Michael Meisner

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Michael Meisner was Assistant Guardian for Information in the District of Columbia (AG I DC). In his new post, Mr. Meisner was responsible for all overt and covert intelligence investigations and operations. This included the implementation of all Guardian orders, programs, and projects within the District of Columbia applicable to the Information Bureau, as well as overall supervision of all covert operatives in private and governmental agencies. After being held captive by GO staffers, Meisner left Scientology and became a witness for the prosecution.

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December 28, 1974Gerald Wolfe, Barbara Bird, IRS, Scientology-related, files, IRS Building, United States, task. Upon, photocopying, Ms. Bird's o Gerald Wolfe enters the office of Barbara Bird located in the main building of the IRS and takes many Scientology-related documents from her files. He photocopies them on a photocopying machine in the IRS Building, using United States property and paper to accomplish the task. Upon completion of the photocopying, the defendant returns the documents to Ms. Bird's office. (At a subsequent meeting with Mr. Meisner at a Lums Restaurant in nearby Virginia, Wolfe will give Meisner the stolen documents.)
December 30, 1974Michael Meisner, Cindy Raymond, "Raw Data Report Re: IRS-Charlotte Murphy File." It, Gerald Wolfe, Barbara Bird, IRS. Meisner, I Michael Meisner sends a memo to Cindy Raymond entitled "Raw Data Report Re: IRS-Charlotte Murphy Scientology File." It summarizes documents taken by Gerald Wolfe from the offices of Barbara Bird at the IRS. Meisner appends at least ninety eight pages of documents taken from the IRS.
January 6, 1975Richard Weigand, Michael Meisner, Cindy Raymond, "Raw Data Report Re: IRS-Charlotte Murphy File." It, Gerald Wolfe, Barbara Bird Richard Weigand initials a memo from Michael Meisner to Cindy Raymond, entitled "Raw Data Report Re: IRS-Charlotte Murphy Scientology File." It summarizes documents taken by the Gerald Wolfe from the offices of Barbara Bird at the IRS. Meisner appended at least 98 pages of documents taken from the IRS.
January 10, 1975Gregory Willardson, Michael Meisner, Cindy Raymond, "Raw Data Report Re: IRS-Charlotte Murphy File." It, Gerald Wolfe, Barbara B Gregory Willardson initials a memo from Michael Meisner to Cindy Raymond, entitled "Raw Data Report Re: IRS-Charlotte Murphy Scientology File." It summarizes documents taken by the Gerald Wolfe from the offices of Barbara Bird at the IRS. Meisner appended at least 98 pages of documents taken from the IRS.
June 11, 1975GO, IRS, Church, California. Accordingly, GO, IRS' The GO gets wind of a major financial audit to be made by the IRS of the Church of Scientology of California. Accordingly, the GO decides to obtain as much inside information as possible on the IRS' "line of attack". Michael Meisner devises "Project Beetle Cleanup" for obtaining "all DC IRS files on LRH, Scientology, etc., in the Intelligence section, OIO [Office or International Operations], and SSS [Special Services Staff]". The project proposes the placement of "FSMs" (Field Staff members, or agents) in the "required areas or good access developed", and further that "Pitts" (the code name for Nancy Douglass - a GO agent who had infiltrated the Drug Enforcement Agency) and "Silver" (Wolfe) attempt to obtain employment at the Internal Revenue Service Intelligence Division and Office of International Operations respectively.
September 10, 1975Cindy Raymond, Michael Meisner, Justice Department Tax Division, Scientology Cindy Raymond writes to Michael Meisner reminding him of his assignments to infiltrate the Justice Department Tax Division and obtain all files on Scientology.
September 24, 1975Scientologist Michael Meisner, Guardian's Office Scientologist Michael Meisner sends a memo to his superiors in the Guardian's Office, summarizing stolen government documents regarding the "IRS/Hawaii Intelligence Files."
September 30, 1975Scientologist Michael Meisner, Guardian's Office Scientologist Michael Meisner sends a memo to his superiors in the Guardian's Office, summarizing stolen government documents regarding "the IRS National Office Intelligence files" and the "SSS [Special Services Staff] files". The latter were specifically called for in Guardian's Order 1361, Target 10.
November 17, 1975Michael Meisner, Cindy Meisner Michael Meisner sends a memo to Cindy Meisner entitled "Re: Justice Department, FOI Suits -- Figley". It summarized documents stolen from the office of IRS employee Paul Figley, who was working on Freedom of Information Act requests relating to Scientology. The stolen documents were attached to Meisner's memo.
