Lawsuit goes after Tom Cruise, Church of Scientology »
Posted By Neophile 1 year, 6 months ago in News
Tom Cruise is named in a $250 million federal lawsuit that is using the RICO statute against the Church of Scientology. Ex-Scientologist Peter Letterese, a longtime critic of the church, filed suit in Southern District Court in Florida on July 15 alleging, among other things, that members of the church harassed him after he left.
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Natureboy1 year, 6 months ago
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"Letterese calls the church a "crime syndicate" and wants it broken up under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization law, just as the feds have broken up Mafia families."
It's an attractive prospect, but can you imagine if it became legal precedent? We'd be running out of churches in a few years.
But I'd get by somehow...
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