
8065(ECU) numbe.....,.__._....,__....i...i;;....,._...._........_.......,.....,,,..........,s prepared by Bill Cooper and
8066provided b of the Ea ar Police De artment
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8078Title and Character of Case:
8079COOPER WIT,T,TAM
8080FD-192A
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8086Date Property Acquired: Source from which Property Acquired:
808705/19/1999
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8090I
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8098Date Entered
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8100UNIT6 08/05/1999
810107/09/98
810210:07:23 FD-192
8103Title and Character of Case:
8104COOPER, WILLIAM
8105Date Property Acquired: Source from which Property Acquired:
8106I !EAGAR AZ PD
810707/02/1998
8108ICMIPR0l
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8111Description of Property:
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8113LEGAL DOCUMENTS PREPARED BY BILL COOPER
8114Barcode: El235547 Location: ECR
8115Date Entered
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8143REASON:
8144CHAIN - OF - CUSTODY
8145DATE TIME
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8147-------------------·---------------------------------------------
8148RECEIVED BY:
8149REASON:
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8154RECEIVED BY:
8155REASON:
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8161Title and Character of Case:
8162COOPER WU I T7\M
8163Date Property Acquired:
816408/03/1998
8165Source from which Property Acquired:
8166ICMIPR0l
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8171Description of Property:
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8173Barcode: E1416841
8174Case Number:
8175Location: ELSUR 1
8176Owning Office: PHOENIX
8177Date Entered
8178UNIT23 08/17/1998
8179FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
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8261Inventory of Bulky Nonmdentf · ' -
8262FD•192a (l•S-89) aq Property
8263Title· and Character o ca 1 se
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8265□ Yes Grand Jury Material .. Dis. . ,- . : of Criminal Procedure .semmate Only Pursuant to Rule 6(e), Federal. Rules
8266□ Yes Property 'To Be•Forfeited'To·The u· .S G . , , • overnment
8267Descuption of Prope,rty (Be Specific)
8268.For Administrative Ose:
8269Locatio.n of. Property: . ---------
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8277.I
8278ITEM'
8279http://www.~arvest-trust.orfl'targeted.htnl
8280Cooper Family T~rgeted by
8281Feds
8282Public Notice
8283and update page
8284Judicial notice is hereby served by affi~nts upon the United States any other
8285interested party named within, This public notice will be construed to comply with
8286provisions necessary to establish presumed fact under the Federal Rules of Civil
8287Procedure and attending State rules should interested parties fail to rebut any given
8288allegation or matter of law addressed herein. The position will be construed as
8289adequate to meet requirements of judicial notice, thus preserving fundamental law.
8290Matters addressed herein, if not rebuttedt will be construed to have general
8291application, This public notice includes all information which will be found by
8292following the links on this page and by following the links found on any page that is
8293linked from this page. A true and correct copy of this Public Notice is on file wit_h
8294and available for inspection at the office ofVERITAS national newspaper and at
8295the office of Harvest Trust. This public notice addresses federal jurisdiction, federal
8296authority,jurisdiction and authority of federal agents, the Constitutionality and
8297lawful character of the income tax and the Internal Revenue Service, and other
8298agencies of the United States government including but not limited to the
8299Department of the Treasury, and legal application of the Internal Revenue Code.
8300Any statements or claims made by the Afflants in this public notice, properly
8301rebutted by facts of Law, or by overriding Constitution for the United States of
8302America, Article Three, Supreme Court rulings, shall not prejudice the Lawful
8303validity of other claims not properly rebutted or invalidated by facts of Law.
8304This public notice has been published on this WebPages for more than three days
8305which fulfills the legal requirement under the law in accordance to Federal Rules of
8306Civil Procedure and attending rules of the State of Arizona. This public notice is
8307mirrored on three websites in addition to this website.
8308On July 2, 1998 Special Agent Steve .Fillerup of the .Federal
8309Bureau of Investigation approached the bottom of the hill and
8310honked his horn. He attempted to entice us to accept a document
8311that he held in his hand. We refused the document and .refused to
8312enter into discussion with him. I told him he was out of his
8313jurisdiction and cited the documentation and Supreme Court
8314.
8315-t , I j ,I;~- JI • •~ ' ' !If .__ >,,
8316, -;J · l'i'r rargeted b~ Feds htte://www.harvcst-trust.org(ta:r~eted.htm
83172 o.f 1.$
8318cases to that effect which we ·have in our ·possession._ l told him to
8319inform his• t~aitor supervi~ors that, "Tell them they stepped on
8320their dicks this time._" Special Agent_Fillerup replied, 01 think we
8321probably did." He got back in his blazer and drove away._
8322On July 1, 1998, "U~ S.:.District Court Judge lnvin (ADL)
8323unconstitutionally- and unlawfully stepped outside the .
8324jurisdiction a_nd authority of the United States when he issued a
8325bench_ warrant for the arrest of William and.Annie Cooper for
8326not appearing in ''his" court on an_ unconstitutional and unlawful
8327summons which was .NEVER served. The United States has-no,
8328.jurisdiction or venue within the territorial boundaries of the
8329State of Arizona except over land that.was ceded to the United
8330States by th~ by the State Legislature.
8331WARNING·!! Any attempt by the.federal government or· anyone
8332else to execute the unconstitutional and unlawful arrest warrants
8333issued by Judge Irwin will be ·met with armed resistance-: Any
8334person who attempts to kidnap our children will be shot upon
8335. discovery.
8336We are formed as the Constitutional and Lawful unorganized
8337-Militia of the State of Arizona and the united States of America
8338and have made many- public statements to that affect since 1990.:
8339All of these statements· are on record on tapes of our lectures and
8340broadcasts. These tapes are dispersed in the hand_s of ,~meri_cans
8341across the nation. ·By· invading the Sovereign: jurisdiction of the
8342State of Arizona to attack the Citi'zens of the ·State of Arizona the
8343·United States has declared war· upon the Citizens of the several
8344States of the Union
8345Therefore a STATE. OF WAR. exists between the Citizens of the
8346·union States_ and the corporate :united States,:
8347' ·we will be _Free under Constitutional Republican government
8348gu_aranteed to us by the organic Constitution for the united States
8349of America or we will be dead._ This: is the land of the free and the
8350.home of the brave. We have drawn our line-in the sand.
8351Biography of_ William Cooper
8352Wi_lliam cooper ·1,:.ta$ .reared in an hil" Force family. As a chi_ld_ he_ lived i_n_
8353riany diff'er·ent_ countries, graduating· tr·om Yamato High. s·chool_ .Japan. Wil_l'i_am
8354s·erved •with_ the strategic Ail" command,- United statei Air Iiorce •. He h_eld a
8355secret clearance_ wol"king on B-52 bombers, K¢-1_3S refueling aircr·aft, 'and
8356Minuteman missiles. Will_iam received hi_s iionorable_ Discharge_ in 1965- •.
8357Fulf il:ling a dream ·previously f_l"ustrated by c~r~nic .motion sickness,
8358Wil_liam joined the ·united States ffavy. He sel"ved aboard the submari_ne·· US$
8359th::u (SS-416), aboard tbe. uss· Tombigbee (hOG_-ll), USS Charles :Berry·
8360(DE'-1O35) t ·and the_ Oss Oi"i_s)(any· (CVA_-34) •.
8361Cooper was a member· of_ th¢ Off.ice of_' Nav·a1 · s·ecurity anci :r_ntell_igen_ce
8362servi_ng ·as. a H:arbol" an_d_ :Bi vet" I>atrol ·Boat_ captain at DaNang and the Dong Ha
8363River: Security Group, cua Viet,- ~epublic of' Vietnam. William cooper wa$
8364awarded_ several medal_s fo:r:: his: leader·ship ·and heroism during combat
8365.includi_ng two with "V" for- Valor. - - .
8366He sexved on the. "lntelligence ·Briefing Team fo:t:: t_h_e comman_d~er :rn_ Chief of
8367the ·Pacific ·Fleet._ Wil:li_am .was tbe~ designated SI>E:CA'I'. operator· i_lJ ·the
8368c·n.zcPhCFLT command cent_ex-: ·at_ M_akalapa H_aw·aii .. There be. ·h_el.d ·a_ T·op Secret,
8369Q, SI, security clearance. acbieving·-ti).e r·ank of Fir·st- Cl_ass Petty O(f_icer,
8370QM1, E-6 aftel"· -only 8 year·s: o( Nava·1_ set"vice .. Willi.am cooper received an_
8371H.onorable Disch_arge_ J.n. 1_9-75. ·
8372W i l_l_iam attended Long· Beach_· City· College_ where he_ pick:ed up an ~ssociate. ot
8373Science. Degree_ in Photogr·apb,y. He founded the_ Absolute_ lmage StudiQ ·anci
8374Gal_lery of Fine. h:t::t_ Phe>togx:·aphy-: -
8375'
8376Wllli_a:m hel.ci the_ position o( Executive: Dix•ecto:t:: of Adel.phi Business
8377Colleg·e, Pacific- coast_ Tecb_nical_ "Institute, ·an~f Nation_al Techn_ica_l_ College.Mt"'.:
8378Cooper w·a$ tbe Naticm_al l{ark_eting Cootdin_ato:t::· for ~ation_al Eciucation
8379. and Sof_tware. -
8380O_e_ pr·oduced ffever·al document_al"ies coveri_ng subject_s ·su·ch as tbe. Kenned}'
8381as-sassi11ation_ ·an_d secret_ black project·s. ·t}jat. h_ave built: flying di_sk sh_aped
8382· cr·aft. Wi_lli_am is_ ·an i_ntern_ational_ly· accl_aimed radiQ _per:sor:i_ality ·
8383broad-casting the_ 1:tour- or: Tbe. Time_ oo WRMI worldwide_ sli_o:t::t.-wave 9. 95-5 ·1-1Hz_ at_
83848 I>M_ eastex:-ri_ time_ 1-1on_day· thru_ triday nights._ .
8385Wtl.li_am cooper-, T;t"ust_ee·,- has found_ed fo,: H:a:t::vest_ '!'rust, tbe: CAJI: News_
8386.Se_rvi_ce, VERlThS,- n_atio11_a_l. ful_l_ size newspaper, :I'b.e_ :rntelJigence_ Serv_ice,
8387Harvest Publications, and n_as_ heiped ove:t:: 700 low· pow·et" :t:'M_ aff.ii_i_ate '
8388statie>ns' get. equiped an_d ot) ti:,.e_ a_i_r-.... including tli_e_ station b.e. manages, a$
8389·Trustee, for ·tb-e. I):idepen_d_ence. -Founaation: T·rust, ~101.1 E_ag·ar, hrizona;
8390broad~asting t◊ 7,00Q-peo~le~ ·
8391w i"1_l iam Coope:t" .is -a ·worid class .lecturer, one of the __ few other -tli_an
8392~uperstat"S, monar-cbs, and :Popes ·who have_ appeared at -Wernbiy in ·London.:
8393W i_l_l_iam Coopet": is ti:,.e_ Secretary- T·rustee of_ the_ Ha:t::vest: '!'rust.
8394Onder· his lead_ership l{ax::vest Trust ventured. i_t)tQ ·tbe publishing trade. Tb.e.
8395f i_x-st_ book under toe. H:arvest trust impx::i_nt. was Oklahoma City~ Day one_ by
8396Hicbel_e_ ?-1a:t::ie: 1-100,;e. • • tbe def_i_ni ti ve. -classic_ on _ the ·ok_lahoma: Ci t'y bombing:
8397of_ tbe~ A_l f'red I>._ .Mu·rrah_ Fe_deral Bui_lding: 011_ April_ 1_9, _1_995 ■:
8398Wi_ll·iam :i_s Native Americ-a:ti,- Engl_ish, Scotch, ·and Jrisb. }le_ .ti_ves i_n_ Arizona·
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8401Hout".· ,.Of .The_ Time.
