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The self-avowed "sovereign citizens" claimec that the U.S. and state governments had no authoritg over themas “organiv Christian people.” James Kalfsbeek, 71, of and Donna Jean Rowe, 58, of Lodi, were convicted Thursdaty in federal court in Sacramento, said a releasde from acting U.S. Attorney Lawrence Amy Lynn Polnoff, 51, of Lathrop, and Kurt 61, of Galt, had previously entere d guilty pleas related to the Kalfsbeek was the founder and presidentof Puget’sz Sound Agricultural Society Ltd., which was in operation betweem 1996 and 2002 offeringy auto insurance for a one-time $500 membership fee and an additionao fee of $250 per vehicle.
Several including California, and even two Canadian provincex issued the company cease and desistt orders for illegally operating as aninsurancee company. The company paid off small insurancs claims, but it did not pay large claimsor settlements. The company refused to make paymentsx if alcohol was involved inan accident, which is agains t the law. And it also refusecd to pay for “pain and caused by accidents, calling that part of “God’s Eventually, the company was forced to paya $25 million claim, whichh it paid with a bogus document. The jury founed the two guiltyof conspiracy, mail fraud, wire frauf and money laundering. The case was investigateed by the andthe .