Witnesses Tell of Break-Ins, Conspiracy - 1982-05-09

Witnesses Tell of Break-Ins, Conspiracy May 9, 1982, Steven Girardi, Clearwater Sun

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In a story of international intrigue, a former senior executive of the Church of Scientology testified Saturday about a worldwide sect network involving infiltrations, conspiracies and smuggling.

Scott Mayer, 38, told Clearwater city commissioners "I have personal experiences of all of these," in the fourth day of the city's Scientology hearings, where legal consultant Michael Flynn paraded seven of his most damaging witnesses.

Commissioners heard also from a former Guardian Office worker who said she used the sect's "confessional files" during several campaigns to discredit defected Scientologists; a man who said he participated in burglaries to obtain confidential legal records to help frame defectors; and two people who said they were targets of those activities.

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{{cite news | first = Steven | last = Girardi | title = Witnesses Tell of Break-Ins, Conspiracy | url = http://www.scientology-lies.com/press/clearwater-sun/witnesses-describe-break-ins-conspiracy.html | work = Clearwater Sun | date = May 9, 1982 | accessdate = January 14, 2017 }}