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Apr 4, 1986
Inside Scientology — Finally [Therapy as religion] — L.A. Weekly (California)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Ron Curran ,
Jennifer Pratt Source:
L.A. Weekly (California) Therapy as Religion Though the Berendo Street headquarters is the hub of Scientology activity in Los Angeles, the church's showplace is its Celebrity Center at Franklin and Bronson. A grand gothic chateau built for William Randolph Hearst in the 1920s, this complex of Scientology offices and apartments has retained much of its charm, replete with garden grounds and flowing fountains The idyllic setting is reinforced as you enter the mansion's foyer. The walls are lined with original art, and music from ...
Jan 30, 1986
Creston provided quiet retreat for controversial church leader — Telegram-Tribune (San Luis Obispo County)
Jan 28, 1986
Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard dies — Daily News
Type: Press
Source:
Daily News Tag(s):
American Medical Association (AMA) •
Apollo (formerly, "Royal Scot Man"; often misspelled "Royal Scotman", "Royal Scotsman") •
Author Services, Inc. (ASI) (dba, Galaxy Press) (subsidiary of Church of Spiritual Technology) •
Corfu (Greece) •
Daily News •
David Miscavige •
Earle C. Cooley •
Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation •
Heber C. Jentzsch •
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) •
Ken Hoden •
L. Ron Hubbard's death •
Lawrence "Larry" Wollersheim •
Lawsuit •
Mary Sue (Whipp) Hubbard •
Membership •
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) •
Operation Snow White •
Ronald "Nibs" Edward DeWolf (L. Ron Hubbard, Jr.) •
Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)
Dec 22, 1985
60 Minutes: Scientology / Update [16m 51s] — CBS News
Apr 2, 1985
Scientology libel suit dismissed — The Oregonian (Portland)More: link
Type: Press
Source:
The Oregonian (Portland) LOS ANGELES — A U.S. District Court judge Monday dismissed a $2 million libel suit by the Church of Scientology, of California against a Boston lawyer because of the failure of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard to appear at a court-ordered deposition. Lawyers for the Church of Scientology had argued that they had no way of contacting Hubbard, who was last seen in public in 1980 while living near Hemet, 70 miles east of Los Angeles. Hubbard, 74, had been ordered ...
Apr 2, 1985
Witness tells of income of Scientology founder — The Oregonian (Portland)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Fred Leeson Source:
The Oregonian (Portland) A former Scientologist who said he helped manage L. Ron Hubbard's bank accounts testified Monday that the Scientology founder collected income of $200,000 to $1 million per week during a six-month period in 1982. Howard D. Schoemer, who left the Church of Scientology in December 1982, told a Multnomah County Circuit Court jury that the money was routed to Hubbard through Author Services Inc., a corporation that "supposedly had nothing to do with the church." Schoemer said the income to Hubbard ...
Tag(s):
Author Services, Inc. (ASI) (dba, Galaxy Press) (subsidiary of Church of Spiritual Technology) •
Copyright, trademark, patent •
Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation •
Fred Leeson •
Howard "Homer" D. Schomer •
Income •
Inurement •
Julie Christofferson Titchbourne •
Lawsuit •
Royalties, license, trademark, management fees •
The Oregonian (Portland)
Nov 19, 1984
Document outlines sect attempt to block testimony — Clearwater Sun (Florida)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
George-Wayne Shelor Source:
Clearwater Sun (Florida) It was just before midnight, May 28, 1984, when the orders were issued. Confidentially. "Mission information: ... recent reports from contacts made with Homer he is likely to go over to the enemy camp. He is thinking of turning against us completely. "Mission purpose: To prevent Homer from going over to the enemy camp and get him moving back onto The Bridge. "Vital Targets: ... Stay in close comm (communication) with MSN OPS (mission operations). Do not implement any decisions without ...
Nov 11, 1984
Horror story told in sect suit — Clearwater Sun (Florida)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
George-Wayne Shelor Source:
Clearwater Sun (Florida) CLEARWATER—Possibly the highest-ranking, most influential Scientologist to defect from the Clearwater-based, international sect has sued Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard for more than $225 million. Citing physical abuse, the intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment and the violation of his civil rights, Howard D. "Homer" Schomer, the 49-year-old former treasury secretary of the sect's Author Services Inc. branch, is demanding a jury trial and damages of $226,528,200. Schomer's claims, if proved true, offer a dark view of the ...
