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Judge jails Scientology head for suspected fraud, tax evasion

Title: Judge jails Scientology head for suspected fraud, tax evasion
Date: Wednesday, 23 November 1988
Publisher: Associated Press
Main source: cs.cmu.edu

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A judge ordered the head of the Church of Scientology International jailed on Wednesday pending possible indictment on charges of fraud, criminal association and tax evasion. Judge Jose Maria Vazquez Honrubia said it would be at least a week before Heber Jentzsch of Los Angeles sees a second judge about setting bail. He told reporters Jentzsch was being sent to Carabanchel Prison outside Madrid and said the legal process could take months or even years before it reaches trial. Vazquez Honrubia ... [Read the rest at cs.cmu.edu]