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===National Association of Forensic Counselors=== In May 2014, the NAFC filed a lawsuit in Oklahoma, naming Narconon, Scientology and eighty other defendants.<ref>{{cite news|last=LeFlore|first=Jeanne|title=Narconon faces federal lawsuit |url=http://www.mcalesternews.com/breakingnews/x1403567417/Narconon-faces-federal-lawsuit|access-date=23 May 2014|newspaper=McAlester News-Capital|date=22 May 2014 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524005452/http://www.mcalesternews.com/breakingnews/x1403567417/Narconon-faces-federal-lawsuit |archive-date=May 24, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Scientology's drug rehab network sued for conspiring to misuse counseling credentials|url=http://tonyortega.org/2014/05/19/scientologys-drug-rehab-network-sued-for-conspiring-to-misuse-counseling-credentials/|publisher=The Underground Bunker|access-date=23 May 2014|quote=After citing dozens of misuses of the NAFC's certifications and logos, the lawsuit then aims at the overall picture β that Scientology has conspired to misuse these trademarks in order to give Narconon a veneer of legitimacy, and, by extension, to Scientology itself}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NAFC, INC. VS NARCONON AND CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY INT'L|url=http://richardsonlawfirmpc.com/nafc-vs-narconon-church-of-scientology-intl/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524022841/http://richardsonlawfirmpc.com/nafc-vs-narconon-church-of-scientology-intl/ |archive-date=May 24, 2014 |publisher=Richardson, Richardson, Boudreaux & Keesling, PLLC |access-date=23 May 2014}}</ref> The NAFC is a body that provides certification to drug abuse counsellors. The filing sought an injunction to prevent Narconon from using the NAFC's trademarks, certifications or logos; it also sought punitive damages.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lu|first=Alicia|title=SCIENTOLOGY-INFLUENCED 'NARCONON' DRUG PROGRAM SNEAKS ITS WAY BACK INTO CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS|date=May 27, 2014 |url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/25887-scientology-influenced-narconon-drug-program-sneaks-its-way-back-into-californias-public-schools|publisher=BUSTLE|access-date=29 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Narconon For Fake Certification|url=http://www.news9.com/story/25624120/federal-lawsuit-filed-against-narconon-for-fake-certification|access-date=29 May 2014|newspaper=news9.com Oklahoma's Own|date=27 May 2014}}</ref> The filing alleged that Narconon and the other defendants conspired to: {{Blockquote|text=willfully misuse the NAFC logos and trademarks and falsified certifications supposedly obtained through the NAFC or the ACCFC to misrepresent the credentials of their employees and volunteers to promote the Narconon Network.}} going on to claim that Narconon: {{Blockquote|text=willfully misused (and continues to misuse) Plaintiff NAFC's logos, trademarks and false certifications to further the goals and purposes of the Church of Scientology International. Specifically, Plaintiffs claim that the misuse was calculated to increase the credibility of the Narconon Treatment Centers and the affiliated counselors, and to expand the reach and profitability of the Church of Scientology International to Plaintiffs' detriment.}}
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