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Subject: L. Ron Hubbard Unindicted Co-Conspirator
Answered by: barb131
Asked By: FredricRice

FredricRice asked this question on 5/5/2000:

Since L. Ron Hubbard was named as one of the many unindicted co-conspirators, does anybody know how he managed to escape justice? I've read that he went on the lam and hid on a ranch in Northern California (where he died) but surely the Feds could have tracked him down if they want to.

Does anybody know if they let him off for a reason? Do you know of any court documents somewhere on the Internet that cover why they let him go?

Thanks.

barb131 gave this response on 5/6/2000:

As far as I know, he was unindicted because he was hiding. He let his wife take the rap, however.

I'm sure you'll find details at www.xenu.net

FredricRice rated this answer a 5.

From what I can gather of the available court documents, L. Ron Hubbard went on the lam when the Feds came down on his criminal organization. He fled and hid out on a Ranch in Northern California.

Still, I've seen nothing about any deals that the crook might have made to keep the Feds off of him. I still have to think that the good guys could have found him if they thought he was worth going after. And since the Feds had all the documentation they needed to show that he ran the ring, I think they would have had enough incentive to go after the crook.

Maybe it's true; they just couldn't find him.

Further facts about this criminal empire may be found at Operation Clambake and FACTNet.

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