Soon after the raids began on June 10, some of the highest ranking officials in the federal government appeared at a press conference in Salt Lake City to announced the arrests.
January 5, 1912 ~ May 23, 2009
Alma M. Palmer, age 97, passed away peacefully in his home in Blanding, UT on Saturday, May 23, 2009.
The shock of the June 10 federal raids turned to horror on June 11 when Dr.
The crux of the initial charges center on the purchase of a large number of antiquities by an undercover agent of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Federal Bureau of Investiga
Early in the morning on June 10, the army of federal agents descended on the unsuspecting towns of Blanding and Monticello to make the arrests and execute 12 search warrants.
While none of the defendants would speak on the record, public sentiment has expressed general concern about the way the investigation was handled.
While local law enforcement officials were informed that the raids would take place several days before the event, they did not participate in the raids.
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