PIML 96053105 / Forwarded to Patriot Information Mailing List: Date: 30 May 96 20:09:49 EDT From: Mike Johnson <102052.3716@CompuServe.COM> Subject: MJN:Persecuted Pastor The following is the text of a fax that I received a while ago. I am somewhat familiar with Pastor Richard Mooneyhan and the troubles that he has been faced with. What follows is a legitimate and above board description is what is happening to the man, and what people are trying to do about it. - Mike/North Central Florida Regional Militia It is safe to assume that any traffic going to or from this address is being recorded, stored and analyzed somewhere by government employees. Any other assumption is *not* *safe*. ***************************************************************** Dear Friends of Richard Mooneyhan: As you know, Pastor Mooneyhan remains incarcerated in the Marion County (Florida) jail, convicted of violating a court order that prosecution witnesses admitted DID NOT EVEN APPLY TO HIM, and jailed on May 13 for refusing to give up his Fifth Amendment rights by surrendering his personal telephone records (*). Appeals have been filed. Folks, we need to exercise our First Amendment rights and let our voices be heard in Ocala on this matter. Judge Victor J. Musleh needs to hear from you. Brad King, State Attorney, needs to hear from you. The Clerk of Court in Marion County needs to hear from you. Probably the most effective calls you could make would be to the Chamber of Commerce, Silver Springs, Wild Waters, and the County Commission office. Let them know that you and your family will not patronize any attractions, eat in any restaurants, shop in any stores, or even get gas in Ocala when you vacation in Florida unless this matter is remedied immediately. Let them know you are telling all your friends and relatives about this. A complete economic boycott of Marion County would be appreciated. Money ALWAYS talks. This information HAS NOT been prepared or released by the Mooneyhan family. AREA CODE FOR ALL NUMBERS IS 352. Judge Musleh - Home 351-5446 Office 620-3570 FAX 236-1732 Brad King, State Attorney/John Wethington, Prosecutor - 620-3800 Clerk of Court - 620-3904 FAX 620-3300 Sheriff Ken Ergle - 732-8181 Chamber of Commerce - 629-8051 County Commissioners - 620-3307 Judy Johnson, Larry Cretul, Jeff Gann, Randy Harris, Steve Henning Wild Waters and Silver Springs Business Office - 236-1212 Wild Waters/Silver Springs Public Relations FAX 236-1732 P.S. - Be polite. And don't forget to pray Psalms 109. ***************************************************************** (*)Note from Mike: Pastor Mooneyhan's phone records had NOT been subpoenaed. While I do not have all the details, it appears the Judge had been trying to get Mooneyhan to "voluntarily" surrender his records. Mooneyhan took the position that he was protected under the Fifth Amendment from having to surrender records that could be used against him, and that in any event the court could attempt to subpoena the records from the phone company. The Judge's response was something to the effect that Mooneyhan didn't have any Fifth Amendment rights, and he continued Mooneyhan's incarceration. It was the opinion of the people I talked to concerning this that the Judge probably cannot simply subpoena the records in question from the phone company because there are not sufficient legal grounds in this case to do so. As far as I can tell that analysis is probably correct. Anyone desiring more information can contact me, and I will provide the phone number of the person coordinating this effort. - Mike ================================================================== * Patriot Information Mailing List * http://constitution.org/piml/piml.htm * A service to help inform those who have an active interest in * returning our federal and state governments to limited, * constitutional government * Send messages for consideration and possible posting to * butterb@sagenet.net (Bill Utterback). * To subscribe or unsubscribe, send message with subject line * "subscribe patriot" or "unsubscribe patriot" * Forwarded messages sent on this mailing list are NOT verified. * See World's Smallest Political Quiz: www.self-gov.org/quiz.html * Libertarian is to LIBERTY as librarian is to library (DePena) * PIML grants permission to copy and repost this message * in its entirety with headers and trailers left intact.