text: kendrick moxon kendrick moxon is an american scientology official and an attorney with the law firm moxon & kobrin . he practices in los angeles , california , and is a lead counsel for the church of scientology . moxon received a b.a. from american university in 1972 , and a j.d. degree from george mason university in 1981 . he was admitted to the washington , d.c. bar association in 1984 , and the state bar of california in 1987 . moxon 's early work for the church of scientology involved legal affairs , and he also held the title of " reverend " . he worked out of the scientology intelligence agency known as the guardian 's office ( go ) , and was named as an unindicted co - conspirator after the federal bureau of investigation 's investigation into criminal activities by scientology operatives called " operation snow white " . an evidence stipulation in the case signed by both parties stated he had provided false handwriting samples to the fbi ; moxon has since said that he did not " knowingly supply " false handwriting samples . the bulk of moxon 's legal work is scientology - related . he has served as commissioner of the scientology - affiliated organization citizens commission on human rights ( cchr ) . he represented the church of scientology in 1988 in a billion - dollar class action lawsuit against the organization by former scientologists which was dismissed in los angeles superior court . in 1990 moxon represented the organization in a suit against the internal revenue service in an attempt to gain access to information about scientology held by the irs . he assisted 50 scientologists in filing separate lawsuits against the organization cult awareness network ( can ) , which led to the bankruptcy of the organization . he represented the plaintiff in the jason scott case against can and cult deprogrammer rick ross . a scientology publication said moxon had used church doctrine in bringing down can . its assets were bought in bankruptcy court by a scientologist and legal associate of moxon 's . moxon said he was proud of what he had done , referring to the old can organization as a " hate group " . moxon represented the manager of the scientology facility golden era productions in a filing against keith henson , a critic of scientology . moxon filed an affidavit in 2000 in the case involving the criminal prosecution of the church of scientology in the death of scientologist lisa mcpherson , and defended her treatment by scientology staffers as part of a religious practice . early life and family moxon was born in pennsylvania . he graduated from american university in 1972 with a b.a. degree in anthropology . he received his j.d. degree from george mason university in 1981 . he was admitted to the bar of washington , d.c. on september 6 , 1984 , and the state bar of california on june 17 , 1987 . in 1979 , moxon and carla smith had a daughter , stacy grove meyer . meyer died on june 25 , 2000 after she fell off a ladder and was electrocuted after touching a 7 , 200 - volt wire while working at golden era productions . golden era productions was cited by the california division of occupational safety and health for improper wiring precautions near a vault where grove meyer had been working . the california occupational safety and health administration investigated the incident , and determined that her death was not related to the safety violations at the facility . grove meyer had worked for two years at golden era productions in landscaping and maintenance . guardian 's office in 1977 , moxon served as an official of the church of scientology , and held the title of " reverend " . his role within the organization in 1977 was called " director of the ministry of legal affairs of the founding church of scientology " . along with scientology founder l. ron hubbard and nineteen other scientologists , moxon was named as an unindicted co - conspirator after the federal bureau of investigation 's investigation into criminal activities by scientology operatives called " operation snow white " . at the time of the indictments and investigation by the federal bureau of investigation in the operation snow white case , moxon was working in the church intelligence agency then known as the guardian 's office ( go ) . operation snow white was the name coined by scientology founder l. ron hubbard for a mission by the organization 's intelligence division to illegally obtain documents from the united states government . as part of operation snow white , members of the guardian 's office broke into u.s. government offices including those of the internal revenue service , in order to steal documents relating to scientology . a 1979 stipulation of evidence signed by officials for scientology states that moxon provided false handwriting samples of go operative michael meisner to the fbi . both parties to the case were in agreement that moxon responded to an october 14 , 1976 subpoena titled " grand jury subpoena for all original known handwriting exemplars of michael meisner and the employment application and personnel records of mr. meisner in the possession of the church of scientology " by providing " fake handwriting samples in lieu of mr. meisner 's true handwriting exemplars " to the united states government . the stipulation stated moxon was " directed to supply the government with fake handwriting samples " . nine scientologists signed the stipulation as part of a plea bargain . according to a 1976 letter from the " district of columbia security office " of the guardian 's office , " rick moxon " and four other individuals had either " full data or almost all of it " , about covert operations against the united states government . according to the guardian 's office letter , moxon was prevented under penalty of a