November 18, 1975Michael Meisner, Cindy Meisner Michael Meisner sends a memo to Cindy Meisner entitled "Re: DEA FOI Case -- D of J Data -- Figley". It summarized documents stolen from the office of IRS employee Paul Figley, who was working on Freedom of Information Act requests relating to Scientology. The stolen documents were attached to Meisner's memo.
February 29, 1976Scientologist Sharon Thomas, Scientology's, Department, Justice, Information, Privacy Unit, Civil Division. Soon, there, Unit, S Scientologist Sharon Thomas begins working as Scientology's covert operative within the Department of Justice. She works as a secretary to two trial attorneys in the Information and Privacy Unit or the Civil Division. Soon after she begins working there, she starts stealing documents from that Unit which were the basis for a number of pending Scientology-initiated FOIA lawsuits, taking the documents after working hours or on weekends. She meets with Michael Meisner every week, on either a Monday or a Tuesday, at a restaurant or her apartment. During this period, Meisner instructs her to obtain all files on Scientology from the office of Department of Justice attorney Paul Figley, who was supervising the Freedom of Information Act cases within the Department. After collecting all the documents in Figley's office, she was to monitor his office and take any new documents placed in his files. She was also directed to be attentive to Figley in the hopes that she might become his secretary and have immediate access to all his files. In June 1976, she succeeds in becoming Figley's secretary.
September 1, 1976With, GO Scientologists, Michael Meisner, Richard Weigand's, Los Angeles, Jeff Marks. He's, appearance. GO, there's, Meisner's a With the help of other GO Scientologists, Michael Meisner moves out of Richard Weigand's house and into a hotel in Los Angeles, registering under the name of Jeff Marks. He's ordered to change his appearance. GO executives know there's a warrant out for Meisner's arrest; they're now harboring a fugitive.
September 3, 1976Richard Weigand, Mike Cooper, Michael Meisner, -, fugitive Richard Weigand writes to Mike Cooper about hiding Michael Meisner from the authorities - this constitutes harboring a fugitive.
September 10, 1976Michael Meisner, Los Angeles, authorities. At midnight, Guardian's Office, hotel Michael Meisner moves to a different hotel in Los Angeles to continue to evade authorities. At midnight, other Guardian's Office members move him to yet another hotel.
September 12, 1976Michael Meisner, Los Angeles, authorities Michael Meisner moves to a different hotel in Los Angeles to continue to evade authorities.
September 13, 1976Michael Meisner, Los Angeles, authorities Michael Meisner moves to a different hotel in Los Angeles to continue to evade authorities.
September 15, 1976Michael Meisner, Los Angeles, authorities Michael Meisner moves to a different hotel in Los Angeles to continue to evade authorities.
September 16, 1976Duke Snider, Richard Weigand, Warren Young matter. Young, San Diego, Scientologist, FBI, Meisner, San Diego, violation. In fact, Duke Snider writes to Richard Weigand, telling him to take care of the Warren Young matter. Young, a San Diego police officer and a Scientologist, had told the FBI that he had arrested Meisner in San Diego for a pedestrian violation. In fact, Meisner had never been to San Diego. The Guardian's Office used a police officer to throw the FBI a false lead. Weigand writes back, saying that the policeman is "on SCN lines", and Snider writes back saying he was glad the matter was under control.
September 20, 1976Mike Cooper, Michael Meisner. Meisner, he's, arrest. Cooper, Meisner, San Diego, -, Scientologist -, FBI, Meisner, San Diego, vi Mike Cooper meets with Michael Meisner. Meisner says he's absolutely opposed to leaving the country to escape the warrant out for his arrest. Cooper tells Meisner that a San Diego police officer - a Scientologist - had told the FBI that he had arrested Meisner in San Diego for a pedestrian violation. In fact, Meisner had never been to San Diego. The Guardian's Office used a police officer to throw the FBI a false lead.
September 28, 1976Mo Budlong, Richard Weigand, Michael Meisner, warrant Mo Budlong writes to Richard Weigand, describing a plan for hiding Michael Meisner from his arrest warrant.
December 1, 1976Cindy Raymond, Michael Meisner, Henning Heldt, Richard Weigand, approval. FBI's, Meisner's, activities Cindy Raymond sends a briefing memorandum with a cover story for Michael Meisner to Henning Heldt and Richard Weigand for their approval. The cover story is intended to terminate the FBI's investigation into Meisner's illegal activities.
June 20, 1977After, 11, (a, fugitive), Michael Meisner, guards, Glendale, Calif., FBI, alley After being held captive by Scientology for 11 months (a situation which also qualified as harboring a fugitive), Michael Meisner escapes his guards, leaves his apartment in Glendale, Calif., calls the FBI, and surrenders to agents at a bowling alley.