Wasn't Hubbard a convicted conman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Ron_...ies_and_crisis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Ron_...Life_in_hiding
Criminal charge Petty theft (in 1948), Fraud (in absentia, 1978)
Criminal penalty Fine of ₣35,000 and four years in prison (unserved)