Scientology is found guilty of libelling Bob Minton by claiming he had defrauded Nigeria in a debt buy-back scheme. In addition to being made to pay Minton's court costs, Scientology is prohibited from repeating or republishing the false information.
Scientology distributes copies of Freiheit (Freedom) magazine by mail to Berlin residents. They allege that Bob Minton has been involved in fraud, money-laundering, and forgery. A few months later, they will be found guilty of libelling Minton, fined, and prohibited from republishing the libel.