An Investigative Report

 

From the desk of Barton Albert Buhtz

Investigative Journalist and Consumer Advocate

To:  All who dare the U.S. Constitution of our Republic May 26, 2003

Re:  UCC/Redemption Process


  May 21, 2003 shortly after 8 AM my wife paged me on the office intercom
where we live and told me FBI agents were in our neighbor
’s driveway looking
over into our back yard. The fact is that there was one IRS CID agent and
eleven FBI agents in position around the property. They terrorized my wife
and son in law at gunpoint at the front door ordering them out of the house
even though IRS CID Michael Hunter knew months before when he and his
supervisor interviewed me there were no guns on the property. Also, at that
previous meeting I made it clear that all of the information I had was
available to him. However, at that time when I offered to show certain
evidence and files to him and his supervisor he refused to look at the
documentation in my files.

  Then for the next four hours they searched and "secured" the house,
property and my office seizing most of the files from my office as well as
computers and other documents. Christopher Langerth, the lead FBI agent from
San Francisco and Michael Hunter, the IRS CID agent from Eugene, Oregon
"interviewed" me for over two hours. They revealed that their reason in
doing all this was that they believe I have violated USC Title 18, Section
514. No formal charges had been filed. No court of law had been convened. No
jury was presented with any evidence. No jury of my peers had rendered any
verdict.

  The alleged "authority" of these two men and their anonymous associates to
conduct this "search and seizure" was a copy of an unsigned paper they
alleged was a "Search Warrant" stamped with a magistrates name and not
attached to any supporting documents though it appeared to have been
attached to some other papers at some prior time. "Attachment A" referenced
on the unsigned paper "copy" alleged to be a "SEARCH WARRANT ON WRITTEN
AFFIDAVIT was not presented, but two pages of alleged items they were to
search and seize were handed to me as "Attachment B" not attached to the
unsigned copy.

  Mr. Langerth and Mr. Hunter made it abundantly clear to me that I was to
never have anything to do with a Bill of Exchange in the future. The
implication is clear. Though I have not been charged with any crime. Though
I have not been convicted in a court of law by a jury of my peers.
They have
determined that I am guilty of violating a United State Code. This
determination made by a man who works for the IRS, an "agency" that has been
declared by the U.S. Justice Department to NOT be an agency of the U.S.
Government! See DIVERSIFIED METAL PRODUCTS v. T-BOW COMPANY TRUST, IRS et al.
 Michael Hunter and Christopher Langerth have concluded I am guilty and
they have taken most of the documents I had in my possession to prove my
innocence.

  Just what is all this furor about?

  I am quite familiar with a number of widely divergent views held by
proponents and antagonists in what is commonly known as "UCC/Redemption."
The following report addresses some of the key issues in contention between
the various factions and looks at the facts revealed by a number of sources
for this information, i.e.

  1. Is a birth certificate in itself an instrument, a promissory note or
other negotiable instrument of commercial value?

  2. Is the birth certificate on record at a county and/or with a state a
contract giving the state and ultimately the federal government control over
all commercial aspects of the individual represented thereon?

  3. Does the filing of a Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Financing Statement,
Addendum and/or Change Statement/Amendment encompass all commercial, civil
and even criminal activity?

  4. Does following the steps of the "UCC/Redemption Process" result in
getting some value through the Federal Government without any value being
given in return?; and

  5. Is the "UCC Redemption Process" simply a ruse or trick that will only
result in subsequent retaliation by government agencies against those who
file and participate in this process?

  Most attorneys view the UCC from the perspective of litigation and
adjudication. However, the UCC is legislated (Administrative Law) that
codifies the rules for all commercial transactions between countries, states
and individuals. The courts acknowledge they do not have the authority or
jurisdiction to amend, alter or nullify any of the Articles of the UCC. They
can only consider "gray areas" such as: Who holds the priority position? The
party that filed the UCC first or the one who perfected first?
The courts
have addressed and determine in specific situations what can be considered a
"fixture" as it relates to real property under the UCC.

