pursued the libel suit after discovering that he was not in their member data or records. In August of 2015, prolific Scientology critic and investigator Tony Ortega published an exposé on the Fishman Case; in which he characterizes Steven Fishman as a “squirrel” (or Independent Scientologist). He describes Fishman in the following manner: In addition to there being no historical Scientology completions for Steven Fishman listed, produced, or published, many since-apostatized Scientologists named in Fishman’s self-published memoir, Lonesome Squirrel, have categorically refuted the events of the book mentioning them, and denied having known him. Fishman himself has long asserted that he received OT levels I to VII and VIII respectively from two Sea Org members on separate instances. Ortega, though professing skepticism regarding this, states he believes the OT-VIII document to be authentic nonetheless. References Living people People convicted of obstruction of justice American former Scientologists 1957 births Place of birth missing (living people) American people convicted of fraud