XenuHimself
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So the cheapest option is every few months get a monthly membership for $5, read all the messages, and cancel the membership.
New Substack by Tom de Vocht - Where I've Been, What I've Seen, and Why I'm Finally Talking Again
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Type4_PTS
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Yes, that would be the cheapest option.
EDIT: There may be even a cheaper option than that now that I've thought about it.
Get a monthly membership every few months and then split it with one or more others.
Alex P. Keaton
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Okay, this appears to be my problem then. I thought there was a "free level" of Substack (like Tony Ortega) because Substack mandated this. But clearly Substack lets content creators charge money for even the lowest level of access. I didn't know that.
And yes, because Firefox/Win7 is very, very pushy about updating (for several years now), I will soon be doing most of my browsing in Mint or Ubuntu, where Firefox is less pushy. And if it becomes more pushy in Linux as well, I will remove FF and search for something else.
And yes, because Firefox/Win7 is very, very pushy about updating (for several years now), I will soon be doing most of my browsing in Mint or Ubuntu, where Firefox is less pushy. And if it becomes more pushy in Linux as well, I will remove FF and search for something else.
Type4_PTS
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I don't know whether or not Substack mandates a free level, but I'm subscribed to about 25 different publishers on Substack, including Tom de Vocht, and all of them do have a free subscription option.
Isaac
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Tom De Vocht: Not Anti Scientology - Just Anti Miscavige. A Call to Action!
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Interesting video - is Tom De Vocht still a Scientology believer?
I asked Chat GPT to review the article and opine as to whether Tom De Vocht's ex Scientology status.
Chat GPT:
Tom De Vocht's recent Substack article, "Not Anti-Scientology – Just Anti-Miscavige: A Call to Action!", offers a nuanced perspective on his departure from the Church of Scientology. While he criticizes the leadership under David Miscavige, he refrains from a blanket condemnation of Scientology itself.
Is Tom De Vocht Fully Out of Scientology?
De Vocht's article suggests a complex relationship with Scientology. He acknowledges the abuses under Miscavige's regime but does not explicitly renounce the church's teachings or practices. This indicates that while he has distanced himself from the organization, he may still hold certain beliefs or views associated with Scientology.
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Interesting video - is Tom De Vocht still a Scientology believer?
I asked Chat GPT to review the article and opine as to whether Tom De Vocht's ex Scientology status.
Chat GPT:
Tom De Vocht's recent Substack article, "Not Anti-Scientology – Just Anti-Miscavige: A Call to Action!", offers a nuanced perspective on his departure from the Church of Scientology. While he criticizes the leadership under David Miscavige, he refrains from a blanket condemnation of Scientology itself.
Is Tom De Vocht Fully Out of Scientology?
De Vocht's article suggests a complex relationship with Scientology. He acknowledges the abuses under Miscavige's regime but does not explicitly renounce the church's teachings or practices. This indicates that while he has distanced himself from the organization, he may still hold certain beliefs or views associated with Scientology.
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Isaac
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Tom De Vocht: "Why I’m Turning On the Paywall"To view all the postings on his blog, you've got to be a paid subscriber, but it's not necessary to install any app on your phone.
As far as why he's turning on the paywall, he wrote this:
Devo’s Substack
Devo (De Vocht)
Apr 09, 2025
Why I’m Turning On the Paywall
Because I’ve just been made aware that DM and OSA are following along, I’ve decided to turn on the paywall — I don’t feel like giving them anything else for free.
To the rest of you, I hope you’ll understand. These stories cost me something.
They’re not particularly easy to write, but they’re real. And for those reading, reflecting, or just riding along — I appreciate you being here.
If you’ve made it through Parts 1 and 2, you already know: this isn’t nostalgia. It’s a postmortem.
Part 3 of The Beginning of the End is where things really start to peel back.
And there’s much more coming — not just this series, but a mix of deeper, unsightly stories, raw memories, and quick-hit moments that are surfacing fast. Some long, some short — all of them hot off the press. Or more accurately, hot off my brain.
What I’m sharing comes from a place not many people stood. My proximity to the Miscaviges gave me a view that was unfiltered — and often uncomfortable. And I intend to share it, now that it’s all coming back into view.
