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Once again, Jeffrey Augustine was on hand as the preliminary hearing continued yesterday in the case of Scientologist Hanan Islam and three of her children, accused of a scheme using a Scientology Narconon drug rehab clinic, corrupt local educators, and unwitting high school students to defraud the state’s Medi-Cal program of nearly $4 million between 2010 and 2013. Continue reading Scientologists will face trial after judge cites ‘sophisticated fraud’ scheme
Today, testimony is scheduled to resume in the preliminary hearing of a Medi-Cal insurance fraud prosecution at the Los Angeles Superior Court that we’ve been following for several days, the latest development in a wild scam involving Scientology, its drug rehab network Narconon, the Nation of Islam, and recently, even “sovereign citizen” conspiracy theories.
Readers of this website know how much we benefit from our vast network of tipsters and correspondents because, well, we constantly tell you so. And you have also many times heard us talk about one of our very best and reliable sources, our man in Ireland and a former member of the Church of Scientology, Pete Griffiths. Continue reading Fight Scientology, and you can end up paying the price for years and years
You might remember that we were not very impressed with Reza Aslan’s short-lived Believer series that aired in 2017 on CNN, in particular its dishonest episode about Scientology. Admitting that he had “a soft spot” for Scientology, Aslan pretended that the teeny tiny “indie” movement of Scientologists was so potent, it might become one of the world’s great religions some day.
It was another strange day at Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday as a long-delayed preliminary hearing went into its second day, and our correspondent Jeffrey Augustine was on the scene.
Hanan Islam, a Scientologist who is accused of using a Scientology Narconon drug rehab and unwitting high school students to defraud millions from the state Medi-Cal program, was arrested today in the courtroom of Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor, who also issued an arrest warrant for one of Islam’s co-defendants. [Update: Hanan’s son Rizza Islam was also arrested for contempt of court.] Continue reading SCIENTOLOGIST ARRESTED IN L.A. COURT: Narconon fraud defendants in wild scene
[NOTE: Don’t miss last night’s bonus coverage of Leah Remini and Mike Rinder UNLOADING on Scientology over its Fair Game tactics.] When the Brian Kent-Marci Hamilton legal team filed the first of its lawsuits against the Church of Scientology and its leader David Miscavige on June 18, we said that although the plaintiff was listed as “Jane Doe,” we could not ignore that it was plainly in reference to Valerie Haney, Miscavige’s former steward and Leah Remini’s current assistant.
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