Scientology Chronology - May 2001

Review Scientology's history by month and by year.

May 1, 2001Letters To The Editor: Talk Like A Scientologist
May 2, 2001(article on the Lafayette school's Scientology links)
May 2, 2001Co-Founder of EarthLink Is Accused of Investor Fraud
May 2, 2001Earthlink co-founder accused of bilking $35 million
May 3, 2001EarthLink Co-Founder a Pyramid Schemer?
May 3, 2001Investors sue Earthlink co-founder in fraud case
May 3, 2001Panda Software linked to Church of Scientology
May 4, 2001EarthLink founder crashes, burns in fraud probe
May 4, 2001Slatkin Hinted in Early 2000 of Trouble With SEC
May 4, 2001Some EarthLink executives invested with colleague who faces lawsuits
May 5, 2001Los Angeles Picket
May 5, 2001Readers' Letters Scientologist fights Panda bashing
May 6, 2001Binman Benji sues jewellery empire heir
May 6, 2001Plan for Religious Groups Debated
May 7, 2001Annual Report on Discrimination in Foreign Government Procurement
May 7, 2001Internet anarchy
May 7, 2001Putting the fun back into fundamentalism
May 9, 2001Lonely volcano: nothing to do with us
May 9, 2001Scientologist-backed drug measure fizzles
May 10, 2001Man Pleads Not Guilty In Death Of San Jacinto Girl
May 11, 2001Cisco exec backs Hubbardist courses
May 11, 2001Co-Founder of EarthLink Faces Claims of $600 Million
May 11, 2001EarthLink co-founder could face claims of $600 million or more
May 11, 2001EarthLink Co-Founder Fraud May Top $600 Million
May 11, 2001Grown-up And Glad (about Juliette Lewis)
May 11, 2001The USA And Scientology: In The Name Of Freedom
May 12, 2001Courts: EarthLink co-founder's files are seized as a criminal probe opens into alleged Ponzi scheme
May 14, 2001Seeking Answers in Slatkin Puzzle
May 15, 2001Earthlink Founder In Fraud Suit
May 15, 2001SEC accuses Earthlink's cofounder of fraud
May 15, 2001US Seeks Appointment of Trustee in Slatkin Bankruptcy
May 17, 2001As I See It: Politics As Usual
May 17, 2001Protester is subject to arrest
May 17, 2001Scientology Critic Flees U.S. Over Usenet Posts, Pickets
May 17, 2001Trustee Named in Slatkin Case
May 18, 2001Russia Court Protects Scientology
May 19, 2001(article about Scientologist John Steiner earning Eagle Scout rank)
May 19, 2001Church critic trailed, arrested
May 19, 2001Deep in the Forest
May 19, 2001Online Scientology critic seeks political asylum
May 21, 2001Outlook Bleak for Slatkin Investors
May 22, 2001Cults: The Freedom Trap
May 22, 2001Disputed Sect Wish To Seize Oslo
May 23, 2001"You Have To Look For Their Ruin, Make Them Cry, Then Sell Them A Course"
May 23, 2001On the run from L. Ron Hubbard
May 23, 2001Proposed faith law gets mixed reviews from Muslims
May 23, 2001Testimony: Church of Scientology spurred critic's arrest
May 23, 2001The City Of Scientology
May 24, 2001Scientology is a key player in marijuana case
May 25, 2001Scientology critic's jury hung
May 25, 2001State Drops Charges In Prince Marijuana Case
May 26, 2001Church Behavior? (editorial)
May 26, 2001FBI Agents Search Slatkin's Home
May 26, 2001Group readies Scientology toehold in Battle Creek
May 26, 2001Hung jury induces prosecutors to drop their pot-growing case
May 26, 2001Scientology critic won't face retrial
May 26, 2001Scientology link to drug case keeps jurors from reaching verdict
May 28, 2001Dark clouds over a guru to the stars
May 29, 2001American Seeks Asylum
May 29, 2001New French anti-sect law attacked as abuse of human rights
May 29, 2001Police Arrest US Fugitive
May 30, 2001French Assembly to adopt controversial anti-sect law
May 30, 2001French lawmakers OK sect regulation
May 30, 2001How adviser to the stars kept SEC in the dark
May 30, 2001Office Search Part Of Criminal Probe
May 30, 2001U.S. fugitive arrested at gunpoint; Posed threat to Scientologists, court had found