Judge quadruples the recommended sentence for A.L.F. activist.
Calling him a “terrorist” and following through on his threat to more than quadruple the recommended sentence, judge Dee Benson Thursday sentenced William Viehl to two years in federal prison. It is the first sentence handed down under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act.
Background
Viehl was charged last year under [...]
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Vegan prisoner Marie Mason’s health worsens as prison continues to deny her vegan food.
Marie Mason is asking for all supporters to send letters and faxes to the prison and request she be provided with vegan food.
Marie Mason is serving nearly 22 years for pleading guilty to numerous A.L.F. and E.L.F. actions, including an arson [...]
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In a press release dispatched yesterday, the Civil Liberties Defense Center fired back against the University of Iowa Animal Liberation Front lab raid investigation.
While ostensibly an “ecoterrorism” investigation into the A.L.F. liberation of 401 animals from the University of Iowa’s animal research labs in 2004, in the below statement CLDC lawyers accuse the federal prosecutor [...]
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Former University of Iowa student and barred attorney subpoenaed to testify in Animal Liberation Front investigation.
A University of Iowa graduate has been named as the latest person subpoenaed to testify to a grand jury seeking those responsible for the 2004 Animal Liberation Front raid of the University of Iowa.
Leana Stormont, a barred attorney and graduate [...]
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Information is sparse, but word is out that another subpoena has been served in the ongoing investigation into the Animal Liberation Front liberation of 401 animals from the University of Iowa. Any more details at this point - such as the name of the person subpoenaed - are unknown. More information will be posted as [...]
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Today I was sent a copy of judge Benson’s ruling in the ongoing case of Animal Liberation Front prisoner William “BJ” Viehl, charged with liberating 650 mink from a fur farm in Utah. In it, the judge lays out his argument for denying Viehl’s motion accusing the prosecution of violating the terms of his plea [...]
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William Viehl expected to receive 1 to 2+ years for the Animal Liberation Front release of 600 mink. Judge compares A.L.F. mink liberators to 9-11 hijackers.
In an opinion published today, Judge Dee Benson denied William Viehl’s motion for the judge to step down from the A.L.F. case. This is the first guilty plea under the [...]
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In 1997, the Animal Liberation Front (A.L.F.) detonated explosives at the nation’s largest fur feed production plant. The explosion gutted the building, inflicting over $1 million in damages, and one of the most significant targets in the fur industry was destroyed. A spokesperson from the Fur Commission USA would recently refer to this action as [...]
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I attended court Friday, December 11th for the (second) sentencing date of accused Animal Liberation Front activist BJ Viehl. BJ was scheduled to be sentenced for the release of 600 mink from a mink farm in suburban Salt Lake City.
What should have been a sentencing instead became a court battle, with BJ’s lawyer Heather [...]
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The fourth of the SHAC 7 prisoners to be released, Jacob Conroy walked out of the federal prison in Terminal Island on November 6th. Jake spent 3 years in prison on Interstate Stalking and Animal Enterprise Terrorism charges for his involvement in the SHAC campaign. This is his first post-prison statement:
November 17, 2009 Dispatch from [...]
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