Leroy Schweitzer), 73, died sud-
denly in Colorado’s federal
prison on Sept.20,2011.At press
time an autopsy was still
pending, although the offi-
cial cause of death released
by the Board of Prisons was
"natural causes". Schweitzer
had been instrumental in
organizing the defiant Montana
Freemen in1995.The next year
the group threatened well-kept
government secrets by exposing
the Federal Reserve System,
before undergoing a federal attack
and an 81-day siege at the Clark
Ranch outside ofJordan,
Mont.This resulted in the arrest of 22
men and women. Schweitzer was
serving the longest sentence of all
—20years.
Montana’s conservative Gov.Brian
Schweitzer,who has gained na-
tional popularity for his stand to protect gun
ownership and state’s rights, is the son of one
of Schweitzer’s seven brothers.