7 , ▁the ▁Ra ë li an ▁Mov ement ▁put ▁up ▁for ▁sale ▁the ▁U FO land ▁headquarters ▁comp ound ▁near ▁the ▁small ▁village ▁of ▁Mar ic ourt , ▁Quebec ▁for ▁$ 2 . 9 5 ▁million ▁( Can .). ▁ ▁Their ▁intention ▁was ▁to ▁shift ▁the ▁headquarters ▁to ▁somewhere ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁United ▁States , ▁possibly ▁to ▁Pal m ▁Spr ings , ▁California . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁Canadian ▁retre at ▁was ▁sold . ▁ ▁The ▁Ra ë li an ▁Mov ement ▁re located ▁their ▁North ▁American ▁headquarters ▁to ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁Nev ada . ▁ ▁R icky ▁Ro e hr , ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Ra ë li an ▁Mov ement ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁said ▁the ▁Ra ë li ans ▁chose ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁because ▁they ▁thought ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁happy ▁and ▁open - mind ed ▁community . ▁ ▁The ▁Ra ë li ans ▁planned ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁place ▁or ▁buy ▁and ▁renov ate ▁a ▁hotel ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁conduct ▁their ▁sem in ars . ▁ ▁M embers ▁leaving ▁after ▁false ▁claims ▁that ▁Ra ë li an ▁books ▁were ▁pl ag iar ized ▁from ▁Jean ▁Send y ' s ▁works ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁W on j une ▁Lee , ▁an ▁eleven - year ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁R ael ian ▁movement , ▁came ▁across ▁information ▁regarding ▁works ▁of ▁fiction ▁that ▁were ▁published ▁by ▁Jean ▁Send y , ▁a ▁prominent ▁U FO log ist ▁and ▁French ▁author .