Tag(s):
Apollo (formerly, "Royal Scot Man"; often misspelled "Royal Scotman", "Royal Scotsman") •
Assets •
Author Services, Inc. (ASI) (dba, Galaxy Press) (subsidiary of Church of Spiritual Technology) •
Church of Scientology of California (CSC) •
Clearwater Sun (Florida) •
Commodore's Messenger Organization (CMO) •
David Miscavige •
David Miscavige: physical violence •
False imprisonment •
Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation •
George-Wayne Shelor •
Heber C. Jentzsch •
Howard "Homer" D. Schomer •
Income •
Inurement •
L. Ron Hubbard's credentials •
Lawsuit •
Michael J. Flynn •
Money laundering •
Patrick D. "Pat" Broeker (aka Mike Mitchell) •
Royalties, license, trademark, management fees •
Salary •
Sea Organization (Sea Org, SO) •
Security check ("sec check") •
Threat of physical harm
Oct 28, 1984
Sinking the Master Mariner — The Sunday Times (UK)More: link , reprint in The Weekend Australian
Type: Press
Author(s):
John Barnes Source:
The Sunday Times (UK) "Corrupt, sinister and dangerous" were the words used to describe the Church of Scientology in a judgment given by Mr Justice Latey this summer. He also referred to it as "immoral and socially obnoxious". But who controls the Church now? A major Sunday Times Magazine investigation into the activities of the cult in America and Britain has uncovered a disturbing and extraordinary story — the takeover of the organisation by a small band of youthful fanatics following the disappearance of the ...
Tag(s):
Advanced Ability Center •
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 •
Author Services, Inc. (ASI) (dba, Galaxy Press) (subsidiary of Church of Spiritual Technology) •
Battlefield Earth •
Bent Corydon •
Blackmail •
Bridge Publications, Inc. (BPI) •
California •
Cause Resurgence Rundown aka "Running Program" •
Church of Spiritual Technology (CST) (dba, L. Ron Hubbard Library) •
Commodore's Messenger Organization (CMO) •
Confidential preclear (PC) folder •
Cost •
David Mayo •
David Miscavige •
Diane Voegeding •
Edward "Eddie" Walters •
False imprisonment •
Florida •
Fort Harrison Hotel (also, Flag Land Base) @ 210 South Fort Harrison Avenue Clearwater FL United States •
Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation •
Gerald "Gerry" Armstrong •
Gold Base (also, "INT Base") @ Gilman Hot Springs •
Golden Era Productions •
Hard sell •
Heber C. Jentzsch •
Howard "Homer" D. Schomer •
Income •
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) •
Inurement •
Jay Hurwitz •
John Barnes •
Judge Ben Krentzman •
Judge Paul G. Breckenridge Jr. •
Justice Latey, Sir John •
Kathleen "Kathy" Gorgon •
Kenneth McFarlane •
Laurel J. Sullivan (née Watson) •
Lawsuit •
Lee Lawrence •
Lyman D. Spurlock •
Marc Yager •
Mary Sue (Whipp) Hubbard •
Membership •
Michael "Mike" Garside •
Michael J. Flynn •
Mission Holders Conference •
New Era Publications International, ApS (NEPI) •
Operating Thetan (OT) •
Patrick D. "Pat" Broeker (aka Mike Mitchell) •
Registrar (also, to "reg") •
Rehabilitation Project Force (RPF) •
Religious Research Foundation (RRF) •
Religious Technology Center (RTC) •
Richard N. Aznaran •
Ron's Journal 38 •
Ronald "Nibs" Edward DeWolf (L. Ron Hubbard, Jr.) •
Saint Hill Manor @ East Grinstead (UK) •
Sea Organization (Sea Org, SO) •
Security check ("sec check") •
Slave labor •
Southern Land Development and Leasing Corporation (SLDLC) •
Stephen "Steve" Marlowe •
Suppressive person (SP) •
Tax matter •
The Sunday Times (UK) •
The Weekend Australian •
Tonja C. Burden •
Vicki J. (McRae) Aznaran •
Warren L. McShane •
Wendell Reynolds •
William W. "Bill" Franks
Oct 14, 1984
Salem Inc. acquires 'Battlefield' novel — The Hollywood Reporter
Aug 10, 1984
Affidavit of Michael J. Flynn
Jul 12, 1984
Charges Hubbard diverted funds called "garbage" — Daily NewsMore: link
Type: Press
Source:
Daily News Charges by church defectors that Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard diverted more than $100 million in church funds to foreign bank accounts was described Wednesday as "garbage" by the sect's president. "I call it hyperspace junk writing," said Heber Jentzsch, president of the Church of Scientology International. The former senior church officials, who have testified about the church's inner workings in Los Angeles court, told the New York Times that Hubbard directed them to establish shell corporations to channel much of ...
