Showing posts with label scientology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scientology. Show all posts

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Tom Cruise 'Physically Assaulted' Ex-Scientology Spokesperson, Alleges Former OSA Director

Mike Rinder
Mike Rinder
WWP[cache recovery] One of Scientology‘s former kingpins has challenged the son of actress Anne Archer, the church’s ex-spokesperson, to spill what he knows about the shadowy world inside the super-secret organization and detail its ties to ultimate poster child Tom Cruise.

Mike Rinder, one of the highest profile defectors in Scientology history, said Tommy Davis and his wife Jessica — who both recently quit the church — are sitting on stories “that would shock the world and expose more of the dark underbelly of Dave [ Miscavige, Scientology's leader ] and Tom Cruise’s world.”

PHOTOS: Hollywood Stars That Quit Scientology

One of those, Rinder claimed, was an alleged physical assault that Tommy once suffered at the hands of the Top Gun star.

Tom Cruise / David Miscavige
“They left a trail of destruction in their wake and witnessed a lot of things they know hurt people or were just plain wrong,” wrote Rinder — who “blew” the organization (Scientology speak for an unauthorized departure) in 2006 after 34 years — on his personal website.

“The Tommy/Jessica (Tomica) story is darker than most realize. I wouldn’t doubt that if anything keeps David Miscavige up at night it’s the thought of Tomica growing a conscience.”

Rinder, who was the church’s former chief spokesman and executive director of its Office of Special Affairs, hinted at some of the secret goings on inside the walls of the world’s most controversial religion.

He claimed Davis personally worked for Cruise, who &bullturned 51 on Wednesday.

He was “subservient” to the three-time Oscar nominee, Rinder said, as was the entire Sea Org, or Sea Organization, the body within the Church whose members wear maritime uniforms. The Sea Org, Rinder alleged, was available to cater to Cruise’s every need.

Tommy Davis
Tommy Davis
“Tommy told me he was physically assaulted by Tom (“I deserved it”) who followed in the footsteps of his mentor Dave,” he added.

“Tommy was subservient to ‘Mr. Cruise’ as was everyone else in the Sea Org.

“Tommy had to divorce his wife Nadine because she became persona non grata in the Cruise household.

“Tomica were also the ones who dealt with anyone who offended or upset ‘Mr. Cruise’ or Katie – including getting people fired, hauled in for extensive sec checking and ethics programs for even minor problems.

“Jessica was of course Katie’s Holmes’ auditor and BFF. That didn’t turn out too well.”

Nazanin Boniadi
Nazanin Boniadi 
Rinder also alleged the church coordinated a “chance” meeting between and Nazanin Boniadi, the unknown actress who was reportedly selected by Scientology as a candidate to be Cruise’s real-life girlfriend, in the wake of the star’s 2004 split with Penelope Cruz.

Said Rinder: “Tommy was directly involved in the ‘girlfriend’ search mission to find a mate for Cruise. In fact, he and Greg Wilhere were the ones that arranged the ‘chance’ meeting of Nazanin Boniadi with Cruise in New York.”

According to Scientology watcher and investigate journalist Tony Ortega, Davis and his wife have moved to Austin, Texas, where she’s working a realtor and he as managing director of one of the largest private equity real estate funds in the world.

“At some point — perhaps early in 2011 — they apparently fell from favor, as high executives working for Scientology leader David Miscavige have a tendency to do,” Ortega reported in June.

“Davis and Feshbach went off the radar at that point… when the two of them were removed from Scientology’s media relations page. At the time, we heard that the reason the two had vanished was that Jessica was gravely ill. It turns out, that wasn’t true.

“Jessica wasn’t ill and she has told friends that she doesn’t know how that rumor got started.”

Wring about the Davis’, Rinder questioned: “Why aren’t Tomica speaking out about the abuses they witnessed or participated in?

“Perhaps Tomica are frightened by that non-existent “disconnection” policy that Tommy was so adamant about?

Tommy Davis and Jessica Feshbach
Tomica: Tommy Davis and Jessica Feshbach
“Or perhaps its just that they are simply too content with their cushy lifestyle to be concerned about the well-being of the ‘little people’ who continue to suffer hardships, injustices and broken families. And those who are still trying to recover from their less than pleasant interactions with Tomica.”

The church has long dismissed whistleblower Rinder, labeling him as a bitter former employee who was removed from his senior post for “gross malfeasance.”

“For many years, Tommy was in the ‘President’s Office’ in CC Int [Scientology Celebrity Centre International]. His almost exclusive job was to cater to Tom Cruise and to provide whatever Miscavige directed him to do for his pal while constantly reporting back on what was going on in the Cruise world,” Rinder wrote.

In the role, Davis allegedly fired people for Cruise and his ex-wife, Katie Holmes, then ordered them to be “sec checked” — a form of interrogation where a subject holds an e-meter and is asked a series of personal questions that help the church locate “areas of spiritual distress” — in other words, uncover someone’s inner-most secrets.