8402·Press_
8403Radiq Broa~casting:
8404Table o! Contents
8405(LinkExchan9eJ:
8406LinkExchn9e. M_embet".
8407Copyright_ -· 1997· Ifa:t".vest. Trust. All ·rights_ reserved.-.
8408· Revised:_ Mat 12, .1998 ._ · -
8409FO-340 (Rev. 7-29-92)
8410Universal Case File Number ~L-------• ______ ____.L
8411Field Office Acquiring Evidence ______________ _
8412Serial # of Ori~lnatlng ~e~t
8413Date Received ~ .
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8415(Name of Contributor)
8416(Address of Contributor)
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8418To Be Returned O Yes O No
8419Receipt Given O Yes O NQ
8420Grand Jury Material - Disseminate Only Pursuant to Rule 6 (e)
8421Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
8422QYe~ □ No
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8603e Points of Interest
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8608' C~r and Truck Rental'
8609LARGEST LOCATION NE~ORK iN JHE VALLEY
86100 Avond1l1 ~ Smidl'1 Food • Drug • Scot11dal1
8611205 (. Ven Buren Slreet { ,0450 N. 90111 Street
8612Avondal1, AZ 85323 t25-t7t:L Scottsdale, AZ 8525l 7'7•1114
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86141065~ NW Grand Avanu■ ' \ !' 5001 N. Scottadalt Rold
8615Sun City, AZ 85351 175.1139 · ·Scottsdale, AZ 85250 94&-0780 8 Freeway Di111rict Offic1 Ilia'
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8617Phoenix. AZ 85015 347.1374 I Ul$ N._Scottsdala lload , O Smid!'■ Food• Drug • a.a · Scottsdale, AZ 85251 194-9088
8618·11232 N. 19th Avenue ~ Smidl'1.food • Orug • Rural
8619Phoenix. AZ 85023 8$2-0501 , 13255 $. Rural ltoad 0 Rodew1y Inn Tempt, AZ 85282 441-9402
8620124 S. 24th Street . ~ Smidl'1 food • Drug • Chendler
8621Phoenix. AZ 85034 275-3564 207$ N, A1m1.~hool ftoad
8622Cl) Phoenix Sky llat'bor lnt1 Awpo,t ·Chandler. AZ 85034 112-1721
86233400 E. Sky H811lor Boulevard Gr, Mesa Di111rict Office
8624~n Al AtrpOft Terminals} 217-4000 x432 ·
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8627Q Smidl'1 food• Drug • Tbund11111rl Mase, AZ 85210.' . 162-5740
86284025 E. Thundarbord ltoed .
8629Phoenix. AZ 85032 117-4741, ~ Smidl'1_food •Drug,• 11/1111 Q Phoenician RHOlt I 27271,_Broadway Roalf .
86301000 E, Camalback ftoalf Mase, AZ_ 85204 962-4171
8631Phoenix. AZ 85251 141-1261 4D Seara It Superstition Spring, Center
8632Ci) Scot11dal1 Prlnc111 I Sears ~ Center
8633,7'$7$ E. Pnnces1 Orivt 1555 E. Southam Avenue
8634Scottsdale, AZ 85255 583-1471,· Mase, AZ 85201' 211-4012
8635OTHER ARIZONA BUDGET LOCATIONS. (SEE BACK) ' .
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8644• Tucson, AZ 85704 (520) 742-4171 Yume, AZ 85365 (520} 344-1122
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8647CRUISE AMERICA • RV & MOTORCYCLE RENTALS'
8648I CD Crul11 America • Phoenix G _Crui11 Amtric• • Chnndlar
86493525 W. Indian School ftond : I 331l, Chandler Boulevard
8650Phoenix. AZ 85011 242-0111 thandlar. PZ 85225 11.:im
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8653Phoenix. AZ -85032 493-1700 flagstaff, AZ 8600f (520} 774-4707
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865511 W. Hampton ~ 2730 W. Ruthreufl Ronlf ,
8656Mase, AZ 8521* 414-7300 1 Tucson, AZ 85705 (520} 293-707t
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8658For Reurvations ea11: I
8659. (602) 267-171_1 For Road Service Call:·
8660(800) 858-5377 x6
8661AIRLINE TERMINAL LOCATIONS
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8664• »Canada
8665• Grmt.kts
8666• Shuttr. hy United
8667• TWA
8668• United
8669• USAir,
8670TERMINAL3
8671• American Airlines
8672• American Ttaas Ail
8673• DtltaAlrlints
8674• Delta Conneetlon
8675(Skywtst Airlines)
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8677• Midwest Express
8678• Northwest
8679,TERMINAL4
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8681• America West
8682Air&nes
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8721I 800 327-7799
8722USA • Canada • Alaska
8723A Budget Group Company
8724Office locations: Pboenix • Mesa
8725Cbandler • Tucson • Flagstaff
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8737:WHil'E MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY.
8738' ~ " .
8739! \uthorities say- Cooper nev~r~sued the IRS
8740: nes Donahue ·
8741Independent,
8742?AGAR-A claim by Eagar resi•
87431t William .. Cooper that he filed a
8744·suit three years.ago protesting the
8745! ality of the federal income tax has.
8746i :n disputed by a federal attorney ..
8747, \ssistant U •. ,S. Attorney .Steven
8748: , nerip; of Phoenix. said he did not
8749,' >w ofany lawsuit filed.by Cooper
8750· : federal District Court in Arizona.
87511
8752: 'l personally don't know of such a
8753! ,t •. If there \\{as ·one, I would expect
8754! .o come .to my ,attention,'.'· Winerip . d,. .. ....
8755· Winerip. is . .the man iri charge .of
8756yirig'arrest warrants.on Cooper and
8757~· common law wife. Annie Mord•
8758· est, for f a11ing to file federal income.
8759:returns.in 1993 and 1994. _ ·
8760Mordhorst also is charged with giving
8761false inforinatiori to .a bank to.
8762obtain a loan to purchase radio equipment.
8763~
8764· Cooper and Mordhorst say they
8765plan to resist arrest.and do not expect
8766to be takeri alf ve.
8767While he has refused to. be interviewed,
8768Cooper ,claims in both his.
8769publication .and on his internet web
8770site that he and his wife plan to. "stand
8771.and· fight •.•. • w.ith all the means. at our
8772disposal ariy .assault, which may .be
8773mounted upon out property or persons."
8774.. •.
8775· He also .claims he has· been promised
8776help_ by .an area militia group,
8777which has been -~'placed on standby
8778,alert for deploymenr,should we be.
8779.attacked by .the government.'.'·
8780Winerip says he has been reading
8781Cooper's. website an~ is .. concerned·
8782about developments in Eagar.
8783•"We .are going to do everything
8784possible fo expedite the warrants.
8785without a violent confrontation:•· he
8786.said. .
8787Cooper. a Conner Navy intelligence
8788officer, and his.wife operate what they
8789.describe as· a militia infonnation ser•
8790".ice called Harvest Trust. .
8791The· organization. which operates
8792. out of .the Cooper home. involves a
8793regular -radio. broadcasting station •. a
8794.newspaper called ·"Veritas/'· several
8795.self-published books. and .an .active
8796website on the Internet.
8797Cooper said last month in a story
8798published in his newspaper that he
8799filed suit against "the United .States.
8800Government, the IRS, Attorney Gen'
8801eral Janet Reno:U.S .. Attomey for.the
8802District of Arizona Janet Napolitano.,
8803,and others, demanding tl!e court simply
8804order the defendants to either pro•
8805duce the documentation that ,allows.
8806the.IRS to tax ..• ,.or ad!lllt that.no such
8807documentation exists.''·
8808He said the.suit has beeri active for
8809almost three years?'.and the federal.
8810judge has refused to order the def en.
8811dants to obey the law and produce
8812their .authority .or admit that it does.
8813not exist:· .
8814A .search of Cooper~s. website,
8815however. revealed that Cooper.appar•
8816ently has withdrawn his. law _suit
8817,because of a technicality .
8818-He wrote: , .. Upori .discovery that
8819Q.s: District Court in Phoenix. is .an
8820.Article I court. we withdrew our suit
8821against defendants for .the reason that
8822ntle I courts have no jurisdiction over
8823Citizens. of the .Union ,States. Only
8824•
8825Article III courts. ·.arid the l).S •.
8826.Supreme Court have jurisdiction·in
8827cases: concerning Citizens.:of Union·
8828.States. .
8829- ·"We cannot find an Article III
8830Court existing anywhere in the United
8831,States of America. .. he wrote. · ·
8832Winerip' said there is no such thing·· as a Class I or Class Ill federal court.'
8833He said he understands. however:
8834that citizens like Cooper who: .are
8835challenging· the authority of, the tax
8836law and federal judges claim the Con•
8837stitution makes.a distinction between ~
8838the authority granted Article I .and v
8839Article Ill judges. ·
8840, .. These people just .don't .believe
8841the fellows who serve as federal dis- :.c,
8842trlct judges have the authority .to rule
8843on their complaints:•· .the ,assistant
8844.U.S. attomey,said. -
8845'age ,18- White Mountain lndependent-friday, .My 1?,. j,998.
8846WHITE MOUNTAIN· COMMUl'
8847Eagar-tax protester says militia will.help h
8848. ames Donahue ,Attorney, said Tuesday.
8849, '18,lndependent Winerip said he has been reading
8850I
8851! EAGAR -Residents of Eagar are Cooper's web site and did not miss.
8852• uietly watching .a house on the hill an entry on July 10 that a militia
8853. ,here federal tax resister William group agreed .to stand with Cooper
8854:ooper is waiting for federal marshals. and Mordhorst during their resistance.
8855> make their move. 'The statement read: ·"The Com•
8856Nobody knows if Coopet is alone manding General of the Second Con.
8857f'. if he is accompanied by a small tinental Army .of the Republic (Mili•
8858I nny of militia members, who he now tia) has .ordered, special operations
8859, faims are.committed to standing with units of experienced combat veterans
8860. im, .their guns. cocked and loaded,. placed on standby alert for deployiainst
8861any move authorities migh~ be ment .should we be .attacked by the
8862,, lanning. government:•
8863Nobody knows how such a stand- · Cooper has declined to .be inter;
8864r will end, including the U.S. Attor- viewed by this. newspaper. He has.
8865l :y's office in Phoenix, which has given permission ,to use information
8866, !CD assigned the job of serving arrest from his web site, however.
8867arrants on Cooper and his common In what.appears to be a daily diary
88681 w wife, Annie Mordhorst. of events now going on at his home,
8869·"We .are going to .do everything Cooper also noted that "trip flares.and
8870• ,ssible .to expedite the warrants ,alarm systems (are) in place.and oper.;
8871ithout a violent confrontation,''• atirig:•
8872ephen. ~- Winerip, assistant .U. ,S. He also wrote that.a 24-hour.civil•
8873ian -sky watch is in place so that aircraft
8874flying within IS miles: of his
8875Wif)er,ip said federal mars/Jals
8876will arrest Cooper.
8877.and Mord/Jorst at some time,
8878but they will attempt to do it
8879if) a peaceful way
8880so t/Jat nobody.is /Jar.med ..
8881He said,t/Je war.rams
8882for their.arrest were
8883issued July 1 by U.S.
8884District Judge Step/Jen M.
8885,McNamee following indictments
8886by a federal grand jury
8887on four counts of violation
8888of U.S. tax laws.
