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Brett Kimberlin Saga Takes a Bizarre Turn, Forcing Me to Leave Maryland

Posted on | May 22, 2012 | 201 Comments

When terrorist Brett Kimberlin was convicted of multiple felonies in 1981,
he could have been sentenced to 230 years in federal prison.

FROM AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION
Convicted terrorist Brett Kimberlin on Monday continued his effort to silence those who write about his criminal past by contacting my wife’s employer, claiming that I was “harassing” him. The resulting security concern required immediate relocation if I was to be able to continue writing about the case of Kimberlin, a violent felon, perjurer and admitted tax cheat who is employed as the director of a 501(c)3 non-profit that has collected $1.8 million in contributions since 2005.

Kimberlin was convicted of multiple federal felonies in 1981 and sentenced to 50 years in prison after he terrorized a small Indiana town in a brutal crime weeklong bombing spree. Law enforcement officials told the Indianapolis Star they believed the bombings were committed in an attempt to distract authorities investigating the 1978 murder of a 65-year-old grandmother, a crime in which Kimberlin was a suspect.

In recent months, Kimberlin has used a strategy of legal intimidation and workplace harassment in an apparent attempt to silence his critics, including blogger Seth Allen, Virginia attorney Aaron Walker and Los Angeles deputy district attorney Patrick Frey.

Walker says he and his wife were fired from their jobs because of Kimberlin’s harassment. Walker did legal work for Allen, who was sued after writing about Kimberlin’s criminal career. On Thursday, Walker published a 28,000-word account of how he says Kimberlin tried to “frame” him on a bogus assault charge.

Kimberlin is a known associate of Neal Rauhauser, a Democrat campaign consultant who has described himself as a computer “hacker.” Kimberlin, director of the tax-exempt Justice Through Music Project, is also involved in another tax-exempt group, Velvet Revolution, which has gained national attention by demanding criminal prosecution of high-profile figures including Republican strategist Karl Rove, U.S. Chamber of Commerce president Tom Donohue, and the late Internet news entrepreneur Andrew Breitbart. Kimberlin’s name also surfaced last year in connection with the so-called “Anonymous” international hacker conspiracy. Kimberlin has pursued numerous strategies to harass journalists and bloggers who have attempted to call attention to his criminal past and his notorious dishonesty — a “top-flight con man,” as Publisher’s Weekly called him in a review of award-winning journalist Mark Singer’s 1996 book, Citizen K: The Deeply Weird American Journey of Brett Kimberlin.

Convicted of drug smuggling and forging documents as well as numerous violent felonies, Kimberlin claims to have ceased his lifelong criminal career after being released from federal prison in 2000. Yet his habitual dishonesty – Kimberlin was first convicted of perjury at age 18 – appears unchanged. As recently as 2007, Time magazine reported that Kimberlin was gaining notoriety on progressive blog sites by “repeatedly asserting as fact things that are not true.” According to Walker, Kimberlin falsely accused him of assault after a courthouse encounter in which Kimberlin attempted to photograph Walker in violation of court policy. Walker says Maryland officials have refused to investigate his complaints of criminal actions by Kimberlin, and has asked his blog readers to contact those officials to demand action:

Attorney for Montgomery County
50 Maryland Avenue, 5th Floor
Rockville, Maryland 20850 [email protected]. 240-777-7300

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Until I read Walker’s story Thursday morning, I had never heard of Brett Kimberlin. The story was so obviously newsworthy that I spent the next four days writing about it, including these items:

Particularly intriguing to me was the fact that Kimberlin is the director of a 501(c)3 organization which has received as much as $558,543 a year (in 2008) in contributions, including grants from major philanthropic foundations. Several people who have examined IRS filings by Kimberlin’s Justice Through Music Project and the 501(c)4 non-profit Velvet Revolution have told me they have concerns about the “thinly documented” filings (to quote one person experienced in non-profit work who wished to remain anonymous), that appear “very sketchy” (to quote another person who has examined the IRS Form 990’s for the two tax-exempt groups).

