[I have not researched this case and do not know Marc Perkel. The lasd.org sheriff's site lists Marc Perkel's cause of arrest as: "FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE WARRANTLESS ARREST." His own website, perkel.com, says he was arrested in Missouri in Sep. 1998 on charges of trespassing. So far I've seen nothing to indicate the "fugitive from justice" status has anything to do with Perkel's web publishing or political views. --Declan] --- To: declanat_private Subject: Marc Perkel, owner of www.overthrowthegovernment.org Cc: bartcopat_private Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 23:39:40 CET From: "Magnus Hellman" <magnushat_private> Hi Declan, Marc Perkel, who owns the above web-site, was arrested (I think this morning) on return to LA from Australia. There's an arrest booking at <http://pajis.lasd.org/details.cfm?BNA_BOOKING_NO=7210124>. The police are apparently not telling Perkel why he was arrested. It's possibly over a matter of $2500, but he can't use his credit card to send the money because the complainant hasn't been identified. Perkel will probably be extradited to Missouri where he is wanted, but again the police aren't saying why. Details of Perkel's run-ins with police in Missouri can be found at <http://www.perkel.com/pbl/city/index.htm>. Perkel is also the owner of the web-site behind BartCop.com <http://www.bartcop.com>, a daily political humour site which is sometimes critical of the current federal administration. Updates of Perkel's situation will probably be posted first at <http://www.bartcop.com>, or <http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/82850> (on online chat forum) if the police pull the plug on Perkel's server. Magnus Hellman ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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