Related forum threads:
•  whyweprotest.net/mike-rinder-on-tommy-davis-pot-calling-the-kettle-black
•  forum.exscn.net/Tommy-Davis-told-me-he-was-physically-assaulted-by-Tom-Cruise

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Denise Gentile:Twin Sister of Scientology Leader: Miscavige,DWI Dope-Smoking Slumlord

Scientology leader David Miscavige's twin sister faces marijuana charges

Mugshot: Denise Miscavige Gentile, 53
 TampaBay Times [6.29.13] Denise [Miscavige] Gentile, of Clearwater, is a well-known Scientologist and the twin sister of the church's worldwide leader, David Miscavige.
Her marijuana arrest is messy for the church because Scientologists have zero tolerance for mind-altering substances. They believe street drugs and psychiatric medicines make spiritual growth impossible.
"The single most destructive element present in our current culture," church founder L. Ron Hubbard wrote, "is drugs."
The church treatise What Is Scientology? flatly states: "Scientologists are … drug-free (none at all use illegal street drugs)."
Denise [Miscavige] Gentile's pot bust has remained a secret. But it is just the beginning of the story.
Miscavige's sister has been involved with drug users and drug sellers for years, an investigation by the Tampa Bay Times reveals. [story continued @ TB]

Tampa Bay Times Portrays Twin Sister of Scientology Leader as Dope-Smoking Slumlord

Denise's twin brother, David Miscavige
tonyortega.org [6.30.13] Joe Childs at the Tampa Bay Times sent reverberations across the world of Scientology-watching last night with his stunning investigative story about the arrest of Denise Gentile, twin sister to Scientology leader David Miscavige.

A dope-smoking slumlord is certainly not the preferred image for Scientology’s ruling family. As Childs points out, Scientology not only eschews drug use, but touts its various anti-drug campaigns. In recent months, however, David Miscavige has had to contend with numerous image problems involving his own family, which only exacerbate the numerous crises currently gripping Scientology itself. [story continued @ tonyortega.org ]

Tampa Bay Times front page June 30, 2013
Related posts:
whyweprotest.net/community/threads/denise-gentile-busted-for-dope
exscn.net/Twin-sister-of-Scientology-leader-Miscavige-arrested-for-marijuana-possession
divided-by-zero.com/Twin-sister-of-Scientology-leader-Miscavige-arrested-for-marijuana-possession
florida.mugshotsdatabase.com/1084816/denise-gentile-mug-shot

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And Chanologists, an arm of Anonymous, always at the ready with the meme-generator and their tongue-and-cheek humor when such events like the above occur, chime in:



Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Internal Narconon Email: No Scientific Basis for Advertised Success Rates

narconon freedom-treatment-center investigation
Ortega Underground [APR.01.13] Former Narconon employee Eric Tenorio has turned over to the Underground Bunker a remarkable e-mail written by a Narconon International legal affairs officer who admits that “we do not have scientific evidence of” the 70 percent and higher rates of success that the rehab programs advertise.

Eric Tenorio - whistle blower
In 2009, Tenorio was working at Narconon Freedom Treatment Center in Albion, Michigan when the facility became the subject of a Better Business Bureau complaint. As the center prepared a response to the complaint, Tenorio was one of several executives at the center who received copies of e-mails going back and forth between Freedom Center and Narconon International, the non-profit that oversees all Narconon facilities. (Narconon International in turn reports to the Association for Better Living and Education, which is staffed only by Scientology “Sea Org” officials.)

In the draft of its response to the BBB, Freedom Center’s officials referred to the 70 percent success rate that all Narconon centers advertise (some push it even higher — some ads have been seen  with claims of up to 90 percent success).

Note, these success rates are completely out of scale with more legitimate rehab programs, which typically advertise success rates closer to 25 percent.

Tenorio says that the Freedom Center’s draft response was shown to Claudia Arcabascio, Narconon International’s Legal Affairs Director.

More on this story at Ortega's Underground.

Below, is a copy of the internal email  the Legal Affairs Director for the entire Narconon network admitting that there is no scientific basis for 70 percent success claims:

More on Narconon
Ripoff Report: Narconon
Wikipedia.org: Narconon
TippingPoint: Narconon   
WhyWeProtest: Narconon

Friday, March 22, 2013

Lawsuits: Scientology's Narconon-Arrowhead Counselors Traded Sex for Drugs

narconon arrowhead investigation
SCIENTOLOGY DRUG REHAB CENTER HIT WITH FIVE MORE LAWSUITS

Narconon Arrowhead Rehab Center
Underground Bunker [MAR.21.13] ~ Scientology’s troubled flagship drug rehab facility in Oklahoma — Narconon Arrowhead — was hit with five additional lawsuits today, all filed by Gary Richardson, the attorney who is handling four other wrongful death and fraud suits against the center.

Three deaths at the facility in nine months (the last in July 2012) has resulted in local and state investigations, the Oklahoma legislature is this week considering a new bill to tighten regulation of the facility, and earlier this month Narconon Arrowhead’s CEO, Gary Smith, had his drug counselor certification permanently revoked.

