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France gets it.
French court convicts Church of Scientology on fraud charges.
The CoS, classified as a sect in France (as opposed to Germany, where the CoS is classified as a business), and six of it's members were convicted on charges of fraud, hit with hefty fines, and admonished to keep it's activities on "this side of the law". As part of the penalties, the church was ordered to publish the results of the verdict in several national and international magazines to warn people about what Scientology offers and what was discovered at trial.
Of course, Scientology is already planning their appeal.
The CoS, classified as a sect in France (as opposed to Germany, where the CoS is classified as a business), and six of it's members were convicted on charges of fraud, hit with hefty fines, and admonished to keep it's activities on "this side of the law". As part of the penalties, the church was ordered to publish the results of the verdict in several national and international magazines to warn people about what Scientology offers and what was discovered at trial.
Of course, Scientology is already planning their appeal.