Tag: Ben Shaw

Another Trip Down the Scientology Rabbit Hole: How Did Rod Riley Go From Bankruptcy to Heading the Proposed $350 Million North Marina Development in Clearwater?

By Jeffrey Augustine on April 3, 2023 • ( 4 Comments )

The Tampa Bay Times published an exclusive story by Tracey McManus showing that Clearwater real estate developer Rod Riley is a frontman for hidden Scientology investors. We reported on this same story […]

GPB Capital Hires NYC PR Crisis Management Firm Risa Heller; Denies Any Role in $103 Million Clearwater Land Purchases Made by Murky Scientologist-Owned LLC’s

By Jeffrey Augustine on February 26, 2021 • ( 2 Comments )

In her bombshell 2019 news story Clear Takeover, Tracey McManus revealed that $103 million in Downtown Clearwater land purchases were made by a series of LLC’s owned by Scientologists. $99 million of […]