And today, Gary Richardson filed five additional lawsuits against the facility, each of which is alleging that Narconon is a fraudulent business that advertises bogus success rates. Each of the suits names Narconon Arrowhead, Narconon International, and Scientology’s “good works” umbrella non-profit, the Association for Better Living and Education. [continued@tonyortega.org]

FIVE LAWSUITS: SCIENTOLOGY's NARCONON-ARROWHEAD 

• Mary Cantu: http://www.scribd.com/doc/131661637/Mary-Cantu-vs-Narcono
• Lisa Gray: http://www.scribd.com/doc/131662626/Lisa-Gray-vs-Narconon
• Gina Nelsen: http://www.scribd.com/doc/131663394/Gina-Nelsen-vs-Narconon
• Sue Ann Newman: http://www.scribd.com/doc/131664506/Sue-Ann-Newman-vs-Narconon
• Vicki White: http://www.scribd.com/doc/131665820/Vicki-White-vs-Narconon

Lawsuits allege Narconon Arrowhead counselors traded sex for drugs 


mcalesternews.com [MAR.22.13] ~ Narconon Arrowhead counselors allegedly traded drugs for sex and fraudulently charged a patients credit card some $14,500 according to allegations found in five lawsuits filed Thursday against the facility.
The lawsuits were filed Thursday in Pittsburg County District Court.
Also among the allegations the suits say Narconon influenced a grandmother to take out a $7,000 loan to “save her grandson’s life” and Narconon charged some $14,500 to a credit card obtained without the cardholders knowledge. [continued@mcalesternews.com]

News2: NARCONON ARROWHEAD - Faces five more lawsuits



More on Narconon
Ripoff Report: Narconon
Wikipedia.org: Narconon
TippingPoint: Narconon   
WhyWeProtest: Narconon

Monday, March 11, 2013

Attorney For Paitents That Died At Narconon-Arrowhead, Speaks Out [video]

narconon arrowhead investigation

newson6.com [MAR.11.13] ~ News9 talked with the attorney representing families for three of Narconon's most recent deaths.. And he had some insight into why the counseling certifications may have been revoked.

"I couldn't begin to tell you the stories I've heard of what goes on down there," said attorney, Gary Richardson. And Richardson says he's heard plenty of them. "They say 76 percent success rate, when there is no way, and when they get into the way they calculate that, then you get to see how ridiculous that is," Richardson said.

Richardson represents families of Narconon's three most recent deaths. All three filed wrongful death lawsuits against the Narconon Arrowhead rehab facility near McAlester. The families blame the staff. "It was joke to even think they had counselors to begin with. So when I started seeing that their certifications had been pulled, it wasn't a surprise at all," said Richardson. [continued @ newson6.com]

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More on Narconon
Ripoff Report: Narconon
Wikipedia.org: Narconon
TippingPoint: Narconon
WWP Narconon Situation Room

Scientology's Narconon Phone-Sales Scripts Leaked

tonyortega.org [MAR.11.13] Some remarkable documents hit the Internet yesterday. They appear to be actual scripts used by employees who answer the phone numbers listed at drug rehab information websites with generic-sounding names.

The websites claim to deliver impartial advice about drug rehabilitation programs, but many of them are in fact front operations for Scientology’s rehab network, Narconon. According to the scripts — as well as confirmation by several former employees — the people who answer these phone calls are instructed to do everything they can to convince a family to send a potential patient to a Narconon center (and they earn a large bounty for doing so).

It’s the first step in Narconon’s deceptive business model, which has come under intense scrutiny in the past year because of deaths at centers in Oklahoma and Georgia. Before patients arrive at the centers, however, they must be convinced to go there. And that’s where these scripts come in.

Researcher Mary McConnell obtained the scripts from a source inside the Southern California Narconon network — known as “Narconon Fresh Start” — and posted them to a Scribd account and to the Reaching for the Tipping Point Forum, which keeps a close eye on Scientology’s drug rehab program.

While it’s not unusual for businesses to provide scripts to their telephone operators, particularly in telemarketing firms, the Narconon scripts are remarkable for how plainly they spell out Scientology’s total influence over the process and the deceptive methods used to answer the questions of callers. [continued @ tonyortega.org]

More on Narconon
Ripoff Report: Narconon
Wikipedia.org: Narconon
TippingPoint: Narconon
WWP Narconon Situation Room

Scientology's Narconon Trois-Rivieres Charitable Status Revoked

Narconon Trois Riveres Shutdown
wireservice.ca ~ [MAR.10.13] Documents confirm that Narconon Trois-Rivieres in Quebec, Canada, has had their charitable status revoked by the Canada Revenue Agency. A 5 page formal complaint, with attached evidence documents, was filed on January 17, 2012 against Narconon Incorporated and Narconon Trois-Rivieres with the Ottawa Agency.

