United States V. Hubbard
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:
U.S.C. 18 §§ (Aiding and Abetting), (Conspiracy), (Theft of Govt Property), (Obstruction of Justice), (False Declarations before a Grand Jury), and (Interception of Oral Communication). Also included was 22 D.C. Code §§ 105, 1801(b) (Burglary, Aiding and Abetting).
All eleven defendants were found guilty and sentenced to both fines and imprisonment. The convictions were upheld on appeal.
Defendants
List from Grand Jury document.
- Mary Sue Hubbard
- Jane Kember
- Morris Budlong
- Henning Heldt
- Duke Snider
- Gregory Willardson
- Richard Weigand
- Mitchell Hermann aka Mike Cooper
- Cindy Raymond
- Gerald Bennett Wolfe
- Sharon Thomas
Result
A series of sentencing orders dated Dec. 11, 1979 show some of the results of the trial.
| Defendant | Charge | Prison time | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Budlong | Burglary, Aiding and Abetting | 2–6 years | |
| Henning Heldt | Conspiracy | 4 years | $10,000 |
| Mitchell Hermann | Conspiracy | 4 years | $10,000 |
| Jane Kember | Burglary, Aiding and Abetting | 2–6 years | |
| Cindy Raymond | Conspiracy | 5 years | $10,000 |
| Mary Sue Hubbard | Conspiracy | 5 years | $10,000 |
| Duke Snider | Conspiracy | 4 years | $10,000 |
| Sharon Thomas | Theft of Government Property | 1 year (6 months served) 5 years probation |
$1,000 |
| Richard Weigand | Conspiracy | 4 years | $10,000 |
| Gregory Willardson | Conspiracy | 4 years | $10,000 |
| Gerald Bennett Wolfe | Conspiracy | 5 years | $10,000 |
See also
- Operation Snow White
- Operation Freakout
- List of Guardian's Office operations
- Scientology and the legal system
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ United States v. Heldt, 668 F.2d 1238 (United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit October 2, 1981).
- ^ 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.
External links
- "Operation Snow White". Archived from the original on March 2, 2012.
- "Grand Jury Indictment". Archived from the original on October 18, 2014.
- 1980 Sentencing memorandum for Jane Kember and Morris Budlong from wikisource
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