by Priscilla Jones via Truth in Media at BenSwann.com
WASHINGTON, February 7, 2015 โ New Mexicoโs Eddy County Sheriff Scott London notified the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) via letter that the sale of county resident Kent Carterโs property is canceled until Carter receives due process of law and his appeal is heard. The certified letterย dated February 4 received an immediate response from the Undersecretary of the Treasuryโs office. According to the Treasuryโs website, however, the public auction is still slated for February 19.
โMany officers have stood up over the years for the rights of citizens being victimized by the federal government,โ said Sheriff Mack, founder of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, โBut Sheriff London is the first one to stand up to the IRS since the early 1990s.โ Mack said, โHis actions show courage and humility. London is setting a good example for the rest of our sheriffs.โ
Approximately ten days before Christmas, U.S. Marshals broke in the door of Carterโs rental property with their guns drawn. The tenant was a young mother with a new babyโhome alone while her husband was at work. Sheriff London was called to the property to intervene. He advised the Marshals that Carterโs case was in appeal and he deserved due process. They threatened to arrest London, but he stood his ground and they backed off.
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