Documents submitted, referred to: "Narconon is operated as a commercial business venture, with huge sums ending up in Scientology bank accounts. These files confirm to the Charities Commission that Narconon does NOT benefit the community in a way the law regards as charitable. Quite notably, this organization causes far more harm than good as will be evident to the Commission when applying the "Public Benefit Test" as prescribed under the Income Tax Act." [more @ wireservice.ca]

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 More on Narconon
Ripoff Report: Narconon
Wikipedia.org: Narconon
TippingPoint: Narconon
WWP Narconon Situation Room

Friday, March 8, 2013

Scientology's Narconon Arrowhead Exec Loses Drug Certification

narconon arrowhead investigation
Gary W Smith - Narconon Arrowhead
mcalesternews.com — Narconon Arrowhead’s top executive and several of his employees have had a counseling certification revoked by the National Association of Forensic Counselors, officials say. Karla Taylor, president of NAFC, confirmed Narconon Arrowhead CEO Gary Smith’s certification and those of several Narconon employees was revoked earlier this month.

“All members of the NAFC must abide by the NAFC ethical standards as well as the ethical codes within their profession,” Taylor said. She also said because the certifications were revoked and not suspended that Smith would not be eligible to be recertified. [continued]

Narconon Georgia Investigation Full Coverage
 Narconon CEO Gary Smith Loses Councilor Certification
Mary Rieser - Narconon Georgia
tonyortega.org - The NAFC’s CEO and president, Karla Taylor, confirmed today that her organization has sent out letters that suspend or revoke Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor (CCDC) certifications to numerous employees of Narconon programs in Oklahoma and Georgia —

 Two facilities that have been the center of controversy after patient deaths, criminal investigations, and multiple lawsuits. Taylor says she has confirmation that Smith has received his revocation notice.

Mary Rieser has also lost her CCDC, but the former Narconon Georgia executive director may have bigger problems with the state continuing a criminal insurance fraud probe of the facility. [continued]

More on Narconon
Ripoff Report: Narconon
Wikipedia.org: Narconon
TippingPoint: Narconon
WWP Narconon Situation Room

Friday, February 22, 2013

Dianetics Scam site created for the TL/TR crowd

WWP FEB.21.13 ~ Dianetics remains the #1 hook used to get people into Scientology, but how easy is it for people to easily find out the truth about it on the net? A web search typically turns up stuff like Wikipedia (which is OK), pro-Dianetics sites from the cult (barf), and sites that are informative but too scholarly-sounding for casual reading. There aren't enough critical sites on the subject that are short and easy to read. These are important for the tl/tr crowd or those who are simply pressed for time.

thedianeticsscam.com
thedianeticsscam.com
That's where The Dianetics Scam comes in. At least that's the idea. Use either of the following URL's:

thedianeticsscam.com
thedianeticsscam.org

The Dianetics Scam gets straight to the point about the cult's recruiting tactics and is aimed for the reader who has little to no knowledge about the subject. It may also serve as a resource when launching harpoons or doing other projects. Getting the truth about Dianetics out on the web is key, and the more critical resources we have in various flavors, the better.

Friday, December 28, 2012

Belgium: Church of Scientology Accused of Aggravated Fraud & More [news roundup]

LePoint: The Church of Scientology "criminal organization", will appear before the Belgian courts
The Belgian federal prosecutor has decided to sue the Church of Scientology, he suspects many years of being a "criminal organization" particularly guilty of fraud and illegal practice of medicine, reported Friday Belgian press. According to the Dutch newspaper De Tijd and its French equivalent Echo, federal prosecutors just send "subpoenas" to Belgian officials of the Church of Scientology, after six years of investigation. [more]
Corriere.it: Belgium: Scientology in trouble

BRUSSELS - Scientology and 'criminal organization and its holy men of scammers: so' the Belgian prosecution after an investigation lasting six years and 'ready to sue the Belgian branch office of the sect Use, which operates in the country since 1974 and 'head financial and logistics of all European subsidiaries. The prosecutor accused the leaders of Scientology 'aggravated fraud, extortion, illegal practice of medical care, invasion of privacy'. The subpoenas are ready to be issued.
AtlasInfo: Belgium: the Church of Scientology sued

The Belgian federal prosecutor has decided to sue the Church of Scientology, he suspects many years of being a "criminal organization" particularly guilty of fraud and illegal practice of medicine, reported Friday Belgian press.

According to the Dutch newspaper De Tijd and its French equivalent Echo, federal prosecutors just send "subpoenas" to Belgian officials of the Church of Scientology, after six years of investigation. The spokesman for the prosecutor and the Church of Scientology were not immediately available to confirm the information.

