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Freehold (Freehold Series) by Michael Z. Williamson
Sergeant Kendra Pacelli is innocent, but that doesn't matter to the repressive government pursuing her. Mistakes might be made, but they are never acknowledged, especially when billions of embezzled dollars earned from illegal weapons sales are at stake. But where does one run when all Earth and most settled planets are under the aegis of one government Answer: The Freehold of Grainne, the only developed system that belongs to neither the UNES nor the Colonial Alliance.
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If you want to pay (added introduction by the author)
Freehold, Second Edition (Freehold Series)
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In the same series (not free) see
http://www.goodreads.com/series/50664-freehold