I have no idea, either, if it’s true. But it would explain a LOT. I have always thought that there was something wrong about the BD affair. There seemed to be absolutely no reason why the government would target them. This would supply that reason.
I dunno. There was a reason. There is a film on Netflix called Wild, Wild County that is about the Rajneeshees, the followers of the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, later Osha, and his evil but cute little nazi henchwoman, Ma Anand Sheela. These people created so much trouble and conflict (including poisoning all the salad bars in a town requiring us to now have sneeze guards), that people were extremely leery about cults at the time. At the time I thought they blundered into setting the place on fire. This was shortly after Clinton took control and they were messing up all over. Now I’m not so sure but it’s important to remember the zeitgeist of the time.