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Aug 14, 1991
Court denies newspapers access to hearings — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Curtis Krueger Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) After secret court hearings involving a former Scientologist began in Tampa, the St. Petersburg Times and Tampa Tribune filed motions in court to gain access. Times attorney Patricia Anderson said a larger question remains: Whether the U.S. District Court in Tampa should unseal a case file from a lawsuit that the plaintiff did not want closed. That issue has not been decided. Margery Wakefield is a former member of the Church of Scientology who sued in 1982, saying the organization fraudulently ...
Jul 25, 1991
Vault to get Hubbard's writings — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Bob Henderson Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Scientology does make for interesting reading, whether it's a St. Petersburg Times story about plans to replace the Gray Moss Inn in downtown Clearwater with a six-story, $42-million religious training center, a Time magazine cover story about "The Cult of Greed" or an intriguing tale in a California monthly news magazine, North Coast Journal, about construction of "a massive subterranean vault" to hold the writings of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. A Clearwater area resident dropped off a copy of the ...
Jul 16, 1991
Lawyer claims Scientologists kept him from daughters — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Jul 8, 1991
Ex-publisher sought by creditors — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: link
Apr 23, 1991
Scientology church on trial in Canada — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Type: Press
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W. Richard Reynolds Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) The Church of Scientology goes on trial here this morning, charged with stealing thousands of documents from government offices and law firms. It is the first time that a church has been put on trial in Canada. The trial is expected to be long and drawn-out. Various motions on legal technicalities must be dealt with first, a process that could take months. The trial is the result of eight years of legal wrangling. It began in 1983, when 110 police officers ...
Mar 20, 1991
Scientologists plan new training center — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: news.google.com , pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Type: Press
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Curtis Krueger ,
Laura Griffin Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) The Church of Scientology said it plans to tear down the Gray Moss Inn and build a six-story, $42-million religious training center in its place. The 170,000-square-foot building would be at 215 S Fort Harrison Ave., across the street from the Fort Harrison Hotel, which Scientologists use as an international retreat. Construction could start in May and last two years. The glass-covered building would feature a covered walkway above Fort Harrison Avenue, and a 65-foot-tall atrium in a lobby. A company ...
Feb 13, 1991
Scientologists sued twice this week — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
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Author(s):
Curtis Krueger Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) The Church of Scientology promised a Michigan man he would achieve "spiritual immortality" - but first, according to a new lawsuit, he had to pay thousands. Clearwater is considered the spiritual headquarters for Scientology, which members say is a religion, but which critics say is a money-making outfit or a cult. It was founded by L. Ron Hubbard, a science fiction writer and author of Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. When he came to Clearwater, the lawsuit said, he ...
Feb 9, 1991
Group's tax status in question — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
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Author(s):
Curtis Krueger Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Alan Zimmet, an attorney hired by the city of Clearwater, said Scientology officials seem to admit in the new court ruling that they are not tax-exempt. The court ruling upheld a Clearwater city ordinance that requires churches to file financial disclosure forms. While the ruling was not really about taxes, it did say that donations to the Church of Scientology for auditing and training were not covered by the ordinance, because courts have said that those donations are not tax exempt. ...
Feb 8, 1991
Donations are open, judge rules — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: Continued from page 1 , pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Curtis Krueger Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) The ruling says the law does not apply to donations the Scientologists receive for "auditing and training." Auditing is a Scientology counseling process. [Heber Jentzsch] said almost all donations the Church of Scientology receives are for auditing or training. "That's the whole of Scientology," he said. "That's really what we do." Asked if the organization received donations for any other purposes beside auditing and training, Jentzsch said, "I don't know."
Jan 30, 1991
Men guilty of money laundering — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
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Author(s):
Bruce Vielmetti Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) A defunct Clearwater rare coin, bullion and currency exchange, along with three former employees, pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal money-laundering charges. The business, Bernstein, McCaffrey & Lee, was at 601 Cleveland St. in downtown Clearwater, but has been closed since authorities raided the office and confiscated inventory in December 1989. Ronald W. Bernstein, who founded the business, and former salesmen Grant Boshoff, 20, and Lawrence Spencer, 44, each face a maximum of 20 years in prison, but likely will receive much ...
Jan 1, 1991
Scientologists are sued for $127,000 — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
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Curtis Krueger ,
Teresa Burney Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Five companies are suing the Church of Scientology for more than $127,000, claiming that the organization has failed to pay its bills for construction work and equipment. Besides those lawsuits, the Scientologists have settled five others within the past two years from companies that claimed they were owed more than $39,000 for items ranging from travel services to construction materials. Scientology was founded by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, the author of Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. Scientologists ...
