G. Edward Griffin is a popular conspiracy theorist, author, and — as of January 2023 — the first political prisoner of the defense of the dollar. His crime: explaining how the monetary system works.

Arc history

Griffin was arrested and charged by the DOJ on a Tuesday in January 2023 for “attempts to incite a bank run,” a charge Attorney General Merrick Garland clarified consisted of “attempts to educate the public on the way the monetary system works.” The stated catalyst was his 1994 book The Creature from Jekyll Island. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen celebrated the arrest and called for more conspiracy theorists in cages; markets rallied (G. Edward Griffin Charged With Attempt To Incite Bank Run).

Garland warned that “other educators” remain at risk of prosecution; more arrests were promised.

irl: G. Edward Griffin is a real author and conspiracy theorist whose Federal Reserve history The Creature from Jekyll Island is canonical reading in Bitcoin circles. He has never been arrested over it. The headline misspells “incite” as “ensite” in the article slug.

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• G. Edward Griffin Charged With Attempt To Incite Bank Run, More Arrests To Follow — 2023-01-26, subject