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Since its inception in 1954, the Church of Scientology has been involved in a number of controversies, including its stance on psychiatry, Scientology's legitimacy as a religion, the Church's aggressive attitude in dealing with its perceived enemies and critics, [1] [2] allegations of mistreatment of members, and predatory financial practices; [3] for example, the high cost of religious ...
Operation Greylord was an investigation conducted jointly by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the IRS Criminal Investigation Division, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Chicago Police Department Internal Affairs Division and the Illinois State Police into corruption in the judiciary of Cook County, Illinois (the Chicago jurisdiction).
Grand Jury Charges, Introduction, United States of America v.Mary Sue Hubbard, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 1979. Operation Snow White was a criminal conspiracy by the Church of Scientology during the 1970s to purge unfavorable records about Scientology and its founder, L. Ron Hubbard.
Church of Scientology International, Laura DeCrescenzo sued the organization in 2010 for forcing her to illegally work 14 hour days at age 12 and coercing her to get an abortion at age 17. In 2018, Scientology settled with DeCrescenzo three weeks before the case went to trial. [64] [65] Garcia Saz et al. v. Church of Scientology Religious Trust ...
Miscavige grabbed the reins of Scientology when its founder, science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard, died in 1986. Critics like Tony Ortega and Leah Remini have since spoken out against the ...
The Church of Scientology is under fire now more than ever, but don’t count on hearing from longtime celebrity members such as Tom Cruise, Kirstie Alley or John Travolta anytime soon.
The women are also Scientology defectors and, in their first in-depth interview, claimed that the actor and the Church of Scientology stalked and intimidated them after they filed reports about ...
In 2011, Doug Fabrizio of RadioWest interviewed Reitman about her new book and her process and experiences while researching for her book. In the broadcast, Reitman said that the Church of Scientology gave her 18 hours of access to top Scientology officials to answer her questions for the 2006 Rolling Stone article and were frequently communicating with Rolling Stone trying to get some control ...