Please send as far and wide as possible. Thanks, Robert Sterling Editor, The Konformist http://www.konformist.com Author Surrenders on Jury Indictment By TIM TALLEY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The author of a book about conspiracy theories in the Oklahoma City bombing surrendered today on charges he attempted to influence jurors in a grand jury investigation of the 1995 blast. David Hoffman, 38, was indicted Dec. 30, but the indictment remained sealed until today. As he was led away by sheriff's deputies, Hoffman said he was being persecuted by Oklahoma County District Attorney Bob Macy. ``Bob Macy has put 53 people on death row, some of whom he knew to be innocent,'' Hoffman said as he was pulled inside the jail. ``Now he's trying to prosecute a lowly reporter for speaking the truth about a crime he was charged to investigate but failed to do so,'' Hoffman said. Details of the indictment were not immediately made public. Hoffman, author of ``The Oklahoma City Bombing and The Politics of Terror,'' had said last week that he was indicted for sending copies of his book and ``inspirational notes'' to jurors during their investigation. Hoffman, who runs an alternative San Francisco-based newspaper, the Haight-Ashbury Free Press, has said grand jury members complained about being coerced. He said he didn't try to contact jurors directly. He also said he didn't remember precisely what he said in the notes. The grand jury met for 18 months. In its final report last month, it dismissed one after another of the theories that have been put forth about a larger conspiracy or a government coverup. Hoffman's book makes just such allegations. ``We can state with assurance that we do not believe that the federal government had prior knowledge that this horrible terrorist attack was going to happen,'' grand jurors wrote. In a statement distributed after his arrest by a friend, Hoffman accused Macy, Gov. Frank Keating and Attorney General Drew Edmondson of obstructing justice. ``That's who influenced and coerced the grand jury. These are the people who tampered with the legal process,'' Hoffman said. The April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building killed 168 people. ``The jurors are not good people,'' Hoffman said shortly after he was indicted. ``If they were good people, they would have returned more indictments. This is the biggest government coverup since the Kennedy assassination.'' Hoffman is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon. Hoffman has said he is serving a deferred sentence on an unrelated stalking charge and does not want the indictment to lead to a lengthy jail stay. Hoffman served five days in the Oklahoma County Jail on the stalking charge, which stemmed from his attempt to court a woman who spurned his attentions. AP-NY-01-19-99 1405EST If you are interested in a free subscription to The Konformist Newswire, please visit http://www.eGroups.com/list/konformist/ and sign up. Or, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject: "I NEED 2 KONFORM!!!" (Okay, you can use something else, but it's a kool catch phrase.) If you are interested in a free subscription to The Konformist Research Intelligence League List (KRILL), please visit http://www.eGroups.com/list/krill/ and sign up. Or, e-mail krill- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the Klub Konformist at Yahoo!: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/klubkonformist ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For the absolute lowest price on software visit: http://www.bottomdollar.com/egroups/ eGroup home: http://www.eGroups.com/list/konformist Free Web-based e-mail groups by eGroups.com
