APPENDIX ADDITIONAL SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD SUPPLEMENTAL SUBMISSIONS OF SUN MYUNG MOON Casey, Scott & Canfield, P. C. August 13, 1984 420 Washington Building 1435 G Street. N. W Washington, D. C. 20005 (202) 783-6490 Honorable Orrin G. Hatch Subcommittee on the Constitution Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate of the United States Russell Building Suite 135 United States Senate Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. Chairman: The enclosed analysis of the record of the trial of Reverend Sun Myung Moon is submitted on behalf of the Unification Church of America in order to address various issues raised during the June 26, 1984, hearings of the Subcommittee concerning Religious Liberty in the United States. Recently, it has been suggested that Reverend Moon's testimony at your hearing "totally misstated what was involved in the prosecution." We believe that the enclosed memorandum presents a fair and objective description of what happened in Reverend Moon's prosecution, using quotations from seven thousand pages of trial transcripts. - We appreciate this opportunity to contribute to consideration of an issue most important to the majority of Americans religious freedom under the U.S. Constitution. We also are thankful for the very helpful and thoughtful consideration extended by your staff. Oversight Hearing on Religious Liberty B. The Highly Prejudicial Publicity 14 34 377 C. The Government's Prosecution of This 39 41 2. The Government Attempted to Discredit 51 3. The Government Introduced Irrelevant 65 4. The Government Convicted Reverend 72 77 Oversight Hearing on Religious Liberty INTRODUCTION SUPPLEMENTAL COMMENTS ON BEHALF UNIFICATION CHURCH OF AMERICA This document is presented to the Subcommittee in response to an invitation extended by the Chairman, Senator Orrin G. Hatch, at the conclusion of its hearings concerning Current Issues in Religious Liberty on June 26, 1984. Reverend Sun Myung Moon ("Reverend Moon") the spiritual leader of the worldwide Unification Church movement and the Unification Church of America, was convicted of filing false Federal income tax returns on July 16, 1982, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. This conviction followed a six-week trial, during which the Government sought to buttress its vague and novel theories of taxability with |