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Who was working on this? Rev. Moon was never deported.
Charges of mind control and manipulation by the Unification church were often heard in the 70's and 80's, but dwindled practically to nothing after the American Psychological Association declared that the theory of [[mind control]] had no scientific basis.
Charges of mind control and manipulation by the Unification church were often heard in the 70's and 80's, but dwindled practically to nothing after the American Psychological Association declared that the theory of [[mind control]] had no scientific basis.
In 1981 Moon faced governmental opposition when the Internal Revenue Service charged him with tax evasion. Although some other religious figures supported Moon in this issue, he was found guilty and fined 25,000 and time in prison. Moon ended up serving 13 months in prison, and was deported after his release in 1985.<ref>Thomas Streissguth, ''Charismatic cult leaders'', p. 95-97</ref>
In 1981 Moon faced governmental opposition when the Internal Revenue Service charged him with tax evasion. Although some other religious figures supported Moon in this issue, he was found guilty and fined 25,000 and time in prison. Moon ended up serving 13 months in prison, but he remains a permanent resident of the US.<ref>Thomas Streissguth, ''Charismatic cult leaders'', p. 95-97</ref>
Robert Boettcher, the former staff director for the congressional committee which investigated Moon<ref>http://www.freedomofmind.com/resourcecenter/groups/m/moonies/fraser-report/index.html</ref>, criticized Moon for apparently thinking that his “religious beliefs” were a special license to break laws. \<ref>[Robert B. Boettcher - Gifts of Deceit - Sun Myung Moon, Tongsun Park and the Korean Scandal. (1980)]</ref>
Robert Boettcher, the former staff director for the congressional committee which investigated Moon<ref>http://www.freedomofmind.com/resourcecenter/groups/m/moonies/fraser-report/index.html</ref>, criticized Moon for apparently thinking that his “religious beliefs” were a special license to break laws. \<ref>[Robert B. Boettcher - Gifts of Deceit - Sun Myung Moon, Tongsun Park and the Korean Scandal. (1980)]</ref>