8889home .are tracked. He indicated that
8890he has .a .supply of stored food .and
8891water,. a generator .and emergency
8892equipment as well as other equipment be because we committed suicide •... •
8893stocked in the .home in. preparation It will be cold .blooded murder:' he
8894for a lengthy siege. · wrote.
8895Cooper declared in a publication Winerip said federal marshals will
8896issued last week that he and Annie arrest Cooper.and Mordhorst at some
8897are prepared "to stand .and time, but they will attemet to do it ,in a
8898fight .• ,.:with all the means at our .dis- peaceful way so that ,nobody is.
8899posal any assault, which may be harmed.
8900mounted upon .our property or per- He said the warrants for their arrest
8901sons:'· · were issued July I by {J •. S. District
8902He said he ,and his. wife don'.t ex- Judge Stephen M. McNamee followpect
8903to win the fight but have drawn a, ing indictments by a federal grand '
8904line in the sand. jury .on four counts of violation .of 1
8905They have two young daughters in U.S. tax laws.
8906the house, 'who they say ,they \\'.ill not · The indictments ciaim that Cooper
8907release to authorities. and Mordhorst failed to. file tax
8908·"They are not shields, as: our ene- returns to the Internal Revenue .Sermies
8909will claim:' Cooper wrote. He vice in 1993 and 1994, and that
8910said he feels that allowing the girls to Mordhorst made false statements to
8911"disappe8! .into the immoral .and .de- Frontier.State Bank to secure a loan to
8912stroctive government child care and purchase a satellite system.
8913foster home industry" is a fate worse The indictment said Mordhorst
8914than death. f· falsely told the bank she was em-
8915·"lf we are found 'dead, it will never ployed as. \'.ice president of a company
8916. . F~ •. July lO,. l998-V,
8917.WHITE MOUNTAIN COMMUl\
8918:agar tax protester vows to resist federal coL
8919,es Donahue lication. and.also on his internet web
8920~- page, Cooper declared-the federal
8921AGAR -An Eagar tax protester income tax ·''.a criminal fraud:' He
8922vowed to forcibly resist efforts by said his three-year-old lawsuit.against
8923I
8924decal judge to have him arr~sted the United ,States government. the
8925ailing to appear in court on appar• IRS, Attorney General Janet Reno,
8926' charges.,of .not filing.,an income· ,and U.S. Attorney for the.State of Ari;
8927'Ctum. , . zona has been all but ignored by fed-
8928'illiam Cooper, .a former Navy .eral courts:
8929lligence officer .now operating Instead, Cooper .said .a federal
8930t he describes as a militia infor- judge issued .a warrant for _his arrest
8931.on service called Harvest ·Trust, because he refused to answer a sumin
8932a publicati~n issued last \V~~ mons to ~ppear in ·cou~ t5>. answe.r
8933· ,he .and his wife. Annie,,,are pre- ·"legal fictions:• . .
8934d ,to ·"stand .and fight ..• ,• with .all When FBI agent.Steve Fillerup, of
8935,neans at our disposal any assault Lakeside. tried to serve the summons.
8936:h may .be mounted upon .our on. June 18 •. Cooper said, ?We told
8937erty_ or pe~ns.''· • . • . him tha! ~e are not the legal fictions
8938JOper declined to be mterviewed named m.the summons and ordered
8939~ave permission to use informa- him off .the property. I told him ~e
8940published in both his newspaper was. trespassing and that lie had no.
8941>n his web site: federaljurisd~ction or.authority with.
8942the copyright story in the June. in ~he ten:itorial .boundaries. of the
8943of Ye~it~ • . a Harvest Trust pub- st~te of Anzona."
8944He said Fillerup left \\'.ithout serving
8945the warrant
8946- ·~AllowiQg our c/JildreQ. to disappear iQto t/Je ]fT)moral aQd
8947destructive govemment cl)ild care
8948· aQd foster.home ,iQdustry,i-uQ
8949by themiQd col)frol/iQg bogus
8950psycl)ology professiol) oQly to be
8951· .abused aQd sexually assaulted
8952,for, mal)y years ,is a fate worse"
8953.t/JaQ deat/J, a.Qd we simply ·wilt not
8954. allow.sucl) a t/JiQg to .happen.
8955.to our pr,ecious ,little gir,ls."
8956Coope(sald people must
8957understaQd ".we are r:,ot
8958ai)tf-govemmer:,t, ,radical,
8959fuQdameQtalist,. crazy, '.suicidal or
8960anything else we may be called."·
8961·''.Since ,no,,servic_e ~as .made. the
8962.couit ,can take no action i( .the .court .old, who, they say will .remain \\'.ith S(
8963obeys the Jaw:' Cooper wrote. them .to perish jf ,there is,.,an .armed fo
8964A public relations.spokesperson.for co11froritatio11·. _ -
8965the u: .. S.,Attomey's office in Phoenix ·"They are not ~hields •. as our ene- ,ni
8966~as· not .axa~lable Wednesday (or .mies will .clai'm, ,any more tha_n chi I- pt.
8967comment. dren have ,been shields for families, ii~
8968. In ,a le-ngthy. document ,titled: ·which have been attacked by .despo-· ,al
8969"Notice,· Contract, Declaration of Cit• tism throughout historY,," .the story ·rt..
8970izenship; Affidavit, ·.and Demand" .read. . ., .
8971posted on Cooper~s. web, page on, "Allowing our .childr:en to .. disap- be
8972Tuesday, he explained .that ,the 16th. pear into the .immoral .and destr:uctive It
8973.Amendment, ~hich ,the feder:al gov- government ,child care .and _fosier: as
8974emment claims.:gives, it the right to, home industry.run by the mind.con• th,
8975tax its citizens, , .. was, not properly, ir:olling bogus psychology profession. T,.
8976la\\'.fully.oi constitutionally ratified by ,only .to be ,abused and sexually .as: Ci
8977,the states of .the .union'.' ,and ,is. ,thus: saulted for many years is.a fate worse
8978not a legal instrument. - .than death •. and we simply wjll, not ~\,
8979_ Even ifit had been ratified. Cooper allow ·such ·a thing to happen to ,out, ,tht
8980argues that it.does not provide (or the precious little girls.'•· W,(
8981trucing .of.domestic income fiom:.the ~ooper said people .must ·under- Wi
8982people. . cf - . , stand .. we ,are .not anti•govemment,
8983,Mr. an Mrs. Cooper hav.e .two, radical, fundamentalis~ crazy, suicidal on,
8984datJght~is, Dorothy .and Allyson, esti• or anything else we ,may· .be .called. C<.
8985mat_ed .at about seven and four years We ,are i':!t.elligent .l~w ,abiding .rea- .hat
8986Daily Update
8987August 9, 1998 - Hneventful - StiU receiving word fr, :m:Peopl~ who have been
8988interrogated· by .FBI Spccfal Agent Steve Fillerup,tll; .the is•,_ "re.alny· concerned· about
8989Coopei-'$ children. "·We think it's very funny that Fi_ ierup (and the ·government a$ a,
8990whole) were never. worried about_ our chi1dren until, ur_family came under tbreato(
8991mass murder, by- the United States~ .Fillerup knows \\ 1en, t4ey finally- come·to get u~
8992the children_.wilf be murderecJ'afong with Annie and : because they might grow up tc~
8993be·Patriot leaders, It"s the old,-!'we did-it for the_chiliren]1loy._" Apparentlygovcroment_
8994~gents are taught_.that the only life thati; sacred is.the li(e of a child~
8995They are,tauglit_ tQ use this pfoy to gain support of sb ?ople_ wltc, cannot think tor
8996t]:iemseives:.but can be,easily manipulatea by an·cmo•'ional response to children. wh9ni
8997·they are told may be ht danger.,All'life is sacred- not .ust_ the lives· o( children •.•. and
8998tlir•·e are fates_ that_ children ca1i suffer at the bands' 1 fa d-~potic government_ that_,
8999are-worse.than_'death.: -
9000\V,e LOVE otir child.rcn. They are happier than most children you will ever meet.
9001They are better educated than any child thefr age wl: > attend·s- any Publlc School in_
9002the nation. They-have never been abused, beaten, hm_ gry; or, without shelter in_. their
9003-lives._ !,have. ta-ught them about Freedoni,the great P inciples and Iclcals which have
9004made their country great, and the Constitution for th : united States ot Amerfca Joiwhfch
9005we are fighting. Thefr motlier comes from a P, ople (fafwan)·and- a_ family:
9006(Pang) that has fought socialism and communism_ for mant decades,_ They have been
9007tau·ght by their mother the deceptions and dangers ot socialism.and communism·._ Out
9008I children are not now and-, ne,·er will be in dange~ fror ' me or tbefr mother.
9009The only- d-anger to our children is the Nazi FBI. Spec. tl"Agent Fiiierup and· alf the
9010otlier littfo'fecieral Nazis like hin1. - -
9011\Vilffam Cooper:-
9012Augusf8, 1998 - Uneventful
9013August_,7, 1998 ·- Uneventful
9014August 6,. 1998 - Uneventfitl_
9015' Aug_ust 5, :1998 -·uneventful
9016. '
9017(
9018UNITED STATE$
9019OE~ARTMENT Of" TH£ TREASURY
9020INTER NA~ REVENUE SERVI(;£
9021CRIMI NA~ INVESTIGATION DIVISION
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9026l ..
90271~~ ...
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9032cJo P.O. Box 1450
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9034Postal Zone 85925
9035FORWARDING ANO ADDRESS CORRECl'.ION REQUESTED
9036Bulk Rate
9037U.S.PoslalJe
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9040Eagat,1"1.
9041Issue No.17 .. Om'li~,vi~cit;ritris· .. . . ·. · • Jwie 26, 1998 I
9042Cooper Family T~rgeted by .Feds =,!
9043CAJI News Service
9044Cooper family targeted by feds
9045by Wllfiam Cooper
9046the scandal known
9047as "Fμegate'.
9048Presldent
9049Clinton ordeted
9050that all agencies of
9051Co rig · H , goven~ment begin
9052py ht 1998 by , arvest Trust All an Investigation
9053Rights Reserved naming us
9054you think this is ,far
9055I fetched be
9056• forewarned that
9057these people are
9058. noted in the Internal
9059.;,,~ Revenue Manual as
9060<71; ;; / being subj~ to the
9061--• Tax.
9062'V My research was
9063" confirmed when I
9064found the following
9065quote by Supreme
9066Court Justice
9067Fields:
9068We (William and Annie Cooper)" enemies,;Qf the
9069have been targeted ,for imprisonment admin,{str~tiOn and
9070or extermination by the .federal • d O m e s.t I c
9071government and the Anti Oefamation terrorists•. •tince
9072League (AOL) for documenting and when is teling the
9073sourcing the truth about the tyranny truth terrorism in
9074and despotism of the llluminati's thiscountry?
9075coming socia~t totalitarian new world · · ·• f
9076order. We have worked feverishly After 14 issues I. tor. Annie & William Cooper -~ Dorothy & Allyson Cooper 'Th e power 0
9077since 1988 documenting and sourcing of VERITAS which the United States
9078the_factsofthetreasonbeinnbrought e X p OS e d • The Coop'er· Famt"ly I totaxislimitedto
9079~'>jl documented, and · , _ p e r s o n s ,,
9080about by the llluminati's socialist sourced the racts-------------------------..1property, and
9081change agents in government, and •• • · · •
9082through the activities of Secret of the treason and the fraud of the government by th~ state's legislature business within their Jurisdiction,
9083Societies and organizatiOns such as so-called income tax administered by and over only those. specific crimes as much as that of a state is
9084.the subversive Anti Defamation the so-called IRS, a series of 8 enumerated io the Constitution for the limited to the same subjects , --ft .. ,. Th .. ., ,.;,.1,o,1 nn thA wrono broadcasts exposing the Anti, united States of Arperlca. T,here is withia1 its jurisdiction,.•
9085_______________ ... _-_•_•-_A•_i~_•_"_"'"'~"":_:"=::"'-_:"~N=inu:·ru1=•:a:nd~onlv one excepti9n and. that !~
9086Tobacco, and Firearms. or the Secret·
9087Service, nor are any of, these bogus
9088agencies listed. In the United States
9089Code as agencies of any other
9090branch of government. These
9091agencies are io fact fictions.
