Browns were sentenced in absentia in April . They had previously refused to surrender to authorities . Browns have insisted no valid law requires them to pay their taxes . Brown 's N.H. home had become a rallying point for anti - government supporters .
Browns were sentenced in absentia in April . Couple had previously refused to surrender to authorities . Browns have insisted no valid law required them to pay income taxes . Couple 's N.H. home had become a rallying spot for anti-government supporters .