  When one files a UCC form and it is recorded by a state
’s UCC office, that
filing becomes a legal document of public record identifying the filer as
the Secured Party. Hence no court can lawfully rule on the fact or existence
of the filing itself. That filing is a legal fact. The employees of the UCC
Department in each state are fiduciaries required to follow specific rules
and procedures. If a UCC filing meets the specifications of those rules and
procedures the document is to be recorded. There are minor variations in the
UCC subsections from state to state and even country to country, but the
bulk of the commercial rules and procedures are universal and uniform. Hence
the designation Uniform Commercial Code.


  UCC filing offices are located in each state of the union, in each of the
territories and protectorates of the U.S. as well as in many foreign
countries. Filing a UCC form is an administrative action that, when accepted
and recorded by the UCC office, is stamped with a file number, date, hour
and even minute of filing. The UCC Financing Statement (UCC-1) details a
Secured Party
’s status in any commercial transaction according to the
Articles of the UCC as well as various section of the United States Code
dealing with "Property." Once a Secured party
’s UCC form has been filed it
is a fact in public record that there is a secured, vested interest therein
holding a superior claim and all other parties at interest who file
thereafter must acknowledge, accept and respect the Secured Party
’s superior
and prior position. Any changes filed thereafter by the Secured Party can be
accomplished by filing an Amendment (UCC-3) referencing the original UCC
filing. However, the facts are clear. The UCC deals with secured, vested
interest and/or possession, never title. Title is another subject
altogether.

  1. Is the Birth Certificate itself a commercial instrument, a Promissory
Note or other negotiable instrument of value?

  The answer is an emphatic NO! However, the authorization to prepare a
Certificate of Live Birth is given in the form of an application signed by
the parents and/or the doctor that is in form and substance a commercial
contract. A local or state birth certificate is simply evidence that a
commercial contact has been entered into making the newborn a ward of the
"state." Within two weeks and three days the Certificate of Live Birth based
on that application is delivered and filed in Washington, D.C. Furthermore,
it is a bonded instrument. On the back of the document is a letter (A-N)
followed by eight numbers. More recently issued Social Security Cards have a
similar bond serial number stamped on the back.


    b.. Is the Birth Certificate itself, originally prepared in the county
of birth, a contract giving the state control over all aspects of the
individual represented thereon?

  Again the answer is NO. A birth certificate is not a contract and has no
value in and of itself except as evidence that a Certificate of Live Birth
does exist. That Certificate is on file in the official records in
Washington, D.C. and stands as incontrovertible evidence that there is a
living, breathing man or woman whose existence has been registered with the
state and with certain federal agencies. Records of foreign born are on file
with a Certificate of Naturalization, Citizenship or other document
authorizing their residence here. Public agencies designate the name on the
document as a "person." The value placed on the Certificate of Live Birth is
based on the ability of the "state" to tax the future assets of that
"Debtor." A bond is taken out by the Department of the Treasury and a bond #
is stamped on the back of the Certificate of Live Birth. Printouts of some
Individual Master Files (IMF) reveal that bond to be about $650,000. One IRS
Master File I saw lists an IRS Treasury Bond in the amount of $742,500 that
the individual requester knew nothing about. However, all the profit
generated by this investment between the birth and the death of the living,
breathing man or woman is kept by the "state."

