David Berry Knapp
David Berry Knapp, or Krishna Deva, is the former mayor of Rajneeshpuram and follower of Rajneesh. Knapp was introduced to the Rajneesh teachings in 1976 and stayed at the Pune ashram between 1979 and 1981. Due to his background in the real estate industry, with knowledge of municipality law and related, he became involved with what would developed into Rajneeshpuram. In late 1982 he became a city official and later was named mayor of the new city. In 1985 he turned FBI informant and provided what the Bureau described as "essential" to uncovering the criminal activities of the religious group. Deva admitted to being involved with one of the poisoning events in The Dalles.
In 1986, he was sentenced to two years in prison after admitting to filing a false petition with the Immigration and Naturalization Service and participating in a sham marriage. Knapp entered the Federal Witness Protection Program, and after serving his prison term, returned to California, and changed back to his pre-Sannyasin name. Knapp refused to be interviewed for the documentary Wild Wild Country.
