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Banister Trial 2005 You'll notice that the name of this organization is Freedom Above Fortune, not Freedom Without Fortune or Freedom Instead of Fortune. Rather, Freedom Above Fortune is an organization dedicated to the concept that no amount of real or perceived economic prosperity or fortune is worth trading for your freedom. This is not to say that pursuing economic prosperity, in and of itself, is bad. Rather, it is to say that those who are willing to sell their freedom and their children's freedom for a few pieces of silver, as Judas did when he betrayed Jesus Christ, are shortsighted and foolish. If you are willing to sell your freedom for short term financial security, real or perceived, the willingness to sell your very soul can't be far behind. Freedom Above Fortune was founded by Joseph R. (Joe) Banister, a former IRS Criminal Investigation Division Special Agent who learned of serious constitutional questions relating to the federal income tax and the federal banking and monetary systems. Mr. Banister's expertise in the fields of accounting, finance, taxation, and law enforcement enabled him to not only understand these issues but realize that he could play a role in bringing the issues into the public arena for analysis and debate.
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Friday, June 23, 2006
BANISTER ACQUITTALFreedom Above Fortune News Dear Friends, It was one year ago today that a jury of my peers decided that I was innocent of outrageous and unfounded charges leveled against me by the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Justice. Please join me today in praying for our Country and especially for all of those innocent Americans who have been attacked by the IRS. I again offer my sincerest gratitude to all of my friends across the U.S.A. who continue to pray for me and provide economic support for my ongoing legal battles. Joseph R. (Joe) Banister, C.P.A. Former IRS Criminal Investigation Division Special Agent www.freedomabovefortune.com www.joebanister.blogspot.com II Chronicles 7:14: And my people, upon whom my name is called, being converted, shall make supplication to me, and seek out my face, and do penance for their most wicked ways: then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. George Orwell, 1984: "You are a slow learner, Winston," said O'Brien gently. "How can I help it?" he blubbered. "How can I help seeing what is in front of my eyes? Two and two are four." "Sometimes, Winston. Sometimes they are five. Sometimes they are three. Sometimes they are all of them at once. You must try harder. It is not easy to become sane."
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Links This report was prepared by Joseph R. Banister, who graduated in 1986 from San Jose State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting. He spent three years at KPMG Peat Marwick on their professional staff as a senior tax specialist and staff auditor. He then spent nearly two years in the venture capital industry during which time he became a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State of California. Mr. Banister left public practice as a CPA in 1993 when he accepted appointment as a Special Agent (criminal investigator) in the Department of the Treasury, IRS Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CID). Unable to resolve conflicts between the way the IRS administered the Federal Income Tax and Mr. Banister's oath of office, he resigned from IRS-CID on February 25, 1999.
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