Jul 11, 1984
Scientology chief got millions, ex-aides say — New York TimesMore: link , nytimes.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Robert Lindsey Source:
New York Times Former officials of the Church of Scientology say they helped L. Ron Hubbard, the reclusive founder of the cult-like organization, to secretly divert more than $100 million from the church into foreign bank accounts he controlled. The organization, long a subject of investigations in this country, Britain, France, Australia, South Africa, Spain and elsewhere, has maintained that Mr. Hubbard cut his ties to it in the mid-1970's, that he has received only a token consulting fee of $35,000 annually since then ...
Apr 12, 1984
Polonsky will adapth Hubbard's 'Earth' filming — Daily Variety (Hollywood, California)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Ray Loynd Source:
Daily Variety (Hollywood, California) Abe Polonsky, who's spent the last few years in the groves of academe, has been signed by producer Bill Immerman to adapt L. Ron Hubbard's current best-selling "Battlefield Earth," which Ken Annakin will direct. Polonsky, 73, whose career stretches back to his Oscar-nominated screenplay for "Body And Soul" (1947) and whose most recent writing credit was "Monsignor," is working daily with Annakin in breaking down a workable screen design from Hubbard's voluminous intergalactic sci-fi adventure (No. 9 on the New York ...
Sep 2, 1983
Plans are made to publish here the new novel from one of the most mysterious authors — Publishing News (UK)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Fred Newman Source:
Publishing News (UK) In a newish sort of castle in Sussex a suite of rooms, with private bar, an electric organ, and an elegant writing desk complete with pens and an unopened pack of his favorite cigarettes, await one of the world's most prolific and richest authors. Yet the rooms, cleaned regularly, remain unused; the chair behind the desk has not been sat upon for over fifteen years, though the man for whom all this is carefully — even lovingly maintained — has sold ...
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 ...
Jul 24, 1983
Scientologists seem to be on buying blitz — The Ledger (Florida)More: news.google.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Edwin McDowell Source:
The Ledger (Florida) A best-selling adventure novel by a controversial figure who has not been seen in public for years has become the focus of concern among some book sellers. The book sellers said they belleve that "Battlefield Earth" by L. Ron Hubbard is being bought in large numbers in their stores by members of the Church of Scientology, founded by the reclusive Hubbard, as part of an effort to boost it onto the country's best-seller lists. Some book sellers and critics of Hubbard ...
Feb 14, 1983
Church produces purported letter from Hubbard — Associated Press
Type: Press
Source:
Associated Press Church of Scientology officials Monday produced a second letter purportedly written by church founder L. Ron Hubbard, saying he is alive and well and believes his estate to be in good hands. The handwritten letter was filed as part of a motion to dismiss the Riverside County Superior Court probate battle in which Hubbard's son, Ronald DeWolf, claims his father is either dead or incompetent. DeWolf says church officials have been stealing millions of dollars from the 71-year-old Hubbard and is ...
Nov 20, 1982
Purple monster spares the earth, hawks science fiction book instead — Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California)
Oct 22, 1982
The selling of a blockbuster // Scientology's Hubbard launches a sci-fi comeback — Los Angeles Herald Examiner (California)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Jack Searles Source:
Los Angeles Herald Examiner (California) At first glance, the double-page ad in Daily Variety looks much like all the other congratulatory messages that routinely appear Hollywood's trade press. "Our Dear Friend Has Done Again!" the headline proclaims. Then "He has given us another incredible reason to make a fuss over him!" It's on second glance — on recognizing "our dear friend" 's name and face — that you realize how different this ad is. Instead of praising the latest effort of some show-biz functionary, this one ...
