French scientologists guilty of fraud - 1999-11-15

French scientologists guilty of fraud November 15, 1999, BBC News

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A court in the French city of Marseilles has found five members of the Church of Scientology guilty on fraud charges over courses offered by the organisation.

The former leader of the church in southern France, Xavier Delamare, was sentenced to two years in jail, including 18 months suspended, and fined 16,000 dollars for manipulating people into giving money to the church.

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