us $ 50 , 000 fine from disclosing his knowledge of the church cover operations . the non - disclosure agreement was titled " covenant of non - disclosure ; ' doomsday agreement ' " . the letter told an official for the church of scientology to instruct moxon " if they do talk , then they will be expelled forever , hounded by the go [ guardian office ] until doomsday , and left to rot in the physical universe " . moxon stated to the phoenix new times that the stipulation of evidence was written by fbi agents and signed by church officials . he asserted that he did not " knowingly supply " samples of false handwriting to the fbi , and said that he was investigated by bar associations for california and washington , d.c. before being admitted to the respective bar associations . according to the phoenix new times , moxon is " in good standing " with both bar associations . former church intelligence operative frank oliver told the phoenix new times that in his work for the replacement to the guardian 's office , the office of special affairs , his last assignment for the organization was to assist moxon in setting up a special unit focused on the cult awareness network . oliver stated that the goal of his work with moxon was to recruit individuals who would become plaintiffs in lawsuits against the cult awareness network . church of scientology attorney early work moxon acted as attorney for the church of scientology in 1988 when former scientologists sued the organization in a billion - dollar class action lawsuit . according to moxon the former scientologists included some members who were subject to excommunication , and they requested the return of donations they had made to the organization , as well as payment for time working on its behalf . the case was dismissed by a los angeles superior court judge , and moxon characterized the plaintiffs as " a few former members who apparently banded together for the purpose of making a monetary killing " . in 1990 moxon represented the church of scientology in a lawsuit against the internal revenue service in an attempt to gain access to government documents on the organization . " the actions taken by the irs in this case are typical of the agency 's treatment of religious groups , " said moxon in a statement in the fresno bee . during the church of scientology 's battle with the irs , moxon 's law firm hired private investigators to investigate the government agency . private investigator michael l. shomers said he set up a dummy operation called " washington news bureau " , posed as a reporter , and attempted to collection material on scientology critics . shomers also said he infiltrated irs conferences in attempts to collect data on irs employees that may have been skipping appointments , drinking or having affairs . shomers said he was either paid in cash or by checks from moxon 's firm bowles & moxon . according to the new york times , moxon said shomers ' activities were legal , and that he and other scientology attorneys used private investigators to counter falsehoods from " rogue government agents " . cult awareness network litigation moxon assisted scientologists in filing 50 lawsuits against the cult awareness network ( can ) , which eventually led to the bankruptcy of the organization . moxon confirmed to the st. petersburg times that his firm assisted the scientologists with their litigation against can for mostly no charge , and that scientology churches " helped a little bit , but very little " with the case . moxon asserted that his legal services were requested by individual scientologists because of his religious discrimination litigation experience . " these were filed by [ individual ] scientologists who were victimized by can . that ’ s the long and short of it , " said moxon . moxon stated to 60 minutes " they didn didn 't spring up serendipitously . a number of scientologists came to our firm and said , ' i 'm being discriminated against by can . ' " jason scott of the life tabernacle church in bellevue , washington was taken from his home in 1991 and subjected to " deprogramming " . rick ross had been referred to scott 's mother by a local volunteer for can , and moxon represented scott in a lawsuit against ross and can . moxon took on jason scott 's case pro bono . according to a 60 minutes report on scientology 's actions against the cult awareness network , two affidavits used by moxon in the case were false . scott won a jury judgment of us $ 5 million including $ 1 . 8 million against can , and can later declared bankruptcy . after the can organization was purchased in bankruptcy court by a scientology attorney , scott fired moxon and hired graham berry , a los angeles lawyer who had previously represented clients in suits against the church of scientology . scott and ross settled in 1996 for $ 5 , 000 and 200 hours of time from ross for his intervention services . scott stated that he felt he had been manipulated as part of the church of scientology 's plan to destroy can . according to the chicago tribune , scott and his relatives felt moxon was not paying enough attention to scott 's financial judgment , and was instead focused on a " personal vendetta " against can . " basically , jason said he was tired of being the poster boy for the scientologists . my son has never been a member of the church of scientology . when he was approached by moxon , he was lured by his promises of a $ 1 million settlement , so he went for it , " said scott 's mother katherine tonkin in a statement to the chicago tribune . after scott fired moxon , moxon filed emergency motions in two states and alleged scott had been influenced by supporters of can to hire berry as his lawyer . " he 's really been abused by can and disgustingly abused by this guy berry , " said