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Sovereign citizens’ filings flood Pima County, parallel national resurgence of controversial movement

Isaac Stone Simonelli and Brendon Derr Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting //September 13, 2023//

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Sovereign citizens’ filings flood Pima County, parallel national resurgence of controversial movement

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Sovereign citizens’ filings flood Pima County, parallel national resurgence of controversial movement

Isaac Stone Simonelli and Brendon Derr Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting //September 13, 2023//

This story was originally published by the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting. PART 1 A 63-page packet arrived at the Pima County Recorder’s Office in January, postmarked from Texas with...

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