Office of Special Affairs

[11] In addition to regular staff, some church members also act as volunteer collaborators for the office, which cuts down on expenses for hiring private investigators and doing legal research.

[14] In one case a volunteer who read critical information about Scientology on the internet was led to believe that he would be unable to continue receiving services unless he performed a series of investigations for OSA.

[15] The Guardian's Office was established in 1966, and its initial mission was to protect the interests of the Church of Scientology,[16] and gather information on agencies and individuals deemed enemies of the organization.

[6] The Guardian's Office functioned effectively as an Intelligence Bureau of the Church of Scientology, and planted members in key positions within federal government agencies, in order to obtain confidential material.

In a sworn deposition taken between July and August 1993 and submitted in Church of Scientology International vs. Steven Fishman and Uwe Geertz, Scarff testified, "...I was directed, one, to go to Chicago, Illinois and to murder Cynthia Kisser, Cynthia Kisser being the Executive Director of the Cult Awareness Network, by a staged car accident."

"[20] Tory Christman, a former volunteer for OSA has stated that the organization hired private investigators, fabricated criminal charges and harassed their targets, including at their place of employment, as well as their family members.