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Thursday January 18, 2007

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Piecemakers open door to inspectors

Just when you thought the Piecemakers would go to their deaths rather than submit to government inspection, they placed a call to the county health department offering to make peace. Amazing what a few days in jail does for the soul.
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Saturday January 13, 2007

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Piecemakers leader gets jail

The Piecemakers, a group of about 25 people who lived and worked together and referred to themselves as devout Christians, have repeatedly said they must answer to God, not the government, and that in God’s eyes they are not guilty of their crimes.
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Sect Leader Jailed for Health Code Spat

An 85-year-old grandmother and leader of a small religious sect was sentenced Friday to six days in jail for refusing to let health inspectors into a tearoom the group runs.
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Saturday November 25, 2006

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Sect’s cozy tearoom fights health code

The group, led by a feisty, 85-year-old, camouflage-clad grandmother, has battled the county for years over a laundry list of code violations, claiming the law of God is greater than the law of man.
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Wednesday November 22, 2006

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Piecemakers found guilty

A jury convicts three members of the Christian group for operating eatery without a license and resisting arrest.
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Tuesday November 21, 2006

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Defiant Orange County sect leader says county is wrestling with God

She and two others are charged with a series of misdemeanors, including operating a restaurant without a permit and obstruction of justice.
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Saturday January 14, 2006

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Hearing in Piecemakers case postponed; jury trial set for Feb.

Three members of a Costa Mesa religious sect were in court Thursday on charges of operating a restaurant without a proper permit and of blocking a health inspection, said Deputy Dist. Atty. Scott Steiner.
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Saturday December 17, 2005

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Piecemakers plead not guilty

NEWPORT BEACH - Three members of the Piecemakers are digging in for a showdown with the district attorney while a former member of the religious group has entered into a plea bargain.
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Tuesday November 29, 2005

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Piecemakers still defiant

Even as they face charges, members of a Christian sect vow to stand firm against health laws.
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Wednesday November 9, 2005

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Christian sect still defiant

With seven members facing arraignment, Piecemakers vow to resist health agency's enforcement efforts.
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Saturday October 29, 2005

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Dispute Between O.C., Christian Group Heats Up

Commune members are jailed after refusing an inspection of their store's kitchen. Code enforcement violates their rights, they say.
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Thursday October 27, 2005

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7 arrested at Piecemakers store

'We felt violated. It was like an invasion,' a sales clerk says.
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Members of SoCal religious-based store arrested after fracas

Seven members of a religious-based, commune-style business were arrested after a scuffle broke out when they allegedly tried to block health officials from inspecting their restaurant, authorities said.
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Tuesday May 16, 2000

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Countersuit filed against Piecemakers

A man being sued for harassment by a religious sect has filed a countersuit, claiming the group is abusing the legal system.
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Thursday July 1, 1999

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Piecemakers given 20 days to resubmit claim

Judge says lawsuit is not specific enough, so the Costa Mesa group plans to refile defamation suit against a member's son.
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Friday December 11, 1992

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Commune Agrees to Return Costa Mesa Home to Couple

Lawsuit: Husband and wife end litigation against the Piecemakers, a Christian group, in return for house. The two alleged physical and emotional intimidation.
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