Oct 13, 1981
Articles of incorporation of Author Services, Inc.
Bridge Publications, Inc. (BPI): Form 1023 filing
Bylaws of Author Services, Inc. [date unknown]
Church of Scientology International (CSI): Form 1023 filing More: PDF: Master index
Type: Document
[Transcription of the meaningful parts of the 1023 form as submitted by the Church of Scientology International to the IRS. For the complete document, see PDFs] [Coming soon]
Tag(s):
Applied Scholastics •
Arlene Dubron •
Association for Better Living and Education (ABLE) (formerly, "Social Coordination" or SOCO) •
Author Services, Inc. (ASI) (dba, Galaxy Press) (subsidiary of Church of Spiritual Technology) •
Author's Family Trust B •
Brian Anderson •
Bridge Publications, Inc. (BPI) •
Bruce Arbuckle •
Building Management Services (BMS) •
California Association of Dianetic Auditors (CADA) •
Carol Hutchinson •
Catherine "Cathy" Bernardini (aka Cathy Rinder) •
Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization (CSFSO) •
Church of Scientology Flag Ship Service Organization (CSFSSO) •
Church of Scientology International (CSI) •
Church of Scientology Religious Trust (CSRT) •
Church of Spiritual Technology (CST) (dba, L. Ron Hubbard Library) •
Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) •
Clay Eberle •
Commodore's Messenger Organization (CMO) •
Criminon •
David Miscavige •
Dee Rowe •
Dianetics Foundation International •
Dorothy Fuller •
Eric Rising •
Foundation for Religious Freedom (FRF) •
Francine Necochea •
Francis Miller •
Frank Sanchez •
FSO Oklahoma Investments Corporation •
Gary Silcock •
Gerald "Gerry" Armstrong •
Glover Rowe •
Golden Era Productions •
Gregory F. Henderson •
Guillaume Lesevre •
Heber C. Jentzsch •
Hubbard College of Administration (HCA) •
Hubbard Dianetics Foundation (HDF) •
Inspector General Network (formely, Hubbard Dianetics Foundation) •
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) •
International Association of Scientologists (IAS) •
International Hubbard Ecclesiastical League of Pastors (IHELP) •
International Membership Services Administration, N.V. (dba, IAS Administrations) •
International Publications Trust (IPT) (UK) •
Irene Marshall •
Irene Zaferes •
Janet Weiland •
Jeffrey A. Dubron •
Jo Ann Scrivano •
Joan Sanchez •
John Finucane •
Jonathan "Jonno" Epstein •
Julie Christofferson Titchbourne •
Kurt Weiland •
Lawrence "Larry" Wollersheim •
Lawrence Stifler •
Lawsuit •
Leslie Browning •
Lisa Stuart Halverson •
Lynn Farney •
Lynnel Arbuckle •
Management (Membership?) Services Administration Limited (UK) •
Marc Yager •
Maria H. Starkey •
Mario Metellus •
Marissa Alimata •
Mark C. "Marty" Rathbun •
Mark Ingber •
Mark Lewandowski •
Mastertech •
Michael "Mike" Sutter •
Michael Burns •
Michael J. "Mike" Rinder •
Mira Chaikin •
Narconon International •
National Commission on Law Enforcement and Social Justice (NCLE) •
Nesta Investments •
New Era Publications International, ApS (NEPI) •
Office of Special Affairs (OSA) (formerly, Guardian's Office) •
Pedro H. Rimando •
Peter Miller •
Peter Siegel •
Religious Technology Center (RTC) •
Richard Wolfson •
Roxanne Friend •
Scientology Defense Fund Trust •
Scientology Missions International (SMI) •
Sea Organization (Sea Org, SO) •
Sherry Fortune •
SOR Services (UK) •
Stephanie Horwich •
Steve Dunning •
Susan Silcock •
Ted Patrick •
Terry Dixon •
The Way to Happiness (TWTH) •
Theta Management Limited •
Thomas Spencer •
Tom Ashworth •
Tom Hutchinson •
United States Parishioners Trust •
Vicki Adler •
Vicki Benham •
Watchdog Committee (WDC) •
Wendy Rabel •
William Rabel •
World Institute of Scientology Enterprises (WISE)
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