Investigation of Scientology Drug Rehab Program in Georgia Shifts to Credit Card Fraud - 2013-05-06

Investigation of Scientology Drug Rehab Program in Georgia Shifts to Credit Card Fraud May 6, 2013, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker

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Jodie Fleischer of WSB-TV reported today that things just got a lot worse for Scientology's drug rehab program in the Atlanta area.

When state investigators and county police raided Narconon Georgia on April 26, we knew they were looking for evidence of insurance fraud. But now Gwinnett County DA Danny Porter tells Fleischer that he's also looking into multiple cases of credit card fraud at the facility that resulted from Narconon officials allegedly taking out cards in the names of patients without their permission — and then charging them to their maximum extent.

If that sounds familiar, you may remember our story from March 21, when attorney Gary Richardson filed five new lawsuits against Scientology's flagship rehab center in Oklahoma, Narconon Arrowhead. In one of those lawsuits, former Narconon patient Sue Anne Newman alleged that two credit cards had been taken out in her name by Narconon officials, and she was charged $14,500 without her knowledge or permission.

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{{cite news | author = Tony Ortega | title = Investigation of Scientology Drug Rehab Program in Georgia Shifts to Credit Card Fraud | url = https://tonyortega.org/2013/05/06/investigation-of-scientology-drug-rehab-program-in-georgia-shifts-to-credit-card-fraud/ | work = Underground Bunker | date = May 6, 2013 | accessdate = August 21, 2017 }}