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Episode 43: Investigator and Whistleblower Jeffrey Augustine

May 31, 2021 By Mike Rinder 31 Comments

Jeffrey Augustine

This week we have the pleasure of speaking with whistleblower, investigator, researcher and friend Jeffrey Augustine. Jeff does great work tracking and exposing scientology, especially in the realm of financial crimes. This episode contains a rundown of scientologist criminals and their legal troubles and the juxtaposition with the public claims of scientology being the most ethical group on earth. Jeffrey has a website where he documents his investigations, it is an incredible resource: The Scientology Money Project   He also does the  Surviving Scientology Radio … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: ABC Mouse, Brent Jones, Colombia, Cory Palka, David Gentile, David Miscavige, Dennis Nobbe, Doug Dohring, GBP Capital, Hollywood Division, IRS Refunds, Jay Spina, Jeffrey Augustine, Jeffrey Spina, Jim Spina, Kathy Feshbach, LAPD, Leah Remini, Los Feliz Mission, Matt Feshbach, Mike Rinder, Police General, PPP Loan, Reed Slatkin, Rizza Islam, Scientology Money Project, Surviving Scientology Radio

The Scientology Business Pirates

April 11, 2021 By Mike Rinder 28 Comments

Could there be anything more appropriate than adopting the name "Pirates" for scientology businesses? With the recent spate of bad news about sleazy scientology businessmen being prosecuted -- from David Gentile and the GBP Capital gang to Dennis Nobbe, Jay Spina, Robert Lotter and Brent Jones — the most "ethical group on earth" has a pretty poor track record of actually BEING ethical. And of course, let’s not forget the grandaddy of them all, Reed Slatkin. I now wonder if he might end up being overshadowed by Gentile... And who knows where Grant Cardone is headed? Scientology loves to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: WISE Tagged With: Brent Jones, David Gentile, Dennis Nobbe, GBP Capital, Jay Spina, Pirates, Reed Slatkin, Robert Lotter, WISE

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