JCM Farming's compound is an 80-acre olive field in the fields southwest of Indio, surrounded by a 24-foot-high, four-foot-thick security wall. Guard turret-like structures, possibly ornamental, sit at the corners of the plot, and signs warn of an armed response with no exit, reported the Desert Sun.
and Carol Marrelli and their daughter, Mailena, reported the Daily Sun. The father has apparently died in recent years., told the newspaper that the balloons"are breaking the law. They're violating our property rights. They're creating a danger." In those lawsuits, JCM Farming has described the compound as a place"to provide a secure meeting place and retreat for VIPs, dignitary and other notable individuals and/or the companies they represent," according to court documents reviewed by the Daily Sun.
Its attorney, Rauch, would not tell the newspaper what type of research is conducted there, other than to say the activity complies with agricultural zoning rules.