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Nov 24, 1983
The true Austalian story — West Australian
Sep 27, 1983
Former Scientologists charge church harassed them for money — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Sep 1, 1983
Scheme loses $1.5 million for investors [exact date unknown] — Rocky Mountain News (Denver, Colorado)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Sue Lindsay Source:
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, Colorado) Thirty-seven investors, including some who mortgaged their homes to get money, have lost $1.5 million in a Denver scheme that promised a whopping 60 percent in annual interest. Among the big losers was L. Ron Hubbard, founder of the Church of Scientology, who lost almost half a million dollars. The scheme has been investigated by the state securities division, and the FBI plans to investigate. The state has found evidence of criminal conduct and will present its findings Wednesday to the ...
Aug 1, 1983
Scientologists' 'hiring' practices draw criticism — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: news.google.com , news.google.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Tim Johnson Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) CLEARWATER — In Pinellas County — with its 7 percent unemployment rate the signs on the four Church of Scientology buildings draw attention. Two say simply, "Now Hiring." Others promise a job with "low pay — great future." One along busy U.S. 19 touts jobs for "kitchen personnel." Two others boast: "We are recruiting." What the signs don't say is that the Church of Scientology isn't looking for employees. It is trying to recruit members. The signs also don't say that ...
May 20, 1983
Religious fraud bill killed in state Senate — Las Vegas SunMore: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Jim Coleman Source:
Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — The Senate killed the last remnant of a bill aimed at curbing fraud by cults Thursday, but Sen. Bill Hernstadt took some parting shots at two of the so-called new religions, comparing Rev. Sun Yung Moon to Al Capone and criticizing the Church of Scientology. Hernstadt introduced and strongly backed the "cult bills," in respone to his daughter's bad experience last year with the Church of Scientology. Hernstadt, D-Las Vegas, introduced SB108, the bill to give dissident cult ...
May 3, 1983
Legality of new religion fraud bill challenged — UPIMore: link
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UPI A new bill, designed to control fraud by religious organizations, was criticized Monday by an attorney for the Church of Scientology who said it still may be unconstitutional. Lee Boothby, the lawyer for the church, told the Senate Judiciary Committee some sections of SB343 may conflict with doctrines of the Catholic and Mormon churches, putting it in possible conflict with the First Amendment. SB343 is a replacement for an earlier bill which singled out religious cults which could be sued for ...
May 2, 1983
More Nevada debate on cult bill — Associated PressMore: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Brendan Riley Source:
Associated Press Carson City, Nev. (AP) — More pleas for controls on cults were aired Monday as the Senate Judiciary Committee reviewed a plan to allow for civil lawsuits against cults or any other groups which bilk people. No immediate action was taken on SB343, being pushed by Sen. Bill Hernstadt who had to "deprogram" a daughter who had joined the Church of Scientology. Scientology representatives were criticized by Sen. Thomas "Spike" Wilson, committee chairman, for failing to deliver promised documents outlining their ...
Apr 12, 1983
Scientology suit allowed to go to trial // 4 former members charge church made false claims to them — Los Angeles Times (California)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Dan Morain Source:
Los Angeles Times (California) A federal judge opened the way Monday for four former Scientologists to sue the church for fraud over a variety of claims including promises that it could prevent colds, raise intelligence and solve obesity. Attorneys for the disillusioned Scientologists hailed the ruling, saying that it will open the way for other former church members to bring their complaints of fraud before juries. U.S. District Judge Consuelo B. Marshall ruled that while Scientology is a religion, many of the claims it makes ...
Apr 3, 1983
Scientology and Dr. 'Jane Smith' // The case of a physician and her suicide attempt — Flint Journal (Michigan)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
David V. Graham Source:
Flint Journal (Michigan) A Flint-area physician who once had a promising career is now in a Colorado rehabilitation center, unable to take care of herself or communicate, the result of a suicide attempt. Her doctors report she may have suffered permanent brain damage from a self-administered overdose of insulin. Family members, her psychologist and her associates say she had been emotionally unstable for some time. They contend the local Church of Scientology and the Michigan Purification Project, a detoxification program, aggravated her condition. Glenn ...
Mar 7, 1983
Sect's missing founder leaves legal morass — Washington Post
Type: Press
Author(s):
Jay Mathews Source:
Washington Post Three years ago, somewhere near this dusty little town of watermelon fields and senior citizen trailer parks, a pudgy, prolific science fiction writer named L. Ron Hubbard climbed into a black van and reportedly disappeared from sight. Nobody in Hemet, 80 miles east of Los Angeles, or anywhere else might have cared about the fate of a 71-year-old eccentric with a lust for privacy, except that Hubbard was the founder of one of the word's wealthiest and most controversial new religions. ...
Mar 4, 1983
Police storm Scientology headquarters seize records — Toronto Star (Canada)
Mar 4, 1983
Scientology office stormed by police, documents seized — Toronto Star (Canada)
Mar 3, 1983
Canadian police raid church for documents in fraud investigation — Associated Press
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Associated Press TORONTO — More than 100 police officers swept through the offices of a Church of Scientology building Thursday seizing documents as possible evidence in an investigation of fraud against the federal and Ontario governments. Inspector Phil Caney said the two-year investigation centers on a non-profit tax exemption obtained by Scientology "by alleged misrepresentations." Ontario Provincial Police also are investigating consumer fraud in the marketing of courses and alleged conspiracy to commit indictable offenses "where perceived necessary to protect the interests of ...
Jan 31, 1983
Mystery of the Vanished Ruler — TIME MagazineMore: gerryarmstrong.org
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TIME Magazine Tag(s):
Alan Walters •
Annie M. Tidman (aka Annie Broeker aka Annie Logan aka Lisa Mitchell) •
Apollo (formerly, "Royal Scot Man"; often misspelled "Royal Scotman", "Royal Scotsman") •
Assets •
Auditing •
Bent Corydon •
Blackmail •
Brainwashing •
Commodore's Messenger Organization (CMO) •
Copyright, trademark, patent •
Cost •
David Miscavige •
Detox •
Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation •
Gerald "Gerry" Armstrong •
Gold Base (also, "INT Base") @ Gilman Hot Springs •
Golden Era Productions •
Heber C. Jentzsch •
Income •
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) •
Inurement •
Jocelyn Armstrong •
John Brodie •
L. Ron Hubbard's credentials •
Lawrence "Larry" Wollersheim •
Lawsuit •
Mary Sue (Whipp) Hubbard •
Medical claims •
Michael J. Flynn •
Mission Holders Conference •
Operation Snow White •
Patrick D. "Pat" Broeker (aka Mike Mitchell) •
Purification Rundown ("Purif") •
Religious Technology Center (RTC) •
Ronald "Nibs" Edward DeWolf (L. Ron Hubbard, Jr.) •
Sea Organization (Sea Org, SO) •
Security check ("sec check") •
Supernatural abilities (aka OT powers) •
Tax matter •
TIME Magazine •
Tonja C. Burden •
William W. "Bill" Franks Jan 7, 1983
A 'new breed' reported taking over Scientology — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: news.google.com , news.google.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Robert Lindsey Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Defections by older members and publicity given a legal battle over control of hundreds of millions of dollars are believed to be cutting into the membership of the Church of Scientology. The church, which has a headquarters in Clearwater, is described by its leaders as a religion and by its critics as a highly profitable business with cult-like overtones. The church claims a worldwide membership of 6-million, although former officials say the number of adherents is probably fewer than 700,000. According ...
Jan 6, 1983
Fight over funds divides Scientology group — New York TimesMore: nytimes.com
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