About the same time Almblad left Scientology, so did Mike Rinder, who had a very different career in the church. Shortly after selling his interest in Axxess, Almblad in 1991 started a competitor to Axxess, Laser Key II. This time Almblad scammed a woman who had received an insurance settlement after the death of her husband in a plane crash. Their own evidence proves the bottom line is that Rinder was not expelled from Scientology due to any wrongdoing on his part. At the first of the year, an empty office building across the street from his own laboratory was suddenly occupied, but not before a bizarre occurrence. But he adds that he doesnt have a lot of options, other than to try to conduct his business in as much secrecy as possible. Rinder says he warned Almblad, however, that there could be consequences. Axxess sued Almblad and his wife, wife Yvonne Almblad and his father and mother, Donald and Evangeline Almblad, and his 347 Company. Holding over 30 patents Robert Almblad is the ingenious mind behind the key cutting machines used by countless people to make spare keys amongst other products. I am a published writer who loves to read, crochet, cook and bake, play on the computer and spend time with my family. The key business I did here in the US was a very successful business, he says, when I asked him about the allegations in the websites. Hilarity ensues.] Almblad simply took the technology he had sold to Axxess, repackaged it, and planned to sell it under another name. As soon as he did that I knew he was from the church and I said I didnt have anything to say to him. Comfort the family with flowers or a sympathy gift. I was doing some A-E steps* every now and then, but for the most part I remained off all Scientology lines. L Ron Hubbard Lecture 31 Dec 1960, "Personal integrity is knowing what you know. I think theyre concerned that this is going to be a successful business. Almblad leaves a trail of destitution and innocent investors in financial ruin. Why? Be there or see you in ethics. Almblad made his money not by his own creativity, but by an idea of his stepfathers for a key-cutting invention. After seeing him at the lab, businesspeople can shortly expect Lubows crew to show up at their firm, saying that theyve arrived to investigate Almblad. Having met Sarah at North Shore Baptist in Chicago where they were married, later moving to Detroit where they were members of Covenant Baptist for 35 years and for the last 30 years deeply immersed in the life of Pullen Memorial Baptist, Carl found rich blessings in putting his faith to work at church, in the community and with family and friends. He just had this complete obsession, and Rinder would just pump that up, and tell him how possible all this stuff was and how they could attack the trademarks and rip off the copyrights, and all this other kind of stuff. [Scientology doesnt like Inside Scientology] | [Q&A at Washington Post] He and his wife, Sarah, and often their three children, had the opportunity to travel extensively, Carl always with his trusted camera (Argus C3) by his side. My prediction of two years ago that when enough people stand up, Miscaviges monster will not have the resources to keep up and will begin to lose its grip still holds, and has been verified as correct in many ways. Robert Almblad is an extremely kind and brilliant man who did not deserve what was done to him. Mike Rinder did not attack his bitter harridan ex-wife. #6: Anonymous Rather than mechanically "copy" an existing key, Almblad's machine takes a digital picture of a customer's key and compares that digital image with those of original keys stored in the machine's memory. Tony Ortega is the editor-in-chief of The Village Voice. As the adage goes, The definition of insanity is repeating the same actions again and again expecting a different outcome. It's the kind of slime made infamous in a 2006 science project of Jasmine Roberts, a Tampa seventh grader at the time, who found (with testing help by the Moffitt Cancer Center) that the ice produced at area fast-food restaurants contained more bacteria than the same restaurants' own toilet water. It may take up to 1 hour for your comment to appear on the website. [Character actor Jason Beghe defects noisily] | [Actor Michael Fairman reveals his suppressive person declaration] | [Michael Fairman talks to the Voice] It was a close call. And the email saidit was very short and it was not to me. The show ran its course and since then Leah Remini and Mike Rinder have continued to be strong, active advocates for exposing the truth. Maybe we could share this house together? Almblad invited Clickner to share the home he owned with his wife. COS cannot have it both ways. Almblad, it turns out, employs a man named Mike Rinder, who used to be one of the highest-ranking executives in Scientology, but has left and is now critical of the church. Robert's present occupation is . Some included actions intended to sabotage the Churchs humanitarian purposes and goals. Most of the oversight of ice quality is handled by a nongovernment industry organization based in Michigan called the National Sanitation Foundation. At 63, Almblad has a long history of inventing. of Tech. Savas Hurda Hurdac. Almblad also had committed tax fraud, according to other sources. [Aussie former rugby pro Chris Guider calls David Miscavige toxic and violent] Cleaning rarely happens, Almblad says. It then reproduces an original key without any human involvement. Tony Ortega describes this ultimate fair game attack here and it is a link worth clicking. Almblad says his neighbors were contacted in what is a classic Scientology operation: They were talking to people, asking them, Have you seen him commit any crimes? For the sake of hospital patients everywhere, well be updating that story when it comes. 