That OSA is following along might be a sign that Dave has something to worry about — and maybe he’s right.
Because I’ve just been made aware that DM and OSA are following along, I’ve decided to turn on the paywall — I don’t feel like giving them anything else for free.
(The reality is Scientologists pay and pay and pay)
To the rest of you, I hope you’ll understand. These stories cost me something.
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Type4_PTS
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From Tom's post on Facebook about 7 hours ago:
I’ve just made all my posts on Substack FREE to read and share.
The Indict David Miscavige Initiative isn’t about clicks, subscriptions, or monetizing trauma.�It’s about documenting the truth, exposing the man behind the curtain, and bringing him to justice.
So if you’re a current Scientologist…�A fence-sitter…�Someone who’s scared to speak but curious enough to read… �You can access everything here—no paywall, no barriers, and your information (email) is safe with me.
If you believe in this work and want to support it, you can still subscribe as a paid reader.�But you’re not buying content.�You’re backing a cause.
This initiative starts now.�And it’s for everyone who wants to see the truth come out—and a predator held accountable.
We will not be bought.�We will not be silenced.�And now, we will not be gated.
devodevocht.substack.com
I’ve just made all my posts on Substack FREE to read and share.
The Indict David Miscavige Initiative isn’t about clicks, subscriptions, or monetizing trauma.�It’s about documenting the truth, exposing the man behind the curtain, and bringing him to justice.
So if you’re a current Scientologist…�A fence-sitter…�Someone who’s scared to speak but curious enough to read… �You can access everything here—no paywall, no barriers, and your information (email) is safe with me.
If you believe in this work and want to support it, you can still subscribe as a paid reader.�But you’re not buying content.�You’re backing a cause.
This initiative starts now.�And it’s for everyone who wants to see the truth come out—and a predator held accountable.
We will not be bought.�We will not be silenced.�And now, we will not be gated.
Devo’s Substack | Substack
What happens when control breaks down, power turns ruthless, and you decide to escape — no matter the cost. Click to read Devo’s Substack, by Devo (De Vocht), a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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A lot of his articles are still clipped unless one subscribes, wish he'd unlock them, esp the ones about Shelly
Type4_PTS
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He did eliminate the paywall, so they're all free for subscribers.
For anyone who doesn't wish to share their email address with him, just create another email address that cannot be traced back to you.
XenuHimself
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I wasn't willing to pay, but am reading them now that they are free. Amazing stuff. It makes me wonder, who - if anyone - would be able to run Scientology in Miscavige's demise. The other leaders are basically psychologically broken slaves. Would any of them be able to do it?
It is certain that a leader would emerge - somehow. Even the USSR managed to move on after Stalin.
I feel like Scientology would look for a gentler leader in an effort to bring back the disaffected. That would have worked much better 25 years ago. Most people who leave Scientology don't take that long to decide it was all BS and have no intention of going back. I think the number of stubborn 'independents' that cling to some hope in the 'tech' is quite small today though it was certainly substantial in the days of Mayo.
Any speculation on who might emerge as the next leader? Is it possible they would bring Diana Hubbard out of mothballs?
It is certain that a leader would emerge - somehow. Even the USSR managed to move on after Stalin.
I feel like Scientology would look for a gentler leader in an effort to bring back the disaffected. That would have worked much better 25 years ago. Most people who leave Scientology don't take that long to decide it was all BS and have no intention of going back. I think the number of stubborn 'independents' that cling to some hope in the 'tech' is quite small today though it was certainly substantial in the days of Mayo.
Any speculation on who might emerge as the next leader? Is it possible they would bring Diana Hubbard out of mothballs?
Type4_PTS
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HelluvaHoax!
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Type4_PTS
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ILove2Lurk
. . Lisbeth Salander . . Back in Sweden
~
Truth Revealed*
Outtakes from the cutting room floor of Scientology's filming
of Marty Rathbun "prisoner of war" videos inside SMP in LA
Oh, hell yeah, we knew Hubbard crashed and burned at the end. It was obvious.
Miscavige and Broeker came up with the idea of the target two story and Hubbard
moving on to do disembodied OT research. We all went along. What else could we do?
