On the 31st of January 1984, this writer received the following information from a confidential source.

The source told this writer one of the persons posing as a businessman wanting to purchase property and make investments in the Clearwater area is a private investigator named Fred Kane. Mr. Kane works for Richard Bast.

Fred Kane is a retired Metro Washington D.C. police officer.

Kane was born 01 November 1983, address xxxxxxxxxxxx, telephone number xxx-xxx-xxxx.

On the 1st of February 1984, writer contacted John Fitzgibbons of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Tampa reference the newspaper articles concerning Clearwater businessmen and Scientology.

This investigator asked Mr. Fitzgibbons if the Clearwater Police Department could talk to the Clearwater businessmen mentioned in the article to ascertain if a state statute had been violated. Mr. Fitzgibbons told this writer he preferred if this agency did not do any follow-up with the businessmen at this time as the FBI agents were going to interview these people. Mr. Fitzgibbons did not want to get these people inundated with questions from various investigative bodies.

Shortly after this investigator spoke with Mr. Fitzgibbons, Scott Hopkins, an investigator for the Pinellas State's Attorney's office, contacted this writer.

Investigator Hopkins asked this writer who the Federal officials were in charge of the Krentzman case. Mr. Hopkins further stated he was under instructions from State's Attorney James T. Russel to look into the situation involving the Scientology operatives and Clearwater businessmen, see attached article.

This investigator told Mr. Hopkins to contact Attorney John Fitzgibbons of the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Later on in the afternoon of the 1st of February I recontacted Mr. Hopkins. Mr. Hopkins told me he had talked with Mr. Fitzgibbons in Tampa. Mr. Fitzgibbons asked his agency not to interview the local businessmen at this time. Mr. Fitzgibbons explained to Mr. Hopkins the operation conducted by the Scientology operatives is only part of a total federal investigation. Mr. Hopkins then contacted Mr. Russell via radio and asked him for instructions. Mr. Russell told Mr. Hopkins to 10-22 (disregard) the investigation at this time.

Mr. Hopkins told me Mr. Merkle and Mr. Russell have talked about the Scientology operation against local Clearwater businessmen and have reached some sort of agreement which is unknown to him at this time.

Writer assured Mr. Hopkins I would maintain contact with him concerning Scientology and Mr. Hopkins assured this writer of the same considerations.

On the 1st of February 1984, a confidential source approached this writer regarding the following.

The source gave this writer two documents, one an affidavit of Richard Bast and one a Declaration of Robert S. Keefer. Both of these documents were filed in the Federal Middle District Court in Tampa in the case of Tonja C. Burden vs. the Church of Scientology, ET.AL.

The substance of the two documents are as follows:

Mr. Bast and Mr. Fuller leased a boat to covertly interview several prominent businessmen in attempt to ascertain their stance on Scientology.

Mr. Bast and Mr. Keefer were hired by Attorney Paul Johnson to cultivate information concerning a conspiracy against Scientology.

The copies of Richard Bast's affidavit and Robert Keefer's declaration are attached.

On or about the 12th of January 1984 writer was contacted by Boston Attorney Michael Flynn reference the following information.

Attorney Flynn stated that in reference to the Scientology organization attempting to entrap judges involved in Scientology cases, Mr. Flynn has developed further information. Mr. Flynn stated in one of his civil cases pending against Scientology, he files a motion for discovery of some cassette tapes. Mr. Flynn received the cassette tapes from the Scientology organization and most of the cassette tapes involved his client in coversation with various members of the Scientology organization. Mr. Flynn stated the Scientology organization mistakenly sent him a tape concerning a conversation between a private investigator named Richard East and a subject named John Safron. Mr. Flynn identified John Safron as a disbared lawyer who has engaged in Scientology operations in the past.

Mr. Flynn stated the subject matter of the conversation between Richard Bast and Safron is one in which subject East tells Mr. Safron he has engaged in some operations for Scientology against some federal judges.

Mr. Flynn states that through his sources he has reason to believe that a subject named John Warnock is attempting to influence high government officials in the Department of Internal Revenue Service on the disposition of the IRS tax case versus Scientology. Mr. Flynn states the subject Warnock is a former IRS attorney who left the IRS to resume private practice. Mr. Flynn states the confidential source has told him that Mr. Warnock received a feeof $1 million from the Scientology organization to represent them in the IRS tax case. Mr. Flynn further stated that Warnock has been attempting to influence high IRS officials in reaching a settlement with Scientology opposed to having the court rule against Scientology. Mr. Flynn stated sources have told him that in all probability the federal district judge presiding over the IRS vs. Scientology case has been compromised by the Scientology organization. Mr. Flynn states he does not have proof of this allegation at this particular time, but he believes this did happen.

