Liberty Dollar Minter Convicted for ‘Domestic Terrorism’
Liberty Dollar Minter Convicted for ‘Domestic Terrorism’
By Jack Phillips
The Epoch Times
March 22nd, 2011
A North Carolina man was convicted of minting and selling his own coins, the Liberty Dollar, according to an announcement from the FBI.
Bernard von NotHaus, 67, created his own currency, some of which have Texas Republican Representative Ron Paul’s face on the front, and was found guilty after an eight-day trial and two hours of deliberation.
Von NotHaus used the Liberty Dollars in lieu of actual minted US coins and was found guilty on several charges stemming from making, processing, and using the imitation coins, the FBI said. He also was charged with conspiracy against the United States.
He started the Liberty Dollar company in 1998 and had the words “dollar, USA, Liberty, Trust in God,” said the FBI in a statement.
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