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At one point, Almblad confronted Lubow when he was at a neighbors house. [A Scientology spy comes clean: Paulien Lombards remarkable public confession] One of our primary aims is to de-fang the monster Miscaviges operates to make lives miserable. Today, every SO member knows the name CSP but probably doesnt know where the name came from. Carl always maintained that the draft rescued him from calculus at IL Inst. By now I would have companies lined up. OMG. He said: A lot of people were fooled and Almblad has never been held accountable. Soon, Almblad says, he was being followed constantly by the private eye. So I did spend some money to have my employees hire attorneys and get restraining orders.. Name: Robert E. Almblad. He loved poetry, especially that of Mary Oliver and Robert Frost. With ruthless, selfish determination Scientology destroyed not only the opportunity for clean ice in restaurants and hospitals but Almblads entire project. You have to gain the cooperation of many companies. Lubow is a longtime Scientology operative who is often used by OSA, through an attorney named Elliot Abelson. A celebration of Carls life will be held on Saturday, May 25th, 11:00a.m. And, for the next 10 years my entire Bridge ran that way, flawlessly, all the way to being the 13th completion on NED for OTs or NOTs at Flag. I had never experienced anything like this in my auditing life!!. ** Super Literate = a course on how to study. Your email address will not be published. Thats why her shows liars for hire are an exclusive club of wife beaters, alleged rapists, perverts, racists, convicted felons, animal abusers and thieves. As for the claim that The Aftermath (or Rinder & Remini) was linked to any crimes at all; this too has been disproven. A friend of mine called me and said he had just gotten a email from Mike. So, I studied all religions (east and west). To illustrate how desperate hes become to get meetings about his machine, Almblad says he recently drove several states away (Its close to Canada, he says) to conduct a meeting under an assumed name. Leah Remini and her Troublemakers, Part 8 Rinders Payola Scam, Monique Rathbun vs. Church of Scientology II, Monique Rathbun vs. Church of Scientology. His machines are part of his company called Origin Tech. Over Christmas, someone sawed down all four mature oak trees that were in front of our offices. Just a couple of guys, and in the whole year theyve been there, not a single customer has walked in, Almblad says. [Freedom magazine parodies The New Yorker. "The ice machine industry is well aware of this problem," Almblad says. Still smarting from the reality exposed by so many former members, COS mouthpieces cannot let it go. From my teenage days, I was able to create successful business ventures and invent things, so I was very confident that I could create a financial empire in my life. Now, this place is a 4,000-square-foot building they rented. The view from that window was suddenly unobstructed, after the trees had been chainsawed. He said: I was an investor who was strung along and then he closed the company. They want to crush it rather than see it come to life.. During that time, he made a living as an inventor. 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What you know is what you know and to have the courage to know and say what you have observed".- LRH from Personal Integrity, "It is necessary to happiness of man, that he be mentally faithful to himself. For six years, Almblad has been developing his machine, and after perfecting it, he has spent a few years meeting with billion-dollar companies, trying to interest them in building copies of the machine for themselves. That time is now. Robert solved the problem of "dirty ice," with an innovative solution that could potentially save lives or prevent the spread of illness. Have you seen anything unusual happening in his house? "This is exceeding my expectations," the inventor said from Orlando. Robert Trigaux can be reached at trigaux@sptimes.com. Now that DM knows where CSP comes from, he will probably ban the use of the term. If youve read Atul Gawandes book, The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right, you know that hospitals spend enormous amounts trying to track down and prevent every source of infection. I would come back with resources to help the cause. A Balm in Gilead was one he was asked to do many times. Add former drug smuggler and alleged conman Robert Almblad to the burgeoning list of unvetted sources for Leah Reminis A&E hate show. His name appears on a list called The Indie 500 dated 2010, 2 years after Rathbun and Hall began the movement. A searing report on Almblad from reporter Jim Lynch provided a look into the religious bigots secretive web of schemes. Explore More. In 1998 the Church allowed him back in after he claimed he was a