J. Augustine — Chart 4
Intended to be read from bottom to top, this is the latest draft copy in my series of wall charts that attempt to explain the Church of Scientology. Chart 4 argues that the weak link in the Church of...
View ArticleIRS Documents Proving the $1.5 Billion in Scientology Assets Shown in HBO’s...
Here are PDF’s of the actual 990-T documents the Church of Scientology submitted to IRS. These forms irrefutably prove the $1,503,163,225.30 figure for the Church of Scientology shown in HBO’s Going...
View ArticleThe Sea Org: Fact or Fiction?
The “Church of Scientology” is a term of convenience; as the Church itself told the IRS: When people say “The Church of Scientology got IRS tax exemption in 1993” what is really being said? The answers...
View ArticleHow Dare You Call Captain Miscavige “Captain Miscavige!”
The Church of Scientology is managed and controlled by the Scientology paramilitary group known as the Sea Organization, or simply the “Sea Org” as it is called in the Church. Founded in 1967 by L. Ron...
View ArticleScientology Cult Leader David Miscavige Seeks to Hide His Lies About the...
It certainly appears that Captain David Miscavige and his inner circle entered into a conspiracy to publicly lie to Scientologists about the facts surrounding the death of L. Ron Hubbard. This blog...
View ArticleHow Did the Church of Scientology Wiretap Nicole Kidman?
In the HBO documentary Going Clear, former #2 Scientology executive Mark “Marty” Rathbun reveals that Tom Cruise drifted away from the Church of Scientology in the 1990’s. During the fifteen month...
View ArticleHow to Simply and Effectively Report the Church of Scientology to the IRS
In his outstanding op-ed piece in the Los Angeles Times, director Alex Gibney took a bold public stand in demanding that the IRS and the US Congress hold the Church of Scientology accountable for its...
View Article20 questions about Scientology — with answers that get to the center of a...
(Authored by Jeffrey Augustine, this essay was originally published by Tony Ortega at the Underground Bunker and is reprinted here for archival purposes) 1: What is the Church of Scientology?...
View ArticleIf the Sea Org doesn’t legally exist, how does it run Scientology?
(Authored by Jeffrey Augustine, this essay was originally published by Tony Ortega at the Underground Bunker and is reprinted here for archival purposes) Last week, Underground Bunker contributor...
View ArticleA revealing look inside the warped ‘kingdom’ of Scientology leader David...
(Authored by Jeffrey Augustine, this essay was originally published by Tony Ortega at the Underground Bunker and is reprinted here for archival purposes) A revealing look inside the warped ‘kingdom’ of...
View ArticleScientology and Repayments of Monies on Account
1992: In its third series of responses to the IRS in support of its 1023 application for 501 (c)3 tax exemption, the Church of Scientology complained to the IRS that is was misunderstood, vilified, and...
View ArticleLeah Remini on ABC 20/20
Leah Remini’s new book Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology is available here. “The outspoken actress, talk show host, and reality television star offers up a no-holds-barred memoir,...
View ArticleWhat Scientology “Social Betterment” Groups are Really All About
At Scientology.org, the Church’s “social betterment & humanitarian” programs, the so-called “secular programs” are listed: These eight secular groups are: 1. The Way to Happiness 2. Applied...
View ArticleMonique Rathbun Discharges Her Legal Team Without Cause
As is her right, Monique Rathbun has discharged her legal team without cause. We post the court filing here as part of our goal to compile all relevant publicly available legal and financial documents....
View ArticleHow Scientology’s smears of Ron Miscavige could end up a bigger problem for...
(Note: This was originally posted on Tony Ortega’s Underground Bunker and is reposted here for archival purposes.) Contributor Jeffrey Augustine has taken a close look at Scientology’s over-the-top...
View ArticleScientology claims L. Ron Hubbard chose David Miscavige to succeed him,...
[Scientology attorney Eric Lieberman] (Originally published at Tony Ortega’s Underground Bunker, my article is reposted here for archival purposes). Contributor Jeffrey Augustine has taken another...
View ArticleTaking a hard look at Scientology’s slush fund, the unlicensed and...
In our last article, we showed that the word “Scientologist” is a collective membership mark used by members of the affiliated churches and missions of Scientology: This statement is found in the fine...
View ArticleRay Jeffrey Files Petition to Depose Mark & Monique Rathbun on their Finances
July 24, 2017: As reported today by Tony Ortega, attorney Ray Jeffrey has filed a petition with the District Court of Bexar County, Texas to examine the financial records Mark & Monique Rathbun....
View ArticleCult Paradox: Why Scientology Is Collapsing As a Function of Its Burgeoning...
The Church of Scientology is so heavily entrenched in Downtown Clearwater that it has become harmful to the community. Scientology does not pay taxes on its huge portfolio of tax-exempt properties in...
View ArticleScientology Legal Cases — July 2018: Scientology Wins Garcia Sham...
Laura DeCrescenzo Events in a mediation last weekend signaled that the Church of Scientology was preparing to settle with Laura DeCrescenzo in her nine year old lawsuit that detailed numerous abuses...
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