~
If we had told the factual truth about Hubbard to the parishioners in 1986, well, the
jig would have been up right then and there. Most people would have left. We all had
too much invested already. Too much money was on the line, our careers. You gotta
understand we were controlling hundreds of millions in reserves, the old man was
gone, we felt like gods. We could do no wrong.
~
We knew there were no upper OT levels by 1988, when we raided Broeker's ranch . . .
third time. Miscavige was there, Yingling was there, Rinder, Wilhere, a few other execs,
muscle . . . six PIs, me. I think that was our third raid on Broeker and we came up empty.
We all knew we had nothing and had to rely on Mithoff to come up with something.
~
Starkey, Heber, everybody at the top either heard about it or figured it out after a
while. Everybody's job was to put up a false front and move forward, business
as usual. Those that balked got the RPF or later on put in the Hole forever.
~
Mithoff began balking about writing up some upper OT levels. Starting to develop
a conscience about it all. Well, you haven't seen him since 2001. He's locked up
in the Hole. You won't see him, or Heber, for the rest of their lives. That's the way
it's gotta be otherwise it's all gonna collapse. Miscavige won't allow it. He's god,
in his eyes, and don't let anyone convince you of anything otherwise.
~
Yeah, Rinder, and Yingling, knew everything from the get go. You've never seen him or
heard him deny it. Everyone's gotta do what they've got to do to survive in this world.
What else can I tell you? Go read some history books. It's the way it goes.
~
Oh, I'll be taken care of OK. See this seven hundred dollar sport coat I'm wearing.
You're not gonna buy this without some serious jack comin' in. Gotta keep the
parishioners paying in, don't we?
~
They'll believe anything won't they? It's pretty obvious. They'll all believe what we
tell them to believe. We learned that a long time ago. It's the most workable thing
about Scientology after all. You're not recording me now are you? Good!
###
* Repost from ESMB 2017Truth Revealed*
Outtakes from the cutting room floor of Scientology's filming
of Marty Rathbun "prisoner of war" videos inside SMP in LA
Oh, hell yeah, we knew Hubbard crashed and burned at the end. It was obvious.
Miscavige and Broeker came up with the idea of the target two story and Hubbard
moving on to do disembodied OT research. We all went along. What else could we do?
~
If we had told the factual truth about Hubbard to the parishioners in 1986, well, the
jig would have been up right then and there. Most people would have left. We all had
too much invested already. Too much money was on the line, our careers. You gotta
understand we were controlling hundreds of millions in reserves, the old man was
gone, we felt like gods. We could do no wrong.
~
We knew there were no upper OT levels by 1988, when we raided Broeker's ranch . . .
third time. Miscavige was there, Yingling was there, Rinder, Wilhere, a few other execs,
muscle . . . six PIs, me. I think that was our third raid on Broeker and we came up empty.
We all knew we had nothing and had to rely on Mithoff to come up with something.
~
Starkey, Heber, everybody at the top either heard about it or figured it out after a
while. Everybody's job was to put up a false front and move forward, business
as usual. Those that balked got the RPF or later on put in the Hole forever.
~
Mithoff began balking about writing up some upper OT levels. Starting to develop
a conscience about it all. Well, you haven't seen him since 2001. He's locked up
in the Hole. You won't see him, or Heber, for the rest of their lives. That's the way
it's gotta be otherwise it's all gonna collapse. Miscavige won't allow it. He's god,
in his eyes, and don't let anyone convince you of anything otherwise.
~
Yeah, Rinder, and Yingling, knew everything from the get go. You've never seen him or
heard him deny it. Everyone's gotta do what they've got to do to survive in this world.
What else can I tell you? Go read some history books. It's the way it goes.
~
Oh, I'll be taken care of OK. See this seven hundred dollar sport coat I'm wearing.
You're not gonna buy this without some serious jack comin' in. Gotta keep the
parishioners paying in, don't we?
~
They'll believe anything won't they? It's pretty obvious. They'll all believe what we
tell them to believe. We learned that a long time ago. It's the most workable thing
about Scientology after all. You're not recording me now are you? Good!
###
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Isaac
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Marty Rathbun COB
Hilarious!! Makes perfect sense!
