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In turn, the Sovereign Citizen movement gave rise to the "Redemption Movement".[citation needed] The Redemption Movement is being brought together under a new banner called Beneficiaries in Common.[citation needed]

The main premise is that the United States is a "Trust". The Congressmen and Senators are the Trustees, and the common people are the beneficiaries of that Trust. Under this theory, the United States went bankrupt in 1933 and provided a remedy under something called "Limited Liability" in the form of Social Security Insurance. According to redemption theory, this trust (ie: the United States) is responsible for paying an individual's debt using the money in an account set aside for every American citizen (called the Strawman). A Federal indictment against individuals who used this defense explains:

The indictment against Thomas and Herrington goes on to allege that, according to Redemption Theory as espoused by Thomas, after a client reclaimed his or her Strawman, the client could use the “value” of their Strawman to satisfy debts, including credit card bills and government obligations. Moreover, based on this theory, an individual could add to the initial $1,000,000 value of his or her Strawman by “Accepting for Value” financial obligations, including IRS debts, traffic tickets, judgments, credit card bills and the like. Generally, according to this theory, after a client “Accepted for Value” an obligation, the client could use other fictional financial instruments, such as Bills of Exchange or Sight Drafts, to satisfy debts via the client’s Strawman. Under this theory, when the United States, any of its political subdivisions, or any entity in the United States makes a claim, that claim can be "accepted for value", giving a banker's acceptance in full satisfaction of the obligation under bankruptcy. Once this "acceptance" has been given and valuable consideration has been given, something called "contract in fact" exists under this theory. A living man's signature gives "value" to the instrument, turning it from a "soft" offer to a "firm" offer. Taking a bill and "accepting it for value" turns the bill from "soft currency" into "hard currency".

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Roger Elvick is a founder of the movement.[2] Elvick was sentenced to 4 years jail in April 2005 after pleading guilty to one count each of forgery, extortion and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity.[3]