William Stanton Events (3) March 26, 1996: Federal Indictments against Freemen Unsealed 1996-03-26 March 16, 1999: Freemen Sentenced to Lengthy Jail Terms for Bank Fraud 1999-03-16 1993-1994: Montana Freemen Create Extralegal ‘Common Law Courts,’ Flood Real Courts with ‘Bogus Documents’