A French court upheld fraud charges and a €600 000 fine against the Church of Scientology in France on Thursday for cajoling members into spending tens of thousands of euros on personality tests, vitamin cures and sauna sessions.
Rejecting the Church's appeal against a 2009 ruling, the court fined the French branches of the US-based organisation €600 000 for "organised fraud" and gave four of its leaders suspended jail sentences of up to two years.
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