9092And then I discovered the reason
9093why. The United States Supreme
9094Court in Brushaber v. Union Pacific
9095. Railroad Company had already rufed
9096the federal income tax VOiD because
9097Congress had unconstltutlonally
9098delegated legislative power to the
9099Secretary of the Treasury to write the
9100Law concerning the administrative
9101and enforcement procedures. It was a
9102blatant and unconstitutional breach of
9103the separation of powers and in any
9104case the ConstitutioQ does not grant
9105Congress the ability to delegate Its
9106powers to anyone or anything or any
9107entity. That is why there are so many
9108lies and so much subterfuge involved
9109in the administration and enforcement
9110of the tax by the so-called Internal
9111Revenue Service.
9112I
9113t
9114D~ LEAD #15111. ·px: LEAD #2302
9115FEDERAL BUREAU 0~ INVESTIGATION
9116Date o_f tnr15;ription_ 9/17/9~
9117On September 13, 1996·, William Cooper, who goes_ by· the
9118nic~name 11 Bill_11
9119, was contacted by telephone. at· (520) 333-4543,
9120This 'telephone appears ta ~e. subscribe~ to by1 lo£:
9121~ I rn Earr, Arizona•. I I
9122. Af tel:'· advising· Cooper· of· the_ pu·rpose_ of° the_ c·a11, which_
9123was_ to elicit information on ··a _possible.· association:. with , the_
9124bombing.suspect Timothy· Mcveigh; Cooper provided the following
9125information:· · · ·
9126CoopeI" advised_ that he broadcasts a_ radio program .
9127oriented to the·American Militia Movement. 'He also confirmed
9128that ·previously he had m~de use of a. business ·called "American
9129Voice Retrieval. (~VR) 11 which ·allowed him to ·record_ and_ leave
9130~essages_ on_ current events_ that_ could_ be accessed_ by telephone_ by
9131his_ ·listeners. .Typically·, these messages_ were_ one 1to two ·mi_nutes
9132, in length._ ·
9133CoopeI" was. asked about :any·_ association. he had with: .
9134Timothy McVeigh .- Cooper' responded_ that_ he has_ --never· met. McVeigh,
9135and he is no~ ·aware o~ ever having spoken to him. Cooper
9136explained that: i_f: Mcveigh .called his, AV'fj. numbe:t:'' 'in_ 1993 ,: it: was_
9137only to listen to recorded_ messages,- •because_ ·the. AVR system did
9138not. allow .fo:t:'· the ta~ing of l)'lirchase_ orders_ oI" leaving listene:t:'
9139messages._
9140. Coope:t:' did explain, however·, that ·in_ November,· 19~4, h_e
9141received a visit_ at. ·his · research_ center in St._ Johns,· .~ri_zona
9142·f'rom two males, one_ of· whom _resembled the. composite. sJcetch ot
9143John_ Doe. #1-: Cooper'· said the man had short hai:c: and an, .
9144appearance: li~e. that of Timothy Mcveigh,· but. he_ was definitely·
9145shorter· than: Timothy· Mcveigh-: ·
9146Investigation on "Lakeside, Arizona (telephonically).
9147'Fite I Date dktated 9 /13 /96
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9155~tionofFD-3020( _ WILLIAM_ COOPER_ ,<>n '- 9/ll/96 , Page_ --=2=--·
9156Cooper went on_ to say ~hat_ the man looked a lot lik¢
9157the_ first_ composite sketch_ released by the Feder·a1 Bureau of_
9158Investigation_ (FBI) after the bombing in_ Oklahoma_ City. CoopeI'
9159then_ retriar~ed that the __ FBI lateI'· changed th.e composite s_~etch to:
9160fit a photograph that· had been_ taken.· · ·
9161. Whi_!e_ visiting with_ Cooper, the man_ who r·esembied_
9162McVeigh_ told_ CoopeI' to "·watch Oklahoma._ 11 Af teI"" the two _men left_
9163the research_ center, they· headed north_ on HW1. 66_6. toward t-40 •:
9164Cooper_ said_ the men_ were_ under surveil_l_ance ,_ and he intimated
9165that the_ interviewing Agent: was aware_ of_ this_ surveillance ■:
9166CoopeI" seated that_ it _is possible that he_ had _a phone_
9167conversatiqn with Timothy Mcveigh without being aware_ of it·, _
9168.because CoopeI"· receives th◊usan_ds of_ lette;-s and_ t~leph_qne ca1ls ._
9169Cooper· insisted that_ the man that visited him -in_ November, -1994
9170and -said_ "watch_ Okl_ahoma_" is not Ti_mot_hy r.1cVeigh, _the man who is_
9171presently awaiting tI"ial_ concerning the_ bombing of_ the Oklahoma_
9172City federal building._ ·
9173CoopeI"· s•aid that there are many· mispercepti_ons and_, l_ies
9174about_ 'him and his wor_k. Cooper_ stated_ that_ the_ news medi_a i_s a_
9175"pac~: of: li_ars ._" For example, Cooper_ said_ he_ has of ten_ bee~_
9176accused of being a white supremacist and an anti-Semite. H~
9177denied both, of: these charges, saying I I and b6
9178that he_ possesses some_ Native_ American_ blood. b7c
9179Cooper_· also denied advocating th_e_ violent overthrow of_
9180the_ u·. s ._ government ._ ae said he_ served_ in_ the Armed -Forces (Navy·
9181and_ Air· Force) during the Vietn_am War,- and Cooper said he,'loved_
9182his country._ He_ also claimed_ not to 'have_ any hosti_lity· or
9183'animosity to federal_ off_icers_ unless·- they are actively wor_king· to
9184undermine th¢ constitutional principles ·upon w_hich_ our country·
9185was founded. Cooper_· 9-enied_ being a· hate_-monger ._
9186In explai_ning· his_ opposition_ to viole_nce agai_nst th.e_
9187governmerr CooriAr cl a; Jed_ that_ he_ tried to. ~alk_ the right_ wing
9188activist ... _______ ___,_out_ of_ marching on Washington.
9189.-------- At the_ conclusion_ of: the_ intervi¢w·, Special. 'Agent_ (SA) I pxpressed a desire to meet_ wit_h Coopei per·son_ally·,. and
9190cooper· encouraged him to do so •in_ the_ near f ut·ure ,:
9191b6
9192b7C
9193·-
9194·r
9195F.~302 (ltev. 1*95)
9196t' •
9197--1. -
9198·FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVES'l'IGATION
9199Date of tra11cri~tioll
9200William Cooper,- who goes by the_ nickname "Bill_ Cooper",was
9201interviewed at a_ rest stop area just off Highway 60 within ·
9202the ~ity limits of the tow~ of Springerville, Arizona. Cooper
9203said ·he was born on_ ·May 6, 1943 .: After being advised of the
9204identity of_ the interviewing Agent and the 1purpose of the
9205interview,- Cooper provided the following information:.
9206Cooper advised that around November of 1994,- he
9207received an_ unannounced visit by two young men_ (white ·males) at
9208his "research ce:riter" in_ st. Johns, Arizona. Cooper described
9209these two young men_ as being carbon_ copies of two men_' depicted in_
9210composite sketches release~ by the FBI soon after th~ bombing of
9211the ·federal_ building· in Oklahoma City in_ April, 1995.: Cooper did_
9212not_ recall the names of the two visiting men.: · (For the sake of
9213clarification_ they· will be ref.erred_ to as John_ Doe one and_ John:
9214Doe Two in view of the fact that they closely· resembled the two
9215individuals named-as such on the FBI composite s~etchesJ
9216•.
9217According· to Cooper, John. Doe Two did virtually all of_
9218the talking,- while his partner, John_ Doe one, was silent._ John
9219Doe Two told_' Cooper· that they were interested in his
9220philosophical_ and political messages,- but they· disagreed with him
9221·on his methods.: cooper elaborated,- explaining that he advocates
9222fighting the unconstitutional policies·and practices of the
9223government by any legal, non_-violent means. John_ Doe Two
9224suggested that more action_ was needed,- and he asked_ Cooper if. he_
9225would join them in_ their cause, although they did not articulate
9226specifically what their cause or mission_ entailed._ Cooper
9227declined, and the.men_ 1eft soon_ thereafter, ending a visit of
9228perhaps ten_ minutes that day·.:
9229Whi1e they walked out to their car,- which_ cooper· cou1d
9230only describe as being yel1ow in color, John_ Doe Two opened the
9231trunK and said that he wante4 to give Cooper something. He
9232proceeded to remove from the trunk a copy of the book, "The
9233Turner ·Diaries" and handed it to Cooper._ Cooper remarked that_ he
9234already· had a copy of_ ·11that racist book_", but ·the two men_ left
9235the book_ with_ him anyway._
9236ID.vestiaatioll oil 9/23/96- at Springerville,- Arizona
9237File ~. ... _______ _._ __- r#',,.,__ ________ Date dictated _9...,/_2_3...,/_9_6_-_____
9238l>y_ SA l.__ _______ __,~""'d_km-· -------------------
9239T_his docvmea.t co11taiAs uither r_ecomme11d-atiolls Aor COllclusiolls of the PBt I_t ls the property of the PBI and ls loaud to your i&eDcy;
9240it llld lts coa.te11ts are AO_t to l>e distributed outside ,:our aaea.~. - •
9241b6
9242b7C
9243b7E
9244~. Uli I 'JR 5 tr 2 tii nn CP'.i?ttc • ltr7'11'.1N+r
9245•
9246Contiuatioll of PD-302 of WILLIAM COOPER • Oil 9/23/96 • Paae 2
9247At this point in_ the interview, Cooper was asked if he
9248had. retained ·their copy of "The TUrner Diax-ies" •. Cooper
9249responded_ that he already had a copy of that book, and he wasn_•t
9250sure if he retained the copy left with him by the two·men.
9251Cooper further explained that when he move4 his researc~ center
9252from st._ Johns,- he packed_ volumes and volumes of_ written work ai,d_
9253books ·in a large number of_ boxes,· most of which are now stacked
9254up._ Cooper said that if. he looked for the copy- -of the book, it _
9255_ might take him mo?ths to find_ it._
9256After .giving Cooper "The TUx-ner Diaries", the two men_
9257got in_ their car and headed n_orth_ on_ the highway ·toward t-40.: As
9258they were l~aving, Cooper, who ha4 been inside with the two me~
9259during the visit, noted that there_were two vehicles down t~e
9260road~ Coopex- was convinced_ tha~ the two vehicles were conducting
9261a surveillance of the men. One of the vehicles was described as
9262a generiq-looking white government motorpool vehicle. The drive~
9263wa_s taking photograph's of the men_ with Cooper. On_ the other side
9264of the road was a brown_ pickup trucJ,c: w_ith a campex- shell. , A man,-
9265presumably the driver, was taking· snapshots as if he were a .
