"Radio Canada" -- VE7KFM & FRIENDS

TODD DAUGHERTY (N9OGL) CHARGED WITH FELONY THREAT...

According to judici.com, in case 2010CF13, Todd E. Daugherty (N9OGL) has been charged with one count of making a threat against a public official (3rd degree felony)(4 years imprisonment, typical). Daugherty has also published the first draft of what appears to be a Terrorist Manifesto, which borrows heavily from the philosophy of his apparent mentor and confidant, Karol F. Madera, of Saanich, BC.

In 2009, Daugherty wrote to Madera, discussing the murder of children of two different American men, specifically targeted by Karol Madera. Daugherty cc'd Laura L. Smith of the FCC in that communication to Madera. For his part, Madera has repeatedly counseled Daugherty to shoot Americans, and he has called on al Qaida to murder Americans, calling himself "al Qaida Northern Command."

Although aware of Madera's threats since 2003, the Canadian government has failed to take action against Madera's license to transmit anti-American vitriol at an effective radiated power of approximately 15,000 watts.

There has been no announcement from RCMP as to whether Madera may be charged for counseling murder, although the FBI has certainly been in contact with that agency. [various sources]

Comment From Daugherty's blog....

"On Friday, January 29th, the IL State's Atty, Thomas O. Finks, appeared before Judge Spears in Christian County, IL, giving testimony about Todd Daugherty.

After hearing the testimony, the judge then charged Todd with one count of threatening a public official (Taylorville Chief of Police, Dave Herpstreith). This is a criminal felony, usually carrying a minimum of 4 years in prison, plus probation.

In a podcast, created December 1, 2009, Todd made reference to Taylorville Police Chief Dave Herprstreith needing a bullet in the head.

(See this post for more information)

This charge was made by the State of Illinois, not by the local Taylorville police, the DoJ, or the FBI, as Todd seems to believe. The case will be styled "The People of Illinois versus Todd E. Daugherty."

Todd will be able to plead guilty at his 1st appearance. He may also plead not guilty. The State will probably offer Todd a plea agreement. This agreement may include 1 year in jail and 2 years probation, and an agreement that Todd will remove all of his blogs and remain off the internet for a period of 5 years. If convicted, Todd will be fired from WalMart and he will lose his pilot's license, and his FCC license.

For a number of years, Karol Madera and Mark Morgan have incited and encouraged Todd to actions like this. This charge by the State of Illinois is welcome, and long overdue. Nothing in the state charge precludes the Federal government from charging Todd with other offenses. We also look forward to those charges."

Text of IL Law

(720 ILCS 5/12-9) (from Ch. 38, par. 12-9)

Sec. 12-9. Threatening public officials.

(a) A person commits the offense of threatening a public official when:

(1) that person knowingly and willfully delivers or conveys, directly or indirectly, to a public official by any means a communication:

(i) containing a threat that would place the public official or a member of his or her immediate family in reasonable apprehension of immediate or future bodily harm, sexual assault, confinement, or restraint; or

(ii) containing a threat that would place the public official or a member of his or her immediate family in reasonable apprehension that damage will occur to property in the custody, care, or control of the public official or his or her immediate family; and

(2) the threat was conveyed because of the performance or nonperformance of some public duty, because of hostility of the person making the threat toward the status or position of the public official, or because of any other factor related to the official's public existence.

(a-5) For purposes of a threat to a sworn law enforcement officer, the threat must contain specific facts indicative of a unique threat to the person, family or property of the officer and not a generalized threat of harm.

(b) For purposes of this Section:

(1) "Public official" means a person who is elected to office in accordance with a statute or who is appointed to an office which is established, and the qualifications and duties of which are prescribed, by statute, to discharge a public duty for the State or any of its political subdivisions or in the case of an elective office any person who has filed the required documents for nomination or election to such office. "Public official" includes a duly appointed assistant State's Attorney and a sworn law enforcement or peace officer.

