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  Encyclopedia: Michael Fortier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Fortier and veteran MP John Reynolds were the co-chairs of the 2006 National Campaign for the Conservative Party.
Michael Fortier is a Montreal financier and lawyer who was President of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada for a time in the 1990s.
Michael Fortier is also the name of the key informant in the Oklahoma City bombing prosecution which resulted in the convictions of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Michael-Fortier   (1043 words)

  
 Oklahoma City Bombing Case Michael Fortier Plea Agreement
Fortier further understands that the sentencing court may order that the sentence for each offense be served consecutive- ly to the sentence of every other offense, except that the terms of supervised release for all four offenses must be ordered to run concurrently.
Fortier understands that he could be sentenced to a total of 23 years imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, and 3 years supervised release, and that he must be ordered to pay a special assessment of $200.
Fortier understands that the sentence to be imposed on him, which may be up to the maximum penalty allowed by law, will be determined solely by the sentencing judge, and that the United States cannot and does not make any promises, representations or predictions regarding what sentence the judge will impose.
www.lectlaw.com /files/cas37.htm   (1350 words)

  
 Handwriting-L - Handwriting Analysis Archive (Michael Fortier)
Michael's Fortier's handwriting sample is a confession of his complicity in the Oklahoma City bombing.
Fortier first met Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols at basic training after entering the Army and he remained friends with McVeigh after they were discharged.
Fortier's printing is more gentle and childlike and he is likely to be more of a pleaser--more yielding--than McVeigh.
www.handwriting.org /archives/97jul_03.html   (949 words)

  
 VOA News - Key Witness in Oklahoma City Bombing Trials to be Released
Michael Fortier was the government's star witness in the trials that led to murder convictions for Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols.
Michael Fortier pleaded guilty to four criminal counts in connection with the bomb plot and agreed to testify against both McVeigh and Nichols.
Fortier's lawyer, Michael McGuire, is aware of the anger over his release and says his client intends to lead a quiet life with his family.
www.voanews.com /english/Key-Witness-in-Oklahoma-City-Bombing-Trials-to-be-Released.cfm   (476 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Michael Fortier, witness in Oklahoma City bombing case, released from ...
OKLAHOMA CITY – Michael Fortier, the government's star witness in the Oklahoma City bombing trials, was released from federal prison Friday after serving more than 10 years for failing to warn authorities about the plot.
Fortier's release received a mixed reaction from prosecutors and the bombing victims' families.
Fortier testified that he received stolen weapons that were sold to finance the bombing, shared money from their sale with McVeigh, handled blasting caps and other explosives and had the same anti-government literature that McVeigh gave Nichols.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20060120-1234-oklahomacity-fortier.html   (423 words)

  
 WashingtonPost.com: Oklahoma City Bombing Trial Report
Van Bebber credited Fortier for the 34 months that he already has served, meaning the former hardware store clerk will spend nine more years in a federal penitentiary for his role in the massive truck bombing unless the sentence is overturned.
Fortier hung his head and wiped away tears as victims took their turn at the podium.
In exchange for his testimony at the trials of McVeigh and Nichols, Fortier in August 1995 pleaded guilty to four lesser counts of transporting stolen firearms, conspiracy to transport the firearms, of lying to federal officials and of knowing about the crime and failing to report it.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/national/longterm/oklahoma/stories/fortier052898.htm   (871 words)

  
 Fortier looks forward to rebuilding life   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Fortier, the government's star witness in the Oklahoma City bombing trials, was freed on Friday from an undisclosed federal prison after serving about 85 percent of a 12-year sentence he received for not telling authorities in advance about the bomb plot that killed 168 people.
Michael Fortier is escorted from the Pittsburg County Courthouse in McAlester, Okla., in a Tuesday, April 20, 2004 file photo, after testifying in the state murder trial of Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols.
Fortier, 37, was placed in federal custody in August 1995 after accepting a plea deal in which he agreed to testify in the trials of bombing coconspirators Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols.
www.pressofatlanticcity.com /news/nation/story/3093173p-11794931c.html   (727 words)

  
 Star witness in Okla. blast to be freed - The Boston Globe
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Michael Fortier, the prosecution's star witness in the Oklahoma City bombing trials, will be freed this week, more than a year before his sentence was scheduled to end.
As part of his deal with prosecutors, Fortier testified against bombing conspirators Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols at their federal trials and later at Nichols's state murder trial.
Fortier's sentence probably was shortened because of good behavior and for time served before his formal sentence, said Irven Box, a lawyer who covered the trial for KWTV in Oklahoma City.
www.findory.com /read?id=9b40829a&ib=   (292 words)

  
 Michael Fortier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Michael Fortier is a Montreal financier and lawyer who was President of the Progressive Conservative Partyof Canada for a time in the 1990s.
He ran for the leadership of the party in 1998 but came in last with 4% of the vote.Fortier was a Progressive Conservative candidate in the Montreal riding of Laval West during the 2000 federal election placing fourth.
Michael Fortier is also the name of the key informant in the Oklahoma City bombing prosecution which resulted in the convictions of Timothy McVeigh and TerryNichols.
www.therfcc.org /michael-fortier-74152.html   (122 words)

