Karen#1
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TONY ORTEGA
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Eleven years ago, we were fortunate to premiere a number of fascinating videos at the Underground Bunker. They were outtakes from Channel 4 UK’s excellent 1997 documentary, Secret Lives — L. Ron Hubbard that were being released for the first time. And of those, one of the most interesting was the interview with the man who had been L. Ron Hubbard’s personal “financial controller,” Mike Goldstein.
It has always struck us what a unique position Goldstein was in as the man who handled Hubbard’s cash. He also had interesting things to say about life on the Apollo, and about Hubbard’s son, Quentin. (See the video below.) In the years since, Goldstein kept talking about his experiences in Scientology with Janis Gillham Grady and Mark Fisher at their YouTube channel. So when we heard that Mike died this past weekend, we asked Mark if he could send us a few words.
Mike Goldstein led a very interesting and remarkable life. I was deeply saddened and surprised to hear of his passing, especially since I had just been texting with him last week.
We were fortunate to interview Mike 14 times over the years for our YouTube channel, Scientology: Peeling the Onion, giving him the opportunity to share many stories about his life and career.
Janis knew Mike during their years aboard Scientology’s flagship, the Apollo, when they were both members of the Sea Organization. I had only met Mike briefly in 1978, shortly before he left the Sea Org.
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[/td]It has always struck us what a unique position Goldstein was in as the man who handled Hubbard’s cash. He also had interesting things to say about life on the Apollo, and about Hubbard’s son, Quentin. (See the video below.) In the years since, Goldstein kept talking about his experiences in Scientology with Janis Gillham Grady and Mark Fisher at their YouTube channel. So when we heard that Mike died this past weekend, we asked Mark if he could send us a few words.
Mike Goldstein led a very interesting and remarkable life. I was deeply saddened and surprised to hear of his passing, especially since I had just been texting with him last week.
We were fortunate to interview Mike 14 times over the years for our YouTube channel, Scientology: Peeling the Onion, giving him the opportunity to share many stories about his life and career.
Janis knew Mike during their years aboard Scientology’s flagship, the Apollo, when they were both members of the Sea Organization. I had only met Mike briefly in 1978, shortly before he left the Sea Org.
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Mike Goldstein, 1949-2026: Told Scientology’s financial secrets for key ‘Secret Lives’ film
Eleven years ago, we were fortunate to premiere a number of fascinating videos at the Underground Bunker.
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