Author: John Greenewald

Background Developed by L. Ron Hubbard, Scientology is a religion that offers a precise path leading to a complete and certain understanding of one’s true spiritual nature and one’s relationship to self, family, groups, Mankind, all life forms, the material universe, the spiritual universe and the Supreme Being. Scientology addresses the spirit—not the body or mind—and believes that Man is far more than a product of his environment, or his genes. Below, you will find FBI files related to Scientology, as released via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Additional files may exist, and that request is still open. For…

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These records were provided by the family of anthologist and transparency activist Russ Kick, from his papers, facilitated by the generous assistance of Dr. Susan Maret. This is not a complete collection set of his papers, but rather, a selection of items sent to The Black Vault for digital preservation.  Wriston, Walter – [84 Pages, 32.3MB] – Walter Bigelow Wriston (August 3, 1919 – January 19, 2005) was a banker and former chairman and CEO of Citicorp. As chief executive of Citibank / Citicorp (later Citigroup) from 1967 to 1984, Wriston was widely regarded as the single most influential commercial banker…

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These records were provided by the family of anthologist and transparency activist Russ Kick, from his papers, facilitated by the generous assistance of Dr. Susan Maret. This is not a complete collection set of his papers, but rather, a selection of items sent to The Black Vault for digital preservation.  Wright, Nathan – [180 Pages, 27.2MB] – Dr. Nathan Wright was both an Episcopal minister and a scholar. A prominent advocate of black power, Wright shared the ideology of Stokely Carmichael and H. Rap Brown, leaders of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. He was both a participant and chronicler of…

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The following videos were released after a FOIA Appeal. Originally denied as “deliberative process” – the videos were released in full after a granted appeal. There were three videos released, which outline procedural requirements, along with FOIA Exemptions 4, 5 & 6. They are displayed below in what appears to be chronological orders of the training day. They were recorded circa 2020 on an unknown date. Video Archive https://youtu.be/zxZPzt8mlEs https://youtu.be/zn2RVIjDMPk https://youtu.be/RitHJTR33wY

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