Dec 31, 1990
Church of Scientology facing suits / Five companies say Scientologists haven't paid their bills. The group denies it is having financial difficulties. — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: news.google.com
Oct 16, 1990
Court won't revive Scientology suit — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Sep 19, 1990
Gray Moss Inn's buyer remains a mystery — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Sep 18, 1990
Gray Moss' buyer is a mystery — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Sep 18, 1990
Scientology loses round on taxes — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Jul 31, 1990
Scientologists plan historical museum / The group is spending about $1-million in a major public relations effort — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Apr 18, 1990
Ruling on Scientology case favors IRS — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com , scientology-lies.com , link
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Author(s):
Curtis Krueger Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) The Church of Scientology should hand over stacks of financial documents to the Internal Revenue Service, which is studying whether to deny the organization tax-exempt status, a federal magistrate says. But Magistrate Elizabeth Jenkins has pared the number of documents the IRS originally sought. Jenkins' recommendations, issued last week in U.S. District Court, will be forwarded to a federal judge who can adopt or revise them. The IRS says it has information indicating the Clearwater-based Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization ...
Mar 20, 1990
TBS to air 'Dianetics' ads — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: link
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St. Petersburg Times (Florida) A television network has decided to broadcast commercials from a sponsor that is affiliated with the Church of Scientology. Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) said Monday that it will allow Bridge Publications to be one of 12 companies sponsoring the 1990 Goodwill Games. [...]
Mar 15, 1990
Goodwill Games protested / Church of Scientology affiliation ignites dispute — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: link
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Author(s):
Curtis Krueger Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) The Goodwill Games, an Olympic-style competition designed to bring people together, is prompting protests because one of its sponsors is affiliated with the Church of Scientology. Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) has received complaints from people upset that Bridge Publications is one of 12 companies that paid millions to become worldwide sponsors, spokesmen for the games said. The games were founded in 1986 by TBS president Ted Turner and are broadcast by TBS. Mike Mobley of TBS did not know the number ...
Mar 9, 1990
Coin dealers claim IRS singled them out — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: groups.google.ca , link , pqasb.pqarchiver.com
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Author(s):
Curtis Krueger Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Three men accused of money laundering in a Clearwater rare-coin dealership claim they were unfairly singled out for prosecution because they are Scientologists. They claim the internal Revenue had no evidence of criminal activity when it began an investigation of the coin dealership, Bernstein, McCaffrey & Lee. Instead, the three accused men charge that they were "targeted for investigation and prosecution solely because they are Scientologists," and say the case against them should be dismissed. They claim another example of this ...
Mar 7, 1990
Californian buys Gray Moss Inn // Clearwater Hotel sold for $1.65-million — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: link , pqasb.pqarchiver.com
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Curtis Krueger Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) The Gray Moss Inn, a turn-of-the century downtown hotel, has been sold to a California lawyer for $1.65-million. The hotel at 215 S Fort Harrison Ave. is across the street from another landmark Clearwater hotel: the Fort Harrison. The Fort Harrison Hotel is owned by the Church of Scientology, which has its worldwide spiritual headquarters in Clearwater. The buyer of the Gray Moss is Los Angeles lawyer Bert B. Babero. The sale was handled by state Rep. Gerald S. "Jerry" Rehm, ...
Feb 4, 1990
Scientologists, IRS in dispute over millions — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: link
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Author(s):
Curtis Krueger Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) The IRS, which earlier took on the Scientologists in Washington and Los Angeles, now has brought its court battle to federal court in Tampa. Its target is Scientology's worldwide spiritual headquarters in Clearwater. Scientologists vehemently disagree, calling the IRS corrupt and accusing it of pursuing a vendetta against Scientology. ``We feel the federal government should investigate illegal drug running in Florida and should investigate money laundering in Florida banks,`` said spokesman Humberto Fontana. Scientologists also are in court with Pinellas County ...
Jan 22, 1990
IRS is seeking church's records — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: link
Sep 26, 1989
Old hotel is offered for $1.5-million — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: news.google.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Curtis Krueger Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) CLEARWATER — The Gray Moss Inn, a turn-of-the-century hotel that is a downtown landmark, is for sale. The old gray hotel, surrounded by century-old, moss-covered oaks, has been shown to several prospective buyers, said Gerald S. "Jerry" Rehm and Barbara Holland, who are handling the sale. The asking price for the hotel at 215 S Fort Harrison Ave. is $1.5-million, said Ms. Holland, a real-estate agent. The owners of the property are John and Darlene Van Harlingen of Sherman Oaks, Calif. ...
Sep 21, 1989
Letters: Life as a Scientologist — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Sep 19, 1989
Newspapers seek to open hearing in Scientology case — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Sep 13, 1989
Two rebuff questions in Scientology case — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: news.google.com
Sep 12, 1989
Hearing closed for Scientologists — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Aug 23, 1989
Scientology files can be opened, magistrate rules — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: news.google.com , pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Stephen Koff Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) TAMPA — In a forceful pronouncement of press and public rights, a federal magistrate has recommended that four sealed Church of Scientology case files be opened. Scientology lawyer Paul Johnson said the church "respectfully disagrees" with U.S. Magistrate Paul Game Jr.'s report, and will ask a federal judge to review the magistrate's findings. Until a federal judge rules, the files will be sealed, Johnson said. Game's ruling was released Aug. 15 and received by the St Petersburg Times on Tuesday. U.S. ...
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