These concerns about Kimberlin’s “non-profit” activities raise intriguing questions, Walker observed Monday, considering what Singer wrote in his 1996 book about Kimberlin:

[Kimberlin] had not not yet turned nineteen when he first sought professional tax advice. “When I first started dealing dope, I went to see a lawyer in New York, who told me how to beat the tax people,” he said. “I had to pay this guy $2,500 or $3,000 for a couple of hours of consultation. Plus I had to fly out there. But it was worth it.” Other than driving an expensive car and owning a small airplane, he avoided ostentation and, along the way, the scrutiny of the tax authorities. Each year, he figured out how much he’d spent, extrapolated the income that would be required to support such a life, added ten percent, and filed a short-form tax return, taking the standard deduction. The tax code did not specifically require him to list his occupation, so he left that space blank. The only money he ever put in the bank, he said, was the money he used to pay taxes. He wrote only two checks a year — one to the Internal Revenue Service, and the other to the Indiana Department of Revenue.

Such boastfulness about his successful federal tax evasion make Kimberlin a very dubious person to be entrusted with the directorship of a tax-exempt non-profit organization that would seem to be his only source of legal income. His recent harassment of those who have written about his criminal career appears to have created renewed interest in Kimberlin’s activities. Major news organizations are rumored to be working on stories about the latest bizarre developments in the strange saga of the violent criminal known as the “Speedway Bomber,” who once falsely claimed to have sold drugs to a college-aged Dan Quayle.

My own encounter with Kimberlin’s attempted intimidation appears typical of his modus operandi, which students of psychology recognize as the habitual behavior of a deviant sociopath: Attempting to distract from his own malevolent actions by accusing his targeted enemies of doing to him what he is doing to them – and to many others. Several sources to whom I have spoken in recent days, who for obvious reasons wish to remain anonymous, have expressed suspicion that Kimberlin is doing this not only to hide his criminal past, but also in a misguided attempt to conceal his current malicious (and perhaps felonious) activities.

These are not accusations I make; rather, these are crucial elements of a newsworthy story that I am attempting to report. Kimberlin seems to be determined to prevent me – or anyone else – from reporting this story. In order to continue reporting it, without jeopardizing the safety of my family and other innocent people, I have been compelled to leave Maryland. Many people have responded to my appeal for prayer and financial assistance in this difficult crisis, but it is important to emphasize that this story is not about me.

This story is about Brett Kimberlin, a criminal of infamous reputation whose recent actions indicate that he fears widespread scrutiny. His attempts to suppress the truth have only generated more of the scrutiny Kimberlin had hoped to prevent, so that Monday for the first time his story merited a thread on the political news aggregation site Memeorandum.

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The National Bloggers Club, Inc, a non-profit organization that organizes the annual Blog Bash event celebrating free-market bloggers, is making available a press contact for those interested in learning more about this story:

[email protected]

 
Update (Smitty): welcome, Instapundit readers!
 





 


Category: Crime, Terrorism, The Kimberlin Files

Comments

201 Responses to “Brett Kimberlin Saga Takes a Bizarre Turn, Forcing Me to Leave Maryland”

  1. werewife
    May 22nd, 2012 @ 7:11 pm

    What I don’t understand is: Why does this shameless, sleazy, and evidently very dangerous man have so many well-connected defenders? Blackmail doesn’t seem to be a factor. Can it be that they perceive him as useful?

  2. Datechguy's Blog » Blog Archive » The risk of Free Speech revisited: » Datechguy's Blog
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  3. Update on Robert Stacy McCain « The Daley Gator
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  4. Guest
    May 22nd, 2012 @ 7:46 pm

    Maybe feed this to Glen Beck and his group – they were quite friendly to AndrewJames on their ACORN videos… Plus, he’s up on investigative journalism, TIDES, etc…

  5. Pathfinder's wife
    May 22nd, 2012 @ 7:48 pm

    History is replete with well connected people who turn sleazy, dangerous con men into their pets — there may be some blackmail info, they certainly can be useful, but never underestimate the imp of the perverse and its siren call to the human psyche.

  6. From An Undisclosed Location… #DangerousDoofus Update « That Mr. G Guy's Blog
    May 22nd, 2012 @ 7:57 pm

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  7. TomB
    May 22nd, 2012 @ 8:21 pm

     Be extra careful, Paul, and be ready to run at a moment’s notice.  If it’s really that much bigger than Kimberlin as you suggest, you may meet more violent versions of Kimberlin before too long….

  8. JeffWeimer
    May 22nd, 2012 @ 8:23 pm

     And he recommended Stacy’s Tip Jar.

