Keeping the embattled
IRS tax returns filed by Narconon International, based in Los Angeles, the church shelled out more than $500,000 to defend the program in recent years: In 2009, the organization paid a Michigan law firm $131,292; and in 2013, $408,027 to a Georgia law firm.
Narconon was founded by Scientologist William Benitez, and incorporated in 1970 with founder L. Ron Hubbard’s assistance. Treatment facilities in the
An Oklahoma Narconon facility had several wrongful death lawsuits filed against it, including one from the mother of a Tulsa man who died on October 26, 2011, in his bed at the Narconon Arrowhead location.
There also have been multiple class action lawsuits filed against Narconon alleging fraud, including one in
The IRS tax returns also reveal that the organization paid $345,000 to Chestnut Global Partners, which specializes in assessing “behavioral risk of a defined population, provide training on behavioral risk and assist with employee satisfaction surveys, quality of life, and attitudes towards employment.” The returns indicated CGP was paid to complete two separate “outcome studies,” according to the documents.
Narconon experienced a significant decrease in net assets between 2009 and 2013, according to the documents. In 2009, the IRS tax return states that net assets were $1,729,505. But in 2012, the organization was in the red for $4,825.060. By 2013, the total assets were out of the red, and in the black for $685,712.
These revelations come on the heels of HBO’s explosive documentary, Going Clear, which the church has lambasted.
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