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Paris orgs searched Thursday, June 18, in Gloria Lopez case

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Eldon

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Jun 23, 2009, 10:41:32 AM6/23/09
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The Celebrity Center people wouldn't allow the investigators to see
their files. Hmmmm....
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Scientology: searches in the investigation of a follower's suicide

NANTERRE (AFP) - Raids were conducted on June 18 at two sites of
Scientology in Paris in the investigation of the suicide of a follower
that happened in December 2006, it was learned Tuesday from a source
close to the case, confirming information of Le Parisien.

According to this source, investigators from the central Office for
the suppression of violence to individuals (OCRVP), before a
preliminary inquiry from the court at Nanterre, wanted to obtain the
facts in the case of Gloria Lopez, who had ended her life at 47 when
she was hit by a train at the Colombes station (in Hauts-de-Seine).

The searches were made after the end of Scientology's trial for
organized fraud in the Paris court, where the prosecutor asked for the
dissolution of the two main organizations of French Scientology.

Contacted by AFP, a spokesperson for French Scientology, Danièle
Gounord, said there was "nothing much to say" about the searches,
while denouncing "a climate conducive to discrimination and the
multiplication of all sorts of situations."

The first raid took place at the headquarters of Scientology in the
12th arrondissement of Paris. The second, at the Celebrity Center in
the 17th arrondissement, was cut short when center officials refused
access to investigators, which is permitted in some preliminary
investigations, said the source close to the case.

Gloria Lopez was a member of Scientology for about ten years when she
died. The suspicions of her family, who complained, arose after the
discovery at her home of letters and documents referring to all sorts
of expenses and debts for the benefit of the movement.

"In view of these documents, it is obvious that Scientology took
advantage of her and committed fraud. She was in debt to banks, and
had squandered an inheritance to buy courses in advance to rise in the
hierarchy," said her ex-husband, Pascal Le Berre to AFP in October,
2008

Several relatives of Gloria Lopez were heard in the matter, including
her two children.

In the case file is also a note from the earlier investigation, whose
content was confirmed to AFP by a source close to the case, saying Ms.
Lopez's relatives had been approached immediately after her death with
an offer of a financial settlement against their agreement not to
prosecute.

Hartley Patterson

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Jun 23, 2009, 2:05:38 PM6/23/09
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Eldo...@aol.com says:
>
> The Celebrity Center people wouldn't allow the investigators to see
> their files. Hmmmm....
> www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iGX2mRSf78IYUWvBF9WfrLuiNJCQ
>
> Scientology: searches in the investigation of a follower's suicide
>
> NANTERRE (AFP) - Raids were conducted on June 18 at two sites of
> Scientology in Paris in the investigation of the suicide of a follower
> that happened in December 2006, it was learned Tuesday from a source
> close to the case, confirming information of Le Parisien.

I'm detecting a warning shot here. If CoS France thinks it can wait for
the verdict, kick the process into appeal and hope that David Miscavige
loses interest due to troubles nearer home, forget it.

--
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Fredric L. Rice

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Jun 23, 2009, 9:06:00 PM6/23/09
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Eldon <Eldo...@aol.com> wrote:
>The Celebrity Center people wouldn't allow the investigators to see
>their files. Hmmmm....
>www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iGX2mRSf78IYUWvBF9WfrLuiNJCQ
>Scientology: searches in the investigation of a follower's suicide

I hope that business office had "red box data" and that it was seized.
Probably not since the crooks there are expecting numerous raids.

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Jens Tingleff

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Jun 24, 2009, 2:08:53 AM6/24/09
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Eldon wrote:

> The Celebrity Center people wouldn't allow the investigators to see
> their files. Hmmmm....
> www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iGX2mRSf78IYUWvBF9WfrLuiNJCQ
>

.. and about time, too!


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> The first raid took place at the headquarters of Scientology in the
> 12th arrondissement of Paris. The second, at the Celebrity Center in
> the 17th arrondissement, was cut short when center officials refused
> access to investigators, which is permitted in some preliminary
> investigations, said the source close to the case.

That would be because they have nothing to hide, see?

Best Regards

Jens

PS: YYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1


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Eldon

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Jun 24, 2009, 3:32:20 AM6/24/09
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On Jun 24, 8:08 am, Jens Tingleff <jenst...@tingleff.org> wrote:
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> Eldon wrote:
> > The Celebrity Center people wouldn't allow the investigators to see
> > their files. Hmmmm....
> >www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iGX2mRSf78IYUWvBF9WfrLuiNJCQ
>
> .. and about time, too!
>
> [....]
>
> > The first raid took place at the headquarters of Scientology in the
> > 12th arrondissement of Paris. The second, at the Celebrity Center in
> > the 17th arrondissement, was cut short when center officials refused
> > access to investigators, which is permitted in some preliminary
> > investigations, said the source close to the case.
>
> That would be because they have nothing to hide, see?

I find it surprising that they didn't just call for some
reinforcements, barge in there and take every scrap of paper. They
were authorized to go through the stuff. In another article, someone
speculated that the Paris Org might have done some "housekeeping,"
since nothing was found there.


>
> Best Regards
>
>         Jens
>
> PS: YYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
>
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