A joint investigation team of prosecutors and police probing allegations of collusion between politics and religion announced on the 7th that it would investigate not only the Unification Church but also Shincheonji. The investigation aims to clarify suspicions of financial…[Continue Reading...]
A federal judge formally charged Yoel Alter, leader of the ultra-Orthodox Lev Tahor sect, with organized crime for the purpose of human trafficking, specifically forced marriages. Ulises Lara López, Special Prosecutor for the Investigation of Relevant Matters and spokesperson for…[Continue Reading...]
"South Park" has made a lot of enemies over its almost 30-year run on TV. From NAMBLA to "Family Guy" and the entire religion of Islam, "South Park" has turned ruffling feathers into big business. However, the beef that hit…[Continue Reading...]
Singer Joy Villa is opening up about her decision to leave the Church of Scientology after being a member of the organization for 15 years. “During my years inside Scientology, I reached career heights most artists only dream of. I…[Continue Reading...]
More than two decades after one of the most disturbing crimes in recent American history, the case of Andrea Yates, who drowned her five children in the family's bathtub, is revisited in The Cult Behind the Killer: The Andrea Yates…[Continue Reading...]
The prosecution and the police formed a joint investigation team Tuesday to handle various allegations of bribery among the Unification Church, the Shincheonji Church of Jesus and politicians, the Supreme Prosecutors Office (SPO) said. The launch of the new team…[Continue Reading...]
The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the killing of two persons following a violent clash between rival cult groups in Gboko, even as it intensified operations against cult-related activities across the state, leading to the arrest of several suspects…[Continue Reading...]
Several people living in a campsite close to the community of Empire, Alabama, as part of a religious cult, who believe their leader is the incarnation of Jesus Christ, have been arrested. About 15 people from across the country have…[Continue Reading...]
PITTSFIELD — A Williamstown man who alleged that a firearms investigation against him was triggered by retaliation from the Falun Gong–affiliated Shen Yun organization has resolved the case under a court agreement that avoids a conviction. Chao Yu admitted last…[Continue Reading...]
Andrea Yates shocked people around the world when it was revealed that she drowned her five children in a bathtub in June 2001. More than two decades later, the reasoning behind the crime will be explored in Investigation Discovery’s latest…[Continue Reading...]
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