Judge Charlaine Olmedo Los Angeles criminal court Judge Charlaine Olmedo issued her ruling in the pretrial motions for the upcoming felony retrial of Scientologist Danny Masterson. The actor is charged with three counts of forcible rape which, if he is convicted, carry a sentence of 45-to-life. We were in court and watched most of the pretrial hearing. We noted that criminal Defendant Danny Masterson has grown back his trademark beard. We assume his legal team will have him shave it off for his criminal trial so as to look less like an alleged rapist. Compare how the two different looks ..read more

Long-time Scientology critic and California PI Jeffrey Augustine reveals the astonishing facts showing how and why L. Ron Hubbard pulled off his “Big Bamboozle” in 1951 to reboot the staggering failure that was Dianetics as it headed towards bankruptcy. Augustine shows how L. Ron Hubbard did not invent the e-meter and did not create auditing. Rather, Augustine shows precisely how Hubbard took the work of others to relabel Dianetics as “Scientology.” L. Ron Hubbard’s admission that the e-meter made Freudian free association go much faster and easier in Scientology auditing. This article is ref ..read more

Long-time Scientology critic and California PI Jeffrey Augustine discusses the history of the galvanometer and how it came to be used in psychiatric research in the 19th century. Augustine presents the facts of how the legendary Swiss psychotherapist Carl Jung used the meter in his formal psychiatric research in 1906. Jung’s work with the e-meter and word association was published in English in 1919. Scroll down to read Jung’s 1919 Studies in Word Association. Augustine’s central point in this video is that Psychiatry was using the e-meter in psychotherapy decades before L. Ron Hubbard adopte ..read more

Recent court documents suggest that the US Federal criminal trial of disgraced former GPB Capital CEO David Gentile and his codefendants Jeffry Schneider and Jeff Lash will likely occur in March 2024. The main reason cited for the delay is the time and difficulties defense lawyers have had in receiving and sorting out millions of documents seized by the FBI during the execution of search warrants on GPB Capital’s NYC and Long Island offices in 2019. The headquarters of GPB Capital’s waste management company in NYC area was also the target of an US DoJ search warrant and documents were seized ..read more

Question: What is the Scientology Money Project? The Scientology Money Project is a website that was created by journalist and former Scientologist, Jeffrey Augustine. The website is dedicated to investigating and reporting on the financial practices and controversies surrounding the Church of Scientology. The website features in-depth articles, analyses, and documents related to the finances of the Church of Scientology, its various entities, and its leadership. The articles cover topics such as the organization’s tax-exempt status, its real estate holdings, its fundraising activities, and ..read more

In response to our article The Cult of Cult Apologists: Massimo Introvigne Part 1, Luigi Corvaglia of the European Federation of Centres of Research and Information on Cults and Sects (FECRIS) posted an excellent comment on Massimo Introvigne. The links Mr. Covaglia posted are, in our view, so important we have escalated his comment to this blog post. The information he provides offers needed context for non-Italian readers. Mr. Covaglia’s comment: Dear all, I would like to emphasize two aspects. The first is that the non-Italian observer misses many aspects of Introvigne’s character, and the ..read more

Scientology Money Project author Jeffrey Augustine introduces his three-part series which presents the evidence showing why L. Ron Hubbard was not the actual creator of Scientology. In Part 1 Augustine offers a brief overview of the influences on L. Ron Hubbard prior to the release of Dianetics on May 9, 1950. These influences include Hubbard’s near death experience in 1937; the US Navy; Sigmund Freud; Aleister Crowley; Jack Parsons; Goetia; and Hubbard’s early career as a pulp fiction writer. Augustine answers one question he has been asked many times: Did L. Ron Hubbard practice Black Magic ..read more

Scientology Money Project author Jeffrey Augustine introduces his three-part series which presents the evidence showing why L. Ron Hubbard was not the actual creator of Scientology. In Part 1 Augustine offers a brief overview of the influences on L. Ron Hubbard prior to the release of Dianetics on May 9, 1950. These influences include Hubbard’s near death experience in 1937; the US Navy; Sigmund Freud; Aleister Crowley; Jack Parsons; Goetia; and Hubbard’s early career as a pulp fiction writer. Augustine answers one question he has been asked many times: Did L. Ron Hubbard practice Black Magic ..read more

Does your religion pay you commissions? The Church of Scientology has paid commissions to its members for bringing in new business since it was founded in 1954. All Scientologists are Field Staff Members, or “FSM’s” as they are called, and are eligible to be paid commissions for monies paid by new members they recruit into Scientology. These new members are called “selectees.” Field Staff Members are different than professional Sea Org salespeople called “registrars” and work at Scientology’s Orgs. FSM’s are non- Sea Org. FSM’s are public members of the Church of Scientology. FSM’s must pay t ..read more

Marc Headley: Join us as we discuss the next step in Scientology’s attack on my business and my livelihood. We will discuss possible outcomes and paths forward to deal with Scientology and their continued attacks against me & my family. In this episode we have a document from today! The Scientology Spy wing (OSA) is writing letters to my current clients in an effort to silence me from speaking out against Scientology. We dive into this and what will happen next. Scientology cult leader David Miscavige has ordered attacks on Marc Headley’s business. The object of Miscavige’s attack is to ..read more