(2) "Immediate family" means a public official's spouse or child or children.

(c) Threatening a public official is a Class 3 felony for a first offense and a Class 2 felony for a second or subsequent offense.(Source: P.A. 95-466, eff. 6-1-08.)

Karol Madera Continues Campaign of Lies, Libel, Incitement to Murder

According to comments seen on Todd Daugherty's blog, and elsewhere: "Karol Madera returned to the air following his Christmas hiatus to Toronto, Canada. Madera has again returned to accusing his serial victims for jamming his obscene and violent transmissions. Madera has also used Todd Daugherty's blog for purposes of harassment and libel. Madera is generally viewed as a fruitcake and nutjob, not worth taking seriously. Occasionally he manages to snare a naive bystander into believing his malicious lies, but no one with a brain takes Madera seriously."

CNN Covers Amateur Radio in Haiti

Brian Crow, K3VR submitted this report to the international media:

Fred Moore, W3ZU, with the Maritime Mobile Service Net, made contact with Jean-Robert Gaillard, HH2JR. Moore provided Gaillard with a telephone patch, via amateur radio, to Gaillard's friend Ariel in Miami, Florida.

Jean-Robert Gaillard, who lives in Port-au-Prince, was using his neighbor's generator to make the contact. "It's really chaotic." he said, "I've never been in a war, but... this is what a war zone would be like. Dead bodies all over the place, dead bodies buried. All I can tell you is that I'm okay, my house is okay. We've had 30 aftershocks, the main one yesterday. We are expecting some more shocks, so I'm a bit nervous to be inside the house.... it's a war zone." Ariel replied, "I understand. I love you and I'm here for you. Over."

[Audio Report also submitted by Brian Crow, K3VR]

Will Glenn Baxter Send Aid to Haiti?

In an effort to clarify Baxter's history of 'emergency communications' please enjoy this reader's submission, received today:

Baxter talks about emergency communications, but it's doubtful he'll contribute in any meaningful way. Baxter's reputation has continued to spiral downward since 1981, when ARRL advertising manager, Lee Aurick, wrote to Baxter, telling him that they would no longer accept advertising for his radio repair business, following complaints that Baxter overcharged customers. Baxter is not an attorney, but he has represented himself, occasionally lodging lawsuits against others.

In 1984, Baxter claimed to be involved in passing communications for the Mexico City earthquake. Those claims have been disputed by amateur operators who were actually in the area passing traffic at the time of the disaster. They characterized Baxter as "interfering with, more than helping the relief efforts."

Baxter's Failed Lawsuits

Baxter sued the ARRL and lost. He also sued the FCC, twice, and lost, twice. Baxter has also sued several amateur operators (Vince Werber, Chuck O'Neal, Ralph Myra, Robert Prewitt, Lee Aurick, Perry Williams, Leslie Randles, and others). Generally speaking, Baxter's suits are inartfully constructed, defective, minor nuisances, similar in many ways to the lawsuits of Baxter's sometime radio co-host, Karol Madera.

In 1994, Baxter was warned by the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine, about his habit of sending out so-called "felony affidavit notices." The Assistant U.S. Attorney, Gail Fiske-Malone, told Baxter to stop sending the notices, since they had no force of law. She warned Baxter that federal criminal charges for misrepresentation and mailing threats could be lodged against him.

Baxter responded to Gail Fiske-Malone with a rambling and unkind communication which came to the attention of FCC counsel, John P. Greenspan, who told Baxter his letter lacked maturity, and, that if Baxter continued to engage in similar conduct, his FCC license could be at risk due to character issues, and/or that Baxter could be criminally prosecuted. Baxter's felony affidavit notices are highly prized by collectors of Baxter memorabilia.