According to the two newspapers, the organization and two of its senior executives will also meet various offenses in the Act on the Protection of Privacy and extortion. [more]
RTBF: Belgium prosecuting Scientology
RTBF network.(Belgian television) report in French with English subtitles added. The original report aired on December 28, 2012. After several years of investigation, the Belgian Federal Prosecutor's Office has decided to launch court proceedings against the Church of Scientology of Belgium as a "criminal organization." (thanks mnql1)


RT: Losing faith? Belgium to charge Church of Scientology with fraud and extortion
.
After a long lasting legal battle Belgium prosecutors demand to label the Church of Scientology as a criminal organization and charge it and its leaders with extortion, fraud, privacy breaches, and the illegal practice of medicine.
The subpoenas have been sent to the scientologists, the local financial newspaper De Tijd reported. The charges against the Church of Scientology stem from employment contracts issued to recruit volunteers and members allegedly breaching the country's strict employment laws. In Belgium as in some other countries Scientology is not recognized as a faith.
In 2008 the Belgium Labor Mediation Service complained about number of labor contracts, prompting an investigation. A judge then ordered raids on Scientology premises where police allegedly “managed to seize a wealth of evidence,” that the organization had spied on and extorted money from its members, the Flanders News reported. [more]

Infinite Complacency: Belgian Prosecutors make their move (finally)
Federal prosecutors in Belgium have charged Scientology's Belgian operation and two leading executives with fraud and extortion among other offences. And it looks like they have learned from the Paris convictions. It took a few years, but the wheels appear to be moving in Belgium. Federal prosecutors have charged the Church of Scientology there with a range of offences, more than four years after police raided their Brussels offices. Two senior executives with the movement have also been charged. This is the list of charges, according to Belgian media reports:
• illegal practice of medicine
• fraud
• extorsion
• forgery and use of false documents
• violation of privacy
• criminal organisation
continued @ Jonny Jacobsen's Infinite Complacency

Thursday, December 27, 2012

State Intends to Revoke Narconon of Georgia Rehab License [News Roundup]

Narconon Georgia Investigation Full Coverage

[DEC.26.12] Narconon-Georgia News Round Up

Narconon of Georgia says state intends to revoke its license

Atlanta Journal Constitution ~ The state Department of Community Health has notified Narconon of Georgia it intends to revoke the clinic's license for misrepresenting itself as a residential drug treatment facility. The action came after the department's latest probe of the Norcross treatment [continued]

State taking steps to shut down Narconon of Georgia

WSB Atlanta ~ Channel 2 Action News has confirmed Georgia's Department of Community Health is taking steps to shut down a local drug treatment program after a Channel 2 investigation exposed Narconon of Georgia for lying about its license.  [continued]

State looks into Narconon of Gerogia

WSB RadioNarconon of Georgia, already embroiled in a lawsuit over the death of a patient who was court ordered into a residential drug treatment program that in fact never existed, now faces revocation of its license by Georgia health regulators. [continued]

Fourth Narconon Closure - Scientology Rehabs Collapsing

Wire Service Canada ~ Scientology drug rehabs appear to be collapsing like a line of fragile dominoes as government and health agency investigations press on. Today, the state Department of Community Health in Georgia has notified Narconon of Georgia it intends to revoke... [continued] 

Narconon Georgia Facing Closure: It Shouldn’t Have Taken a Death

tonyortega.org ~ Atlanta’s local media is reporting that state regulators are beginning a process to revoke the license of Scientology’s drug rehab program there, the Narconon Georgia facility which is at the center of a contentious wrongful death lawsuit.
For everyone who has followed this case closely — the folks at the Reaching for the Tipping Point forum who have worked so hard to dig up information about the facility, for example — this is stunning news. [continued]

More on Narconon
Ripoff Report: Narconon
Wikipedia.org: Narconon
TippingPoint: Narconon
WWP Narconon Situation Room

Friday, November 16, 2012

Fed Suit: Scientology Spent $30MIL Cover Up Lisa McPherson Death

Lisa McPherson
Lisa McPherson
wtsp.com [NOV.16.12] The allegations are coming from the former number-two man in the Scientology organization, and involve what he says is a multi-million dollar cover up of the death of a woman in Scientology care.

The woman at the center of it all is Lisa McPherson, who died in 1995 after being involved in a minor traffic accident.

Marty Rathbun, the former number-two man in Scientology, alleges that the organization showered gifts on the Medical Examiner's attorney, Jeff Goodis, to influence her to change the cause of death. Once that happened, the criminal case fell apart.

In addition, Rathbun says the Church hired another attorney, former prosecutor Lee Fugate, to have illegal Ex parte meetings with judges involved in the case.

Rathbun says,"Listen. Lee Fugate, his value was to schmooze. As a matter of fact, that's what David Miscavige and myself used to say. Let's get lee to schmooze; let's get Lee to schmooze."

Marty Rathbun
Marty Rathbun
In the suit, Rathbun contends the Church of Scientology spent at least $30 million to get the charges dropped, and mitigates the damages in the civil suit.

Download the PDF Marty Rathbun under Oath giving a deposition

Jeff Goodis denies the charges and Attorney Lee Fugate says he can't comment on a federal suit, but it would be shocking to believe that some of Pinellas' top judges could be involved in illegal activity like this.

However Ken Dandar, the attorney who represented McPherson's family against the church, says, "Maybe Mr. Rathbun doesn't know what he is talking about, and maybe it's all his imagination. I don't think so..."

Dandar says the organization has come after him. He's says attorney Wally Pope and Judge Robert Beach have illegally claimed the settlement papers in the McPherson case.

Ken Dandar
Ken Dandar
Papers that included what's called a "practice restriction" so Dandar could never sue Scientology again.