  
 Online NewsHour: Timothy McVeigh Trial -- May 13, 1997
Fortier was billed going in as being the government's most important witness.
Michael Fortier pled guilty to conspiring to transport weapons, stolen weapons interstate, to actually transporting those weapons.
That fits very well with Michael Fortier's testimony, because he says that's the alleyway that Tim McVeigh took him to a couple of months before the bombing and where Tim McVeigh told him he was going to leave the getaway car.
www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/law/may97/trial_5-13.html   (1447 words)

  
 Read about Michael Fortier at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Michael Fortier and learn about Michael Fortier here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Michael Fortier is a Montreal financier and lawyer who was President of the
Fortier was a Progressive Conservative candidate in the Montreal
Michael Fortier was a key informant in the
encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Michael_Fortier   (139 words)

  
 Oklahoma City bombing witness leaves prison - Crime & Punishment - MSNBC.com
Michael Fortier, seen in 2004, had the same anti-government literature as his bombing coconspirators, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols.
At state and federal bombing trials, Fortier testified he received stolen weapons that were sold to finance the bombing, shared money from their sale with McVeigh, handled blasting caps and other explosives and had the same anti-government literature that McVeigh gave Nichols.
Lori Fortier, who was granted immunity and never served prison time, also testified at McVeigh's trial that she laminated a fake driver's license for McVeigh with the name of one of the many aliases he used, Robert Kling.
www.findory.com /read?id=4845524e&ib=   (813 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Fortier, 29, will be sentenced May 27 for failing to warn anyone of the bombing and for lying to FBI agents.
Bennett also said Fortier could not have known or foreseen that $2,000 he gave Nichols for the sale of guns was to further the bombing.
Fortier appeared a little nervous as he walked into the courtroom and looked at his family before sitting at the defense table.
www.usatoday.com /news/index/oklacity/fx280.htm   (704 words)

  
 CNN.com - Nichols' defense challenges state's key witness - Apr 21, 2004
Michael Fortier, the ex-Army buddy of Terry Nichols and bomber Tim Mcveigh, testified that Nichols was actively involved in the Oklahoma City Bombing plot.
Fortier had testified Tuesday that bomb mastermind Timothy McVeigh told him that Nichols was involved in the plan to blow up the Alfred E. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.
Wednesday's exchange between Fortier and Nichols' defense attorney came after the judge in the state murder trial dealt the defense a series of blows Wednesday, refusing to dismiss the case against Nichols and ruling the defense could not pursue theories about other suspects without concrete evidence.
www.cnn.com /2004/LAW/04/21/nichols.trial/index.html   (765 words)

  
 Okla. City bombing figure gets 12 years   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Fortier, 30, has been in prison since pleading guilty in August 1995 to failing to notify authorities of the plot to bomb the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building and other charges.
Fortier received a fine, I want the court to know that he is not able to pay a fine,'' McGuire said.
Fortier's attorneys maintain that his cooperation with government prosecutors who made Fortier their star witness at the trials of McVeigh and Nichols qualify him to be released immediately for time served.
www.usatoday.com /news/index/oklacity/fx315.htm   (707 words)

  
 Attorney says Fortier isn't being released early - KFOR-TV - MSNBC.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Fortier was taken into custody in August 1995 and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
His attorney, Michael McGuire of Tulsa, says Fortier has completed his sentence and is getting out on good-behavior time credits.
Fortier testified at the trials of bombing co-conspirators Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols.
msnbc.msn.com /id/10914041/from/RL.2   (186 words)

  
 Judge to allow testimony from Fortier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Michael Fortier's testimony focused on how he, Nichols and McVeigh met as Army buddies stationed together at Fort Riley, Kan.
Two years after Fortier left the Army, McVeigh showed up unannounced at his home in Kingman, Ariz., shortly after the April 19, 1993, government raid at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, in which about 80 people died.
Fortier, serving 12 years in prison for knowing about the bombing plot, but not telling authorities, was brought to the courthouse under heavy security Tuesday.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/04/20/national1047EDT0525.DTL   (453 words)

  
 KOTV - The News on 6 - Attorney Says Michael Fortier Released From Prison
The attorney for Michael Fortier says Fortier was set free from an undisclosed prison.
Attorney Michael McGuire says Fortier just wants to be with his wife and children and recover some of their lost time.
Fortier has served more than ten years of a 12-year sentence in which he admitted he knew of the bombing plot but didn't tell authorities.
www.kotv.com /main/home/stories.asp?whichpage=1&id=97417   (257 words)

