PETERSON & BRYNAN
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
8530 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 407
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA 90211
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(213) 659-9965
JOHN G. PETERSON
M. JEFFREY BRYNAN
October 24, 1985
Robert Jorgensen
Assistant Head Special Investigations
LA District Attorney's Office
210 W. Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Re: Violations of California Criminal Statutes by
Gerald Armstrong, Michael Flynn, Al Lipkin, A1
Ristuccia, and Daryl Gates
Dear Mr. Jorgensen,
I have not received a response from you to my letter
of a month ago. Additionally, I have not received a
call from you from last week, when I was attempting
to ascertain the true facts behind the Police
Department's intention to call you as their witness
in the Board of Rights on police officer Phillip
Rodriguez.
Unfortunately, I am forming an impression that you
have not taken our complaint seriously, as it was
originally lodged with the District Attorney three
months ago.
We have sent you more than adequate documentation of
crimes conceived and perpetrated by Mr. Armstrong,
and resultant cover-up actions done by IRS agents and
the Chief of Police of Los Angeles. We are awaiting
investigation of this matter by the District
Attorney's office as the crimes involved are serious
and ongoing.
I am sending you with this letter an affidavit
from a
Boston Church of Scientology staff member who was
interrupted and harassed by Gerald Armstrong on
Sunday, October 13, 1985. Armstrong impersonated an
FBI officer during this encounter. A complaint has
been lodged with the Boston FBI office and is being
followed up by that office right now.
You will recall from our complaint that Armstrong has
sought the shelter of more than one government agency
in the midst of his conspiracy to destroy a religion.
He is a) continuing to do that; b) continuing his
pattern of harassment against the Church of
Scientology.
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PETERSON & BRYNAN
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
I really think that your office has had adequate time
to review the original complaint and the subsequent
materials I sent. The Church of Scientology has an
admirable record in prevention of crime, combating
drug abuse, and championing the cause of freedom. It
fully deserves the support of all law enforcement
agencies.
Let us now move forward without delay into the
investigation of the charges the Church of
Scientology has lodged with your office. And please
be so kind as to respond to the complaint we lodged
with your office a month ago and inform us of the
actions you are taking in this matter.
Very truly yours,
PETERSON & BRYNAN
[Signed] John Peterson
John Peterson
Attorney at Law
cc: Ira Reiner
District Attorney
cc: Stephen Sowders
Special Investigations
Office of the District Attorney