Baxter's Checkered Past

Baxter was fired by a man named Ray Bouchard, who owns and operates Light of Life Ministries in Maine. Bouchard hired Baxter to perform work at his commercial radio station. In an act of apparent retaliation, after his firing, Baxter reported Bouchard's business as a "fire trap" despite Bouchard's building plans having been approved by a Code Enforcement Officer in Maine. As a result of the code approval, Baxter also complained to the Maine P.E. Board about the Engineer who had approved Bouchard's building plans.

An ethics complaint to the Maine Professional Engineering (P.E.) Board was made about Baxter, outlining his history of threats and retaliatory behavior. As a result of that complaint, the Maine P.E. Board voted to fine and sanction Baxter $1,500, via a Board proposed consent agreement. Following a series of 3 formal P.E. Board hearings, Baxter rejected the consent decree, demanding full court proceedings.

Realizing that Baxter intended to turn the Hearing process into a circus side show, defaming everyone possible along the way, the P.E. Board cautioned Baxter that he was not to use his P.E. designation unless he was actually doing P.E. work.

The Board's letter to Baxter cautioned Baxter out of a concern that the public might be misled by his indiscriminate use of the P.E. designation. In his unfounded "fire trap" complaint, Baxter styled himself, Director of the Fire Hazard Reduction Institute. During the proceedings, a member of the P.E. Board referred to Baxter as a "peddler of smoke alarms."

Baxter's desire to perform in his own show trial was frustrated when the Board refused to participate. At the same time, Baxter was trying to convince the FCC that his "radio show" on 14.275 MHz was legal. The chances of that happening were slim and none. FCC Special Counsel, Riley Hollingsworth, had already sent Baxter numerous Warning letters outlining Baxter's alleged rules infractions. A Notice of Apparent Liability, and finally, a $21,000 Forfeiture was issued to Baxter.

Baxter's Aid to 'War Lords'

Following still more complaints about Baxter's "charity", the IRS lowered Baxter's charitable designation, reclassifying it as a 'private foundation' which significantly lowered the eventual value of the deduction available to contributors. When Madera joined Baxter on the air, bad publicity followed the pair like the Bubonic plague. Baxter was banned from posting at QRZ.com, along with Madera. The following year, Baxter's foundation didn't even generate enough income to file taxes.

By this time, almost no one was donating money or equipment to Baxter. The problems with generating donations prevented Baxter from sending any more radio equipment or materiel to 3rd world revolutionaries. IARN has a long history of providing communications equipment and repair services (via Baxter's International Amateur Radio Network, Director, Sam Voron) to 3rd world revolutionaries. Voron associated with radical leftists in Australia who were heavily invested in supporting Francis Ona's "people's revolution." In reality, after seizing by terrorist means, one of the wealthiest mineral mines in the world, and creating a civil war that killed 10-15,000 people, Francis Ona declared himself King, and was involved in financial scams throughout Australasia.

Baxter's help had been invaluable in assisting regimes which Amnesty International documented as being involved in war crimes, kidnappings, illegal executions, and atrocities against citizens. Baxter's IARN involvement with the following is a matter of public record.

Bougainville

Francis Ona's Bougainville Revolutionary Army

Somalia

The Somali Salvation Democratic Front

Bangladesh and Pakistan

Taimur Rahman's CMKP - Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party

And the Solomon Islands

Istabu Freedom Movement/Malaita Defence Force

Baxter's Short Affiliation With al Qaida Northern Command aka Karol Madera

By December, 2005, Karol Madera (VE7KFM) had joined Baxter on the air, calling himself Radio Canada. Madera almost immediately began advising Baxter to "take out" federal agents with a .308 sniper rifle if they appeared on his property. Madera assumed the FCC and Federal Marshals would appear to seize Baxter's radio equipment as a consequence of the FCC action against Baxter.

Baxter apparently grew weary of the bad publicity that came from associating with Karol Madera. Realizing Madera was only going to cause him more problems, Baxter wrote and published an essay called the Life of Karol, which distanced himself from Madera. Baxter exposed Madera's family ties to the Soviets and the Nazis. Several revelations were brought to light by Baxter, based on personal conversations with Madera.

