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New and Updated Information at Scientology LiesMichael Meisner surrenders to the FBI.
June 20, 1977: Michael Meisner surrenders to the FBI.
A Guardian notifies other Guardian officials that
June 24, 1977: A Guardian notifies other Guardian officials that he has recruited and placed an FSM -- covert agent -- as a reporter-researcher for Forbes magazine. "My FSM's name will appear on the masthead, starting with the issue of 15 July 1977," he says.
The FBI raids Scientology's headquarters in Washington,
July 7, 1977: The FBI raids Scientology's headquarters in Washington, DC and Los Angeles. The GO is taken by surprise and tens of thousands of incriminating documents are seized, including complete records of the infiltration and burglary of the IRS and other government departments.
FBI raids Church of Scientology offices in
July 8, 1977: FBI raids Church of Scientology offices in Los Angeles and Washington, DC. 134 agents seize 48,149 documents from church premises.
The FBI begins investigating whether Scientology framed
October 12, 1977: The FBI begins investigating whether Scientology framed Paulette Cooper for sending bomb threats.
Missouri Church of Scientology V State Tax Commission of Missouri Et Al
December 19, 1977: Missouri Church of Scientology v State Tax Commission of Missouri et al
Church of Scientology of Toronto
January 6, 1978: Church of Scientology of Toronto, Jacqueline Matz, and Nancy Troiani stop stealing documents from the law firm of Goodman & Goodman.
Church of Scientology of California
May 17, 1978: CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA, a California Corporation, and Southern Land Development & Leasing Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, Appellants Cross-Appellees v. Paul M. WADE and Sophie G. Wade, his wife, et al., Appellees Cross-Appellants
Founding Church of Scientology of Washington
May 17, 1978: FOUNDING CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF WASHINGTON, D. C., a not-for-profit corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant v. AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, an Illinois not-for-profit Corporation, et al., Defendants-Appellees
Church Of Scientology Of California Vs. Paulette Cooper, Breach Of Contract, Specific Performance, U.S. District Court, Central
May 25, 1978: Church of Scientology of California vs. Paulette Cooper, Breach of Contract, Specific Performance, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Case No. 78-2053. Cooper's attorney John P. McNicholas files $10 million counterclaim.
Church Of Scientology Of New York Vs. Paulette Cooper, Supreme Court Of New York, Breach Of Contract; No. Cv 79 -2053(Rmt), Sout
June 1, 1978: Church of Scientology of New York vs. Paulette Cooper, Supreme Court of New York, Breach of Contract; No. CV 79 -2053(RMT), Southern District of New York. Counterclaim filed by Paulette Cooper. [June 1978; exact date unknown]
End of the period during which Toronto
August 31, 1978: End of the period during which Toronto Scientology staffers were accused of stealing documents from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (the period in the complaint was January 26, 1976, until August 31, 1978, approximately).
Missouri Church Of Scientology V. State Tax Commission Of Missouri Et Al
October 2, 1978: Missouri Church of Scientology v. State Tax Commission of Missouri et al
Church of Scientology of California
October 13, 1978: Church of Scientology of California, et al v. William Simon, Secretary of the Treasury, et al
Founding Church of Scientology of Washington
October 19, 1978: Founding Church of Scientology of Washington, DC v. Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, et al
Church Of Scientology Of California V. James Adams, Elaine Viets, Pulitzer Publishing Co., Inc., Et Al
October 23, 1978: Church of Scientology of California v. James Adams, Elaine Viets, Pulitzer Publishing Co., Inc., et al
The day after being questioned by FBI
June 12, 1976: The day after being questioned by FBI agents at the US Courthouse, Michael Meisner flies to Los Angeles and gives a full report of the incident to Guardian officials. "All parties recognized," in the words of U.S. attorneys who later described the moment in a Stipulation of Evidence, "that the highest priority lay in stopping the FBI investigation before it could connect the defendant Wolfe and Mr. Meisner to the Church of Scientology and thereby expose other officials of the Guardian's Office who had been involved in the burglaries, thefts, and buggings ..." A cover story is devised and Wolfe is briefed. He will be arrested 18 days later.
Gerald Wolfe is arrested in Washington and
June 30, 1976: Gerald Wolfe is arrested in Washington and charged with use and possession of a forged official pass of the United States. He will later plead guilty and testify before a grand jury using a cover story that does not mention that he was on Scientology business.
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