Crime and Fraud
Scientology Minister Stole $600 Million In Massive Fraud
Religious ministers should really be people you can trust, not people who scam you.
Unfortunately, as has been seen in numerous causes of corruption and sex abuse over the years, this is not always the case.
The actions of a minority of depraved criminals undo a lot of the extraordinary work done by a great many good people of all religions around the world.
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One of these criminals was Reed Skatlin, a minister of Scientology.
Instead of using his position to do good, he used it to enrich himself.
He set up an unlicensed investment club, which ran for 15 years and managed to take cash from around 800 investors.
Several Hollywood actors, including Giovanni Ribisi, who starred in Avatar, were taken in by the scam.
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