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Next weekend looks pretty awesome, though anything does when an extended weekend awaits most of us thanks to Memorial Day. Keep that extra sleep time in mind while slogging through the work week and affording yourself some time to enjoy visits from acts like Andrew W.K., Soundgarden and El Ten Eleve ... More >>

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Schwagstock's Jimmy Tebeau Gets 30-Month Sentence for "Drug-Involved Premises"

A federal judge in Cape Girardeau sentenced St. Louis-based concert promoter James Tebeau to 30 months in prison yesterday for the crime of "maintaining a drug-involved premises" on his 350-acre farm in rural Shannon County, Missouri. Law enforcement officials closed down the farm -- known as Camp ... More >>

Jimmy Tebeau Was in High Spirits Playing Music the Night of His Sentencing

Jimmy Tebeau played a show following his court sentencing last night with the Jerry Garcia Band at the Old Rock House. At least twenty people waited at the door prior to opening and the venue continued to substantially fill in from there. Tebeau didn't comment, from the stage or in conversation, abo ... More >>

Jimmy Tebeau Was Sentenced Today and Will Play at Old Rock House Tonight [Update]

Update, 4:50 p.m.: Jimmy Tebeau has been sentenced to "30 months on one felony count of maintaining a drug-involved premises, fined $50,000, and ordered to serve 200 hours of community service. He has also agreed to forfeit to the United States approximately 350 acres in Shannon County, Missouri, k ... More >>

Schwag Frontman Jimmy Tebeau Faces 30-Month Sentence on Guilty Plea

The investigation began in August 2006 when the Missouri Highway Patrol arrested two people who'd been selling hallucinogenic mushrooms at Jimmy Tebeau's Camp Zoe in rural Shannon County. Over the next four years undercover officers claim they made more than 150 purchases of illegal drugs during Teb ... More >>

Schwagstock Organizer Jimmy Tebeau Pleads Guilty to "Drug-Involved Premises"

The investigation began in August 2006 when the Missouri Highway Patrol arrested two people who'd been selling hallucinogenic mushrooms at Jimmy Tebeau's Camp Zoe in rural Shannon County. Over the next four years undercover officers claim they made more than 150 purchases of illegal drugs during Teb ... More >>

Musicians, venue owners and organizers found new ways to make people care this year

Proposals Seek to Legalize Marijuana in Missouri

Is Missouri going to pot?​Missourians could get to vote on whether to legalize marijuana if two recently filed initiatives get enough signatures to land on the November 2012 ballot. On Monday the Missouri Secretary of State's Office approved the wording for the petitions that would legalize the pu ... More >>

Jimmy Tebeau's Lawyer Moves to Dismiss Charges

Jimmy Tebeau's lawyer wants the feds to dismiss the charges against him.​Attorneys for musician/concert impresario Jimmy Tebeau -- who currently faces felony charges alleging he ran a 350-acre campground in rural Missouri for the purpose of facilitating the sale of illegal drugs -- have filed a mo ... More >>

Jimmy Tebeau's Lawyer Pushes Back on Criminal Charges

Jimmy Tebeau's lawyer wants the feds to dismiss the charges against him.​Attorneys for musician/concert impresario Jimmy Tebeau -- who currently faces felony charges alleging that he operated his 350-acre campground in rural Missouri to facilitate the sale of illegal drugs -- have filed a motion a ... More >>

Jimmy Tebeau's Lawyer Vows "Vigorous Defense"

Jimmy Tebeau is being charged under a statute normally used to target crack houses, his lawyer says.​We touched base this morning with Scott Rosenblum, widely thought to be one of the best criminal defense lawyers in St. Louis -- and, not so coincidentally, the guy representing Jimmy Tebeau.Tebeau ... More >>

Jimmy Tebeau Indictment: Feds Trying to Seize His Money, Too

Jimmy Tebeau: The feds want his land -- and his money. ​Federal prosecutors allege that undercover agents purchased illegal drugs more than 100 times at Camp Zoe, the 350-acre camp in rural Missouri that they're trying to seize from owner Jimmy Tebeau.In a new asset forfeiture complaint filed this ... More >>

Jimmy Tebeau, Camp Zoe/Schwagstock Impresario, Indicted

Jimmy Tebeau: The feds now claim he "consciously" managed his campground for the "specific purpose" of facilitating drug sales.​Seven months after the federal government first attempted to seize Jimmy Tebeau's 300-acre Camp Zoe in rural Missouri via asset forfeiture, claiming its popular Schwagsto ... More >>

Schwagstock Promoter Jimmy Tebeau Now Facing Criminal Charge Over Camp Zoe Drugs

Jimmy Tebeau: The feds now claim he "consciously" managed his campground for the "specific purpose" of facilitating drug sales.​Seven months after the federal government first attempted to seize Jimmy Tebeau's 300-acre Camp Zoe in rural Missouri via asset forfeiture, claiming its popular Schwagsto ... More >>

Camp Zoe Update: Bank Tells Feds to Get Lost

Jimmy Tebeau: Even if the government doesn't get his land, the bank might.​It's been awhile since we checked in on the case against Jimmy Tebeau's Camp Zoe, subject of our earlier feature, "Shakedown."And, it turns out, there's an interesting new wrinkle: The feds aren't the only people laying cla ... More >>

Schwag frontman Jimmy Tebeau says Camp Zoe is an idyllic campground for weekend hippie jam fests. Federal prosecutors beg to differ.