Dandar adds," If what I've been told is correct, I will go after the people who have corrupted the system, and I will go after the members of the system that have been corrupted."
[continued@wtsp.com]

Below, from the ODIT Archives: Lisa McPherson Story

xenutv.com ~ Lisa was a devoted Scientologist for many years. In late 1995, she indicated to family and friends that she would be coming home to Texas. She never made it home. Instead, Lisa spent her last days confined in Scientology’s Fort Harrison Hotel.

During those 17 days, Lisa was undergoing a psychotic breakdown while under constant guard by Scientology staffers who tried to handle her with Hubbard policies. By the time they rushed her to a hospital it was too late. She had lost 40 pounds and was severely dehydrated. Lisa was pronounced dead on arrival.
Lisa's case is a good representation of the many people harmed or even killed by Scientology. Her case is well documented from court proceedings, Scientology documents, and good reporting. It's also a case that DM [David Miscavige] himself had a direct hand in, according to Marty Rathbun.

lisamcpherson.org averages about 250 visitors per day. There are many other sites that tell her story as well, so her life is remembered. Lisa's family wanted her story to be told so her fate would not happen to anyone else. Thanks to the Internet, this will be accomplished. ~ J.Jacobsen
Lisa Mcpherson is a good representation of the many people harmed or even killed by Scientology.
Public Eye, CBS TV, 1/7/98
Since first attracting attention more than 30 years ago the tenets of Scientology have been reviled by critics and revered by supporters. Those same supporters have earned a fierce reputation for relentlessly using the courts to defend Scientology, ultimately gaining it tax exempt status as a recognized religion. In recent years, the church's profile has been enhanced by association with a variety of Hollywood stars, famous folks who have put a shining face on a self-styled church that's often clouded by secrecy and mistrust. All of which brings us to a lawsuit in Florida, a wrongful death suit that has pitted proponents of Scientology against the family of a young woman who died in the prime of her life. Kristin Jeannette-Meyers, herself a lawyer, details the sad end of Lisa McPherson... [complete archived transcript @ lisamcpherson.org]

Saturday, November 10, 2012

News RoundUp: Judge Sanctions Scientology's Narconon-Georgia for Lying

Narconon Georgia Investigation Full Coverage
wsbtv.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — The family of a man who died while under the care of a local drug treatment facility won a huge court victory this week. DeKalb County State Court Judge Stacey Hydrick issued sanctions against Narconon of Georgia, finding the program's director lied under oath and hid evidence. "There's really nothing else that a judge can do that's stronger than what the judge has done here," said attorney Jeff Harris. Harris is representing the family of Patrick Desmond, who died in 2008 after trying heroin for the first time.

Narconon-Georgia program's director lied under oath
During our investigation, we even caught Narconon's parent organization, Narconon International, advertising the program as residential on its website. The Desmonds say the Georgia program director, Mary Rieser, lied to them. In September, Rieser disputed that saying, "I will never knowingly accept somebody here if I know they've been ordered inpatient, because we're not." But Judge Hydrick's ruling says in hearings, Rieser's "responses were patently false, that Narconon of Georgia "repeatedly and willfully obstructed the discovery process," and even "falsely denied the existence of clearly relevant, responsive documents and information."

Judge Hydrick's ruling says in hearings, Rieser's "responses were patently false," that Narconon of Georgia "repeatedly and willfully obstructed the discovery process," and even "falsely denied the existence of clearly relevant, responsive documents and information." [continued@wsbtv.com]

DeKalb judge strikes answer by Scientology-linked rehab


Judge Stacey Hydrick
 dailyreportonline.com ~ A DeKalb County judge has struck the answer of a Church of Scientology-linked drug rehab program that's being sued for the heroin overdose death of a man while he was in treatment.

State Court Judge Stacey Hydrick on Monday issued the heavy sanction on Narconon of Georgia, saying the defendant "provided false, misleading written discovery responses and deposition testimony" in response to requests for evidence about claims that the rehab center ran an unsafe and unlicensed facility.

Harris said Narconon's discovery abuse was "so pervasive and so bad."
Attorney Jeffrey Harris
The punishment means that allegations contained in the complaint will be deemed to be true when the case goes to trial in February, said plaintiffs attorney Jeffrey Harris.
Harris said Narconon's discovery abuse was "so pervasive and so bad."
"I'm confident there remain documents out there that we still haven't gotten," said Harris, of Harris Penn Lowry Delcampo. "Some of them I know are missing because the documents we have talk about them. The documents we do have make it clear that there are other documents that have not been produced." [continued@dailyreportonline.com]

Court Punishes Scientology For Acting Like…Scientology

 

Mary Rieser Director of Narconon Georgia
Mary Rieser Director of Narconon Georgia
ortegaunderground ~ As we reported earlier, documents in the lawsuit suggest that Rieser convinced a Florida court that her rehab center was licensed for in-patient care, when the state of Georgia has never certified the Narconon center there to house patients.

Now, Judge Stacey Hydrick has come down hard on Rieser in the strongest terms for holding back evidence in the case that Desmond’s family was entitled to.

