"Working from home" after a hurricane means going to a hotel, since the power always goes out for between 2-7 days. The Church was unaware of the significant number of properties owned by Scientologists in the Clearwater area and are delighted you provided the information, the letter continued. Church officials used a straw corporation to buy the historic Fort Harrison Hotel and moved in under a fake name. 1991: An investment firm owned by Joel Feshbach, an acknowledged Scientologist, purchased Cocolat, a West Coast candy company that was having some financial . In Florida, limited liability companies that buy property are required to disclose administrative operators but not their owners. Since July 2019, eight limited liability companies managed or operated by members of the church have bought 45 properties in North Marina, including Chesneys. CLEARWATER Ed Chesney had two rental homes and two vacant lots in the North Marina Area on the market for a year before his real estate agent called in late 2019 with good news. After FBI raids uncovered the infiltrations, city officials launched their own investigations. Agami, the developer whose family gave $10 million, leased a storefront to a non-Scientologist that has become a successful restaurant since opening in 2017. Clearwater vs Naples - Florida Forum - Tripadvisor Once we dug into the data and pulled records, we found that LLCs tied to the Church of Scientology had bought about 100 properties. Scientology in Clearwater Big Brother is Watching You. He promoted the site to about 75 hoteliers and developers across the country. 3,594 Reviews . They doubled the churchs footprint in less than three years. Most religions have a fundamentalist wing, Rinder said. Scientology spokesman Ben Shaw said in a statement that the church is not involved with the acquisitions. The church stopped communicating with the city. This makes no sense, except of course to a bigot.. Clearwater is the permanent home to more than 10,000 Scientology parishioners. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group.
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