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Fri May 9, 2014, 07:02 PM May 2014

Cliven Bundy armed standoff reportedly sparks FBI investigation

The FBI is investigating last month’s standoff between supporters of anti-government rancher Cliven Bundy and employees of the Bureau of Land Management, according to a report from the Las Vegas CBS affiliate KLAS.

The investigation is reportedly related to the April standoff between Bundy and a heavily armed ad-hoc militia and agents from the Bureau of Land Management. Bundy, who owes more than $1 million in grazing fees and penalties after using government land to feed his cattle, refuses to accept the authority of the federal government. He and his approximately 400 supporters stopped BLM officials from taking Bundy’s cattle in response to his delinquency.

The FBI would neither confirm nor comment on the reports of an investigation.

Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie and Assistant Sheriff Joe Lombard both confirmed to KLAS that they were interviewed by FBI agents, as well as members of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/fbi-reportedly-investigating-cliven-bundy-standoff?cid=sm_twitter

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