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    Attorney: Shawano Group's CEO Released From Custody Save Email Print
    Posted: 4:27 PM Nov 21, 2008
     Last Updated: 4:13 PM Dec 31, 2008
     Reporter: Associated Press & Mikel Lauber
    Email Address: mlauber@wsaw.com
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    One of the leaders of a religious group based in Shawano is no longer in federal custody.

    Attorney Alan Eisenberg says a federal judge in Maryland ordered Naomi Isaacson released Thursday.

    She was arrested a week ago in Shawano on a contempt of court warrant.

    Isaacson is chief executive of the Shawano-based Samanta Roy Institute of Science and Technology.

    Shawano Police Chief Ed Whealon has said investigators believe a person linked to the institute was responsible for 60 citizens being notified by the FBI in early November that they were "potential victims of an implied threat."

    Eisenberg says Isaacson's arrest involved an inadequate response to a subpoena in a Baltimore court and had nothing to do with tensions in Shawano.

    Our call to federal marshals to confirm whether Isaacson has been released has not been returned.
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    Posted by: Elina on Dec 30, 2008 at 08:50 AM
    I remember Naomi getting in trouble for flirting with one of the older Villiard boys--perhaps Rama was jealous and wanted her for himself. He got to her from the beginning and made her into this kind of person. I suppose if I had been in there long enough and brainwashed enough I would be in the same place. If others can get out and change their hearts, there's hope for Naomi. At least it's an ideal. She's not the only miserable, pathetic, and lost soul; just the main one we can see taking the brunt of Rama's bull----.
    Posted by: NO NAME Location: NO LOCATION on Dec 14, 2008 at 06:17 PM
    Naomi Isaacson is a liar and a fool. They all are. It's time for all of them, including that short puk that they call Dr., to stand up take responsibility for all of their poor business decisions and lies that they've told.
    Posted by: Is it just me? Location: Figure it out on Dec 5, 2008 at 09:36 AM
    Is it just me or is Naomi starting to look like her cult leader? Only he could still say she is "so pretty." Naomi...you look like a miserable, pathetic, lost soul.
    Posted by: Its Me Again Location: Couch on Nov 29, 2008 at 11:38 AM
    Tim ~ read things a bit more before accusing people of being a rama puppet.
    Posted by: Anonymous on Nov 25, 2008 at 12:11 PM
    Rama appointed Naomi the CEO so that he wouldn't be the one found to be doing the "work". Have you heard the story of Rama and brethren traveling in Freddie's van? Rama told Freddy to "hurry up" and "go as fast as the van will go" or words similar. When Freddie got stopped by the police, the brethren faced the policeman sitting honorably in their seats, however, Rama laid down in the van and hid from police covering up with a blanket, like the coward he is!
    Posted by: to TIM on Nov 24, 2008 at 09:01 PM
    Blah, blah, blah. You are another Rama puppet. Your words are meaningless.
    Posted by: Its Me Again Location: Couch on Nov 22, 2008 at 12:06 PM
    Isaacson is in no way a Leader of SIST. She, like everyone else, is a pawn of Rama. She has the title of CEO, but she has no say in what happens.
    Posted by: An announcement Location: to Rama and his sheep on Nov 22, 2008 at 11:20 AM
    hey rama. and hey sheep-- You likely do not know this, so read it here. YOU all are not special, or unique. YOU aren't doing anything that the world has never seen. Rather, there are cults and demented cockroach cult leaders all over the country, and the world. Waco was a result of a demented cockroach leader who convinced his followers that the world was in the "end of days" and they humbly followed him to a horrible death, which Koresh surely deserved. The world and country don't care about your small-time crookery and federal crimes. You too will all perish in flames if you continue to follow your cult leader Rama. And hey Rama: as cult leaders go, you are doing a pretty lousy job. You're not visible, your dogma is fanatic but inconsistent and weak, and you're an exceptionally bad business man. You followers: reach out to the real world where you have family and friends, and get out of there before Rama gets you killed. He has killed people before, he will kill again
    Posted by: TIM on Nov 22, 2008 at 01:57 AM
    That sure seemed like a total waste. Going through all that work, having federal authorities pick her up take her to Maryland and within 1 week basically release her. I wonder how much that cost the public? In addition to this, we have Shawanos 2 most useless departments (police/Sheriff) working so diligently on this so called person/people of "interest" who is not in custody after threatening law enforcement and other various public officials. In the last video where Ed whealon and Randy Wright have a letter of accusations and Ed whealon is angry about this, he refers to "if he had a puppy he would use that letter to train it" I am personally at the same conclusion. Although I think if Ed Whealon would get a puppy, that the dog would train both he and Randy Wright on how to do their job.
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