moxon in a statement in the washington post . moxon , who had argued in the case that ross and associates had hindered a competent adult 's freedom to make his own religious decisions , immediately filed court papers seeking to rescind the settlement and appoint a guardian for scott , whom he called " incapacitated . " that effort failed . jason scott stated he felt he had been a " pawn " in scientology 's " whole game " . moxon was involved in the sale of can 's confidential files when the organization was in bankruptcy proceedings . individuals that had confided in the prior version of the can organization expressed anxiety about their confidential files being sold to other groups , but moxon stated : " people who have committed crimes don 't want them to be revealed . " moxon 's former legal associate , scientologist steven hayes , purchased the assets of the cult awareness network in bankruptcy court . in 2000 , moxon co - authored a paper on the cult awareness network with anson d. and susan e. darnell . the paper , titled " can , we hardly knew ye : sex , drugs , deprogrammers ' , and corporate crime in the ( old ) cult awareness network " , was presented at the 2000 meeting of the society for the scientific study of religion in houston , texas . the old " can no longer exists because it was a hate group that destroyed families . i ’ m very proud of what i ’ ve done , " said moxon in a statement in the american lawyer . according to a scientology publication , moxon utilized scientology doctrine to bring about the demise of the cult awareness network . the publication , authored by scientology official kurt weiland , stated : " a civil case was filed by the victim against [ rick ] ross and the cult awareness network . this time he had an attorney who knew what he was doing and understood pts / sp tech ! the attorney was a scientologist and ot [ operating thetan ] rick moxon . " " pts / sp tech " is scientology terminology referring to the organization 's founder l. ron hubbard 's prescribed tactics of handling enemies called " suppressive persons " ( ) and their associates , called " potential trouble sources " ( ) . the cult awareness network was seen by scientology as a " sp " organization . subsequent legal efforts moxon represented manager ken of the church of scientology 's golden era productions in february 1998 when he filed a restraining order against keith henson after henson protested against scientology in may 1997 and january 1998 outside the golden era film studios in gilman hot springs , california . moxon had argued that henson was dangerous based on comments critical of scientologists he had posted on the internet , and his knowledge in the fields of cryonics and explosives . received a temporary restraining order against henson , but the riverside superior court judge refused to make the restraining order permanent . in 1999 , moxon represented members of the seventh - day adventists and unification church in a lawsuit against a maryland state task force which was investigating the effects of religious cults on college campuses . the unification church and seventh - day adventists members claimed that their constitutional rights were violated and described the " task force to study the effects of cult activities on public senior higher education institutions " as a " religious inquisition " . with fellow scientology attorney helena kobrin , moxon filed an affidavit in pinellas - pasco circuit court in march 2000 , complaining to the judge about the criminal prosecution of the church of scientology related to the death of lisa mcpherson . they claimed that the prosecution held an " extreme religious bias " and a " narrow - minded concept of a church " . they defended the practice of the scientology staffers that had kept lisa mcpherson at the fort harrison hotel in clearwater , florida , asserting they had been involved in the " introspection rundown " , which they called an " entirely religious " practice developed by scientology founder l. ron hubbard . they wrote that " forcing a scientologist to receive psychiatric services would be like forcing an orthodox jew to eat pork or forcing a devoted catholic to have an abortion . it is simply unacceptable and unthinkable to our religious faith and conscience . " moxon said that the wrongful death lawsuit filed by members of mcpherson 's family against the church of scientology was " nothing more than a vehicle to say bad things about the church " . the criminal prosecution in the lisa mcpherson case was dropped due to issues with record - keeping by the medical examiner ; a wrongful death civil suit was settled in 2004 . according to scientology general counsel elliot abelson , the bulk of moxon 's legal work is scientology - related . in addition to his office with his law firm , as of 1997 moxon also kept a legal office in the church of scientology 's headquarters at hollywood , los angeles , california . moxon has also served as legal advisor to the scientology - affiliated organization citizens commission on human rights ( cchr ) . according to a cchr press release from 2001 , moxon represented cchr international as its commissioner . in 2014 , moxon sought arbitration through the national arbitration forum to have the internet domain name , , transferred from donald myers to moxon 's ownership . moxon successfully demonstrated to the forum arbitrator that myers " registered and used the domain name in bad faith " , and moxon 's petition was granted . works papers , anson , kendrick moxon , and susan e. darnell . 2000 . " can , we hardly knew ye : sex , drugs , deprogrammers ' , and corporate crime in the ( old ) cult awareness network . " paper presented at the 2000 meeting of the society for the scientific study of religion . houston , texas .