A lifetime of bad behavior is coming back to haunt Scientology legally in 2013.  Just 20 years after their epic battle against the IRS was won the cult is widely regarded to be in a death spiral. The 1993 decision by the IRS to given them tax exemption ended up being their high water mark. But now its members are no longer cowed and protesters continue to pressure them globally. Mr. Moxon finds himself more in-demand than ever as he attempts the impossible task of playing legal wack-a-mole with lawsuits from ex-Scientologists, non-Scientologists and state agencies.  2014 can only be worse.

Their first problem is multiple lawsuits involving their drug treatment center scam Narconon.  First their were lawsuits and a raid in their Georgia facility regarding the death of a patient. Those raids led to discovery of multiple incidents of credit card and insurance fraud.  Scientology's typical courtroom antics like perjury and faking evidence led to censure by a judge. Narconon GA cut a deal with state and local officials, lost its license and was closed. Meanwhile FOUR deaths at Narconon Arrowhead, their Oklahoma flagship facility, have spurred a class action lawsuit.  The Oklahoma legislature passed a law aimed at stopping them.  Most people who go to Narconon are not Scientologists and have no idea that they are going to be indoctrinated not cured. The people starting the class action against Narconon have no fear of losing their eternity by attacking the church.  With deaths and investigations in Michigan and elsewhere Kendrick Moxon will have his hands full dealing with just this problem, but it is hardly the biggest threat.  For the most recent news on this story click right here.

Meanwhile a Scientologist named Luis Garcia filed a federal lawsuit in January 2013 in Tampa accusing the Church of Scientology of using fraudulent, deceptive and high-pressure practices to coax millions of dollars from its members.  In a scam only a Scientologist could fall for, he gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay for a never finished building that was supposed to turn him into a superman.   This case is significant because, if they win, it will open the floodgates and former Scientologists will rush to sue to get their money back.  Lawyers love money, and when they find that Scientology has billions of dollars that belong to their clients they will lose their fear of being "fair gamed" and go at the church with gusto. For the latest on this story just click here.

Most importantly, non-Scientologist Monique Rathbun has sued cult leader David Miscavige for harassment in Texas.  Original story here.  This case is very important and protester Karen de la Carriere has described it as "The beginning of the end of David Miscavige." They have already caught him perjuring himself in deposition, but that isn't the big deal. The real scare for the cult, and why they sent so many lawyers to this tiny Texas courthouse, is that, if she wins, it will strip away all the false fronts and interlocking fake entities from Miscavige and allow him to be sued directly for the sins of his organization. That's because he is the supreme ruler and nobody in the cult makes a major legal or harassment move without his okay. He micromanages everything, including abuse.  And, if she wins, it will show that the cult is still "fair gaming" enemies, something it promised the IRS it would not do.  This would almost certainly cause the US government to re-examine it's deal with the cult and put it's tax exempt status as a 501c3 organization in serious jeopardy.  The cult has already admitted the harassment in court but claims that this aggressive behavior is part of their religion and protected by free speech!  Even more amazing, reporters and ex-cultists who have come to watch the proceedings now say they are being followed just like Monique Rathbun, the plaintiff, says the cult has been doing to her!  For the most recent updates on this case visit Tony Ortega's blog.