  1933 was a pivotal year for the United States government and the American
people. History reveals that it took only 20 years after 1913, the year the
Federal Reserve Act was "approved" by Congress for the United States
(Corporate) to slip into debt and insolvency. The International Bankers
served Notice of this fact on the government. Between January and July of
1933 the Roosevelt Administration and Congress responded. Exactly how all
this was orchestrated is too lengthy to be addressed here, but this fact is
clear
-- since then the birth or naturalization record for every U.S. Citizen
is on file in the official records in Washington, D.C. and the property and
assets of every living U.S. Citizen is pledged as collateral for the
National Debt. Information I have received from various government agencies
indicates the filed Certificate of Live Birth documents themselves have
specific instructions printed on the back stipulating by whom, to whom and
in what time frame the document is to be created and delivered. First to the
County Health Commissioner, followed by the Secretary of State and finally
the Department of Commerce though the files are not maintained in their
offices.
Within two weeks and three days each Certificate of Live Birth is
to be filed in D.C. Evidence reveals that there is even a Federal Children
Department established by the Shepherd/Townsend Act of 1922 under the
Department of Commerce that appears to be involved in this process in some
way.

  I have seen IMFs that list commercial activity in the $billions assigned
to individuals making around $50,000 per year! The government is using their
name and assets to trade in drugs, crude oil and other commodities. This is
just another example in evidence that all property, real and personal of
every living American, is committed by Congress to back the National Debt.
In 1933 Congress turned over control of all the post offices in D.C. to the
Secretary of the Treasury. Why? That is how the money comes in especially
around April 15! Read the 1933 Congressional record you will realize that
the office of the Secretary of the Treasury is actually the keeper in the
financial office of the United States (Corporate) to control the flow of all
income to the U.S. so that the Creditor, the bankers who own the Federal
Reserve, will receive their money. The salary of the Secretary, John W.
Snow, is paid by the International Monetary Fund. "He who pays the piper
calls the tune."

  According to government sources well over twenty-five million UCC
financing statements have been filed with UCC offices in many states.
Corresponding commercial paperwork has been sent to the Secretary of the
Treasury. These facts have been compiled through information obtained from
the CID of the IRS, FBI, Secret Service, Justice Department, the Department
of the Treasury and the Secretary of State. By their own admission not one
properly filed UCC form has been rejected or criminally prosecuted.

  However, the revised UCC Articles, especially IX (effective July 1, 2001)
imply that the UCC Financing Statement of the Secured Party applicant must
be filed in the birth state or UCC Region. That recorded filing must then be
included with a Charge-Back Instruction Notice, a 1040 ES form and a birth
certificate with the Secretary of the Treasury. The Secretary is the other
Party at Interest. Thirdly, the Secured Party needs to file a UCC Financing
Statement and Addendum with the UCC office in the "resident" state to
protect assets there.

  Employees at the Department of the Treasury and the Analysis and Control
Division of the IRS where the files are kept make it clear the birth
certificate has no commercial value. However, government agents acknowledge
that the Certificates of Live Birth do exist and are on file. Some have even
admitted that the Application for the Birth Certificate does have commercial
value based on the ability of government to tax the future earnings of the
person represented by those documents. However, the applications are not on
file in D.C. Research indicates they may well be either in Puerto Rico or
Switzerland.

  The states, protectorates and D.C. have formed a National UCC
Administration. They have partitioned the United States into six UCC
Regions. If one UCC office within that region is not willing to accept for
filing a properly worded UCC Financing Statement another UCC in that region
will. One can record a regional filing in a UCC region state that is the
same as filing in their birth state. If one is born outside the U.S., but is
authorized to live here and hold a Social Security Card, they can file the
UCC form in the state or region where they resided when they received such
authorization.

  Specifically, research reveals that the UCC and other required paperwork
filed with the birth state or region is logged in at the mailroom
-- 1500
Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. This is the address of legal service for
the Secretary of the Treasury. According to La Tanya Y. Wilson all UCC and
Bill of Exchange documents are routed to the IRS
-- Room 1120, 1111
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20224 under the administration of
Felix Zech. This is the Analysis and Control Division of the IRS. These
documents are scrutinized by the Secret Service, the FBI and Justice
Department. Dolores Douglas at the Analysis and Control Division has stated
that these are designated as "UCC Contract Trusts."