  
 CNN.com - McVeigh conspirator free - Jan 20, 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Michael Fortier was released from federal prison on Friday, his attorney says.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Michael Fortier, the government's star witness in the Oklahoma City bombing trials, was released from federal prison Friday after serving more than 10 years for failing to warn authorities about the plot.
Fortier, who is originally from Kingman, Arizona, has a wife, Lori, and two children.
cgi.cnn.com /2006/LAW/01/20/oklahomacity.fortier.ap/index.html   (471 words)

  
 Michael Fortier - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Michael Fortier - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Michael Fortier is a financier and lawyer in Montreal, Canada.
Fortier and veteran MP John Reynolds (Canadian politician) are the co-chairs of the 2006 National Campaign for the Conservative Party.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Michael_Fortier   (166 words)

  
 Capital News 9 | 24 Hour Local News | HEADLINES | Star witness in Oklahoma City bombing case testifies
Michael Fortier testified how he, Nichols and executed bomber Timothy McVeigh met as Army buddies.
Fortier said two years after he left the Army, McVeigh showed up at his Arizona home -- shortly after the deadly government raid at the Branch Davidian compound outside Waco, Texas.
Fortier is serving prison time for knowing about the bombing plot, but not telling authorities about it.
www.capitalnews9.com /content/headlines/?ArID=70038&SecID=33   (193 words)

  
 Man Tied to Okla. City Bombing to Be Freed (phillyBurbs.com) | National   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
OKLAHOMA CITY - Michael Fortier, the prosecution's star witness in the Oklahoma City bombing trials, will be freed this week, more than a year before his sentence was scheduled to end.
Fortier's sentence likely was shortened because of good behavior and for time served before his formal sentence in 1998, said Irven Box, an attorney who covered the trial as a legal analyst for KWTV in Oklahoma City.
Fortier, 37, and his wife, Lori, both testified against McVeigh and Nichols and acknowledged assisting the two in their plan to blow up the building, said McVeigh's attorney, Stephen Jones.
www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/1-01182006-599331.html   (575 words)

  
 Michael Fortier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Oklahoma City Bombing informant, see Michael Fortier (American).
On February 6th, 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed him to the senate, in order to get him into his Cabinet, as minister of the Montreal region.
This page was last modified 18:39, 6 February 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Michael_Fortier   (258 words)

  
 Court TV Casefiles
In this August 4, 1995 plea agreement, Michael J. Fortier admits he is guilty of conspiring with Timothy McVeigh and Terry Lynn Nichols to traffic explosives.
Fortier still could be sentenced to as much as 23 years in prison.
McGuire: The United States of America understands that your client, Michael Fortier, wishes to resolve his criminal liability in the above-titled matter.
www.courttv.com /casefiles/oklahoma/documents/plea.html   (1353 words)

  
 Michael Fortier to be freed this week
Relatives of the 168 people killed in the bombing in 1995 say they got a form letter from the Federal Bureau of Prisons that Michael Fortier (FOR'-tee-ur) will be freed.
Fortier also pleaded guilty to gun and other charges.
Fortier, who is 37, has been in federal custody since the year of the bombing.
www.wboc.com /Global/story.asp?S=4375715   (301 words)

  
 Michael Fortier - Psychology Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Fortier was recieved a twelve year sentance for not notifying athorities of the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995.
His sentance was lessend to twelve years after reaching a plea bargain in which he would testify again Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols who both received the death penalty.
On January 20, 2006 Fortier was released on good behavior, after serving ten of his twelve years at the age of 37.
search.psychcentral.com /psypsych/Michael_Fortier   (256 words)

  
 Anger stays with family over 2 victims' deaths   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Like on Friday, when former Kingman resident Michael Fortier, who testified in trials of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, walked out of prison a free man after his 12-year prison sentence was reduced.
Coverdale said she sat in the courtroom during Fortier's sentencing hearing and "couldn't believe what I was hearing when his attorney was talking about leniency.
But Paul Heath, a former psychologist for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs who survived the bombing, said he forgave Fortier long ago and said he was pleased that Fortier testified against McVeigh and Nichols.
www.azcentral.com /news/articles/0121kingman21-victims.html   (386 words)

  
 CNW Group   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Harper nomme Michael Fortier comme coprésident de campagne
M. Fortier est un ancien candidat à la chefferie du Parti progressiste- conservateur du Canada et un activiste conservateur de longue date.
Il est aussi capable de toucher les Canadiens de toutes les régions de ce pays, en particulier au Québec, et les anciens progressistes-conservateurs comme moi." "Michael Fortier est un ajout de taille à mon équipe de campagne nationale, a dit M. Harper.
www.newswire.ca /en/releases/archive/January2004/08/c8610.html   (199 words)

  
 An Interview with Michael Fortier
I have never spoken to Michael Fortier, but I have seen the governments tactics and I have heard the cries of the patriots, both before and after the bombing.
Is it possible that McVeigh, Nichols and Fortier planned and executed the bombing?
Is it possible that what they did they perceived as a preemptive strike against the government?
www.outpost-of-freedom.com /okc0814.htm   (1549 words)

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