A couple of weeks ago, an ex-Bethelite(10 years) by the name of Mel Smith was disfellowshipped. I understand that he still lives in NY are and has a mortgage company. Evidently, he was hurt while serving at the Farm and Watchtower did some horrible things to him. Now there is a major legal issue and they disfellowshipped him so as to discredit him among the rank and file. I hear that he is very sharp and was offered a major book deal. On top of that, he is being sort to appear on Oprah and 48 hours. I am unsure if he will agree to do it, although I think it would be awesome.
Here is how they took him out. The chairman/ PO sent him a certified letter with a blank sheet of paper inside; to supposedly invite him to a Judicial Committee. A week later he received a vist by two brothers, informing him that he was disfellowshipped for not attending the Judicial Meeting (that the certified letter supposedly contained an invitation). I have never heard of something so crazy.
He has tons of letters and facts about the society that would blow your mind. He even has letters where some of the Brothers at Bethel that handled his case apologized for doing him wrong when he had surgery and laughing at him while in pain. The Brother that signed the one letter is an assistant to the Branch Committee. This is the same guy that was on his Judicial Committee. I just hope he speaks out, so that people can see the real truth. This is the worst story I have ever heard in regards to the Religious Order of Jehovah's Witnesses.
P.S. In the last year he had been invited to 5 Judicial Committees from the Watchtower that all were proven wrong, and so the played the old O K Dokey and forced him out.