  The UCC Contract Trusts are distinct and separate from Direct Treasury
Accounts used exclusively for trading in Treasury Bonds that are
administered by the Bureau of Public Debt. I have learned that many of the
UCC and Bill of Exchange documents received at 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
are misdirected to the BPD. One major error is that many filers reference a
Treasury Direct or Direct Treasury account in their documents.

  At the Analysis and Control Division of the IRS Building in D.C. UCC
Contract Trusts are processed and the paperwork is then routed to one of two
IRS Centers. For east of the Mississippi they are routed to Cincinnati,
Ohio. West of the River they are sent to Fresno, California. I have since
learned that Notices discharging IRS claims east of the Mississippi are also
to be sent to Joseph Kehoe
-- CSB/SPF of the IRS in D.C. West of the River
they are to be sent to Gary Sterr
-- WRM/SPF -- Seattle, Washington.

  Current reports indicate the UCC files and paperwork is scrutinized by the
Secret Service, the Justice Department, FBI, routed to the CID, then to the
IRS Technical Support Division (TSD) in the state from where the Secured
Party initiated the discharge. A December 2002 memo from La Tanya Wilson
notes that copies of these documents are also forwarded to Jeanean West at
the Department of Justice, Tax Division in D.C.

  Here are some important details regarding the administration and function
of the TSD:


    1.. Almost every financial institution connected with the Federal
Reserve System has in its register or has contracted access to an IRS
account known as a Treasury Tax and Loan account (TTL).


    2.. The TTL account in each financial institution is administered from
the TSD office located in most state offices of the IRS. As a result of IRS
internal reorganization the Technical Support Manager (TSM) in each State
Divisional Office of the IRS has been assigned the authority formerly
assigned to the District Director.


    3.. When a "NOTICE of Levy/Lien" is presented to any financial
institution by the IRS (usually by fax) the financial institution usually
responds routinely with a by making a simple entry in their computer
transferring the asset from the depositor
’s account to the IRS TTL account.
THE ASSET DOES NOT PHYSICALLY LEAVE THEIR OFFICE. A few financial
institutions do not have TTL accounts. They place a 21 day hold on the funds
and then forward the amount demanded directly to the IRS.


    4.. When a "Release of Levy/Lien" is issued by the IRS the financial
institution makes an entry in the computer and transfers funds from the TTL
account to the depositor
’s account if applicable. A properly prepared and
filed UCC form on file with the bank can be an administrative preventative
action a Secured Party can take to document prior, superior claim to those
assets on deposit. See United Tobacco Warehouse v. Wells (1973) and
Diversified Metal Products v. T-Bow Company Trust, IRS, et al. (1993). Some
banks will not accept UCC documents. Deposit the funds in a financial
institution that will.

  Discharging claims in the public sector and with the IRS through the UCC
Contract Trust can be accomplished by the Secured Party with presentment of
Bonded Registered Bill of Exchange directly to the Secretary of the
Treasury. When an assessment (claim) is made by the IRS, a federal or state
taxing agency, the claim can be stamped "Accepted For Value" by the Secured
Party and sent via Certified (or Registered) Mail to the Secretary of the
Treasury for discharge. This action is documented and authorized through
Public Policy HJR-192, Title IV, Sec. 401 of the Federal Reserve Act, the
Supreme Court
’s confirmation in Guaranty Trust of New York v. Henwood, et al.
(1939) and Public Law 73-10. Such action is further confirmed in USC
Title XII, Title XXVIII, Sec. 1641, 3002 and the Foreign Sovereign Immunity
Act.

  Regarding the alleged commercial value of the birth certificate the
following facts are clear:

  *Hundreds of thousands birth certificates referenced in UCC Financing
Statements have been filed and stamped by numerous state UCC filing offices.
Under the revised Article (Chapter) IX of the UCC (July 1, 2001) such filers
had until June 30, 2002 to re file the UCC-1 with their birth state.
By
referencing their original filing they could protect the earlier filing date
that, then, would be filed with the Secretary of the Treasury. Failure to do
so, however, by July 1, 2002 would result in losing their original filing
date and their status as the Secured Party with the Secretary of the
Treasury.