Baxter Exposes Madera Family's Service to Nazis

One of the private conversations between Madera and Baxter, involved Madera's mother's sexual relations with the Soviets and Nazis, and the work performed by Madera's father, for the Soviets and the Nazis. When Baxter publicized these conversations, a falling-out occurred between Baxter and Madera.

The Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had begun to take an interest in Baxter and his friends, as early as 2002, and perhaps even earlier than that, but Madera's incitement to murder; his comments about 9/11; the Virginia Tech Massacre; the Fort Hood murders; calling himself al Qaida Northern Command; and his documented threats against the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, have all triggered renewed concern among Homeland Security agencies, including the FBI and the U.S. State Department.

Glenn Baxter wisely disassociated himself with Madera, and in 2009, Baxter again took to the air with the IARN Bulletin Service in a refreshingly non-confrontational approach, which has yielded far fewer complaints than at any time in the past.

Madera's Unhealthy Obsession

Brian Crow lodged the P.E. Board complaint against Baxter, as well as several other complaints which resulted in Baxter receiving a $21,000 Forfeiture (fine) from the FCC. Crow also consulted with the RCMP, the State Department, and the FBI, regarding Madera's threats against the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, and Madera's increasingly hostile rhetoric, including incitement to murder, and Madera's self-affirmed affiliation with al Qaida.

The United States Embassy in Canada, the FBI Legal Attache in Canada, and the U.S. State Department's Diplomatic Protective Service, are well aware of Karol Madera's threats. In fact, Madera has been repeatedly investigated by the RCMP. Following the initial investigation, several facts were brought to light. Karol Madera's exposure as someone who was prevented from becoming a lawyer by the Law Society in British Columbia; who was thrown out of the Real Estate Board for making threats; who was accused of fraud, and generally considered a failure in his military career, was the beginning of Madera's obsession with Brian Crow.

Since the facts regarding Madera were made public, Madera has continually blamed Crow for his own shortcomings and Madera has engaged in a Quixotic quest to incite someone to murder Crow. Madera's campaign to defame Crow and Hollingsworth has taken place in practically every possible venue that allows for false complaints, planted evidence, identity theft, and any other kind of underhanded deception imaginable.

New Revelations About Karol Madera's Old Friends

Karol Madera's friend, Sinking Springs Council Member Ed Oswald Junior was discussed recently at Todd Daugherty's blog, as follows:

Edward D. Oswald Jr. was arrested for rioting, resisting arrest, and failure to disperse.

Monday, July 17, 2000

Police put quick end to riot

By Frank Bradley

and Fred Cichon

Staff Writers

Penn State Collegian

"The following were arrested for failure to disperse and resisting arrest: Joshua M. Feary of Annville, Brandon L. Kissell of Lock Haven and Edward D. Oswald Jr. of Philadelphia."

In addition to the information above, famous tech writer, Ed Bott, said Oswald's work lacks credibility because he is sloppy, and unethical in his presentation. Ed Bott also slammed Oswald for publishing false statements. Tom Reestman, (Salon) who's also a resident Apple expert (The Apple Blog) referred to Oswald's technical statements as "false, disingenuous, and silly." Ironically, after Ed Oswald was fired from his job at Beta News, he went into politics... as a 'law and order' candidate!

Karol Madera, VE7KFM -- Disgraced Failure, and Fraud

Karol Madera, VE7KFM has sent dozens of unsubstantiated, false complaints to the FCC. As we have reported, on numerous occasions, Madera is a notorious and self-described liar.

As expected, 2009 witnessed the dismissal of Madera's numerous defective complaints, as well as all of the complaints Madera sponsored through the auspices of his mentally ill friends and criminal supporters. Note: There is well documented evidence of serious mental illness and criminality among Madera and his associates.

