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Published December 8, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

It’s “free week” from The Tribune (you’re welcome). This is your chance to read those subscriber-only Latter-day Saint stories from recent months that you may have missed — and to consider becoming a subscriber yourself, so you can access that…[Continue Reading...]

Japan’s lower house tightens religious donation rules amid Unification church controversy

Published December 8, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Japanyung Moon, legislation, Sun Mung Moon, Sun Myung Moon, Unification Church

Japan’s lower house of parliament has passed a law that will make it a crime for religious and other organisations to “maliciously” secure donations from members – a move seen as an attempt by the ruling party to defuse the…[Continue Reading...]

Jury finds 2 defendants guilty of participating in nationwide foreclosure rescue scam

Published December 8, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged criminal charges, fraud, multi-level marketing, scam

CINCINNATI – A federal jury has convicted two individuals of crimes related to their participation in a foreclosure rescue scheme that defrauded at least 780 financially distressed homeowners throughout the United States. The defendants preyed on homeowners who had defaulted…[Continue Reading...]

Multi-level marketing scheme ensnared nearly 800 ‘desperate homeowners’ facing foreclosure, prosecutors say

Published December 8, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Bolden Pinnacle Group, Home Advisory Services Group and the Silverstein & Wolf Corp., Home Advisory Services Network, MLM, multi-level marketing, MVP Home Solutions, Stay In or Walk Away

It was an alluring offer for homeowners facing foreclosure — in exchange for a fee, they would be able to keep their homes and have their mortgage payments reduced or even eliminated altogether. But the pitch — which would curiously…[Continue Reading...]

Alex Jones says he can pay less than 1% of Sandy Hook verdicts

Published December 8, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Alex Jones, bankruptcy, InfoWars

Dec 7 (Reuters) - Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Wednesday said he has less than $12 million of the $1.5 billion he owes the families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims, but they immediately questioned the accuracy of his statements.…[Continue Reading...]

Alex Jones owes $1.5bn and declared bankruptcy. So how is Infowars still running?

Published December 8, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Alex Jones, bankruptcy, conspiracy theories, InfoWars

At first glance, the disgraced far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones would appear to be finished. He’s been ordered in two judgments by a Connecticut court to pay nearly $1.5bn in damages to the families of victims of the 2012 Sandy…[Continue Reading...]

Alleged QAnon takeover plot in Germany

Published December 8, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged conspiracy theories, far right leaders arrested, Germany, QAnon

Officials say extremists planned to storm the parliament and take over from the Deep State. Could they have been inspired by the US Jan.6 insurrection?[Continue Reading...]

How Scientology Woos and Kills

Published December 8, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged health care, Scientologists, Scientology

If I were an actress who had spent many years fighting addiction and body image issues, I can see being enticed by a religion that promised to make everything better and convince me that none of it was really my…[Continue Reading...]

Child abuse case stirs outrage

Published December 8, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse claims, Hiranur Foundation, Turkey

According to a lawsuit she filed, the marriage with a sect member was shown to her as a “child play.” H.K.G. alleged that she was sexually abused for years in her childhood, and she realized this fact when she was…[Continue Reading...]

Women tied to polygamist sect charged in connection to 8 girls kidnapped from Arizona custody

Published December 8, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal charges, polygamist

One of the women who was in the Arizona courtroom to support polygamist sect leader Samuel Rappylee Bateman during an Oct. 7 hearing is now facing federal charges of her own. The FBI has accused Naomi Bistline, along with two…[Continue Reading...]