Somebody please create a meme of Monique Rathbun running around the Int Base following Marty “the rat” Rathbun with a first aid kit.
onceuponatime
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But "scientology" isn't going to decide who the next leader is. It will be whoever is in the right place and has enough backing. It isn't like they are going to put together a committee and vote on it. I imagine multiple people will try to grab power and it will be whoever is in the best position. Of course DM could name a successor, but we already know how that went.
Karen#1
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In support of Tom deVocht's blog posts re criminal activity within the cult, there have been a staggering amount of assault and battery incidents
most particularly by the thug David Miscavige.
His beatings of Marc Yager and Guillaume Lesevre have been unconscionable.
+++++++++
Marc Yager, former Watchdog Committee Chairman, RTC Inspection General Admin
There are many sad stories of Sea Org atrocities. Some are beyond belief.
One such is the story of Marc Yager. He was the Commanding Officer of CMO INT, the head of Watchdog Committee, on the Apollo as a young child and has been in some 45 years.
Mat Pesch jogged my memory on Marc by posting this on the Bunker :
Mat Pesch • 6 hours ago
Probably no one has endured more physical and mental abuse from Miscavige than Marc Yager. He started on the Apollo as a child, as a Sea Org member. Forced by Miscavige to divorce his wife Michelle Yager (who reportedly had 3 abortions). Made to build a cage for himself in the area known as "the swamp" near the Old Gilman House. He lived in the cage by himself for months.
As the Security Chief at the time (Gary Moorehead) has reported, Miscavige regularly visited Marc, made him stand at attention and then punched him in the stomach. There are many, many, many eye witness accounts of Miscavige beating up Marc and doing things to him to break him down mentally.
Miscavige even had Marc's head saved at a large meeting of other execs. Marc also spent years in "The Hole". This guy has been brain washed for decades in a way that would make North Korea jealous. Now he is Miscavige's trained monkey used to represent the reputation of Scientology is Israel
Marc is a caring, mild, intelligent person. His story is sad to the extreme. It is basically a story of a young boy being a victim of human trafficking at the hands of a vicious cult.
++++++++++
It started off with Miscavige repeatedly hurling insults with Anti-semetic slurs "Jew Boy": etc.
The the abuse turned more and more VIOLENT.
Miscavige ordered Marc Yager (CSI's highest ranking member) to the "swamp" .
He was required to build a bamboo cage for him self and then he lived in isolation for 2 years under security watch.
Some years ago in the middle on November (this is freezing in England, Bob Keenan was ordered him to have Guillaume Lesevre, Mike Rinder, Heber Jentzsch (my ex-husband) and and Marc Yager woken up at 6am, escorted to the lake (at St. Hill Manor) and thrown in.
This was done daily for about 10 days.
In England the water is very very cold in November.
Mike Rinder EXCERPT:
Miscavige, copy catting L Ron Hubbard's "overboard" Apollo punishments, ordered his as is his habit, Miscavige used Keenan based on whim. Keenan was a Miscavige messenger boy. He accompanied him to the pub and on his “outings”. And he was also Miscavige’s “enforcer.” Keenan was the one that carried out Miscavige’s orders to have me, Heber, Guillaume Lesevre, Greg Wilhere and Marc Yager thrown (clothed) into the St Hill lake (a rather chilly and dirty experience in November). He is also the one who, on instructions from Miscavige, took me into the hallway outside Miscavige’s Manor Office and punched me so hard I blacked out.
end of Excerpt.
The fact that the temperature was already only above freezing and that they could not fight back or receive more draconian punishments is of note.
Marc Headley wrote in his book "Blown for Good" that Miscavige ordered Marc Yager to be run over with a car and it was being complied with. Someone drove a car on Int Base heading directly for Marc Yager to run him over !!!!!
Imagine the head of "Religion" ordered his senior lieutenant to be run over by a vehicle.
Marc Yager fled in fear and fell over a log and broke his ankle.
INT Base is truly a chamber of horrors. Make no mistake about Miscavige with his perfectly coiffed hair and his perfect tuxedos, getting standing ovations from a perfectly duped crowd, while he hides his perfectly crafted Evil Intentions.
Miscavige RUNS the length and breath of Scientology.