  9. Adjoran
    May 22nd, 2012 @ 8:49 pm

    Ace is now blogging about this case, although he weirdly titled it “Kitty Genovese and the Conservative Media,” go figure.

    Concealed carry, PPOs, defending yourself is all well and good.  None of which helps defend you against a guy who knows how to construct and plant bombs, does it?

    Kimberlin is not some bad-ass who confronts his targets, he is a slimy little sneak who files nuisance lawsuits, calls your employers, and plants bombs.  He is still the only person of interest in the murder of the grandmother of the little girl he was supposedly grooming to be his bride, although never charged and that case remains unsolved. 

    This isn’t a punk interested in a fair fight, and the corrupt Democratic prosecutors in Maryland won’t step in because he is one of their corrupt brotherhood.

    We can no longer pretend there is anything we can discuss or negotiate with Democrats at any level.  They are just evil beings who will destroy us if we do not destroy them first.

  10. Pathfinder's wife
    May 22nd, 2012 @ 8:54 pm

    I’m sure some of his old (and possibly current) business associates would not be thrilled with too much attention and even if Brett’s a pet to vip’s, knows the know, and has a fair stash of his own, well, knowing too much can turn into a liability rather than an insurance policy at a certain point.

    People might start thinking things.

  11. Brian_E
    May 22nd, 2012 @ 9:01 pm

    Not here in Maryland, it wouldn’t.  Not unless you’re well connected politically, and even then maybe not.  It’s darned near impossible for a private citizen (i.e. not retired police) to get a CPL, even if you have a current protective order against a known violent aggressor.  :-/

  12. The Kimberlin Saga Continues, and Why it Matters | The Lonely Conservative
    May 22nd, 2012 @ 9:07 pm

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  13. Brendon Carr
    May 22nd, 2012 @ 9:19 pm

    That he managed to insinuate himself into liberal politics indicates serious problems in their value system. But we knew that already, didn’t we?

  14. Kimberlin Raises the Stakes: Stacy McCain Responds | Daily Pundit
    May 22nd, 2012 @ 9:31 pm

    […] Brett Kimberlin Saga Takes a Bizarre Turn, Forcing Me to Leave Maryland : The Other McCain My own encounter with Kimberlin’s attempted intimidation appears typical of his modus operandi, which students of psychology recognize as the habitual behavior of a deviant sociopath: Attempting to distract from his own malevolent actions by accusing his targeted enemies of doing to him what he is doing to them – and to many others. Several sources to whom I have spoken in recent days, who for obvious reasons wish to remain anonymous, have expressed suspicion that Kimberlin is doing this not only to hide his criminal past, but also in a misguided attempt to conceal his current malicious (and perhaps felonious) activities. […]

  15. robertstacymccain
    May 22nd, 2012 @ 9:33 pm

    weirdly titled it “Kitty Genovese and the Conservative Media,” go figure.

    Without revealing any privileged information, let me tell you that some people are PISSED OFF AS HELL at the apparent gutlessness of certain editors who shall remain nameless.

  16. McGehee
    May 22nd, 2012 @ 9:43 pm

    Does Ace mention Kimberlin’s name anywhere in his post?

  17. Mike Rogers
    May 22nd, 2012 @ 9:50 pm

    Read up on what Kimberlin did to Aaron Walker, and how Maryland authorities refused to investigate in spite of witnesses and video showing who was the troublemaker.

  18. Barry Jones
    May 22nd, 2012 @ 9:51 pm

    Maybe Kimberlin should have an accident.

  19. PaulLemmen
    May 22nd, 2012 @ 10:47 pm

    Thanks Tom, but I cannot and shall not. I will stand my ground, weaponless by law, caring for my disabled wife. I have made my bed and shall lie in it. If Kimberlin or some larger version of him comes for me, I’ll go down swinging. If, however, my help in exposing this is found valuable, that’s another step up in acceptance, a reward beyond the understanding of most folk.

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  21. Steven Thompson
    May 23rd, 2012 @ 12:18 am

    Move to a conceale3d carry must issue state, get a concealed carry license and buy a gun, at least one, more if you feel you need it but make sure that you learn how to use it in defense would be my suggestion. 911 takes an average of 4-11 minutes to arrive, a firearm employed in self defense is instantaneous and a dead perp is unable to argue with you.
    For some reason many liberals feel that it is better for crime victims to die at the hand of a violent scumbag  than for the victim to have to explain how the perp lunged at you and you fired, emptied the magazine and stayed alive, while he is assuming room temperature.
    My life was saved by a gun on 2 separate occasions. It works thousands of times a day by just showing the firearm to a perp. It also makes them think twice about coming after you in the first place if they suspect that you are armed !!!
    Be safe and don’t be intimidated !!!
    We cannot let the scumbags win, and this guy fits the bill !!!

