Conviction New religious movements Scientology Washington, DC, USA · 1979

Operation Snow White: 11 senior Scientology officials convicted

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Senior Scientology officials carried out the infiltration operation through the church's Guardian's Office and organizational command structure; the record concerns institutional authority rather than a supernatural pretext.

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Wikipedia (2026) 'Operation Snow White' [summarizing United States v. Mary Sue Hubbard et al., 493 F.Supp. 209 (D.D.C. 1979)]. Available at: en.wikipedia.org (Accessed: 14 July 2026).: 'Eleven highly placed Church executives, including Mary Sue Hubbard (third wife of founder L. Ron Hubbard and second-in-command of the organization), pleaded guilty and were convicted in federal court of obstructing justice, burglary of government offices, and theft of documents and government property.' Mary Sue Hubbard was sentenced to five years; the operation had infiltrated and burgled US government agencies to purge unfavorable records about the church.
court opinion United States v. Hubbard, 493 F. Supp. 209 (D.D.C. 1979).: The federal district court opinion records the prosecution of senior Church of Scientology officials and the searches that recovered evidence of the government-infiltration operation.

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