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FDA warns people not to drink alkaline 'Real Water' linked to five cases of hepatitis
Daily Mail - Wed Mar 24, 2021
The Food and Drink Administration (FDA) has warned people not to drink alkaline water brand 'Real Water' after a man suffered liver failure and had to undergo a transplant apparently from drinking the product. More»

Tennessee Scientology facility closed after cops find patients held against their will
Raw Story - Wed May 3, 2017
A series of psychiatric facilities run by the Church of Scientology in Cannon County, Tennessee has been closed after police found that patients there were being held against their will. More»

Ex-Scientologist guzzled bleach in desperate escape attempt from cult's hellish gulag
Raw Story - Sun Mar 20, 2016
A former top Scientologist says she was forced to spend three years performing hard labor after she was caught kissing another woman. More»

'Scientology almost killed me': John Travolta's nephew details his life on the run since his decision to leave the Church of Scientology after trying to take his own life
Daily Mail - Tue Mar 3, 2015
The nephew of John Travolta has come forward in a new interview to describe his decision to leave the Church of Scientology, and what his life has been like since. More»

Former Scientologist and wife 'have been stalked by church for 4 years since they left Scientology
Daily Mail, UK - Sat Sep 14, 2013
A Texas couple have told a court they were subjected to harassment by a group of Scientologists, who allegedly taunted them in the street, pointed cameras at their home and sent a sex toy to their office. More»

Insurer moves to drop Scientology's Narconon for fraud
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Sun Sep 8, 2013
NORCROSS, Georgia - A local drug rehab facility that's been the subject of a year-long Channel 2 Action News investigation is facing new trouble. More»

Scientologists' Alleged 'Alien Space Cathedral' Found
Yahoo! - Wed Jan 2, 2013
A secret bunker hidden deep within the deserts of New Mexico is reported to be the "alien space cathedral" of the Church of Scientology, according to the author of a new book on Scientology. More»

Belgium To Prosecute Scientology As Criminal Organization
Huffington Post - Sun Dec 30, 2012
Federal public prosecutors in Belgium will institute legal proceedings against the church of Scientology in that country and seek to recognize it as a criminal organization. More»

State investigates Narconon Georgia after death at Scientology-linked facility
WSB-TV - Tue Oct 2, 2012
ATLANTA, Georgia - A Georgia drug rehab program with ties to the Church of Scientology is now under a state investigation after Channel 2 Action News showed inspectors new evidence. More»

Woman 'imprisoned' on Scientology cruise ship
ABC News - Tue Nov 29, 2011
An Australian resident has told Lateline the Church of Scientology imprisoned her on its cruise ship The Freewinds. More»

Scientology Investigated 'South Park' Creators Matt Stone, Trey Parker
Huffington Post - Sat Oct 22, 2011
For Matt Stone and Trey Parker, nothing is holy or immune to satire. More»

Church of Scientology investigated by FBI
Telegraph, UK - Sun Feb 6, 2011
The Church of Scientology is being investigated by the FBI over allegations of human trafficking, it has been claimed. More»

Ex-Scientology lawsuits reveal elite Sea Org group
Associated Press - Fri Mar 26, 2010
SAN JACINTO, California - At the edge of arid foothills far outside Los Angeles, hundreds of Scientology followers live on a gated, 500-acre campus and work long hours for almost no pay reproducing the works of founder L Ron Hubbard and creating the church's teaching and promotional materials. More»

Scientology convicted of fraud in France
Associated Press - Mon Oct 26, 2009
PARIS - A Paris court on Tuesday convicted the Church of Scientology of fraud and fined it more than half a million euros - but stopped short of banning the group as requested by prosecutors. More»

Is Scientology Threatening John Travolta?
Daily Mail, UK - Fri Jul 24, 2009
Dead of night, and on a deserted Florida landing strip, the silence of the oppressively hot early hours is broken by the low whirring of an electric golf cart, driving lazy circuits. More»

Lisa McPherson: Scientologist had evidence destroyed
Associated Press - Sun Jun 21, 2009
CLEARWATER, Florida - A former high-ranking Scientology official who handled the case of a mentally ill member who died under church care ordered the destruction of incriminating evidence to cover up missteps, a newspaper reported Monday. More»

Church of Scientology on trial in France
AFP - Sun May 24, 2009
PARIS - The Church of Scientology and six of its French leaders went on trial on Monday on charges of organised fraud that could lead to an outright ban on the organisation in France. More»

Report: Isaac Hayes Will Shafts Scientology
WSB-TV - Thu Oct 23, 2008
Even though he was a member, Isaac Hayes apparently decided to give the Church of Scientology the shaft in his last will and testament. More»

Church of Scientology to be tried in France for fraud
AFP - Sun Sep 7, 2008
PARIS - The controversial Church of Scientology will be tried in a French court for "organised fraud" and seven of its members for illegally prescribing drugs, legal sources said Monday. More»

Bogus anti-Scientology DMCA notices sent to YouTube linked to Wikipedia user
The Industry Standard - Sun Sep 7, 2008
YouTube may be rethinking their process for handling DMCA takedown notices this week, after receiving thousands of bogus notices alleging illegal content on the site. More»

Scientology faces criminal charges
Associated Press - Tue Sep 4, 2007
BRUSSELS, Belgium - A Belgian prosecutor on Tuesday recommended that the US-based Church of Scientology stand trial for fraud and extortion, following a 10-year investigation that concluded the group should be labeled a criminal organization. More»

New online tool unmasks Wikipedia edits
Associated Press - Tue Aug 14, 2007
What edits on Wikipedia have been made by people in congressional offices, the CIA and the Church of Scientology? A new online tool called WikiScanner reveals answers to such questions. More»

After Katrina: Aliens, Scientologists Land in Baton Rouge
Village Voice - Sat Sep 17, 2005
East Baton Rouge Parish, which includes Louisiana's state capital, has roughly doubled in population from the pre-storm count of 412,000. More»

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