  22. Michilines
    May 23rd, 2012 @ 1:15 am

    I read all of this as a “give me money” from this blogger.  If you all are gullible enough to send him some of your cash . . . well perhaps you didn’t need it in the first place.

    Wasn’t this blogger just recently in a spat with his fellow bloggers over getting attention from Romney?

    It’s just a  little fishy.  I wouldn’t send any money to him.  Take a step back and look at the bigger picture before you click that pay pal button.

  23. Michilines
    May 23rd, 2012 @ 1:19 am

    See, this is what I mean.  What is up with you?  I think it’s more about you doing so much linking effort and then you get snubbed and so you have to have a fundraiser or something.  It’s always something with you guys 🙂  Jeff Goldstein at Protein Wisdom at least went with something like cage match fighting.  You just want everyone to finance your move.
    Man up, dude!

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  28. Bob Belvedere
    May 23rd, 2012 @ 8:48 am

    Interesting…

  29. Bob Belvedere
    May 23rd, 2012 @ 8:49 am

    For some reason many liberals feel that it is better for crime victims to die at the hand of a violent scumbag  than for the victim to have to
    explain how the perp lunged at you and you fired, emptied the magazine and stayed alive, while he is assuming room temperature.

    Sadly, a good number of cops [especially Chiefs] feel that way.

  30. Zilla of the Resistance
    May 23rd, 2012 @ 9:24 am

    Linked here:
    http://marezilla.com/2012/05/violent-convicted-terrorist-bomber-given-million-by-progressives-now-terrorizes-bloggers/
     

  31. Finrod Felagund
    May 23rd, 2012 @ 9:45 am

    Troll.
     

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  38. weRbroke
    May 23rd, 2012 @ 12:10 pm

    Why don’t you go back to your stink bugs, feral cats and being proud of D-umbass presidents…

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  41. Nat Filosopher
    May 23rd, 2012 @ 2:03 pm

    If President Romney (presumably Obama wouldn’t arrest supporters of a former terrorist who were his own supporters as well) wanted to arrest Babs and hold her non-communicado indefinitely on an undisclosed military base, her contribution here would presumably give him  justification under the NDAA.

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  43. Guest
    May 23rd, 2012 @ 2:20 pm

     
    I frankly don’t care if someone is left, right, green, or eats chicken Mcnuggets for breakfast.  I do however give a shit if they lie, threaten, harass, or attempt to injure someone for doing nothing more than reporting facts.  If Kimberlin doesn’t like being called a terrorist then perhaps he shouldn’t have been blowing people up.   If he doesn’t like being called a liar and a perjurer then he should tell the truth.  The best way to make past bad deeds the past is to truly be repentant, pay for your mistakes (including money), apologize, and for craps sake don’t  do it again.   Kimberlin is doing it again.  Michilines 2 comments collapsed Collapseif you don’t understand how truly dangerous and unhinged Kimberlin is then you have been living under a rock for the past 30 years.  Not everyone is rolling in ready cash – especially bloggers.   Relocating for protection is an expensive proposition and whether I agree or not with McCain’s political views is immaterial.   I agree that Kimberlin is a threat and the people he targets should be helped whenever and however possible.

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  48. Monica Showalter
    May 23rd, 2012 @ 4:04 pm

    I read Velvet Revolution and a bell went off in my mind – I wrote this old editorial about that group here: http://bit.ly/Jr5N8h

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  50. Guest
    May 23rd, 2012 @ 4:57 pm

    Adjoran – let’s not make this about politics – let’s make this about as you correctly stated the fact that Kimberlin is the  slimy little sneak he really is who files nuisance lawsuits, calls people’s employers, and plants bombs -for the purpose of depriving people of their First Amendment rigths.  How about we defend speech like McCains, Aaron’s, and LibertyChicks because it’s speech not just because we agree with it.  We should not let this nutcase Kimberlin use differences in political positions to distract us from the real issue at hand – that he is attempting to stomp on First Amendment rights.

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