Alt. Religion, Scientology Week In Review Dec. 26 1999
Knoxville Dentist
The The Knoxville News-Sentinel reported that Scientologist dentist
Richard Brittain has been sentenced for fraud.
"After sentencing Dr. Richard E. Brittain Jr., 44, to serve a year in
prison for the offense, U.S. District Judge Leon Jordan recommended that
Brittain apply for a license which will allow him to practice pro bono
dentistry under the supervision of another dentist for a limited period of
time. Brittain, who voluntarily surrendered his license in 1997 after an
investigation into his activities, had faced from 18 to 24 months behind
bars for bilking the Medicaid/TennCare program and private dental
insurance plans out of more than $200,000 over a five-year period.
"After attending a management training program conducted by the Church of
Scientology in 1992, Brittain began offering his LaFollette office staff
free cruises or $1,000 cash bonuses if they met the revenue-boosting goals
he set, according to his plea-agreement papers. He also 'engaged in
actions' which caused the staff to submit the false claims on his behalf.
According to the agreement papers, Brittain and his office submitted
claims from 1992 to 1997 for services that were not performed or not
medically necessary. 'He profited tremendously,' Weddle said. 'When he
was first approached by the TBI, he willfully concealed files and
instructed employees to manufacture notations in dental files that would
disguise the fraud.'"
[Note: The
Scientology®
organization has at best estimate approximately
45,000 to 50,000 followers world wide -- contrary to the 8 million figure
that the organization has been claiming for the past few years or so.
While that number continues to drop (thanks in part to the Internet) few
of the remaining followers are even aware of the unending series of police
raids, indictments, and prison terms their leaders and fellow cultists are
subjected to routinely. Few are allowed to know about their organization's
criminal history, or its current racketeering activities. Even fewer of
the cult's remaining followers are privy to their messiah's written
policies which dictates the criminal behavior that keeps getting their
organization raided (see Xenu.NET for
suitable references of Scientology policy) Scientology management
is the problem, not the thousands of honest believers who are good,
honest citizens; themselves victims of Scientology - flr]
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