We are confident in our description of Karol Madera, VE7KFM as a liar, a fraud, and a failure. In one of many examples of fraud, as heard in the previous link, Madera stated that he "awarded himself several ranks" while in the military.

Karol Madera lied to a Senior Officer about his rank, and he fraudulently obtained benefits above and beyond his rank, while serving in the uniform of a Canadian officer. Madera's admission constitutes a serious fraud in every military service in the world, and Madera brought dishonor to the Canadian Forces when he perpetrated that fraud.

Madera has refused to divulge the details of his untimely separation from the Canadian Forces, but in addition to lying about his rank, he has distributed several different versions of his so-called career to several different people. According to those who have listened to Madera for half a decade, he was trained as a weapons officer, a carrier pilot, a signals specialist, a librarian, an intelligence officer, a signals officer, an Aide de Camp for two different Generals who cannot be located, and etc. You get the picture.

To answer a reader query: We don't know if Madera's broken neck, reportedly the result of tumbling down an open hatch, head first, while intoxicated, on the way back from a junior crew member's quarters, had anything to do with his current or past problems, but we are confident of the following:

Karol Madera, VE7KFM -- Just the Facts

Madera failed in his attempt to become a lawyer in British Columbia.

Madera failed in his appeal related to becoming a lawyer in British Columbia.

Madera failed in his bid to have his fraudulent complaints acted on by the FCC and the FBI.

Madera was thrown out of the Victoria Real Estate Board for making threats.

Madera failed to prevail in his bizarre sexual discrimination lawsuit against the Victoria Real Estate Board.

Madera failed to prevail in his bizarre amended lawsuit against the Victoria Real Estate Board.

Madera was investigated by RCMP for complaints related to harassing and stalking women in British Columbia.

Madera's incitement to murder is part of an ongoing FBI investigation.

Madera is almost universally regarded as a liar and a fraud.

Madera cultivates relationships with the mentally ill, inciting them to commit crimes.

Madera is regarded as a racist, a bigot, and an affiliate and supporter of al Qaida.

Madera can frequently be heard reciting his usual lies and delusions on 14.272 MHz and vicinity.

You can read more about Karol Madera, VE7KFM on our page devoted strictly to his lunacy.

Highlights of Madera's Madness

Devoted readers may recall that Karol Madera is well known for calling on al Qaida to murder Americans with roadside bombs.

Karol Madera is also known for his violent rhetoric, his racist rhetoric, and his cheer leading for al Qaida.

In fact, Madera has frequently called on al Qaida to murder and maim American citizens.

Former FCC Special Counsel Riley Hollingsworth, currently American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Atlantic Division Assistant Director,stated the following at the 2007 Dayton Hamvention:

"There is a very poor operator in Canada. Canada considers him a fruitcake and they're not taking him seriously... It's an international problem and it's not our jurisdiction. We're talking to Canada, we're working with them, but they consider the fellow to be several French Fries short of a Happy Meal and they're not going to put a lot of resources in it, apparently. Use the big knob, go somewhere else... the world is ugly enough. We can't regulate stupid!"

The Center for Media Studies has always maintained that the best policy is not to engage Karol Madera or his cohorts at all, and we don't endorse jamming anyone's radio signals. A legitimate and perfectly legal alternative is to simply ignore Karol Madera, VE7KFM, and to simply talk over and ignore his transmissions whenever he begins to illegally interfere with radio signals. To date, U.S. and Canadian officials have never cited anyone for ignoring Karol Madera.

more about Karol Madera, VE7KFM...

Profiles

Laura Smith, FCC

Karol Madera, VE7KFM, VE7KFM

Todd Daugherty, N9OGL

David Tolassi, WA1BHV

Joe Goldberg, KJ4DVD

Here's a reader submission containing a list of radio operators who have allegedly aided and abetted the bedlam on 14.275, since 2002. The list contains names, call signs, known aliases, and nicknames. There are others who have played minor roles, but this list details the major U.S. contributors, according to the submitter.