Extremist Group Honcho Allegedly Misused Bundy Ranch Supporter Funds

Our time for action is so perilously short; the hour of trial of our collective virtue for the preservation of natural, individual liberty draws nigh. In February of 2017, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada will try four (4) of our brothers in a watershed Constitutional case.

There stands before this patriot community an issue that must be laid to rest in order for us to render unto our brothers and their families the support that they need. Many of us, in one way or another have worked toward, contributed to, donated for, and sacrificed our time, hope, energy, and resources to help these men in their hour of need. It is with heavy hearts that we, the undersigned, do solemnly testify to you that we believe that substantial portions of these gifts have been grievously misused within the Idaho III% organization. We do not put forth this accusation lightly, or without due diligence and proper deliberation ad nauseum (SIC). On our sacred honor we do testify to the following:

I. That on July 9th, 2016 a benefit concert named Freedom Fest generated $2,475.00 in net revenue that was earmarked as 100% proceeds going directly to Idaho political prisoners and their families;

II. That on July 25th, 2016 that the proceeds for this benefit were deposited into an account overdrawn by $566.75 due in part to several overdraft expenditures and twenty-nine (29) daily “Continuous Overdraft Fees” on business days from June 13th through July 22nd, 2016;

III. That on August 22nd, 2016, $213.00 taken in cash collections, earmarked as 100% proceeds going directly to Idaho political prisoners and their families, was deposited into the organization’s account;

IV. That on September 6th, 2016 an additional $213.00 taken in cash collections, earmarked as 100% proceeds going directly to Idaho political prisoners and their families, was deposited into the organization’s account;

V. That of the $2,901.00 collected from July 9th through September 6th of 2016 that were earmarked as 100% proceeds going directly to Idaho political prisoners and their families, less than $500.00 was used for this purpose;

VI. That the families of Eric Parker, Scott Drexler, and Steven Stewart have affirmed that collectively, between the three of them, they have received less than $500.00 since the Freedom Fest event;

VII. That between August 2nd and August 3rd of 2016 that Brandon Curtiss did use Idaho III% funds at least six (6) times totaling over $300.00 to fund food and fuel for a trip to Sacramento, California while performing work related to his privately owned fugitive recovery business;

VIII. That from July 26th to September 19th, 2016 (when the organization’s checking account was closed) that funds specifically reserved for Idaho political prisoners were excessively, inappropriately, or negligently used by Brandon Curtiss for food, fuel, and miscellaneous unnecessary expenditures including, but not limited to, iTunes and auto accessories;

IX. That expenditures by Johnathan R. Casey were, in fact, reasonable and legitimate even without prior explicit approval, and that they were collectively immaterial in regard to the greater issue of determining if earmarked funds were misused;

X. That Sean and Heather O’Donahue have provided honest and wholly truthful testimony that the charitable funds solicited by the Idaho III% organization on their behalf and for their benefit were never remitted to them by Brandon Curtiss;

XI. That financial records related to the Idaho III% have never been made public at regularly scheduled intervals from which transparency and accountability could be established;

XII. That the pattern of fiscal irresponsibility and negligence is not limited to the period immediately following Freedom Fest and that it spans the entire elapsed time from when our political prisoners were arrested in March of 2016 to the present;

XIII. That there exists substantial, reasonable, and prudent cause based upon a preponderance of evidence to permanently disavow the Idaho III% as a legitimate patriot organization in lieu of a decentralized community of patriot groups that collectively honor the commitment to support our political prisoners with complete transparency and accountability;

XIV. That, finally, the preponderance of evidence from which this conclusion is drawn is altogether genuine, accurate, thorough, and not otherwise subject to plausible rebuttal from which the foundation of this endeavor might be cast into the realm of questionable veracity.

We believe that this course of action, being the only viable path forward, will best lay to rest the irreparable and irreconcilable issues that now embattle the Idaho III%. We will explain to anyone who asks how we came to this collective decision. It is our hope that each of you will embrace the urgency to swiftly put these matters behind the community and engage in the creation of patriot groups or assimilate into existing legitimate patriot groups that both fit individual personal interests, gifts, talents, and passions while actively seeking to assist these political prisoners and their families. The best way that we can help them prepare for trial is to make sure that they do not need to worry about their families.

Our political prisoners are burdened with the concern that a void will form in the absence of a state-wide central group. We are committed to ensuring that this does not become the legacy of this endeavor. Groups that already left the organization continue their efforts absent the umbrella of the Idaho III% organization. Other organizations are either in the planning stages or already established. Details will soon follow and there will be no lack of options from which individuals can continue to support Idaho’s four (4) political prisoners.

Therefore, on this Tuesday, the 26th of September, in the year of Two Thousand and Sixteen, for the reasons stated and testified to, we the undersigned do hereby wholly repudiate and permanently sever any ongoing affiliation with the III% of Idaho and affirmatively encourage each person to do the same.