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).[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]
- 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.[3]
| 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
- ^ a b 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