9266tourist, but he periodically turil.ed in_ the direction of Cooper's
9267place_ to snap photographs of that area. ·
9268Cooper recalled that during· the brief conversation wit~
9269the two men_ that they· cautioned him to "watch Oklahoma City" just
9270before ,they left.. Furthermore, John Doe Two asked cooper if he
9271knew· where they cou1d sell_ valuable historical documents._ The
9272man explained that he was talking about documents that might bear
9273the signature of an_ -important person_ like George Washington.Coopex-
9274responded th.at he had no idea where such documents could
9275be sold~ - '
9276_ cooper provided a physical description of the two men~
9277John_ Doe Two was the tall ex- of_ the two._ He was perhaps 5 • 10"
9278tall to 6 1 0 11 in height, with a stocky,- muscular.build; He was
9279cleanshaven_ and had dar].( hair.: During the course of their visit,
9280Cooper had noted that John_ Doe Two had a tattoo on his left arm,·
9281and Cooper believes that it was a fake or temporary·tattoo~
9282Coopex- said that during the conversation_ he even mentioned to
9283John_ Doe Two that he had a phony tattoo,- and the man did_ not
9284disagree~ ·
9285I
9286John_ Doe Two did_ not appear to be Hispanic•• His age
9287seemed to be that of a_ man in his late twenties;
9288I
9289I I:
9290, ;r.0-3021 (.i<ev, 1~9S~
9291••
9292· Contmuation of P0-:.302 of WILLIAM COOPER' , On ,9/23/96
9293John Doe.,One was. thinner .·anci shorter· ·than his,
9294coimterpart.: Coop_er estimated ··John'.1:>oe -one's height as :being
9295between. 5 1 8 11 and 5 1 1011.• tall.: Cooper was .insistent that John_ Doe
9296One .was· certainly shorter than_ the. man ·who has :been_ -identified asTimothy
9297·.McVeigh,- who is 'ta11;- perhaps ·6 1 2 11 in_. height.. Jonn. Doe ,
9298One•appeared to be in.his ,early twenties. . .
9299Cooper·.said_. that. ·both men: w_ere very ·polite,- ne_at1y··
9300dresse_d, and gave the appearance of -clean, cut military men:.who·
9301.were off;,..duty.:or ,on_ leave.·, Both wore ·Lev.is or ·denim ·pants ;and\
9302short~sleeved~- c_onservative•:shirts. When. responding to
9303questi'ons,-. John .. Doe .Two ,used, polit~ terms .such_ as. "Yes,-. -sir;. no,
9304sir~" · 1
9305_ _ :~fter the. two, men_ left,- cooper said th~t _he did ,not
9306g;ve :them. a_ ·second \thought.: ·However,.· about :two· weeks later, ..
9307~while ·b_x::oadcast1ng,,on .his• short· ·wave :ra5lio program,-. Cooper ·
9308received .a ·.call from an. 'individual··.who ·asked_ him·,what was .going
9309·on_ :in: Oklahoma. At, first,- .cooper :responded that .he, had .no idea,but
9310then he~recalled,the visit.of· the two men·around.November· of.
931119·94·,. ·and he briefly: recounted_ what '.had transpired.-
9312At this .point in ;the interview·,- Cooper ,was·:asked_ if he
9313recorded 'his radio:·:broac:lcasts._ Jie· responded_.-that ·he. did,· and-'he·
9314was· then. asked· if. he w_ould make the ·tape concerning, .that·
9315·telephone ·call available for··-review·: :by: the FBI.. ·cooper··.agreed
9316with ·this,- ,but.<he. said ·-that· it would':take some time to iocate
9317that spe_ci'fic tape slnce.;he ,was _unsure of_ ·.the exact. date or·,even_
9318the -exact month when_•,the ·visit from -the,_two men_ had• taken place.-
9319Cooper ·was then. told_that.if .finding, that·tape or a
9320:,copy· o( the _book 11 The<Tur_ner Diaries" 'was simply ,a .. ma_tter of ,
9321making ,the'..time ·to do it, he was asked ,if 'he would permit the FBI
9322to search ,for these •items on .his behalf._ Cooper responded_ that:
9323'he. absolutely _would_·not_ permit ·_the FBI to ·go._through_· his. records
9324.or ·property.: He further :explained:·that :he ·did_ not trust ·the FBI
9325w_ith<his:property .and said :th~t the federal· _gov~rnment ,and its•
9326-agents· were_ \too lacking in_ ·credibility· .to ·permit ''him. to ·allow·r
9327such:a .search.,. He agreed,- 'however,. that he would· try and 'locate
9328the tape•and,when :found,- 'would ~ake·the tape ·available to the
9329'FBI. He ,_also .indicated ·that _he would' try·:and f_ind the ·book "The
9330_Turner Diaries"•: ·
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9334Co11.tinatloll of PD-302 of, WILLtAM COOPER
9335. . :'Cooper mentioned.:tha~.'nis ,g,;o~p, · which he called:1~he
9336'Intelligence Service,· has done·.an. extensive investigation. ·of .what
9337,transpired,,in, Oklahoma, City ·and the:•government•s 1 •. actlons to· .
9338·inve.stigate··after the .bombing.. Coope:r; .. stated. ·that around·.·october
9339·1,· :1996,- ·he·,will: be ·publishing· a·, three-volume,•report .on .. these .
9340very· :issue.s.-. :In .summar.izing, the ·results \of· his report, _:cooper
9341·stated t_hat in 1his opinion, the federal ·building<in. ·Oklahoma, .. city:·
9342blew· .tip':'.because it· was a·.government ·11 sting 11 ·:tha~ :went. awrY, or· ·
9343that :it was an intentional · explosion_, to ensu·re that. :the anti·- .
9344. terrorism 'b~ll ~ou1d be ,passed:by··,congress:an~: that. the federal·
9345government,·would. ·be ,given_ .additioi:ial_ .law· enforcement. -powers i_n .
9346. order· to .form:.,a :police state.
9347. Cooper .sa_id· tb~t b~.:moved •bis ·research -cen~er and
9348intelligence service<out, of .. st.· :Johns ·about ,six:. months., ago. :He·
9349,said the (moye; was· precipitat.ecl' by; :a· confl1ct .tbat·;,be:had with one
9350I I
9351.cooper. stated· that be·.conducted .a· detaiied and ·thorough ..
9352,backg·round check_.on_ .anyone :who worked. for his: .intelligence
9353service. ;He al'so·_required that. his· intelligence, service .
9354·associates take an. oath_ .to .·s~pport ·a~d defend· ,the· .C<;>nstitution. of
9355the 'State ,of Arizona and :the Constitution of the.'United states •.
9356Coope7 •sa'id:~hat· ~bus· far .he.'.has h_ad. food· results-;witb• his ..
9357:associates ·wit~ •:the. exception .. of two,-,_ I and
9358'Ron1··peterson.: Acco~ding_ to, co9per,· Peterson ,wa·s an_ 1 ex_-police:
9359:officer·.out .. of New·'.York·state and· .initially gav.e the -appe_arance,
9360·of :being;·a· very~·competent associate. :Eventually,. 'Peterson_. let
9361·his .. supposed ·power go to·.•his, h·ead, and ;Coopel:' had to:'discharge•
9362~him~·· ~Allegedly,:,. Peterson_ .. has,,.since ~een ·ch~rged with. a_ bank
9363robbery· 1in· New 1 Yor_k •..
9364. Cooper began_:n!s f~rst ,radfo '_broadcast in>May·,- '1992' •.
9365At first,. -be broadcast through .. Radio ·Stat16n_ WWCR:, in_:Nashville,.
9366Tenriesse~.- He performed,'broadcasts,,five '!'.lights ·a week·. Since
9367then,, Cooper(has• ,terminated, his associ'ation•,with· WWCR.>
9368·Presently, Cooper sends., out• his,,.radio·,broadcasts '.by·
9369sateliite, which. are,·,then,';picke.d··up by· :ove.r· :600 :FM, statioils around
9370the .country. '-Cooper. ·also:·publishes .a ··politicar newspaper .called·
9371".The ·cadgy ,News" (phonetic)'~ .. coopel:" -stated1 "that.·he• has,;publisbed'
9372a Jfook. entitled,. ·11 Behold·.a_ '.Pal~ "Horse,",- which ':has soid· well among
9373militia ·members.,and ·people ,o(_:like •minds._ ·:coopel:" said he .still
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9380receives_ royalties ·trom sales of that'book, even_ though he has
9381done.nothi~g to ·advertise the book~
9382Cooper advised_ that when he was a_ young man he served
9383in_ the Navy,- but left disillusioned with the_ policy·· decisions of
9384the_ Senio~ Admiral tor whom . he worked.: He gave as an _ example the
9385fact that he handled.communications concerning sensit~ve matters
9386such_ as the bombing of_ Laos, ·cambodia,- :and North Vietnam. at a
9387time when_ the president of the.united States was disavowing any
9388such actions.: After leaving the Navy·, cooper stated that he also
9389served_ in. the Ai~ Force._
9390At the conclusion of the interview, Cooper·,-. without
9391prompting,- said that he believed that he was the subject ot
9392. Federal , Grand Jury· deliberations in_ Phoenix·.: When_ asked about
9393the ~ature ,of the deliberations,- Cooper responded that he bas not
9394,-paid his taxes nor filed income tax returns; Cooper explained
9395that the income tax: was an.unconstitutional and' illegal revenue,and
9396that the income tax amendment to the Constitution was never
9397properly ratified._ Cooper said that .. as a young man_ he was -
9398willing to fight an4 die tor his country even though he late~
9399learned that the war in Vietnam had nothing to do with_ the
9400national interests of the United. States._ Cooper stated_ that at
94011 • this .point in his life he .is more than_ willing to fight,- and: if
9402· z:iecessary·,- die fo~ ·matters that really count. in_ ,his country._
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9407Special Agent.
9408Fed-eral a·urea:u o(Investigatiorf
9409P.O. nox·.;s~
9410J .. akeside. Arizona 85-929
9411A gen~..__ _ ___,
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9414O_ur fntelligenc~ Oaera1ives jn the state r+-'Florida: ha:ve information that a member:_ of t~e Lee b6
9415County.Militia._ ________ ___,_is actively attempting to recruit personnel tQ bomb a_ b?c
9416Federal building. Ae ha:s stated on several occasions that lie belongs t<> an org_anization that will.
9417pay $30,006 t<> any group who will blow up a Federal building.
9418I I was apparently rec_ruited by _a·ter_ro_rist. org_anization in January·1997" whit~
9419atte:nding a meeting of the so.called 3rd Continental Congre·s:s. This unknown terrorist_
9420organi'zation·. accordfog to o·ur: information, is_ o_fferfog large sums: ofmoriey tQ militias and militia
9421membe'rs if'they .will participate in the bombing of'a Federal building. - .
9422Ayord-inf t~ our operatives all members· of the ~ee County,Militia: ha:ve refused to be rec~!ted_
9423by Our: operatives teJl us thad !ha:s been expelled from the Lee County Militia: fo(
9424ttie·se activitie•s. - ·
9425·This ~ommunication rs mad·e in the fot¢rest_ of preveJ1ting: d·an1age to property a:nd fose oflives.
