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Wife: Husband said 'he will
die' before going to prison
AP
Thursday, February 8, 2007
The wife of a man barricaded in his fortress-like home since he
was convicted of tax evasion said Wednesday she's sick with worry
about his safety.
''They're not going to let him stay there forever,'' Elaine Brown
told WMUR-TV. ''So, how's that going to end? I don't know.''
Ed and Elaine Brown were convicted last month of plotting to conceal
their income and avoid paying federal income tax for years. They
argued the tax is illegitimate and no one is required to pay it.
They said they would pay their taxes if the government shows them
a law that allows labor to be taxed.
Elaine Brown, a dentist who earned most of the couple's income,
has to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet and is staying at
her son's home in Worcester, Mass., pending the couple's sentencing
in April.
She said she is not allowed to see her husband, who says he's prepared
for a standoff with the government at his home in Plainfield, despite
U.S. marshals' continued statements that they have no plans to attack.
''He said he will die there before he will give in and go to prison,''
Elaine Brown said. ''The worst-case scenario is that I'm in prison,
Ed is dead, and our home and our business property is gone.''
She declined to comment on whether her husband was armed.
''We've been together for 22 years,'' Elaine Brown said tearfully.
''This is the longest we've been apart.''
Ed Brown told WMUR that he's trying to work with the federal government.
He's still holed up in the home, with supporters coming and going.
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