EP143: Free Ian Freeman with Mark Edge - Gracearchy with Jim Babka

Ian Freeman, a voluntaryist and Bitcoin distributor, was prosecuted for his political views, lied about by the Justice Department, and unjustly convicted based on flimsy, frame-up charges by the IRS. In July, 2023, a couple of weeks before his appeal was denied, we sat down to talk about both Ian as a person and his criminal case with his Free Talk Live partner, Mark Edge. With Mark's help, we walk through the case, especially the convictions. Now, it's time to act - FreeIanNow.org

This episode was originally recorded in July, 2025.
Ian Freeman's appeal was denied on July 31.
***FreeIanNow.org***

SHOW NOTES
FreeTalkLive https://blog.freetalklive.com/listen/ Talker's Magazine, Heavy Hundred https://blog.freetalklive.com/ftl-25-on-talkers-magazines-heavy-hundred-ian-sentencing-date-pushed-back-to-august-17/
Free State Project https://www.fsp.org/

We believe this is Ian Freeman's mailing address:

Ian Freeman
Register # 34755509 Unit JA
Federal medical center, Devens
PO Box 879
Ayer, MA 01432

PETITION at https://www.freeiannow.org/

DEEPER DIVE
Jacob Hornberger's articles were quite helpful to show prep...
https://www.fff.org/explore-freedom/article/the-unjust-conviction-of-an-innocent-man-the-ian-freeman-case-part-1/

The IRS's side of the story...
https://www.irs.gov/compliance/criminal-investigation/ian-freeman-sentenced-to-8-years-in-prison-for-operating-a-bitcoin-money-laundering-scheme

CHAPTERS
0:00 Theme
0:25 Mark Edge meets Ian
5:16 Brothers
6:09 Free Talk Live
11:17 Free State Project
13:14 Keene Activist Center
15:04 From politics to crypto church
20:39 Ian's civil disobedience merit badge
22:57 All rise?
26:14 Bitcoin not bombs
30:38 LocalBitcoins
32:04 Thoreau-like character
36:36 Pavel Prilotsky, the IRS drug dealer
39:12 Watch out for Feds at your events
44:08 Judge clears Ian of money-laundering
47:32 The Treasury Secretary analogy
51:09 The convictions and why they're unjust
54:38 Lonely hearts scam and unrelated testimony
57:23 Delaware Senator's revenge? sarcasm alert
59:38 Restoration not bombs, a judgment day plea
1:04:35 The appeal
1:06:03 A pardon like Ross got?
1:07:17 What YOU can do

CREDITS
Bill Protzmann is your moderator.

This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/

Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/

ChatGPT is sometimes used to help write the show description (but not in this case).

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