The following is an accounting of events involving Scientology investigation from 20 December to present 24 January 1984. Around the 20th of December 1983 I was contacted by Attorney Michael Flynn regarding the following information.

Mr. Flynn relayed to this investigator the Scientology organization conducted more than one covert operation against various judges presiding over cases involving litigants and the Scientology organization.

Mr. Flynn referred to two cases in particular, the first case involved Federal Judge Ben Krentzman (now retired). Judge Krentzman was presiding over the Tonja Burden civil case in 1982, the time of the covert Scientology operation. Mr. Flynn told this investigator he learned through various sources Scientology agents and a private investigator named Richard Bast leased a large boat as a base of operations against Judge Krentzman. The boat was supposedly loaded with drugs and prostitutes. The prostitutes were hired to entice Judge Krentzman while he was aboard this boat. The private investigator Bast was paid around $250,000 for this operation.

Mr. Flynn told this investigator the operation was approved by the highest officials of Scientology, including L. Ron Hubbard, David Miscavage, Ann and Pat Broeker. Mr. Flynn told this writer he did not believe the operation against Federal Judge Ben Krentzman was a success. Mr. Flynn stated his sources have told him there were other operations against other judges presiding over Scientology cases and there have been successful operations against Federal judges by the Scientology organization in the past.

Mr. Flynn believes that the Scientology operatives conducted an operation against a Florida State Judge who was presiding over the Gabe Cazares case in Daytona Beach.

Mr. Flynn also believes the Scientology organization conducted a covert operation against the Federal Judge presiding in the IRS tax case in Washington, D.C.

This writer contacted U.S. Assistant Attorney John Fitzgibbons concerning this information. Mr. Fitzgibbons appeared to be aware of the situation involving Federal Judge Ben Krentzman.

On the 23rd of December this investigator received a newsletter from Mr. Flynn's office in Boston. Mr. Flynn then telephoned me in conjunction with receiving the newsletter. Mr. Flynn informed me the authors of the newsletter in question was John Nelson and David Mayo. Mr. Nelson was formerly in charge of the "watch-dog committee" of the Scientology in California. The watch-dog committee is an organization whose aims and goals are the protection of Scientology. David Mayo was an executive director of the Church of Scientology in California and considered one of the leading experts in the field of Scientology technology and application of Scientology practices. Mr. Mayo and Mr. Nelson are in a partnership together in Santa Barbara, California in a corporation known as Advanced Abilities Incorporated, this corporation is a splinter group from the Church of Scientology and uses many of the practices and the technology of Scientology in their operations.

The newsletter is five pages long and is mostly composed of Scientology gossip. The last story in the newsletter (see attachment) concerns itself with the Scientology operation mentioned by Mr. Flynn concerning Federal Judge Ben Krentzman. In the newsletter version two Scientologists named Steve Marlowe and Vicki Aznaran retained the services of Mr. Bast for around $250,000. The newsletter went on to say Mr. Bast was to do whatever was necessary to compromise a federal judge in order to gain a favorable ruling in a case involving Scientology.

The investigator went on annual leave from December 27, 1983 to January 7, 1984. During this time frame I was contacted by Attorney Michael Flynn several times regarding the situation involving the federal judge. During these contacts Mr. Flynn indicated that he was attempting through a source of his named Bill Franks to induce John Nelson to testify before law enforcement and prosecution authorities about the federal judge caper. Mr. Flynn further stated he had been in contact and conversation with Assistant U.S. Attorney John Fitzgibbons concerning the situation. Mr. Fitzgibbons was negotiating with John Nelson's attorney Gary Bright to bring Nelson to Florida to testify under a contract of immunity.

When this investigator returned from annual leave, contact was re-established with John Fitzgibbons concerning the federal judge case. Mr. Fitzgibbons confirmed the immunity talks between his office and John Nelson's lawyer Gary Bright of Los Angeles. Mr. Fitzgibbons told this writer when Mr. Nelson came to Florida I could sit in on the meeting and the debriefing of John Nelson.

On or about the 11th of January 1984, Clearwater Sun reporter George Wayne Shelor approached this writer concerning comments about a story he was developing involving a federal judge. Mr. Shelor stated he had confidential sources in California and Seattle, Washington who relayed to him the following story.

Mr. Shelor stated these sources told him a federal judge in this district in Florida was presiding over the case involving Scientology and Scientology operatives attempted to compromise this judge. Mr. Shelor further stated the operation was to involve a large boat. The boat was to be stocked with drugs and prostitutes and that the federal judge was to be brought aboard and then compromised. This writer did not make any comment whatsoever to Mr. Shelor concerning his information and this investigator would not confirm or deny the story.

