United States v. Hubbard
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United States v. Hubbard was a 1978 criminal court case charging Mary Sue Hubbard and several other members of the Church of Scientology with violations of various laws including:
U.S.C. 18 §§ (Aiding and Abetting), (Conspiracy), (Theft of Govt Property), (Obstruction of Justice), (False Declarations before a Grand Jury), and (Interception of Oral Communication). Also included was 22 D.C. Code §§ 105, 1801(b) (Burglary, Aiding and Abetting).[1]
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Defendants [edit]
List from Grand Jury document.[1]
- Mary Sue Hubbard
- Jane Kember
- Morris Budlong
- Henning Heldt
- Duke Snider
- Gregory Willardson
- Richard Weigand
- Mitchell Hermann aka Mike Cooper
- Cindy Raymond
- Gerald Bennett Wolfe
- Sharon Thomas
Result [edit]
A scan of sentencing orders dated Dec 11 1979 lists some of the results of the trial.[2]
| Defendant | Charge | Prison time | Fine |
| Morris Budlong | Burglary, Aiding and Abetting | 2–6 years | |
| Henning Heldt | Conspiracy | 4 years | $10,000 |
| Mitchell Hermann | Conspiracy | 4 years | $10,000 |
| Jane Kember | Burglary, Aiding and Abetting | 2–6 years | |
| Cindy Raymond | Conspiracy | 5 years | $10,000 |
| Mary Sue Hubbard | Conspiracy | 5 years | $10,000 |
| Duke Snider | Conspiracy | 4 years | $10,000 |
| Sharon Thomas | Theft of Government Property | 1 year (6 mos served) 5 years probation |
$1,000 |
| Richard Weigand | Conspiracy | 4 years | $10,000 |
| Gregory Willardson | Conspiracy | 4 years | $10,000 |
| Gerald Bennett Wolfe | Conspiracy | 5 years | $10,000 |
See also [edit]
- Operation Snow White
- Operation Freakout
- List of Guardian's Office operations
- Scientology and the legal system
Notes [edit]
- ^ a b Grand Jury document filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, filed in open court 1978 Aug 15. Available at http://lisatrust.freewinds.cx/legal/snowwhite/docs.htm
- ^ Data in this table is from scans of Commitment Orders, Dec 16 1980. Available from http://lisatrust.freewinds.cx/legal/snowwhite/docs.htm
External links [edit]
- A collection of legal documents related to Operation Snow White (US v Hubbard and US v Kember and Budlong) from freewinds.be
- Grand Jury Indictment from lermanet.com
- 1980 Sentencing memorandum for Jane Kember and Morris Budlong from wikisource
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