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FBI Raids Target Environmental Activist in NYC, Across the U.S.

12/08 | On Wednesday, in New York City, a 30 year old member of the "Friends of Jeffrey Luers" prisoner support group was arrested.

By Ack ack

According to the weblog "Bombs and Shields", this Wednesday, in New York City, a 30 year old member of the "Friends of Jeffrey Luers Prisoner Support Group" was arrested.

On the same day, In Portland, two longtime activists were served with papers ordering them to be a witness for a federal Grand Jury, and were also advised that they are both a target of the Grand Jury's investigation. And in In Arizona more than a dozen FBI agents, along with Joint Terrorism Taskforce and local police, spent Wednesday afternoon and evening raiding The Catalyst Infoshop in Prescott. At this point, there has been no direct confirmation that any of the arrests are related. [Bombs and Shields || Portland Indymedia || Arizona Indymedia]

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corporate news about arrests across country

Dec 08, 2005 04:25PM EST

watch your back

From the King TV/NWCN Web site:

Six arrested in connection with Northwest eco-terror attacks

11:23 AM PST on Thursday, December 8, 2005
KING5.com Staff

SEATTLE - The U.S. Attorney's Office in Seattle says six people have been arrested for investigation of eco-terrorism in the Northwest.

All six people have been indicted by federal grand juries in Washington or Oregon.

The charges relate to four separate arsons in the Northwest, dating back to 1998, and the destruction of a Bonneville Power Administration tower at the Millennium.

The arrests were made Wednesday in New York, Virginia, Oregon and Arizona.

Stanislas Gregory Meyerhoff, 28, and Daniel Gerard McGowan, 31, were indicted in Oregon for the Jan. 2, 2001 arson at the Superior Lumber Co. in Glendale, Ore. and the May 21, 2001 arson at the Jefferson Poplar Farm in Clatskanie, Ore. The damages in each of those fires exceeded $1 million.

Kevin M. Tubbs, 36, and William C. Rodgers, 40, were indicted in Washington for the June 21, 1998 arson at the Animal and Plant and Health Inspection Services facility in Olympia. Damage from this arson was estimated at $1.2 million.

Sarah Kendall Harvey, 28, was indicted in Oregon for the Dec. 27, 1998 arson at the U.S. Forest Industries in Medfore, Ore. That fire caused an estimated $500,000 in damage.

Chelsea Dawn Gerlach, 28, is charged with two counts related to the Dec. 30, 1999 destruction of a Bonneville Power Administration power transmission tower near Bend, Ore.

The U.S. Attorney's Office says in many of the fires, the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) and Earth Liberation Front (ELF) claimed responsibility.

The indictments and arrests are the result of a nine-year investigation by the FBI, ATF, the Eugene Police Dept., the Portland Police Bureau, the Oregon State Police, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Oregon Department of Justice and the Lane County Sheriff's Office.

Comprehensive coverage

Dec 08, 2005 05:45PM EST

Infoshop News http://www.infoshop.org/inews/

The most recent information on the FBI attacks against activists will be posted at Infoshop News: http://news.infoshop.org/

Arizona: Arraignment Update from Flagstaff
http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=20051208143839766

Correction

Dec 08, 2005 08:32PM EST

Bombs and Shields inourhearts@gmail.com http://bombsandshields.blogspot.com/

31 year old activist Daniel Gerard McGowan was arrested while at work. He may not be the same person who is a member of the "Friends of Jeffrey Luers Prisoner Support Group."

7 indictments

Dec 09, 2005 01:04PM EST

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According to "The Oregonian", although there were only 6 arrests, there were 7 indictments:

Chelsea D. Gerlach
Kevin M. Tubbs
Stanislas G. Meyerhoff
Sarah K. Harvey
Daniel G. McGowan
William C. Rodgers
Josephine Sunshine Overaker

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/113410232070390.xml&coll=7