From post in 2020
most particularly by the thug David Miscavige.
His beatings of Marc Yager and Guillaume Lesevre have been unconscionable.
+++++++++
Marc Yager, former Watchdog Committee Chairman, RTC Inspection General Admin
There are many sad stories of Sea Org atrocities. Some are beyond belief.
One such is the story of Marc Yager. He was the Commanding Officer of CMO INT, the head of Watchdog Committee, on the Apollo as a young child and has been in some 45 years.
Mat Pesch jogged my memory on Marc by posting this on the Bunker :
Mat Pesch • 6 hours ago
Probably no one has endured more physical and mental abuse from Miscavige than Marc Yager. He started on the Apollo as a child, as a Sea Org member. Forced by Miscavige to divorce his wife Michelle Yager (who reportedly had 3 abortions). Made to build a cage for himself in the area known as "the swamp" near the Old Gilman House. He lived in the cage by himself for months.
As the Security Chief at the time (Gary Moorehead) has reported, Miscavige regularly visited Marc, made him stand at attention and then punched him in the stomach. There are many, many, many eye witness accounts of Miscavige beating up Marc and doing things to him to break him down mentally.
Miscavige even had Marc's head saved at a large meeting of other execs. Marc also spent years in "The Hole". This guy has been brain washed for decades in a way that would make North Korea jealous. Now he is Miscavige's trained monkey used to represent the reputation of Scientology is Israel
Marc is a caring, mild, intelligent person. His story is sad to the extreme. It is basically a story of a young boy being a victim of human trafficking at the hands of a vicious cult.
++++++++++
It started off with Miscavige repeatedly hurling insults with Anti-semetic slurs "Jew Boy": etc.
The the abuse turned more and more VIOLENT.
Miscavige ordered Marc Yager (CSI's highest ranking member) to the "swamp" .
He was required to build a bamboo cage for him self and then he lived in isolation for 2 years under security watch.
Some years ago in the middle on November (this is freezing in England, Bob Keenan was ordered him to have Guillaume Lesevre, Mike Rinder, Heber Jentzsch (my ex-husband) and and Marc Yager woken up at 6am, escorted to the lake (at St. Hill Manor) and thrown in.
This was done daily for about 10 days.
In England the water is very very cold in November.
Mike Rinder EXCERPT:
Miscavige, copy catting L Ron Hubbard's "overboard" Apollo punishments, ordered his as is his habit, Miscavige used Keenan based on whim. Keenan was a Miscavige messenger boy. He accompanied him to the pub and on his “outings”. And he was also Miscavige’s “enforcer.” Keenan was the one that carried out Miscavige’s orders to have me, Heber, Guillaume Lesevre, Greg Wilhere and Marc Yager thrown (clothed) into the St Hill lake (a rather chilly and dirty experience in November). He is also the one who, on instructions from Miscavige, took me into the hallway outside Miscavige’s Manor Office and punched me so hard I blacked out.
end of Excerpt.
The fact that the temperature was already only above freezing and that they could not fight back or receive more draconian punishments is of note.
Marc Headley wrote in his book "Blown for Good" that Miscavige ordered Marc Yager to be run over with a car and it was being complied with. Someone drove a car on Int Base heading directly for Marc Yager to run him over !!!!!
Imagine the head of "Religion" ordered his senior lieutenant to be run over by a vehicle.
Marc Yager fled in fear and fell over a log and broke his ankle.
INT Base is truly a chamber of horrors. Make no mistake about Miscavige with his perfectly coiffed hair and his perfect tuxedos, getting standing ovations from a perfectly duped crowd, while he hides his perfectly crafted Evil Intentions.
Miscavige RUNS the length and breath of Scientology.
From post in 2020
What is the current status of RTC ? "Religious" technology center. Execution Arm of Miscavige
Ray Mithoff was sent up to Creston Ranch to audit (counsel) the dying Hubbard, The word is that he was *given* OT 9, 10, etc. But he can't REMEMBER any of it. Miscavige has punished him severely for his "Memory loss" which is blamed for no OT 9, 10, 11. To me, that says a heck of a lot...
exscn2.net
Type4_PTS
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Not exactly on-topic for this thread, but a 10-year-old video popped up on my YouTube feed, so I'm posting it. It's an interview of Tom de Vocht and Spanky Taylor that Fox News 11 (Los Angeles) did back when the 'Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief' documentary came out.
