Today in Scientology -- January 6th
Scientology Today
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Lawyer wants Scientology link kept out of trial
January 6, 1989, Milo Geyelin, St. Petersburg Times
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/50367426.html?dids=50367426:50367426&FMT=FT
Johnson, a nationally known lawyer who has held high positions in the
American Bar Association, is scheduled to go on trial Monday on charges
that he extorted money from an Orlando-based construction company in
1981, used the money to bribe three former Hillsborough County
Commissioners, then lied about it before a federal grand jury. He is
the last of 25 people, including real estate brokers, developers,
business owners and lawyers, to go on trial in the Hillsborough County
corruption case filed by federal prosecutors in May 1985.
A former Hillsborough County state attorney and a respected lawyer in
Tampa, Johnson has repeatedly maintained his innocence. In court papers
filed Thursday, however, Johnson's attorney, F. Lee Bailey, argued that
potential jurors in the trial may be prejudiced against Johnson if they
learn that he has represented the Scientologists in a number of legal
matters, including a pending property tax dispute with Pinellas County.
Tags: F. Lee Bailey, Hubbard Construction Co., Judge Carr, Paul Johnson
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Sellout to Scientology
January 6, 1998, Editorial, St. Petersburg Times
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/25212460.html?dids=25212460:25212460&FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT
The secret agreement, obtained by the Wall Street Journal, indicates
Scientology bought its way out of potentially hundreds of millions of
dollars in taxes for $12.5-million. In return, the IRS granted
tax-exempt status to 114 Scientology-related organizations, dismissed
tax penalties and liens against some church groups and stopped audits
of 13 Scientology entities. That is not a deal; it is a sellout by an
IRS that has been accused of running roughshod over less threatening
taxpayers.
Tags: Coalition of IRS Whistle-blowers, Germany, IRS
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Scientology foe sets up office close to church
January 6, 2000, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times
http://www.sptimes.com/News/010600/NorthPinellas/Scientology_foe_sets_.shtml
CLEARWATER -- An organization that says it wants to reform the Church
of Scientology has followed through with its plans to open a
headquarters at the epicenter of the Scientology world.
Tags: Lisa McPherson, Lisa McPherson Trust, Mark Rathbun, Robert Minton,
Stacy Brooks
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A Tale of Two Cruises
January 6, 2008, FilmStew
http://www.filmstew.com/showArticle.aspx?ContentID=16785
It was the best of times and the worst of times for actor Tom Cruise
this weekend, thanks respectively to the WGA and British author Andrew
Morton.
Tags: Andrew Morton, Bert Fields, Lee Ann Devette, Pat Kingsley, Paul Bloch,
St. Martin s Press, Tom Cruise
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Cruise attacked in shock bio
January 6, 2008, Daily Telegraph
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23013553-5001021,00.html
TOM Cruise has been slammed in a new unauthorised biography which
claims his daughter Suri was sired by the head of the Church of
Scientology and Cruise himself has become second in command.
Tags: Andrew Morton, Bert Fields, David Miscavige, Elliot Abelson, Gold Base,
Mimi Rogers, Tom Cruise
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Cruise biography could prompt dispute
January 6, 2008, UPI
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2008/01/06/cruise_biography_could_prompt_dispute/2105/
A biography of Tom Cruise due out this month may prompt a dispute
between its author and the U.S. actor, a report said Sunday.
The New York Post reported that based on the book's stance toward
Cruise's Scientology beliefs and romantic life, the actor may take
offense at author Andrew Morton's work.
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Explosive New Tom Cruise Biography Slams Scientology
January 6, 2008, Celebrity Gossip , FOX News
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,320519,00.html
Claims that Tom Cruise is the second-in-command of the Church of
Scientology and that some scientologists believe his daughter Suri is
the product of a sperm donation from Scientology's late founder L. Ron
Hubbard are among the explosive charges author Andrew Morton alleges in
his new book, "Tom Cruise, An Unauthorized Biography," London's Daily
Mail reported Sunday.
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Scientologist HQ Moves To Detroit
January 6, 2008, WDIV Detroit
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/14989026/detail.html
The Church of Scientology has paid more than $3 million to buy a vacant
eight-story building at the vacant Raymond James Building at Jefferson
and Griswold Street, facing Hart Plaza.
Tags: Detroit, Real estate
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SLAMS VS. SECT IN TELL-ALL ON TOM
January 6, 2008, Susannah Cahalan, New York Post
http://www.nypost.com/php/pfriendly/print.php?url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/01062008/news/nationalnews/slams_vs__sect_in_tell_all_on_tom_116950.htm
A bombshell biography of Tom Cruise could put muckraking author Andrew
Morton back in the cross-hairs of the megawatt star and Scientology
bigwigs who are pilloried in the tell-all.
"Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography," by Morton - who penned a
biography of Princess Diana - is due in bookstores Jan. 15. The Post
obtained copies through online retailers.
With its claims about the influence of Scientology in the star's life
and loves, the book could kick up a storm of controversy with the sect.
Tags: Andrew Morton, Bert Fields, Celebrity Centre, David Miscavige, Elliot
Abelson, Katie Holmes, Matt Lauer, Pat Kingsley, Ray Mithoff, Tom Cruise
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