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April 4, 2001 Scientologists Accused Of Fraud In France Associated Press: Scientologists Accused Of Fraud In France fraud
April 3, 2001 Church of Scientology Sent to Trial in France A French magistrate has ordered the Paris division of the Church of Scientology to stand trial on charges of attempted extortion and invasion of privacy, judicial sources said on Tuesday. Investigating magistrate Renaud Van Ruymbeke also notified Marc Walter, a leader of Scientology in the Paris region, that he would face trial on the same charges, in addition to false advertising. crimes, fraud, Press
March 5, 2001 Scientology defrauded me: Pia Gardini wants 2 billion [liras] back La Repubblica: Scientology defrauded me: Pia Gardini wants 2 billion [liras] back fraud
December 13, 2000 State wants $43M from man held in fraud Tucson Citizen: State wants $43M from man held in fraud fraud
December 17, 1999 Scientology calls lawsuit fraudulent St. Petersburg Times: Scientology calls lawsuit fraudulent fraud
November 16, 1999 Scientology Leader Jailed For Fraud Xavier Delamare, a former regional Scientology leader in south-east France, was given a further 18-month suspended sentence by the Marseille court while four other members accused of fraud, violence and illegally practising medicine were given suspended sentences of six months to a year. The verdict marked the end of a decade-long investigation into the group's activities in Marseille and Nice. Church officials were accused by former members of selling bogus "purification" treatments costing between pounds 1,200 and pounds 15,000 but consisting mainly of sessions in the sauna, jogging and vitamin pills. fraud, Marseilles, Press
September 20, 1999 Scientology Trial Opens in France Seven members of the Church of Scientology have gone on trial in France on charges of fraud. The trial has led to renewed calls for banning Scientology in France, which officially regards it as a dangerous cult rather than a religion. The charges against the seven defendants - who are alleged to have obtained large sums of money from fellow Scientologists by fraudulent means - date back to the late 1980s. fraud, Marseille, France
January 19, 1992 French Scientologists Face Fraud Charges French authorities have charged 13 members of the Church of Scientology with fraud and practicing medicine illegally, court sources say. They include Jean-Claude Chapelet, the president of the French branch of the church, the sources said Wednesday. Police raided the church's headquarters in Paris Monday after former members claimed that they had been swindled out of a total of $750,000. France, fraud, Press
January 16, 1992 France Charges 13 Scientologists With Fraud Authorities have charged 13 members of the Church of Scientology with fraud and practising medicine illegally, court officials said yesterday, including the president of the French branch of the group, Jean-Claude Chapelet. crimes, France, fraud, Press
October 2, 1989 Bears Turn Fraud Into Millions San Jose Mercury News: Bears Turn Fraud Into Millions fraud