9426William·Cooper
9427'Director~ lnt~lligence s·ervfce
94282nd Continental Ar:my oJ'the Republic. Militia_
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9431FEDERAi BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
9432Prec~enc• :_ PRIORITt '
9433To:_ Criminal ·Investigative
9434Tampa
9435Proa:· Phoenix
9436Squad 13/ Lakeside RA
9437contact:
9438Approved BJ:: I I
9439Drafted By: I
9440case ID '=I
9441Attn:_
9442Title: J I _ _
9443POSSIBLE CONSPIRAC~ TO BOMB
9444FEDERAL ,BUILDit-lG;
9445}J-DT
9446syno~sis:_ To advise of_ possibie conspiracy._
9447'
9448Date: 04/14/1997
9449PX
9450Enclosures: Enclosed fo~ FBIHQ and Tampa are copies of _a iette~
9451recently received at the Lakeside RA of the Phoenix: Di vision._
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9455Detail••· on. 4/10/97 William Cooper sent 1 l;tt; to :; Lakeside
9456RA in_ which'he_ mentions the activities of __ -~ --~ a b6
9457former member of the tee_ County Militia in_ F ori a.: , egedly, b?c I hbelongs,to a terrorist organization_ that is attempting to
9458recruit members to blow up a_ federal building.:
9459, By way of_ background,- Wiliiam cooper,- who resides in_ a
9460rural area of eastern Arizona, is well kn9wn_ in the militia.
9461movement throughout the nation. ·cooper ·is.a_ radio broadcast
9462personality whose programming _is oriented_ to militia members and
9463disaffected right wingers. His radio program has been_ carried
9464across the nation by short wave radio and other transmission
9465link-ups.- cooper publishes a newslette~ called_ •veritas•,: and he
9466is the :Director• of the· -•Intelligence .Service• of the •second"
9467,contiJ)ental -Army of· the 'Republic•. coope~ boasts of having·
9468intelligence operatives throughout.the nation.
9469Lest these ciaims be taken_ lightly·, ·it should_ be noted
9470that a forme~ associate of cooper's, Ronald Eric Petersen, was
9471the_ •station Chief• of Cooper's Intelligence service in __ the state
9472.:£ New York. Coope~. eventually fired: Petersen because_ .he kept
9473~xceeding his· authority-·and,,alienating: Cooper's intelligence_;
9474.operatives in New York._ Eventually, Petersen was killed by . ·the·
9475Buffalo.Division's .SWAT team in_ August 1996 as he prepared to
9476·carry out a bank:·robbery.. He was a_ suspect in nine hank
9477robberies _in New Yo~k_ State-: (91A-AL-40396. and I ~ b?E
9478cooper is exceedingly distrustful of the federal
9479'government .in_.· general and· the FBI and BATF in . particular.- Thus,
9480his recent letter rom:s as a areat surprise to the Lakeside. .
9481Resident Agent ·csA~-=e-----=,,,,.,...=--~=--'~' who in_ recent-months spoke
9482with Cooper on_ severa occasions and attempted without ~pparent
9483success to cultivate a_ ·cooperative relationship.: ·
9484In_ a l~ttex- written_ to sAI I in_ January· !99? ,_-
9485_cooper .,accused·'.the• Resident ·Agent •~nd .. the 'Bureau of being
9486~engaged in treason_ against-the United.•States.ot America• and of
9487being •Nazi,- jack-booted thugs._• Cooper beli'eves that Timothy·
9488Mcveigh is a •fall guy• in -the plot ,to bomb the federal,'building
9489in Oklahoma_,City.- He asserts that government agents placed_ and_
9490detonated the fatal bomb.: ·
9491. Foliowiya·: ~leihone conversation. with. Cooper in
9492'¥8-1?;':lary. ~l-~97 ,- SA_~"""""""""'""",,....,,.~ a~v.ised Phoenix · managemen~ that_ he was
9493breaking off al~ con ac w th_ Cooper.- During that final pho_ne
9494conversation,- Coopex- was agitated ·and angry·, and he screamed_
9495epithets,- accusing the_ Resident Agent and the FBI of being liars,:
9496traitors,- and ot never having read the constitution._ His
9497language ·during this tirade was profane and •colorful•._
9498'
9499' _ Phoenix cannot vouch for the reliability ot the _
9500information_ provided in' Cooper~s recent letter, nox- can_ Coopex-'s
9501motives be accurately· ·predicted.- In_ previous conversations,- the
9502Lakeside Resident Agent emphasized_ to Cooper the importance of
9503coming f·orward· should_ he become aware of dangerous,.· violent
9504individuals conspiring· within_ militia circ~es.:
9505.It should .be noted that while Cooper's hostility· for _
9506the FBI_ and_ federal government·runs deep, he claims to_oppose the
9507use of violence to ,overthrow the government.: -Also he :is adamant
9508about rejecting the·racist litanies ot·the white supremacists and
9509neo-Nazis~ · ·
9510_ Follow·. up action_ and investigation_ concerning cooper's
9511allegations, are left to the discretion_ ot Tampa•: According .... t_o _ __
9512FOU«S -1 I !Tuten_ is the subject. a Tampa investigation:_!,__ __ _,
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9528:rit1e and 1Character of~~ , 4r.· I
9529C ~A~ /•/.k1. ttl~ - /l-,e:A FILE NO .._.".=. """"""_ _____ __,
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9534Grand Jury Materi;l -~ Dis;-~mi~ate:Only Pursuant to Rule 6(e), Federal Rules
9535of Criminal Procedure -
9536□ Yes Property To Be Forfeited To The 0.S. Government
9537Description o
9538I
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9540For Adminis_trative Use: BLOC'KST AMP
9541Location of Property: ___________ _
9542Control Number:- ____________ _
9543(File Copy)
9544N T E R
95450 F F .f C E
9546SubJect::
9547Date:;
9548.___ ____ __.I NCAVQ
9549I ~PECTAT. AGENT:.·EB( O,AJESIDE~ AZ)
9550PO Box: 48& _Lakeside, hZ. 85-929
9551'BILL_ COOPER:- FUQI'{IVE.
95528/12/98:
9553MEMO
9554Tve_ enclosed some documents concerning the pres·ent federal stand--off with the accused·
9555tax evader; .Bill Cooper:. Recentiy; rve interviewed a few othfs as·sociates~ and._you may ffnd
9556their observations interesting: . .
9557Over, the past two oi:: thre~ weeks, things have been very quiet in ·:aagar~ AZ , Coopei:"s:
9558home~ or perhaps.it ju•st appears so·because I haven't been d·ofo.g anything with thfs situation:
9559While I can certainly be accused Q{be_ing pas•sive, thi·s pas:sive approach is part Q('our exfsting·
9560strategy o(letting_ Cool?e_r s_tew in his ownjufoe. - · · ·
9561.:Pleas~ calf me ffyou have any q~es_tfons..-.
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9571-F-rom:: Oklahoma: City·
9572Squad 4 - -
9573Co.nt·act :: SA .,__ _________________ ....,
9574AI)proved_ ·By:: I.... ________ __.
9575Draft·ed ·:sy:: .I.. . _______I A:mac.
9576cas·e. ·ro # :: I (Pen.di_~g)
9577'I'it1e :- MILTON WILLIN-1_ COOI'E~, ·aka:
9578·nnJ C◊anef --: F'OG:I:TlVE-; I ~-: }'UQI'I'~IVE;
9579AO'I'-D'I'
9580bEMEO A.NP D~GE~OU$
9581svnonsis •. To yi·pqrt: the: r:e_sult·s_ o( 1e·a_d t◊ ,in.terviewl.. .. ___ __,._ .... I _qf Mi_ltqn Wi_l_l_ia:m Coope:x::· ·a:nd_ c·omplet·e "Gen¢ral
9582bs·ses·sment Q:(lestion:n:aire ._" · -
9583-E-nc1osur:es :: Enclos·ed fqt:-' Phoenix is· the_ or:igi~al ·an_d two copies.
9584of ·a:n -FD-302 re __ i_nt~rview w_it_~ I Also, en:clos·ed i_n_ ·a, _ib_ is:
9585the_ '.11-pag:e~ 11 G:en_e·r:al. Ass·es·s_me:nt: Qu:estJ¢n:n:a_i_r:e, " the: or:igi_Ij_a:1
9586i_n_te·x::view" n.otes· and EC--: - . -
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9588interv·ew· d
9589_ahqma:,
9590________ r:eg·a:rding· r-ii_lton_ Wi _lJa:m Cooper's_
9591cur:rent: situatiqri as: a _b"""a..,.r-_r"""'_-'T"1"""'c,...a"""_ -e...,.......,...,.u.,,...:gitive:.
9592Serial :: 48
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9610.,.__ _____. ._. ............_ _,. ..............................._ ______. ...._......,.,,._..._w-.......·. ....... ssL I
9611was
9612contacte 1nterv1.ewe ..._...,........,..--.....,.......,.-...,,..--,,-.....,.-.....,.....,.. furnished the
9613following information after being advised of the identity of the
9614interviewing Agent:
9615I I advised that he is a short-wave radio
9616enthusiast;. He listens to a variety of talk shows on a frequent
9617basis. I !has had occasion to listen to some 11 left wing11
9618militia type programs in the recent past and he believes that
9619these programs involve individuals who are indirectly tied to
9620TIMOTHY J. MCVEIGH .
9621.__.,....___,,.......I has heard programs of WILLIAM COOPER who is a
9622self proclaimed anti-government militia member from Cholo,
9623Arizona, having ties tol land possible MCVEIGH. I I openly criticizes the government £or the handling of the
9624Waco incident and blames the Federal government for the Oklahoma
9625City bombing stating that the government blew up the Federal
9626building.
9627l.:ll.so he.ts heard LINDA THOMPSON, l-B00-·749-9939 on
9628a short-wa_v_e _a_ n_d-she is "of the same molding~ that COOPER is.
9629THOMPSON went to Waco, Texas, and chastised government officials
9630over the handling of the matter.
9631I I stated that JACK MOHR and TOM MOHR also
9632broadcast a program on short-wave and he believes that they are
9633individuals who associate with MCVEIGH.
9634I lsaid that WILLIAM COOPER supposedly has
9635opera.tive.s all over the United States who collect intelligence on
9636the Federal government and furnish such information to him. For
9637instance, COOPER'S operatives are instructed to take photographs
9638of various government .ind military .i.netallat.ions and provide them
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9645111i.11k>cume!ll cuntains ndlhcr rec,um11cnd,11iom nor cnnclusion~ of 1J1e f-B!. l1 is th~ prnpccry of the !'Bl anll is !f!anr(! lt1 ycur ag('ncy;
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9653to him. His operatives are known to take pictures of Federal
9654buildings all across the nation, including Oklahoma City. ~I---~
9655said that although COOPER has never been to Ox.lahorna City, he
9656seems to be unusually knowledgeable about the local streets and
9657building structures.
9658I !has heard threats made against former Senator
9659DAVID BOREN on the short-wave in which COOPER is ~ffiliated with.
9660I provided two tape cassettes of short-wave radio
9661broadcasts.... ...i.._. n_w...,h... .i. ch COOPER and THOMPSON speak out against the
9662U.S. Government. These tapes have b(~en enle1--ed into evidEince by
9663the interviewing Agent.
9664This is in reference to Lead Number 2059.
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9671I.hf~ of UctMcription _____ } I 19 / 9 6 -··----
9672Lead Control# 13255.
9673lA-3391 contain!:.! a copy of a video tape providi:>d to the
9674F q ,-
9675The
9676orJ.gina tape was pruv.1oect l·.o ,__ by TIMOTHY Mcvg rGH, ___ __.
9677A review of_thi~ vi~eo tape w~s c?nducted. The t~pe,
9678entitled 1'Waco, the Btg LJ.e" J.S an •~xa.m1.nat.1.on and expli.mal:icn of
9679the B-r:-~i.nch David.i.an standoff in Waco, Texas. The taptc: ;,ms
9680producE:d by WI LL 1AM COOPER, P . 0 . B•)X 14 2 0 , Sh0w 1ow, Ariz orm
968185901. It contains no information regarding the bombing of the
9682Murrah Federal Building on April 19, J.995.