Camp Zoe Owner Jimmy Tebeau Charged with Tax Evasion

Jimmy Tebeau​Add tax evasion to the list of legal maneuverings Missouri and federal officials are using against musician Jimmy Tebeau and his Camp Zoe festival site.In November state and federal authorities filed a complaint to seize the 350-acre property, located about 150 miles southwest of St. ... More >>

Jimmy Tebeau: Camp Zoe Owner Charged with Tax Evasion

Jimmy Tebeau​Add tax evasion to the list of legal maneuverings Missouri and federal officials are using against musician Jimmy Tebeau and his Camp Zoe festival site.In November state and federal authorities filed a complaint to seize the 350-acre property, located about 150 miles southwest of St. ... More >>

KWMU Legal Roundtable Discusses Camp Zoe Seizure

The Missouri Constitution may bar the feds from seizing musician Jimmy Tebeau's real property, a think-talk lawyer told St. Louis Public Radio yesterday.​We here at Daily RFT sometimes feel like voices crying in the wilderness as we question the feds' attempts to seize Camp Zoe -- the 350-acre far ... More >>

Camp Zoe Seizure Discussed on KWMU

The Missouri Constitution may bar the feds from seizing musician Jimmy Tebeau's real property, a think-talk lawyer told St. Louis Public Radio yesterday.​We here at A to Z sometimes feel like voices crying in the wilderness as we question the feds' attempts to seize Camp Zoe -- the 350-acre farm i ... More >>

Camp Zoe Seizure: Could Other Music Festivals Face Trouble, Too?

Wikimedia CommonsIs this SWAT team coming to a music festival near you?​Carrie Goebel went to sleep this Halloween in her own version of paradise. She woke up to a nightmare.The 46-year-old artist from Warrenton, Missouri, spent the last weekend in October camping out at Camp Zoe's Spookstock musi ... More >>

Camp Zoe Seizure: Could Other Music Festivals Face Trouble, Too?

Wikimedia CommonsIs this SWAT team coming to a music festival near you?​Carrie Goebel went to sleep this Halloween in her own version of paradise. She woke up to a nightmare.The 46-year-old artist from Warrenton, Missouri, spent the last weekend in October camping out at Camp Zoe's Spookstock mus ... More >>

In Asset Forfeiture Cases Like Camp Zoe, Feds Help Local Police Keep Money From Missouri Schools

Image ViaThe motto and emblem of the DEA's asset forfeiture program.​In their complaint filed earlier this month, federal prosecutors estimate that the 350-acre music venue and campground Camp Zoe is worth $600,000. The authorities say the land should be confiscated using a procedure called civil ... More >>

Camp Zoe Update: Highway Patrol Busted Thousands En Route To Festivals

Image viaSince 2007, state troopers have arrested more than 2,000 people at checkpoints near Camp Zoe ​Just after midnight on October 29, 2008, the Missouri State Highway Patrol pulled over a 1989 Ford van on Route 19 in Eminence, Missouri. The driver, a 23-year-old from Desoto named Joseph Wayne ... More >>

In Asset Forfeiture Cases Like the One at Camp Zoe, Feds Help Local Police Keep Money From Missouri Schools

Image ViaThe motto and emblem of the DEA's asset forfeiture program.​In their complaint filed earlier this month, federal prosecutors estimate that the 350-acre music venue and campground Camp Zoe is worth $600,000. The authorities say the land should be confiscated using a procedure called civil ... More >>

Roadblock: Highway Patrol Busted Thousands En Route To Camp Zoe

Image viaSince 2007, state troopers have arrested more than 2,000 people at checkpoints near Camp Zoe ​Just after midnight on October 29, 2008, the Missouri State Highway Patrol pulled over a 1989 Ford van on Route 19 in Eminence, Missouri. The driver, a 23-year-old from Desoto named Joseph Wayne ... More >>

Attorney for Camp Zoe Calls Property Seizure "Fundamentally Unfair"

Image viaAttorney Dan Viets​One day after Daily RFT broke the news that federal law enforcement agencies and the Missouri State Highway Patrol are attempting to seize Camp Zoe, a 350-acre campground in central Missouri that hosts the Schwagstock music festivals, the attorney for the property owner ... More >>

Update: Attorney for Camp Zoe Calls Property Seizure "Fundamentally Unfair"

Image viaAttorney Dan Viets​One day after A to Z broke the news that federal law enforcement agencies and the Missouri State Highway Patrol are attempting to seize Camp Zoe, a 350-acre campground in central Missouri that hosts the Schwagstock music festivals, the attorney for the property own ... More >>

Camp Zoe, Site of Schwagstock, Facing Seizure After Drug Investigation

Image via CampZoe.comA snapshot of the Schwagstock crowd.​The DEA, Missouri State Highway Patrol and U.S. Attorney's Office are trying to seize Camp Zoe, a 350-acre campground in central Missouri that hosts the music gathering Schwagstock -- after a four-year-long investigation allegedly uncovered ... More >>

Camp Zoe, Site of Schwagstock, Facing Seizure After Drug Investigation

Image via CampZoe.comA snapshot of the Schwagstock crowd.​The DEA, Missouri State Highway Patrol and U.S. Attorney's Office are trying to seize Camp Zoe, a 350-acre campground in central Missouri that hosts the music gathering Schwagstock -- after a four-year-long investigation allegedly uncovere ... More >>

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