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Couple decide to plead guilty in Alaska militia case
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2012/08/24/2661296/couple-decide-to-plead-guilty.htmlBy RICHARD MAUER — Anchorage Daily News
ANCHORAGE — A Fairbanks-area couple charged with plotting to kill a federal judge and threatening his family over the outcome of an income tax case has decided to plead guilty, according to a document filed in federal court this week. snip
The Vernon case was related to the militia case but mainly involved a beef over $118,000 in federal taxes that was going to cost them their home. In addition to threatening to kill U.S. District Court Judge Ralph Beistline and his family, the Vernons are also accused of plotting against the life of an IRS agent. snip
Karen Vernon, 66, wasn't charged in the militia case, but she and her husband were seen in a secretly recorded video purchasing hand grenades and a silencer-equipped pistol from a government informant. The video was a key piece of evidence used by federal prosecutors to secure Lonnie Vernon's conviction on firearms violations.