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| Cliven Bundy (cowboy hat) surrounded by his "protectors." Two of the people who came to Bundy's ranch to defend his "rights" turned out to be crazed killers. (Screen capture from YouTube video) |
By Catherine Thompson
Out of 16,000 ranchers who graze cattle on property managed by the federal Bureau of Land Management, only one reportedly owes more money in late grazing fees than all the others combined -- Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy.
Data from the Bureau of Land Management shows that Bundy owes over $1 million to the federal government for grazing fees he's refused to pay since 1993 combined with separate trespassing fees he began accruing in 1998, Environment & Energy Publishing reported Wednesday.
That's significantly more than what 458 other ranchers owe in late grazing bills, which totals up to to $237,000 combined, according to the agency's data. The BLM didn't indicate how many ranchers owed trespassing fees, however.
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