Church of Scientology

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Scientology convicted for fraud in France, escapes ban

Reuters US Online Report Top News 24 days ago

PARIS (Reuters) - The Church of Scientology was convicted of fraud by a French court Tuesday but escaped being banned due to a temporary change in the law. The French branch of the U.S.-based organization was fined 600,000 euros ($902,200). Four of ...

Scientologists convicted of fraud in France

AFP Global Edition 24 days ago

French judges fined the Church of Scientology almost a million dollars on Tuesday for fleecing vulnerable followers but stopped short of banning the group from operating in France. Scientology's Celebrity Centre and its bookshop in Paris, the two branches of its French ...

Scientologists convicted of organised fraud in France

AFP Global Edition 24 days ago

A French court fined the Church of Scientology on Tuesday for defrauding vulnerable followers, but officials voiced regret that a recent change in the law prevented France from banning it outright. Scientology's Celebrity Centre and its bookshop in Paris, the two branches ...

France Scientology

AP News 24 days ago

Eric Roux, legal representative of the Church of Scientology in France, arrives at a Paris courthouse to hear the verdict in a trial of the group's practices, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. A Paris court on Tuesday convicted the Church of Scientology of ...

Scientology convicted of organised fraud in France

AFP Global Edition 24 days ago

A French court fined the Church of Scientology on Tuesday for defrauding vulnerable followers, but officials voiced regret that a recent change in the law prevented France from banning it outright. Scientology's Celebrity Centre and its bookshop in Paris, the two branches ...

French court fines Scientologists, allows operations

Reuters US Online Report World News 24 days ago

PARIS (Reuters) - A Paris court on Tuesday fined the French branch of the Church of Scientology a total of 600,000 euros ($902,200) after finding it guilty of fraud but allowed the group to continue operating in France. When the hearing opened, ...

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