J. Swift
Well-known member
Scientology Crime Boss David Miscavige speaks at the Grand Opening of the Chicago Ideal Org in 2024.
This venture appears to have been largely financed by Joe Cecala and his family.
This venture appears to have been largely financed by Joe Cecala and his family.
From a recently filed IRS 990, we learn that it cost David Miscavige $345,358 to yank his ribbon at the 2024 Ideal Org Grand Opening.
The newly released 990 was published just as Scientologist Joe Cecala and his Dream Exchange face an active SEC investigation. We’ve seen this movie before with the Scientologist-owned GPB Capital: an SEC probe, then an SEC civil complaint against the New York private-equity firm, followed by large-scale FBI search warrants at GPB’s headquarters and its waste-management affiliate. To be clear, we’re not predicting identical events at Dream Exchange; our point is that SEC investigations can cascade into criminal exposure.
After we published our first article on Cecala and Dream Exchange—and the Wall Street Journal followed—OSA promptly posted a Freedom Magazine hate page smearing WSJ reporter Kevin Dugan and our dear wife, Karen. In our view, the speed, vitriolic tone, and typically hysterical rage of these attacks clearly indicate David Miscavige’s panic of losing control of the Dream Exchange and Chicago Org situation. Miscavige has reasons to worry, and we are well ahead of what OSA—and Miscavige—currently understand.
The Chicago 2023 990 was filed by the OTC Chicago, which is the OT Committee in 2023. The document is revealing as it shows what Scientology Crime Boss Miscavige spent for a one-day photo op in which he does his trademark ribbon pull at a Grand Opening of an Ideal Org.
David Miscavige yanks his ribbon in public in the Windy City. In the thrill of confetti, we can see
Miscavige, Tom Cummins, Joe Cecala Jr., looks like Nancy Cartwright, and Jim Bridgeforth
with other unidentifiable randos.
Miscavige’s ribbon pull comes after his bloviating speech, whereupon he and his selected coterie of Scientologist sycophants and perhaps one or two local dignitaries pull the ribbon to open the Org. The ribbon pull is followed by confetti cannons and a balloon release. A balloon release and confetti cannons are generally used to grand open car dealerships and restaurants in strip malls, but Miscavige likes it as well. It so garish to release balloons and fire off confetti. The Vatican would certainly never engage in such this type of Cult Carnival.
The 990 tells us that the OTC Chicago was lead by Scientologist and chiropractor Dr. William Pollack. The job of the OTC was get the Chicago Ideal Org staff trained and the building ready to open:
Because the Org had zero income pre-opening, the Chicago Org staff still had to eat.
Line 4A: The staff were subsidized by donations of $145,258.
LIne 4B: The actual Grand Opening where Miscavige yanked his ribon while confetti cannons fired and balloons ascended upwards to Target 2 at a cost $101,139.
Line 4C: This line is extremely interesting as it shows that Chicago Org staff requiring financial assistance were provided that assistance in the amount of $92,400. Added to line 4A, Chicago Org staff required financial support totaling $237,658 prior to the grand opening. After grand opening, one wonders if the Chicago Org had generated sufficient income to pay expenses: Ultities; building maintenance; royalties uplines to RTC and CST; management fees to CSI; purchase required book stocks to Bridge Publications; promo; staff pay;etc.
Go to the Scientology Money Project article to read or download the IRS 990.
The file is too big for ESMB.
