United States v. Hubbard

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1978 grand jury indictment

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:

Contents

U.S.C. 18 §§ 2 (Aiding and Abetting), 371 (Conspiracy), 641 (Theft of Govt Property), 1503 (Obstruction of Justice), 1623 (False Declarations before a Grand Jury), and 2511(1)(a) (Interception of Oral Communication). Also included was 22 D.C. Code §§ 105, 1801(b) (Burglary, Aiding and Abetting). [1]

All eleven defendants were found guilty and sentenced to both fines and imprisonment. The convictions were upheld on appeal. [2]

Defendants

List from Grand Jury document. [1]

Result

A series of sentencing orders dated Dec. 11, 1979 show some of the results of the trial. [3]

DefendantChargePrison timeFine
Morris BudlongBurglary, Aiding and Abetting2–6 years
Henning HeldtConspiracy4 years$10,000
Mitchell HermannConspiracy4 years$10,000
Jane KemberBurglary, Aiding and Abetting2–6 years
Cindy RaymondConspiracy5 years$10,000
Mary Sue HubbardConspiracy5 years$10,000
Duke SniderConspiracy4 years$10,000
Sharon ThomasTheft of Government Property1 year (6 months served)
5 years probation		$1,000
Richard WeigandConspiracy4 years$10,000
Gregory WillardsonConspiracy4 years$10,000
Gerald Bennett WolfeConspiracy5 years$10,000

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Grand jury document filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, filed in open court, August 15, 1968. Available at http://lisatrust.freewinds.be/legal/snowwhite/docs.htm
  2. ↑ United States v. Heldt, 668F.2d1238 ( United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit October 2, 1981).
  3. ↑ Data in this table is from scans of Commitment Orders, Dec. 16, 1980. "Sentencing Order" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 31, 2012.


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