Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization on two felony charges and found not guilty. McPherson's cause of death was changed from "undetermined" to "accident" in 2000. The civil suit brought against the Church by McPherson's family was settled in 2004. Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization The Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization, also known as Flag or FSO, is an American 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Within the worldwide network of Scientology corporations and entities, the FSO is officially referred to as the "spiritual headquarters" of the Church of Scientology. The organization is located in Clearwater, Florida. According to the official website of the Church of Scientology,
Tax status of Scientology in the United States could then burgle the office where they were being held and obtain them. This plan was successful, and Scientology operatives reported that they had gained access to all of the documents held by the IRS's FOIA attorney. By May 1975, the operatives had stolen more than 30,000 pages of documents, equivalent to a stack of paper high, on Scientology and the Hubbards. A key objective of the GO's campaign was to uncover the individual who Hubbard believed was responsible for the IRS "attack" on Scientology. He told his followers that the IRS's interest in Scientology was due to "an insane