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Creator claims raid is linked to Paul campaign Gavin Lesnick A federal investigation into the legality of liberty dollars started long before Texas congressman Ron Paul became a presidential candidate, but the alternative currency's founder thinks the timing of a recent raid on his Evansville-based organization was politically motivated. Among other items confiscated during a Nov. 14 search of Liberty Services, federal authorities took two tons of newly minted copper dollars featuring Paul's likeness on one side. Bernard von NotHaus, creator of the liberty dollar and the group's "monetary architect," said the raid came shortly after the arrival of the large shipment of Ron Paul dollars, which von NotHaus likened to campaign support buttons
(Article continues below) "It defies logic to think that it would be unrelated, quite honestly," he said. "... I think they knew about it. And they got it just in time to come over and raid us when we got the product. It does look suspect. And I think that's an infringement on his campaign. Because now we don't have the 60,000 Ron Pauls to go out there to publicize his campaign." For their part, campaign officials say they paid little attention to the raid and that the congressman never had anything to do with having his image on the coin. Von NotHaus said he got to know Paul because they "travel in the same economic circles," and it soon became clear they shared similar views on a number of issues. Von NotHaus donated the maximum he could, $2,300, to Paul's campaign under federal election law, but he said he wanted to do something more to draw attention to the election efforts. Thus, the Ron Paul dollar was born as an independent — and unregulated — contribution.
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