changed man and had taken responsibility. This is just an overrun of course, but you end up in an Alice in Wonderland world with your auditor in charge of your life and not you. But whats happening in Florida right now with a man named Robert Almblad appears to be some of the worst, most vicious, and most reprehensible activity by the church since the 1970s, when it actually tried to get people killed and imprisoned. Patents, 1970-2019 . Thats exactly what happened with a semi-automatic key cutting machine which he developed in the late 1980s-early 1990s while president and principal founder of Axxess Technologies in Tempe, Arizona. Carls parents enabled him and his brother to enjoy many experiences that played favorably into their future: piano and voice lessons, art classes at the Chicago Art Institute, woodworking, Boy Scouts, and biking adventures. In typical Scientological style, Hate Monitor/Stand League twists the truth to force reality to fit the narrative. Almblad attracted the attention of the trustee overseeing the womans award, who filed suit to recover the funds that supported her and her children. No, Almblad no longer orders drinks with ice at restaurants. [Giovanni Ribisi as David Koresh: Scientology-Branch Davidian link makes sense] "Ron Miscavige Life After Scientology" will explore Ron's time with the Church of Scientology and expose information that the Church does not want you to kno. Axxess sued Almblad in U.S. District Court for trademark and patent infringement after Almblad issued a false press release on December 16, 1999, stating that the Axxess laser key system required a skilled operator and that the error rate was as high as 50%. The case was settled out of court.. Edit your search or learn more. I asked him, who does Abelson work for? . #16: Marc and Claire Headley, escapees of the churchs HQ robert almblad death. Further, Robert Almblad is not a self proclaimed inventor. Brown-Wynne Funeral Home & Crematory Carl William Almblad, born August 16, 1924, left this earthly life on May 3, 2019, with a faith that tells him that an even better life awaits him, that he'll meet up with his parents, Elsie Buddenbaum and William Anders Almblad, and friends who have preceded him. Ive done a lot of new products. Thats how bad it got, Almblad says. Scientology and the Aftermath was not canceled. If you've conjured some image of Almblad in his warehouse workshop as a curious tinkerer, you'd be wrong. He left Scientology quietly, and has not publicly criticized the organization. Consequently he created over 150 paintings and participated in multiple art shows while being represented by The Mahler Art Gallery in Raleigh for 25 years. Robert employed Rinder on what could have been one of the most beneficial inventions to the public since antibiotics. The interference of our business is just incredible, Almblad says. Let me back up a minute and help you understand just how insane this situation is. So, please get more people to sign the petition at the White House. #14: Tory Christman (and other noisy ex-Scientologists) It is no longer the Bridge to total freedom. #13: Janet Reitman (and other journalists) The staff was well taken care of and missions and field auditors prospered in 1971. In settling, Almblad was forced to return most of the money he had fleeced her out of, but only after he had access to it for five years. He says he knows every ice-related invention going back to the 1870s. So, I just carried on with my work. It's taken years and hundreds of thousands of dollars to hit on the right idea. Investors were issued a letter dated December 3, 2010, in which Almblad told his investors that he had made the painful decision to terminate and shut down Laser Key.. Dont forget, this tyrants universe is caving in: https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2011/10/10/inner-core-meltdown-in-miscaviges-bunker/. Youre in no legal position to do it. What happens when you die? Despite some evidence that the church does intend to handle me, Ive been left alone for the most part. There was never any pressure for money. #24: David Touretzky (and other academics) Almblad had a royalty agreement with Axxess that allowed him to keep a cash flow going, thanks to the efforts of his successors. He joined in 1972, worked for a year on staff with L. Ron Hubbard and then was a regular non-staff parishioner (a "public") until. [Lori Hodgson and Disconnection: No ones going to take my eternity away], [Tom Cruise told me to talk to a bottle] | [Tom Cruise likes coconut cake] | [Tom Cruise has a sense of humor] | [Tom Cruise not a kook!] | [Paulette Cooper on Tom Cruise] What is wrong with auditing is well covered here on Martys weblog, but just as another example: when I told my auditor I was completed with a process, he would literally roll his eyes and point at the meter and say: I dont see it here as a snide remark. [Tad Reeves: Scientology might listen to this guy] | [More Tad Reeves and family] or "selling postcards" or borrowing money. Few people around me understood my enthusiasm, (basically they thought I was nuts) so I bought every single Scientology book in print, flew to Amsterdam, rented a nice apartment and read every book. Criticized the organization reporter Jim Lynch provided a look into the religious secretive. 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