9683This documt-nt t:omain$ ncit!i~r recon,mcnda1i1ms nor cn11cl11sirn1$ M tl1e FUT. It i~ lli,· 1,r<>p,\rtY nf 1h~ FBI a11t! is Juan~d I!! your agency:
9684it and j1.\ ,:u1,(cut~ are t~ut "-~ t•c db:ti ihutdl ou1~iJ:..: )'<Hit :l~•:."'1\.y.
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9694ON LEAD il15J.11
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9696On Sepl: ember 13, 19 9 6, \>Ji 1.L iarn Cccp;_,' r -...,ho c ocs b
9697nickname "Bill", was contacted by telephone at
9698.....=-~~-.1...:........::....i.:..u..:.u...;..._..-.,.i.....:~~ ...... ......,..:.... br~ subscribed t·.o i)·,r-L...-------___., of
9699J\fte-.r: advis.Lnq Coop~;r of the _pui.:-r,orse of: Uie c,.111 1 which
9700was to elicit information on a possible association with the
9701bombing suspect T.imot:hy McVe lgh, Cooper prov.icfod the followinq
9702information:
9703Cooper advised that he broadcai:t.f.l a radi.o pi:·oc.rram
9704oriented to Lhe 1\rnerican MU.i.Li~,. MO\''P.rw~ni:. He als,:1 conU.rm<o~d
9705that previously be had m,:1de use of ,1 busirv,i:;s c,Jlled "American
9706Voice Retrieval (AVR)" which allow(~d h:i.rn t.n recoul and 'leave
9707messages on cu1-rent ev>;;nts t.hat could be acc•~ssed by telephon-:-, by
9708his listeners. Typically, these mensages were one to two min1Jtes
9709in length.
9710Cooper ,.,,as asked aboui. any <1s~~cc:iaLion he had with
9711T:i.rnol:hy McVel.gh. Cooper respnnded thi'l.t hr: has ne,1 t""~1~ met: McVf)i.qb,
9712and he is not aware of (\Ver lvrvins~ ::,poken l".G him. Coopr:r
9713explrlined th,'ll: it McV(,,i9h cAl.le•J his l\VR n11mbcr in 1993, i.L "mn
9714only to listen to recorded messages, b~'CAU~"l',) t:he. J\VR system d.i.d
9715not allow for the taking of purchast::> Ot"clc·n, or leaving 1.1.stener
9716messages.
9717received
9718from two
9719John Doe
9720\nve:aigaiioo on
9721Cooper did •Jxpla.i.n, howevtn·, tllaL in November, 1991, lie
9722a vis.5. t at his res,::!arch center :Ln St:. .Johns, Arizona
9723males, one of whom resembled the• com :ior:d.t:.c sketch of
97241. CooJer said the man had
9725'lliis 1h,rnm:·n1 wm;•in, .1~,1ht1 f~''.\)lll,•1•,n1ia11n11~ :~"i ,11:,du\io:1, <>I 11,~ !'13!. 1, "lh: p1,,p,,1,·: I'! ot,,, !'i>J :n1<l i, h1a;":(! tn i''!llr ,l);','IK\',
9726h ;~,~d i:.'i ~·,,nt~Et!I;. ~u;.•. rn.)t 1l· • •,~ ,h;aib;::i•d ;;-,ut1,F!t ~dr:· !'h':.('l!c.-
9727b6
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9729WILLIAM COOPE!<
9730Cooper ~.eent. on t ,:) !";av t h,:>t I
9731the first composite. sketch rcl;~nr;r.:d Ly UY~ ~•(~(k:ra.l Bureau ot
9732Investigation {l:Tu) c.1!:ter t.he b01nbing i:1 Ok:lahc:•ma Cit~'/· Cooper
9733then r(:?marked that UHi FBI 'latei·: ::hanged Uw cnrnpusi.tc sketch 1_.n
9734f.il: a photograph t.h,;;t had been l:a!:en.
9735_____ While v.isi 1: i nsJ w:Lt:.h cooper,! I told Cooper to "watch Oklahom.a .-.. ""',"'",- .,,.A"""t"""t-·c-"l_:_-t. ..l-.1 1--~....,..t-w_c._:i_m_e_r....,1 :left
9736-t.h .._ e_i:_·_e_s. .e. arch center, 1 hey heeded north on HWY 66f toward I-40.
9737Cooper said the men were under surs1fJil lanc0, and he intimated
9738that. the interv:i.ewing l\gr.!nl: was ,:i.w.,,re of th.Ls s\n·,·r,,.i 1:Lancc.
9739Cooper st.ai'"'d t:hat i.t .is possible l.hat he had a phuw.~
9740conversation with Tirnut:hy Mcveigh without beir:q aware of il,
9741because Cooper recei VC!5 thousands oi' 1,.::tt 10r,,; ,,md t:r,J.ephon;'? callr,,
9742Cooper insisted that Uie man that. v:i.r:.i ti"id 1l .Lrn .i.n November, 19 94
9743and said nwat.ch Ok:1ahoma" is not Timothy t-1cVei9h, tht~ man v.Jho is
9744presently awa.i. t inq t. i· i a1 C')ncernins, t.he burnb i n9 of: th~ Ok.Jahurna
9745City federal building.
9746Cooper said that. th(:_!J.'t? are many misperce:pt.ions and lies
9747about him and his work. 1.::oope1: sto1tEid tlHt tlii? new~, media in c1
9748"pack of liar~,. 11 For examp.1,~, Cuope.1. r,,:a i,J he h.cts of. ten be•~n
9749accused of beina a white s_ uoremacir-;t an:i :,,,·, 0r1 1• i -.r~r~wj i·e He
9750denied bot:h ot l~hese (~]large~' saying I - I and
9751that he possesses r.,0,110! Native Americ"rn Dlood.
9752C<)bper ;i}:,:n d('ni,~d arl:.u1c2tins! t:J:;~• vi.olcnt OVf'r\:tll:'f)W c,f
9753the tJ. S, governrnent. He said he se:r:ved in Uv~ l\nned Forces (Navy
9754and Air Force) clui-:LntJ th,~ Viettrnm W.:u·, 21nd Cooper said he lo·..red
9755his counl·.r:y. He c:,1.su claimed not to have any h0stiJ.1.ty or
9756animosity t.o federal officers unless \:hey ate acL:lvely v1ork..:i.ng t:o
9757undermine the conctitut.icn«.l prL1cip1es upon which our country
9758was found,~d. Cooper den.iRd bei.n9 a hate-:nong•.~c
9759In expiai11.Ln9 his opposition t.,; v.i.oJ,;nce i'l~1a.in~~t tllf.!
9760government, Cooper cl,,d.med that: he tr.ie.d tn l:alk the r·i~Jh\:. win.9
9761a cti ,, _is t Li r1d<"1 'I'l1c)!l1[.'JSc)n c.)u t of (n.-3. ·1:c 11.l 11q ('> :1 \~J1) ~-J 11 i r1S:r t. c)rl .
9762At the cone 1cm .i.Gn of the .i. n i:.e1:·v i e,•J, .Spec :i ;11 J\qent ( S;\) I I expressed a cles:i. re to nwe l~ ,.;i th Cooper p0 n~ona 11 y, and
9763Cooper encou.ra~Jed h.i.m l:() do so i.n tl1r:! ne.,n- fut:ure.
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9767FEDEUAL BUREAU OF INVESTJGATION
97689/25/96
9769Will.i.am Cooper, who goes by the nickname 11 B.i.ll Cooper",
9770was interviewed at a rest stop area just off Highway 60 within
9771the city limits of the town of Springerville, Arizona. Cooper
9772said he was born on May 6, 1943. After be.ing advised of the
9773identity of the interviewing Agent and the purpose of the
9774interview, Cooper provided the followlng information:
9775cooper advised that around November of 1994, he
9776received an unannounced visit by two y01.mg men (white males) at
9777his II research center'' in St. Johm:., ori zn11a. cooper dl'!'!scribed
9778these two young men as being!
9779com p os ite sketches re 1 ea s e.d }JJ..y --:-t-:-h-e--F~-=-u-=r-~-o; -o-n-a"""f""'t-_e -.· -r......,.t-:-h_e _l: ,..)_o_m-:-b-1.. ..r - 1g --o"""r=-·. ...J
9780the federal building in Okl.ahoma City in Aprj.l, 1995. Cooper di.d
9781not recall the names of the two visiting men. (For the sake of
9782clarification they will be referred to as John Doe One and John
9783Doe Two in view of the fact that! I the two
9784individuals named as such on the FBI composite sketche::.;.
9785According to Cooper, John Doe Two dj.d virtually all of
9786the talking, while his partner, John Doe One, was silent. ,"Tohn
9787Doe Two toJ.d Cooper that they were interested in his
9788philosophjcal and politicaJ messages, but t)1ey disagreed wLth him
9789on his methods. Cooper elaborated, explainj.nq that he advocates
9790fighting the unconstitutional policies and practices of the
9791government by any legal, non-violent means. John Doe Two
9792suggested that more action was needed, and he asked Cooper if he
9793would join them in their cause, although they did not articulate
9794specifically what their cause or mission entaiJ.ed. Cooper
9795declined, and the men left soon thereafter, ending a visit of
9796perhaps ten minutes that day.
9797While they walked out to their car, which Cooper could
9798only describe as being y~llow in color, John Doe Two opened thA
9799trunk and said that he wanted to give Cooper something. lie
9800proceeded to remove from the trunk a copy of the bool-:, 001'he
9801Turner Diaries" and handed it to Cooper. Cooper remarked that he
9802already had a copy of 11that racJst. book0
9803, but the two men left
9804the book with him anyway.
9805nt Springerville, Arizona
9806File it __ l 74A-OC-5612o_j) -·_J(.oLLl:J._. ___ ---_ ll<ltc rlictalr<l 9/23/96·······-
9807t>y __ S_A_I _________ __.V d~}n_ ----------·--·---·-····---------·-----····-···-·········---
9808'J'hh docume-nt contn!n9 neither recommend:ilio1H nur cMdu,lon$ oJ thr FBI I! i., lht prop~tl)' of the FIH Rn<l i1 h,3n<:d io }'"Jr ,\Rency:
9809it t1nd iH conl~!llS ~re not tu be distributed uut~\d~ your 11Rc;icy.
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9814At this point in the interv:i.ew, Coopen~ war. ti.sked .i [ he
9815had retained their copy of ''The 'l'l.n:ner Diar-ies11
9816• cooper
9817responded that he already had a copy of that book, and he wasn't
9818sure if he retained the copy left with him by the two men.
9819Cooper further explained that when he moved his research center
9820from st. Johns, he packed volumes and volumes of written work and
9821books in a large number of boxes, most of which are now stacked
9822up. Cooper said that if he looked for the copy of the book, it
9823might take him months to find it. ·
9824After giving Cooper "The Turner Diaries", the two men
9825got in their car and headed north 011 the highway toward I-40. As
9826they were leaving, Cooper, who had been inside with the two men
9827during the visit, noted that there were two vehicles down the
9828road. Cooper was convinced that the two vehicles were conducting
9829a surveillance of the men. one of the vehicles was described as
9830a generic-looking white government motorpool vehi.cle. The driver
9831was taking photograph::, of the men with Cooper. On the oth1;ir 5:ide
9832of the road was a brown pickup truck with a camper- shelJ.. A inar1.,
9833presumably the driver, was taking snapshots as if he were a
9834tourist, but he periodically turned in the direction of Cooper's
9835place to snap photographs of that area.