  *The Department of the Treasury acknowledges that UCC filings by millions
of Secured Parties have been routed to the Analysis and Control Division of
the IRS in D.C. Not one, to my knowledge has been criminally prosecuted. We
have been told that many are in limbo because the files are not complete.

  *Thousands of discharge documents have been presented to the Secretary of
the Treasury, routed to the Analysis and Control Division of the IRS for
processing and not one has been criminally prosecuted.

  All of the foregoing reveals that those who have properly filed UCC
documents in the Redemption Process have not committed any crime according
to the Department of the Treasury, the Secret Service, the Department of
Justice and the IRS.


    b.. Does the filing of UCC Financing statements and Change/Amendments
encompass all commercial, civil and even criminal actions?

    According to numerous government sources all commercial transactions in
the U.S. and many other countries come under the Legislated (Administrative)
Law known as the Uniform Commercial Code. These transactions all become
"bonded" when they are processed through the Federal Reserve System and/or
the Department of the Treasury. The courts do claim jurisdiction for
commercial transactions that appear criminal. The UCC Articles themselves
are Administrative Law and not subject to the jurisdiction of the courts and
litigation.

    Over the past number of years I have had contact with those who have
stated they have received proof from Department of Commerce documents that
their Certificates of Live Birth are being used as commercial instruments. A
detailed investigation by Carl Erickson has revealed some startling facts in
this regard.

    When the Application and Certificate of Live Birth arrives at the
Department of the Treasury in Washington, D.C. the Certificate is bonded, an
account is set up with what we know as the Social Security Number, funds are
borrowed. The paper credit is invested in stocks and bonds. According to the
Bureau of Engraving even Federal Reserve Notes are printed bearing the Bond
Number that is assigned to and stamped on the back of each Certificate of
Live Birth. The Bond Number consists of a letter (A-N0 followed by eight
numbers. A similar combination is now routinely printed on the back of
Social Security Cards. The fact is that the very existence of every living,
breathing man or woman in the several states is bonded and used for the
commercial activities of the United States (Corporate) now in receivership.

    Those who properly file in their birth state or UCC Region establish the
distinct and separate identity of the Secured Party apart from the Debtor
(Strawman). Presenting that filing along with the Instruction Order
(Chargeback), the IRS 1040 ES form, the AFV stamped birth certificate
notifies the Secretary of the Treasury that the Secured Party is now
established with a prior, superior claim on all assets and liabilities of
the Debtor. The liabilities can then be presented to the Secretary for
processing and discharge through the UCC Contract Trust.

    An increasing number of states now accept the UCC Financing Statement
and Addendum. To my knowledge not one state has prosecuted any such filing
as unlawful, illegal or criminal. Many states are still digesting the
revised UCC Code (July 1, 2001) and many counties still do not have
provision for perfecting the UCC filing under Article 9-333(a) as a
Possessory Lien. The inclusion of 9-333(a) is the first time a form of lien
by name has been included in the UCC.


    c.. Is following the Redemption Process simply an attempt to get
something for nothing through the Secretary of the Treasury?

