Good Training for Criminal Con Men

L. Ron Hubbard is considered to be a god by adoring Scientologists and a very clever con man by his skeptics. Whatever he was, now that he is dead, remains to be determined by the future. But his legacy, the Church of Scientology, lives on as a kind of viral meme, infecting the minds of his followers with the amoral message -- the ends justifies the means. "Make it come out right!"

Reed Slatkin a former Scientology minister ruined the lives of hundreds of families. You could say that he found their ruin in their desire to find a good safe return on their investment capital. "My money's with Reed," Scientologists used to brag as the wunderkind investment broker returned high dividends for high-rolling Scientologists like Anne Archer and Greta Van Susteran. That was before it was discovered that Reed was actually perpetrating the biggest Ponzi scheme in history and donating much of his illegal earnings to Scientology. Altogether, investors lost 200 million dollars. The investors weren't just high-rollers either, many were your average middle income folks. Reed is now serving a 15 year term in prison. Being a white collar criminal he'll probably be out in 7 years. Of course Reed was declared an SP, no doubt, because some Scientologists were also caught up in the scheme. Watch YouTube video -- Here --

Herb Zerden another criminal Scientologist and owner of the Florida Foreclosure Assistance Solutions, LLC is operating a different scam. This time it's an unlawful Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue Scam run as a telemarketing operation.

Homeowners who responded to Foreclosure Assistance Solutions were pressured to immediately sign a $1,200 contract. Once Foreclosure Assistance Solutions received its fee, company representatives rarely interacted with clients. When homeowners repeatedly called the company seeking information or action, they were ignored. Because the terms of the company’s customer contract strictly prohibited homeowners from directly contacting their mortgage companies, Foreclosure Assistance Solutions inaction worsened the situation for many homeowners. -- Read More --