Scientologist removed from L.A. court again after screaming at judge in fraud hearing

[Hanan Islam, circa 2014]

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.

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Scientologists led away in handcuffs after stunning evidence of fraud heard in L.A. court

At the conclusion of the first day in their preliminary hearing yesterday afternoon at Los Angeles Superior Court, Scientologists Hanan Islam, 60, and her son Ronnie “Rizza” Islam, 29, were led away in handcuffs to spend the night in jail.

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SCIENTOLOGIST ARRESTED IN L.A. COURT: Narconon fraud defendants in wild scene

[Hanan Islam and her son Rizza]

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.]

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Valerie Haney drops ‘Jane Doe’ label in brutal amended complaint against Scientology

[Valerie Haney on Aftermath]

[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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Scientology tried to sell ‘Daily Mail’ on story she was a sexual abuser, Leah Remini says

Last week, Leah Remini made a remarkable post on Instagram about the death of her estranged biological father, George Remini, and how she had heard nothing about him being sick. She didn’t even learn about his death until after a funeral had been held.

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Scientology’s expensive crew of former journalists hasn’t put out a magazine in a year

Remember ‘Freedom’ magazine?

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Who had the biggest booth at the Black Caucus DC confab this month? Scientology, that’s who.

The Congressional Black Conference Foundation held its Annual Legislative Conference this month and Scientology was on hand to spread its message of hatred against psychiatry. The event draws over 30,000 attendees to Washington, DC.

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Answering Scientology’s smears with truth: Phil Jones takes a STAND

[Phil and Willie Jones with their kids Emily and Mike, pre-disconnection]

For those of us who get smeared by Scientology on a regular basis, there’s always a decision to make: Speak up about Scientology’s lies and risk bringing more attention to their scummy online attacks, or ignore them and assume that intelligent people who run into that material on their own can recognize the juvenile namecalling and histrionic exaggeration for what it is.

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The rise and fall of a Scientology mogul just took another mysterious twist

[Richie Acunto and Tiziano Lugli, back in the day]

We are at a complete loss on this story. We really have no idea what to think. So we ask you, our brilliant commenting community: What the hell is going on here?

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City councilman demonstrates why Scientology puts so much effort into its front groups

[Allen Warren, then vice mayor, recognizing Scientologists for volunteer work in Sacramento in 2015]

We had arranged to talk on Monday with Allen Warren, a Sacramento city councilman, and when he called, he let us know he was at a golf course.

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