9836Cooper recalled that during the brief conversation with
9837the two men that they cautioned him to "\·,atcli 0}:la.homa Ci ty11 just
9838before they left. Furthermore, John Doe Two asked Cooper if he
9839knew where they could sell valuabl1~ historical documents. The
9840man explained that he w;:1s talking about documents that might be.:i.r
9841the signature of an important person like George Washington.
9842Cooper responded that he had no idea where such documents could
9843be sold.
9844cooper provided a physical descr.i.ption of thetwo wj.n.
9845John Doe Two was the. I I of the bm. llr. was perhaps L.! __ ___._
9846tall to I I in hei~iwtj tl~ a I ... !build. ~e w~s. I jand had 1a1r. During the course of their visit,
9847Cooper had noted tha · Jorn Doe 'l'wo hadl I
9848and Cooper believes that it was al l
9849cooper said that during the. conversat1.on he even menEionc!d to
9850JC?hn Doe 'l'wo that he had a! I ond the man did not
9851disagree.
9852John Doe 'I'wo did 1:ot <:1-P~""e""'a.. r.. ......;t""'o"--,..b.:a;e_.!_ ____. ..J
9853seemed to be that of a man 1 n ln s I.__ ______- --1
9854His age
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985911tinU111ion o! FD-30) oJ WILLIAM COOP EH • Un 9/23/96
9860John Doe One i,;asl I andl I than his
9861counter~·t. Coo Jer ost.i.mated Jolrn Doe 0110 1 .s ho.i.9ht. a.s bei.nq
9862between and tall. Cooper was insistent ttiat ,Tohn Dor:!
9863One was cer.ainly ~-----~, the man w has been identified as
9864Timothy Mcveigh, who erba-Js in height. John Due
9865one appeared to be in 11s ..._ _______ __.
9866tha.t both me,1 wei:e ver · o.1..i.t.e neatl,
9867,.....;,::i.a:a.==a:.::.:.."--.:.M..i.:.:o...;:;i..w..;:;..--.:..:.a.-:.~).,.;,'~-ranee of - ....... -----..------...... --......
9868Both wore .J:!'-..11. s or. c en 1 m pan .!", an.
9869s or -s eeve , conservat1ve shirts. Wh0,n rl'.'spond.in9 to
9870quest.ions, John Doe Two used lJOlit,~ ter-m,; sqch as 11 '.ir~s, sir.; no,
9871sir. 11
9872After the two men left, cooper said that he did not
9873give them a second thought. However, about two weeks later,
9874while broadcasting on his short wave n:te1io i:n~oqram, Coopi:1 i.received
9875a call from .:;n individual who a~-::ked tdm -..:h,1t was 9oing
9876on in Oklahoma. At first, Cooper responded Urnt he had no idea,
9877but then he recalled the visit of the two men around November of
98781994 1 and he briefly recounted what had transpired.
9879At this point in the interview, Cooper was nsted if he
9880recorded his radio broadcasts. He responded that he did, and llo
9881was then asked if he would ma!-:e t.he tape concf:'rninq that
9882telephone call available for review by the FBI. cooper agreed
9883with this, but he said that it would take some time to locate
9884that specific tape s.:incf~ he was unsure oi' t.he p;rnct clat.P.. or e'ten
9885the <=~xact month when th':! vis.i.t. from thrc~ two rnen had tak.en place.
9886Cooper was then t:o.ld that if finding that tap~ or a
9887copy of the boo}: nThe Turner. Diaci.es11 •.-;;_,s simply a matter. or
9888making the time to do it, he was asked if h@ wnul.d permit the FBJ
9889to search for these items on his behalf. CoC1p€'r responded tlrnt
9890he absolutely WrJuld nol: pe1:-m:i.t the FBI. tn 90 through bis ::-ecor{:h;
9891or property. He furthi?l" explained that he did not trust the FTH
9892with his propr~rty and said that the feder.1.L govt'!rnment and its
9893agents were too lackinq in cred.i.bi1.:i.ty to prc::rmit h.im to r1llow
9894such a search. He agreed, however, that he would try and locate
9895the tape and when found, \-JOuld make 1..:lle tape avt1.ilnbl0 t.o the
9896FBI. He also indicated that he would try ,rnd find the book "The
9897Turner D.iar.ies".
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9901.74A-OC-56120
9902Cooper mentioned that his group, whidh he calle~ the ..
9903Intelligence Service., has done an extensive investigation of what
9904transpired in Oklahoma city and the government's actions to
9905investigate after the bombing. Cooper stated that around October
99061, 1996, he wil.l be publishing a three-vo.lume report on these
9907very issues. In summnrizing the results o.f his rE!port, Cooper
9908stated that in his opinion the federal building .i.n Oklahoma City
9909blew up because it was a c:_rovernment "sting" that went awry or
9910that it was an intentional explos.ion to ensure that the antiterrorism
9911bill would be passed by Congress and that the federal
9912government would be given additio11al law enforcement powers in
9913order to form a poli.ce state.
9914Cooper said that he moved his research center and
9915intellige.nce service out of St. Johns about six months ago. He
9916~~,d the move was precjpitated by a conflict that he had wj_th one
9917Cooper stated tha.t he conducte.d a detni led and thorough
9918background check on anyone ~ho worked for his intelligence
9919service. He also n~quired that his intelligence service
9920associates take. an oath t.o i,:upport and defend the ConstJ.tut.i.on of.
9921the State of Ariz0na c1nd thr:• Cons ti tu t5-on of the Uni t~d St.ates.
9922cooper said that thns far he has had qopd results with his
9923associa-~es w~fh the exception of two:I . !(phonetic) and ! ~ _ According to Cooper,!. I was anl I
9924I out ofl I and in1tial.ly gave the appearance
9925of being a very competent associate. Evontuall.y, I I let
9926h.is supposed power qo to his head, and Cooper had to discharge
9927him. A.lle~edly .I I has since been ___________ ____. I I in~_I ___ ____.
9928Coope.r began h.is first radio bi:oadcast in May, 1992.
9929At first, he broadcast through Radio Stat.ion WWCR in Nashvil.le,
9930Tennessee. He performed broadcasts f.:tve nights a week. Since
9931then, Cooper has ter-m.i.nated his associ.at.ion with WWCR.
9932Presently, Cooper sends out his radio broadcasts by
9933satellite which are then pickE:•d up by o~/0-r r,OO FM stat.ions around
9934the country. Cooper also publishes a pol.itical newspaper called
993511The Cadgy News11 (pllonet.i.c}. Cooper si.:.ated that he has ptiblisbed
9936a book entitled, "Behold a Pale Horse11
9937t which has sold v✓ell among
9938militia members and people of like minds. Cooper said he stil.1
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9942o! FD-302 or WILLIAM COOPER
9943re.cei ves royal ties frow rc:a11,is of t.h,1 t. book, f?.V~n tlwugll he has
9944done nothing to advei· t:j se the boot.
9945Cooper adv i!':0.d that wh-:'n he •-t1as c\ younq ni:Jn he served
9946in the Navy, but left disillui:.i.oned vdtr1 tl1e po.licy decision5 of
9947the Senior Admiral for whom tie worked. He gavP <'ls ;,rn r,'.xample tlw
9948fact that he hanri.lP.d c0mmuni.c-1ti.ons c:0ncern.\.nq s8ns.i.tive m.,_~ttei:·s
9949such as the bombinq of Laos, Cambodia, and North V1etnmn at a
9950time when the president of the United states was disavowing any
9951such actions. After leaving the Navy, cooper stated that J1e also
9952served in the Air Force.
9953At the conch1sion of the interview, Coopi~r, without
9954prompting, said that he believed that he was the subject of
9955Federal Grand Jury deJ..\.bcrat.ions in Phomlix. When as'k.ed about
9956the nature of the del :i.berat ions, Cooper ro;,pond~d that 110 ha~, not
9957paid his l:axes nor f.Ued income ttu-: r.et.un1.~;. Cooper explained
9958that the .incomc. 't.;Jx wa.,~ an 1.1nconsti tut icmi l .01nd i 1 leqaJ r0.venue,
9959and that the income t-:1x arnendrnent to tri,~ con,;t .i. tutJ.oi1 was never
9960properly rat if .ied. Cooper said that as a younq mo:rn he was
9961willing to fight and d.i.l'l for his country 0ven though he later
9962learned that the war in Vietnc.nn had !)()tbing to do with the
9963national interests of the United Stntes. Cooper stated that at ..
9964this point in h.i.s Jife. he is more than wiJ1.i.nq to .fight, and if
9965necessary, die for mattc•rs thi'.lt. n~a1Jy count in his co'lmtry.
9966: ~-..
9967FD-302 (Rev . .'.1 • l0-82;
9968Fl•:DEIUL IH.!lffi\U OF INVl•:.ST!(;ATION
9969rn.tmber lB ·- 2 5 8 ,1 wa !"''. C')ndu C Lt?:d,....c. .~..;. 1... . ....c..._ ),:.· .:. . t.·_.( '.._.,l. ·)...-, ..·~. .:. :. . .. ....>...;.. ...._ 1.. ..q.._ :1 _, .· - ;. _ _·.r .. . h... ..,i r; 1. t. (''ltl wa Ei cl
9970video cassr.stt.<.~. t.;<p(• ~:d V(:n t •>I [Ly Tin10U:y
9971i"ic~le .t Si l1 tit l e(J, u i~}r\·~-~--J ·· '~_~hf.: n i ~J .L,.~. e ~ '
9972j"1'!'1is tJ.rt;ci~,.tct: i.c:)rl \1..t<ie.S z"lc:ne t;·,. .. ·:~; 1.: ;L}} t\t,·t (.'t)C.1PFJ~, ·t 11
9973assoc:i.at ion with L,T NU/\ THor,wsc.,i'1, Lb••_) {\'.,ff'.i;'_ l CI\N ,7UDTfCE FEUEP1\T:! ON'
99743 850 South Emerson A\1em.l('', Ind iGnapol j ::', J nd.; an.•1, Lelnphon0.
9975number 317/780-5:?.04, f:,c:,:jmiie nunt1:H'1t· Jl·_;,1-;rno-!:,209, and L1v, C,\,il
9976(Citizens 1\gency ,Joint: Int:•::>.1.1 igcnce), Be:-~ } ,i;io, Show Low,
9977Arizona, B5901. Jt ,.::ar~ he nhL,)ir:ec fr·o:,1 '.-/E,LIA.iv: ('DOPE!<, s;1m,•
9978address as CAJI, i:01:· t.wc-:·:,~: y ~ f 1. ve doJ .1.a t:-.'.,. Th:.:.:; p:: oduc,-. iun i ~;
9979.intended to syrnpa t:hize ,•l.i.Lh t.: he !.\rc.rnch f..'."lv i.d.i cHlG. IL q- .i ves a rnv.~ ··
9980!;:ided history of: t:h~ ev,~nt: s lec1d inq 1..Jp ; ,_., Lb-,~ conl' n)l}t.al:ion at
9981WACO. The product.ion co,,(·_-:) i.nG t.: rid 1. Ln;>,'.<'lS.W, hc,1w:> ,, id,;•o -::.1. :Lpt,,
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9984compound. It attacks tlv.~ ;1f:f.i.da•.,_:l'. foi:· ;•\'.-': :0.:e<'1rch war.i-ant;, Lhe
9985gove1.-11n1entrs at~t i.().I1~~ 0c~(1 !:)Cit .i. \tilt ~i C>!l ~ (·;_L~:l -j_ : 11.Ln~-! t:.l·te S.,i(!\f~"{ .ntn~:)rlt i~
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