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The Montana Freemen were an anti-government extremist group involved in the mid-1990s standoff and related investigations in Montana. These FBI records show the Salt Lake City office pursuing intelligence, physical surveillance, an undercover operation, and a proposed court-authorized MISUR installation in 1995. The documents refer to discussions of common-law ideology, fraudulent financial instruments, meetings in Billings and at the Brusett, Montana ranch property, and a threat case involving U.S. District Judge Jack Dale Shanstrom. They also reference Title III coverage and coordination with FBI Headquarters, the National Security Division, and the Terroristic Incident Response Group.

Documents span: 1995 | Released in 1 part
Names in this file: Jack Dale Shanstrom
Subjects: Montana Freemen, anti-government extremism, undercover operations, surveillance, fraudulent financial instruments, threats to federal judge