The Legal Case Against David Miscavige: Personal Liability, Criminal Exposure, and Why Religious Cover Will Not Protect Him
A legal statement establishing the civil and criminal accountability of David Miscavige, independent of Scientology’s tax-exempt or religious status
Introduction
What follows is a legally grounded statement of personal liability, written with the following audience in mind: because we now know they are tracking:
IRS examiners,
DOJ investigators and FBI analysts,
State attorneys general, and
Experienced litigators positioned to pursue civil and criminal remedies.
This document is structured not for persuasion but for prosecutorial relevance. It outlines a pattern of conduct by David Miscavige that constitutes actionable violations of U.S. law, independent of any religious doctrine or constitutional defense.
This is not written to provoke opinion.
It is written to provoke review, discovery, and prosecution.
It is the prelude to a legal brief, and it speaks the language that David Miscavige’s legal counsel understands best:
Exposure. Evidence. Enforcement.
Statement of Legal Position
The issue at hand is not whether the Church of Scientology qualifies as a religion.
It is whether David Miscavige, in his personal capacity as the controlling figure of Scientology’s corporate and operational structure, has committed civil violations and federal crimes for which no religious protection or corporate veil can apply.
This distinction is crucial and legally enforceable.
I. Legal Focus: The Individual, Not the Institution
Religious organizations in the United States enjoy constitutional protections.
But those protections do not extend to individuals who commit crimes, violate civil statutes, or engage in fraud under the guise of religious leadership.
This is not a case against religious beliefs.
This is a case against:
A private individual,
Acting with unchecked authority,
Through a deliberately hollowed-out corporate structure,
While engaging in acts that meet the threshold for personal civil and criminal liability.
David Miscavige is not protected simply because he occupies a religious title.
The First Amendment does not shield criminal conduct.
II. The Legal Violations: Independently Actionable
When reviewed under secular legal standards, and without deference to religious doctrine, David Miscavige’s personal conduct is consistent with multiple state and federal violations.
These include:
Battery and assault – Documented physical violence against subordinates, including multiple eyewitness accounts and sworn declarations.
Labor trafficking (18 U.S. Code § 1589) – Use of threats, coercion, and psychological pressure to compel forced labor under the Sea Org, including minors.
False imprisonment – Detaining staff members at compounds without legal cause or ability to exit freely.
Obstruction of justice (18 U.S. Code § 1512) – Suppression of evidence, destruction of records, and retaliation against potential witnesses.
Fraudulent charitable solicitation – Misrepresenting the use of donor funds (e.g., IAS, Ideal Orgs, Super Power) while redirecting funds for non-charitable or concealed purposes.
Inurement (IRS 501(c)(3) standard) – Personal financial benefit from a nonprofit, including luxury assets, services, security, and off-book expenditures.
Wire and mail fraud (18 U.S. Code §§ 1341, 1343) – National fundraising campaigns tied to misrepresentations of purpose, outcome, or status.
Each of these is legally independent of the organization’s religious claims. None are protected under U.S. constitutional law or nonprofit status.
III. Personal Command and Control
What makes this legally unambiguous is that David Miscavige cannot claim insulation through corporate separation or lack of knowledge. Based on internal documents, corporate filings, and witness testimony:
He personally directed all major decisions across CSI, RTC, CST, IAS, and OSA.
He has dismantled or ignored board oversight, rendering the corporate structure functionally meaningless.
He has been the primary decision-maker in retaliation campaigns, financial transfers, legal strategy, and operational policy.
He is, in effect, the de facto CEO of an organization with no active governing bodies and thus, he holds the liability of both a corporate officer and a principal actor.
The law recognizes this as piercing the corporate veil, especially where the corporate entity has been used to conceal fraud or facilitate unlawful conduct.
IV. The IRS Factor: Fraudulent Reliance and Post-Exemption Violations
In 1993, the IRS granted tax-exempt status to Scientology based on:
Representations of non-inurement,
Independent governance,
Religious purpose,
No private benefit.
We now know through corporate records and testimony that:
No board oversight exists at CSI or RTC,
Miscavige personally benefits from exempt funds,
Donations are solicited under false pretenses, and
Miscavige personally controlled the representations made to the IRS.
That means:
The original exemption may have been fraudulently induced, and
Ongoing violations since 1993 justify immediate review and potential revocation.
This is not speculative, it is actionable.
V. Conclusion: The Legal Wall Is Closed
Religious protections do not apply to:
Beatings,
Forced labor,
Retaliatory surveillance,
Financial fraud,
Coercive control,
Destruction of evidence.
David Miscavige does not stand behind a church.
He stands alone, as the architect and enforcer of a structure designed to conceal misconduct, silence victims, and insulate himself from oversight.
That structure is now unraveled.
The legal record is formed
And civil and criminal exposure is no longer theoretical.
The man is vulnerable.
And the system built to protect him is now evidence against him.
We invite any regulatory, prosecutorial, or congressional body to treat this document as a roadmap for review and legal follow-up. Supporting evidence is available upon formal request.
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