The 1985 Rajneeshee assassination plot was a conspiracy Committing_crime by a group of high-ranking Rajneeshees , followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ( later known as Osho ) , to assassinate Killing Charles Turner , the then-United States Attorney for the District of Oregon .

Rajneesh 's personal secretary and second-in-command , Ma Anand Sheela ( Sheela Silverman ) , assembled Come_together the group after Turner was appointed Request to investigate illegal activity at the followers ' community , Rajneeshpuram .

Eight perpetrators received Receiving sentences ranging from five years ' probation to five years in federal prison and an additional member of the Rajneesh commune pleaded Request guilty to murder conspiracy .

Rajneesh was never prosecuted Legality in relation to the conspiracy , and left Departing the United States after pleading Legality guilty to immigration fraud and agreeing Agree_or_refuse_to_act not to reenter the country without permission from the U.S. Attorney General .