Report on the "Rama" Computer Cult

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Published News Stories on Lenz

• Mayor Frederick Lenz - Stamford (CT) Advocate - March 7, 1974 - News story on Lenz' father who was elected mayor of Stamford.
• Is there life after life? - Stamford Advocate - May 19, 1979 - Review of Lenz' book "Lifetimes - True Accounts of Reincarnation".
• Is Rama the Perfect Guru for the 1980's? - by Elaino Warren - Los Angeles Herald Examiner - Lenz early appearances in Los Angeles
• Sex, Fear Broke Guru's Spell - by Kathy Butler - San Francisco Chronicle November 27, 1997 - Lenz accused of sexual exploitation of women followers.
• Yuppie Guru: Ex-disciples Turn on "Master" - by Jim Okerblom - San Diego Union - January 10, 1988 - Former members accuse Lenz of financial and sexual exploitation.
• The Cosmic Seducer - by Sheri Senders and Kathleen Moloney - Los Angelese Weekly January 22-28, 1988 - Lenz publicity campaign and his problems with accusers.
• Who Is This Rama? - by Bill Barol with Pamela Abramson - Newsweek, February 1, 1988. Lenz gains national notoriety.
• The Yuppie Guru - William H. Falk - New York Newsday July 30, 1991 - A review of Lenz rise and current activities in New York.
• California Cult Targets the Tri-State Area - Consultant's and Contractor's Newsletter - July, 1991 - CNN Publications 105 N Main Street, Boonton, NJ 07005 - Cult members, known as "California Raisins" creating problems in the computer industry.
• Bonfire of the Raisins - Consultant's and Contractor's Newsletter - August, 1991 - Information on recruiting seminars to the cult.
• California Raisins Bounce Back - Consultant's and Contractor's Newsletter, September 1991 - Questions raised about false advertising and false resume's among the "Raisins"
• The Last of the Cult - Consultant's and Contractor's Newsletter - February, 1992 - Information on TV report on the cult and copy of the monthly report from each member to Lenz.
• Rama Re-run - by Sheri Senders - Los Angelese Weekly, November 29, 1991 - Report on problems created by Lenz followers in the computer industry.
• Computer Cult: Is the Leader Here? - by Julia Goldberg, Santa Fe Reporters, March 25, 1992 - Report on Lenz activities in Santa Fe and the damage he has done to followers.
• Zen Master a Fraud.. - Daily Californian, Berkely, CA July 2, 1992 - Report on recruiting in the San Francisco Bay area.
• Yuppie Guru Finds Cash in Computers - by Don Lattin - San Francisco Chronicle, July 30, 1992 - Lenz recruiting efforts in San Francisco Bay area and experiences of one recruit.
• As guru's disciples hit town ... - by Roxanne Patel - Philadelphia Inquirer August 31, 1992 - Recruiting in the Philadelphia area
• Is Brenda Barratt reading this? - by Margie Boule - Portland Oregonian September 5, 1992 - Story of the dissappearance of Brenda Kerber after being recruited by Lenz
• Guru mixes money, mystique - by Gerald Renner - Hartford Courant October 18, 1992 - Details on Lenz' recruiting in Hartford and meetings at State University of New York, Purchase, NY.