Someone in the comments section below the video wrote:
@CloudsBeyond
10 years ago
Woman in red dress wants Spanky? Or Spanky is somebody's name?
Someone in the comments section below the video wrote:
@CloudsBeyond
10 years ago
Woman in red dress wants Spanky? Or Spanky is somebody's name?
Type4_PTS
Well-known member
Yesterday's post was really good. Click on the link to read the entire post.
A Billion-Dollar “Church of Scientology” With No Board of Directors
How David Miscavige Illegally Gutted Scientology’s Corporate Governance and Fooled the IRS for 30 Years
Devo (De Vocht)
Jun 21, 2025
devodevocht.substack.com
Excerpt:
The Church With No Board
#Where Is Heber Jentzsch?
How David Miscavige Illegally Gutted Scientology’s Corporate Governance and Fooled the IRS for 30 Years
What if I told you the so-called “Mother Church” of Scientology has no functioning board of directors?
What if the CEO they still list on official state filings hasn’t been seen in public in over two decades?
What if every legal and tax protection the Church enjoys hinges on a provable lie?
This isn’t a theory.
It’s a matter of public record, filed under penalty of perjury, buried in corporate filings, and ignored for far too long.
Until now.
The Original Scam: What the IRS Was Told
In 1993, after decades of denials, lawsuits, and fraud investigations, the IRS granted full tax-exempt status to Scientology. But that reversal didn’t come without conditions.
To get that exemption, Scientology promised it had changed.
It claimed it was no longer a dictatorship, but a network of separate nonprofit religious corporations. Each entity, RTC, CST, CSI., would have its own officers, bylaws, and most importantly, independent Boards of Directors and Trustees.
The Church of Scientology International (CSI) was presented as the “Mother Church.” RTC, where David Miscavige served as Chairman of the Board, was described as a “passive trademark guardian”, not an operating or controlling body.
This structure, filed in legal agreements with the IRS and state authorities, was designed to decentralize control and prevent any one man from running it all.
And in their own words, filed under penalty of perjury, CSI’s officers swore to that arrangement.
<snip> Much more at the link above
A Billion-Dollar “Church of Scientology” With No Board of Directors
How David Miscavige Illegally Gutted Scientology’s Corporate Governance and Fooled the IRS for 30 Years
Devo (De Vocht)
Jun 21, 2025
A Billion-Dollar “Church of Scientology” With No Board of Directors
How David Miscavige Illegally Gutted Scientology’s Corporate Governance and Fooled the IRS for 30 Years
devodevocht.substack.com
Excerpt:
The Church With No Board
#Where Is Heber Jentzsch?
How David Miscavige Illegally Gutted Scientology’s Corporate Governance and Fooled the IRS for 30 Years
What if I told you the so-called “Mother Church” of Scientology has no functioning board of directors?
What if the CEO they still list on official state filings hasn’t been seen in public in over two decades?
What if every legal and tax protection the Church enjoys hinges on a provable lie?
This isn’t a theory.
It’s a matter of public record, filed under penalty of perjury, buried in corporate filings, and ignored for far too long.
Until now.
The Original Scam: What the IRS Was Told
In 1993, after decades of denials, lawsuits, and fraud investigations, the IRS granted full tax-exempt status to Scientology. But that reversal didn’t come without conditions.
To get that exemption, Scientology promised it had changed.
It claimed it was no longer a dictatorship, but a network of separate nonprofit religious corporations. Each entity, RTC, CST, CSI., would have its own officers, bylaws, and most importantly, independent Boards of Directors and Trustees.
The Church of Scientology International (CSI) was presented as the “Mother Church.” RTC, where David Miscavige served as Chairman of the Board, was described as a “passive trademark guardian”, not an operating or controlling body.
This structure, filed in legal agreements with the IRS and state authorities, was designed to decentralize control and prevent any one man from running it all.
And in their own words, filed under penalty of perjury, CSI’s officers swore to that arrangement.
<snip> Much more at the link above
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