Tony Ortega | The Underground Bunker

Tony Ortega is a journalist who was formerly the editor of The Village Voice. He's written about Scientology since 1995, and in May 2015 released a book about Scientology's harassment of Paulette Cooper titled 'The Unbreakable Miss Lovely.' He continues to monitor breaking developments in the Scientology world from an undisclosed location in an underground bunker he shares with four cats and one of them wrinkly Shar Pei dogs. Despite his super-secret security protections, you can still reach him pretty easily by sending him a message at tonyo94 AT gmail.com (Drop him a line if you'd like to get an e-mail whenever a new story is posted.) [Header image courtesy John Rickard]

Paging Graham Berry: Another Scientology horror story of credit fraud targeting retirees

[Some random Scientology staffers, here to help you with your credit cards.]

After Thursday’s story about the financial crimes that we’ve been covering here at the Bunker, we received a stunning message from a reader in the Midwest. She told us that she’d been reading the Bunker and thinking of reaching out to us for some […]

Scientology’s obsession with kids and sex? Nick Lister has the receipts.

[Nick Lister]

Yesterday, we were surprised to see Nick Lister show up in the comments section. And then, when we saw what he posted, we really did a double […]

The FBI wants recent cases of Scientology fraud? We’ve got them right here, for crissakes

[A photo that should become a court exhibit]

Yesterday, Scientology and the Aftermath participant Aaron Smith-Levin posted a notice on Facebook about a Reuters reporter who was looking for recent examples of Scientology fraud. […]

Has Scientology’s leader David Miscavige gone underground in the face of a legal onslaught?

[Has anyone seen C.O.B. since Maiden Voyage?]

DISCLAIMER: What you are about to read is your proprietor’s speculation, and nothing more than that. We’re trying to read the tea leaves here, and we reserve the right to be completely and utterly wrong about everything in this post. So, with that said, we beg your patience as […]

Scientology finally solves its recruiting woes with professional ham hock Grant Cardone

[Cardone wows ’em at the Celebrity Centre]

Ever since we learned that Scientology leader David Miscavige had used him as an enforcer to terrorize legendary acting coach Milton Katselas in his final years, church donor and popular motivational speaker Grant Cardone has been on our radar, mostly for all the wrong […]

Even when it gets good press, Scientology reminds us that it uses slave labor

With two new lawsuits filed and more on the way, and with ‘Aftermath’ ending in a week, we know that Scientology watchers have been focused on some big news stories with a promise of more to come. But something that we received by email this week reminded us that Scientology watching is not just about […]

Scientology is staffing its Narconon in Ireland like it’s already won court approval

Scientology isn’t waiting for official approval before recruiting staff for the planned Narconon Ireland facility in Ballivor, County Meath. We last reported on the planned Narconon Ireland in 2018 as neighbors were organizing to oppose the facility. Scientology has a permit for converting the old primary school to a nursing home and hoped to open […]

‘Scientology and the Aftermath’ participants send in their tributes as series is set to end

Leah Remini’s remarkable Emmy-winning series Scientology and the Aftermath will be coming to an end with a 2-hour special on August 26, but we are still stunned that the show existed at all, and that Leah and her co-star Mike Rinder were able to expose so much about the abuses of the Church of […]

Here’s the lawsuit against Scientology and Danny Masterson. Let’s dive into it.

A copy of the new Scientology lawsuit filed at the Los Angeles Superior Court has made its way to us, and we are reading it almost the same time as you are. Please help us go through this thing with a fine tooth comb, and let us know what you find […]

‘Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath’ will end with a 2-hour special August 26

After three amazing seasons on the A&E network, Leah Remini’s Emmy-winning series, Scientology and the Aftermath, will conclude with a hard-hitting 2-hour special on Monday night, August 26 at 9 […]

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