The following morning on the 12th of January I contacted U.S. Assistant Attorney John Fitzgibbons and let him know that Clearwater Sun reporter George Shelor had all the facts in the case Mr. Fitzgibbons was investigating and Mr. Shelor would probably be in contact with either Fitzgibbons or U.S. Attorney Bob Merkle.

On the 12th of January 1984 this investigator and Chief Klein met with the publisher of the Clearwater Sun, Richard Cosgrove, reporter George Wayne Shelor, and editor in chief Sam Finton. The management of the Sun agreed not to print their story concerning the operation involving the federal judge until approval was granted by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Tampa.

On or about the 24th of January 1984 this investigator met with a confidential source. The confidential source stated he had traced a boat named TRIANON. This boat was docked at Clearwater Marina from March 26th through April 14, 1982. The boat Trianon is listed out of Washington, D.C. The owner of the craft is a Robert Keefer who is connected with the corporation named Corporate Finances Association Incorporated of Los Angeles.

The confidential source stated that during the time frame this craft was in Clearwater, Mr. Keefer along with another subject named Rolland F. Perry entertained local businessmen who are influential in the Clearwater community. The names of these businessmen are David Carley, President of the Bank of Clearwater, Al Bomstein, a realtor/developer, and Tim Johnson, a real estate attorney who is extremely prominent in development real estate business in the Clearwater area. The confidential source stated the purpose of the Clearwater businessmen's visit to the craft Trianon was to interest Mr. Perry and Mr. Keefer in investments in the Clearwater area. Mr. Keefer told the group of Clearwater businessmen they (meaning his corporation) were representing some financiers who have old world european money to invest in this part of Florida.

The three Clearwater businessmen went aboard the Trianon and discussed business with Mr. Perry and Mr. Keefer concerning investments in the Clearwater area. While aboard the Trianon the businessmen observed the crew members were dressed all in white, the crew members being two men and a female. One of the businessmen made a comment to Perry and Keefer that the crew members looked like Scientologists. At this point both Mr. Perry and Mr. Keefer became extremely cold to the Clearwater businessmen.

Mr. Carley arranged to meet Mr. Keefer at the Harborview Club for lunch to continue the discussions later on that week. Mr. Carley mentioned to Mr. Keefer that Attorney Michael Flynn was addressing a group of Clearwater businessmen concerning the Charitable Solicitations Ordinance and its impact upon the business community in Clearwater. Mr. Carley told Mr.Keefer he would be interested in what Mr. Flynn had to say and he should attend the luncheon. Later on that week Mr. Carley received a phone call from a female who Mr. Carley believes was the female crew member aboard the yacht Trianon, the female stated that Mr. Keefer would be joining Mr. Carley for lunch on the appointed day mentioned before. Mr. Reefer did not show up at his luncheon appointment with Mr. Carley and none of the three Clearwater businessmen have heard from Mr. Keefer or Mr. Perry again about any transactions involving investments in the Clearwater area.

The confidential source checked with the U.S. Coast Guard and other sources concerning the yacht Trianon. His information is there is only one Trianon registered and it is registered to Robert Keefer of Baltimore, Maryland. The Trianon listed to Mr. Keefer is listed as 31' long.

The confidential source interviewed City personnel at the Clearwater Marina concerning the yacht Trianon. City employees interviewed by the confidential source state Mr. Keefer paid for the slip the Trianon was docked from March 26th to the mid part of April. Mr. Keefer paid the rental slip fees in cash. Mr. Keefer listed the Trianon at 81' long on the rental slip documents.

This investigator contacted Sgt. Clark Randall of the San Jose, California Police Department in reference to Mr. Keefer and Mr. Perry and their corporation Corporate Finances Association Incorporated. Sgt. Randall stated that he checked with the Secretary of Commerce of the State of California and discovered Corporate Finances Association Incorporated is not listed in the corporate stats in the State of California. Sergeant Randall could not ascertain any information on Mr. Keefer or Mr. Perry without the correct dates of birth.

Investigation continues.

On the 23 of January 1984 writer received from a confidential source an article which was dated December 1980 entitled "Scientology's War Against Judges". This article appeared in The American Lawyer in December of 1980, the author of the article is a James E. Stewart, Jr.

In reviewing the article the following information was stated. Scientology conpromised a federal judge named Richey in the 1978 Scientology case against Mary Sue Hubbard. Prior to Judge Richey's problems with Scientology, two other judges were assigned to this case and both judges were compromised by Scientology.

When this investigator refers to compromise it means Scientology conducted covert operations against these judges which involved prostitutes. The article states the Scientology organization hired a private investigator named Richard Bast to compromise Judge Richey and other judges assigned to this particular case. The article goes on to state that Richard Bast was paid $321,000 for this operation.

This investigator sent this information on to U.S. Attorney John Fitzgibbons at his office in Tampa.