“The Court finds that [Narconon Georgia] repeatedly and willfully obstructed the discovery process both by failures to respond fully to legitimate discovery requests and, even more egregiously, by false responses,” Hydrick states in a sanctions order she signed Monday. [more@ortegaunderground]

click to read complete Desmond-Suit-Sanctions-Order PDF @ Scribd
click image to read complete Desmond-Suit-Sanctions-Order PDF @ Scribd

Judge Imposes Sanctions on Norcross Drug Treatment Facility


Atlanta Journal-Constitution ~ In a rare move, a DeKalb County state judge has withdrawn a Norcross drug treatment facility’s response to allegations in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by a former patient’s parents.

Judge Stacey K. Hydrick said in a court order Nov. 5 that Narconon of Georgia “intentionally, willfully and repeatedly provided false and misleading responses to plaintiff’s discovery requests regarding issues relevant to the resolution of this case.”

Narconon “repeatedly failed to produce, and on multiple occasions falsely denied the existence of clearly relevant, responsive documents and information,” Hydrick wrote.
As a result, the allegations against Narconon will essentially go unanswered, which will be to the suing parents’ advantage.
 “This judicial order is as sharply worded rebuke of a party as one is likely to see in American courts,” said University of Georgia law professor Ron Carlson, calling the sanctions “very uncommon.” [continued@Atlanta Journal-Constitution]

Court Sanctions Scientology Rehab – Defence Crumbling

Narconon Executive Director Mary Rieser was caught lying under oath
examiner.com ~ Narconon Executive Director Mary Rieser was caught lying under oath in as many as ten depositions. Judge Hydrick concluded that, when she asked Riser on the stand about the omissions and false declarations, Narconon’s leader was simply not credible in her responses - - failing to tell the truth.

Attorney Jeff Harris, representing the family of Patrick Desmond who died in 2008 while enrolled at Narconon of Georgia, says the ruling for sanctions is so strong; lawyers often refer to it as the civil-case version of the death penalty.

Scientology is now facing as many as ten civil cases in the USA and Canada stemming from their Narconon rehab deaths, negligence and human rights abuses. Three recent deaths at Narconon Arrowhead and the death of Patrick Desmond at Narconon of Georgia, have initiated investigations by Health, Sheriff, and other governing authorities, including Senator Ivister in Oklahoma. [more@examiner.com]

more Narconon Georgia news @ WSBradio Narconon archive

More on Narconon
Ripoff Report: Narconon
Wikipedia.org: Narconon
TippingPoint: Narconon

Monday, October 29, 2012

'Big List That Left Scientology' Listing Expands To 2000+

[OCT.28.12] WWP ~ For Immediate Release:

THOUSANDS of former members publicly condemn the Church of Scientology

WWP: Big List of Ex-Scientologists
WWP WIKI: BL2K.SHOWS.IT
Over 2,000 former members of the Church of Scientology Inc. have spoken out publicly against the organization according to a list researched and compiled by online activist group Anonymous over the past 3 years and released on October 28th 2012.

The individuals on the list have publicly spoken out under their real names against the abuses witnessed or experienced first-hand within the Church of Scientology, despite being subjected to intimidation and threats for doing so, under Scientology's "Fair Game" and "Disconnection" policies.

Ex-Scientologists Speak Out at '10 LA Press Conference
Ex-Scientologists / '10 LA Press Conference
Although the Church of Scientology publicly denies that these policies exist, there are first-person accounts in the news that these intimidation tactics are actively applied to this day. Most former members do not dare to publicly criticize the organization, largely because of thesis policies.

The extensiveness of this list demonstrates that there is a significant problem with the Church of Scientology, and counters all their claims in the media that so-called "disgruntled ex-members" or "apostates" are a "small group" or few in number.

BigList.Shows.It on Google-Sites
GOOGLE: BIGLIST.SHOWS.IT
The list, which continues to grow daily, contains both names of individuals who no longer practice Scientology at all, as well as many others who do so outside the purview of the organization. What they have in common is that each of them has decided to step forward and tell the world what happened during their time within the Church of Scientology.

