Show ‘Archbishop’ Convicted The founder and Archibishop of the Life Science Church and its Southern California Branch the Church of Christ was convicted yesterday of 26 counts of federal income tax violations The six men and six women on the jury returned the verdict to US District Court Judge Leland C Nielsen after deliberating for almost a day and a half following a five and week trial William Drexler 49 was convicted of conthe spiracy to defraud tax evasion government failure to file tax returns assisting others in preparing false tax returns and mail fraud His son William Drexler Jr 27 was convicted of IS similar counts and Peter and Barbara Beaumont of Osceola Indiana were convicted of conspiracy Drexler together with his son the Beaumonts and others promoted the sale of the Life Science Just in Time for "Christmas” 3t - - "MEL’s Men” - Satina - For v It’s the Church on a nationwide Sr held basis Drexler himself out to be an Archibishop of the Life Science Church and earned out the conspiracy to defraud the government by inducing taxpayers to purchase packets and telling the purchasers that the Life Science Church was recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as tax exempt Testimony throughout the trial showed that Drexler’s Life Science Church was not recognized by the IRS as tax exempt and that Drexler and the other defendants defrauded “ministers” who the purchased church packages by telling them they could avoid federal income taxes totally by taking a vow of poverty and assigning and all their income assets to their church As scheme an alternate a minister could donate to his own church up to fifty percent of his income Numerous witnesses throughout the trial testified that they had purchased church packets from Drexler and either claimed the vow of poverty or charitable conto their own tributions on their tax church returns In each case the witnesses testified their tax returns were audited by the IRS and the vow of poverty or the charitable contributions were disallowed and additional taxes and penalties were assessed and paid W itnesses also testified that the defendants sold church packets and docubackdated these "Mustang Pant” by Haggar Available in: Brown Navy and Beige ments Come the Buy Of Income Tax Evasion of evasion of payments of Drexler Sr’s income taxes and over totalling penalties $185000 for the years 1967 convicted through Drexlers also published a newsletter titled the “Patriot News” The newsletter was mailed to almost every state and included articles stating that the Life Science Church had received complete tax exemption from the IRS fee and it enabled the to claim a vow of poverty for prior tax years Evidence showed that the church packets sold an additional supposedly “minister" Umteo Farm Agency Inc national real estate has opened a company new sales office in Gunnison under the management of Ralph H Lund and Gerald Crismon exclusive representatives is office new The located at 240 S Main number Street phone - Gunnison - J o 10 Open Every Until TV GAME" - Only " 13995 Off Atari Cartridges Wednesday 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm Christmas! 54 S Main Gonnison— Santa’s really loading up toys at §iy ' 'I NX" l Dec (FRIDAY) GUNN I SON GUNNISON Dec 18 (FRIDAY at MILFORD at BEAVER Show Begins at 7:45pm Each Nite e Ralph Gerald Crismon land Mayfield Sheldon and Edna their daughBjerregaard ter Marsha and her husband Clair Nielson and daughter spent Amy week in California They stayed with their son Clair in Santa Ana They had the of watching opportunity Amy participate with the Utah Star Drill Team at Diswho performed Knotts Berry neyland Thanksgiving show game halfand the VIDEO RECORDERS ANDAMERAS week She is a friend of their daughter Colleen Martin Colleen flew into Salt Lake City from Grand Haven Mich Her Michelle Mardaughter ten who is attending school at University Hospital and a friend John from Michigan Logan drove to Mayfield for Model VC22 10 Has its own LUF V11F tuner you can watt h one program hiie recording another Built in 24 hour dot k and electronic timer turns recorder on and oil for unattended video recording l'p to 6 hours of continuous recording and Thanksgiving Day Colleen stayed until Saturday and the Potters drove her back to Salt Lake City and visited at the home of Hal and Doris until Tuesday h Model VCA103 Color Camera Side mounted electronic view finder fix power speedi zoom lens Built m nu rophone Reg '99995 MouiOxty S Optional color & sound came a available 949 84995 ijJMi' IMM&i Diimn a--a ' a t Model CXA168WR 19" diagonal Black Matrix Chroma Line j Open y Model AA 3W turrtube 300 solid Remember - - - We'll be open Wednesday nights until 9:00 pm with Super Terific ace Wednesday Night Specials! 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