    In June 1933 the International Bankers, owners of the Federal Reserve,
essentially took control of all private and real property with the consent
of Congress and Executive Orders of the President. Establishing status as
the Secured Party for the entity represented by the Certificate of Live
Birth does not constitute getting "something for nothing." These procedures
set up by the government were put in place so that the Secured Party could
reclaim a part of what is rightfully theirs under the U.S. Constitution.
Congress made provision beginning in the early 1900s for every minor to
reinstate their status as an American under the U.S. Constitution when they
became of age. You were a minor when the original contract (Application) was
entered into by your parents. These provisions were scattered throughout
various legislative acts, joint resolutions and executive orders, many in
1933, as well as in the Congressional Record based on Public Policy HJR-192,
codified in Public Law 73-10 and confirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court in
1939. See Guarantee Trust of New York v. Henwood, et al. (FN3). By these
placement actions the Administration and Congress basically kept the details
obscured so no one could readily avail himself of such remedy. Very few were
even aware such procedures existed until fairly recently. The UCC filing
with the birth/UCC Regional, the Secretary of the Treasury and resident
state is an essential part of the Redemption Process. The IMF through their
representative, the Secretary of the Treasury, with the use of the Federal
Reserve and collection activity of the IRS virtually controls all assets of
every U.S. Citizen. With the UCC/Redemption the Secured Party establishes
the right to begin reversing that absolute control over the Debtor
(Strawman). The Secured Party establishes level ground with the Secretary of
the Treasury taking back a measure of control of those assets.

    However, UCC filings, properly prepared and correctly filed, go much
further in protecting the property and interests of the Secured Party. Such
filings can clearly secure legal vested interest control of the Secured
Party without the complex jurisdiction of the courts and apart from the
arena of controversy.


    d.. Is the Redemption Process (Plan) simply a "get rich quick" ruse or
trick that will only result in retaliation by the government against those
who follow it?

  The Secured Party under the UCC/Redemption Process does not hold the
actual Application for a Certificate of Live Birth. Therefore, the process
can only be used as an "Accepted For Value" response to a commercial claim.
A written, contracted, acknowledged claim received by the Debtor (Strawman)
can be Accepted For Value by the Secured Party and discharged when properly
presented through the Secretary of the Treasury to the UCC Contract Trust on
file with the Analysis and Control Division of the IRS. Unfortunately, many
have attempted to circumvent or distort this fact only to find law
enforcement and the courts more than willing to enforce and adjudicate.
IRS-CID and FBI are often quick to use their intimidation and threat to
unlawfully discourage what the courts of law only should handle.

  Employees at the Department of the Treasury make it clear they do not
accept or act upon faxed orders, telephoned or wired instructions. Hard
copy, original in-signature forms and documents must be presented via
Certified (or registered) mail as filed with both the state and the
Secretary of the Treasury. In 2002, before his resignation, Mr. Paul H. O

Neill made it clear to a Senator from Arkansas that when he is aware of and
receives Bill of Exchange documents, he holds them, thus honoring them.

  The IRS has recently increased its unlawful use of threats and
intimidation with the help of the FBI to discourage and stop the presentment
of all Bill of Exchange documents by the Secured party to the Secretary.
However, properly prepared and presented negotiable instruments from a
legitimate Secured Party can be lawfully and legally processed through local
financial institutions by the claimant through the Secretary of the Treasury
and ledgered by the financial institution through the Treasury Tax and Loan
(TTL) account. However, certain employees at the Department of the Treasury
persist in misrouting many of the documents presented by a Secured Party to
the Secretary of the Treasury by labeling them as Treasury Securities (which
they are not) then sending them to the Bureau of Public Debt instead of to
the Analysis and Control Division of the IRS and the UCC Contract Trust.

  As far as I have been able to determine discharge of claims in the public
sector, federal and state, initiated by the IRS are discharged with a simple
ledger entry and computer transfer for credit and debit through the IRS
Technical Support Division. Further confirmation regarding this process has
come from the Special Procedure Handling Offices of the IRS.

  For the Secured Party the Uniform Commercial Code, executed correctly,
levels the field of commerce to a great degree. We continue to gain more
knowledge and understanding in spite of stonewalling, being fed
misinformation and even being the target of threats and blackmail. "You
shall know the truth and the truth will set you free." Remember, our
Consumer Advocate ministry operates entirely as a charitable service totally
dependent on donations and prayers. Both are deeply appreciated at this
time.


  Barton A. Buhtz

  C/o 8050 Le Berthon St.