While their backgrounds vary widely, their stories are similar and many themes run throughout: rigid control of information, enforced disconnection from loved ones who are critical of the group, zealous campaigns to squeeze money from members, physical and emotional abuse of children and adults, slave labor camps designed to reinforce indoctrination, and many other disturbing practices.
Statistics:
• The IAS (International Association of Scientologists) received a little over 5 million dollars from just 70 of the people on the list.
• 699 people on the list have a combined total of over 13 thousand years of experience inside the organization.
• Below, a small sampling the the list of 2,000 names that may be familiar to some:
Larry Anderson, Gerry Armstrong, Jon Atack, Chuck Beatty, Jason Beghe, Derek Bloch, Maureen Bolstad, Kate Bornstein, Denise Brennan, John Brousseau, Luke Catton, Tory Christman, Christie Collbran, Debbie Cook, Bent Corydon, Brian Culkin, Laura DeCrescenzo, Karen de la Carriere, Rachel Denk, Tom De Vocht, Ramana Dienes-Browning, Samantha Domingo, John Duignan, Dennis Erlich, Dave and Synthia Fagen, Michael Fairman, Mark Fisher, Will Fry, Terri Gamboa, Luis Garcia, Maria Pia Gardini, Dan Garvin, Joy Graysen, Pete Griffiths, Chris Guider, Natalie Hagemo, Paul Haggis, Steve Hall, Scarlett Hanna, Jefferson Hawkins, Claire and Marc Headley, Bruce Hines, Lori Hodgson, Lynne Hoverson, Geir Isene, Mareka James, Michael Laws, Dani and Tami Lemberger, Arnie Lerma, Hy Levy, Paulien Lombard, Trey Lotz, Tiziano Lugli, Brian Mandigo, Nancy Many, Nan McLean, Jenna Miscavige Hill, Patty Moher, Gary Morehead, Kirsi Ojamo, Frank Oliver, Martin Padfield, Melissa Paris, Valeska Paris, Michael Pattinson, Mat Pesch, Steve Pfauth, Cindy and Matt Plahuta, Mark Plummer, Steve Poore, Karen Pressley, Jesse Prince, Marty Rathbun, Mike Rinder, Garry Scarff, Cathy Schenkelberg, Bert Schippers, Amy Scobee, Mark Shreffler, Andre Tabayoyon, Aida Thomas, Simi Valley, Cyril Vosper, Margery Wakefield, Roger Weller, Hana Whitfield, Lawrence Wollersheim, Astra Woodcraft, Bonnie Woods, Robert Vaughn Young, and Karla Zamudio
 "This is Scientology" Ex-Scientologists in Germany '08
Ex-Scientologists in Germany '08
Anonymous now celebrates the compilation and publication of a thousands-strong list of human voices no longer silenced, and never again alone. Documentation is provided for each name included in the list.

The list can be found online here: https://whyweprotest.net/wiki/Former_Church_of_Scientology_members_who_have_spoken_out (shortcut: BL2K.shows.it).

There are thousands more who left, and have yet to come forward to tell their story, and there are also hundreds more who spoke out but did not want their names known for fear of retaliation. We hope that the courage of those named here empowers more people to come forward with their stories of abuse, and ultimately prevent such abuses from ever taking place again.

All remaining victims or witnesses of abuse within organized Scientology are invited to speak out and add their names and personal stories to the list.

Cult in your Backyard Ex-Scientologists Press Confrence '12
'Cult in your Backyard' Press Conference '12
Since February 2008, Anonymous has protested the crimes and abuses of the "Church of Scientology" and its many front groups. These protests, as well as public awareness efforts such as the Big List, will continue for as long as the abuses continue.

We are Anonymous
We are Legion
We Do Not Forgive
We Do Not Forget
Expect Us.
WWP user “RightOn” in particular deserves to be credited, without whose meticulous attention to detail and persistent efforts this list would not have existed. RightOn started this labor of love as just a list of names on a scratch pad, and with the help of users on WWP has developed it into a serious research tool for critical evaluation of Scientology.


Thanks to anons on WWP and Tony Ortega.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

IAS: Holocaust Wasn’t Caused By Nazis, Miscavige Blames Psychiatrists

The Holocaust wasn’t Nazis... it was psychiatrists — says cult leader David Miscavige. the Sun goes inside the sinister UK lair of Scientology
Tacky 'over-the-top'  IAS stage setting with statues of golden horses and a huge IAS globe.
TheSun [OCT.23.12] This weekend Scientology IAS members flocked from all over the planet to the home of UK Scientology — the middle-England commuter town of East Grinstead — for the annual address by its leader David Miscavige.

The Sun reporter was able to wander in unchallenged for a peek into the cult's mysterious world. Also, the reporter heard the bizarre declarations of David Miscavige — including his insistence that the Holocaust was started not by Nazis but by SHRINKS.

Then we are greeted by the great man himself, Tom Cruise’s buddy and the sect’s global leader — David Miscavige. He is given a rock star welcome, but delivers an oddly emotionless speech.
From the start we are bombarded with information. There are flashing lights, booming sound effects, and statistic after statistic, some hard to believe.

He boasts about it rescuing thousands of addicts, although what they’re addicted to is not made clear.
He uses odd terminology at one point, saying Scientology is responsible for “disseminating peace”.
For two hours, Miscavige bangs on about the evils of psychiatry, claiming it is out to drug our kids for money. He declares: “Psychiatry has no scientific grounding.[continued@TheSun]
Below, an example of David Miscavige's run-on speech style along with the bombardment of incompressible statistics from an 09 Birthday Event presentation video clip:
as an added bonus: Psychiatrists to blame for 9/11. Obliterating Psychiatry is one of the major goals of the Church of Scientology, and replacing it with Scientology. In this video, from the Scientology front group, "Citizens Commission on Human Rights" (CCHR), a high-level Scientologist claims that Osama bin Laden's "Number Two," Ayman al-Zawahiri, is a Psychiatrist and it is him who persuaded Osama Bin Laden to launch the attacks on the World Trade Centre and Pentagon in 2002.
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