Frank Parlato

Crime and Justice·Featured·Prosecutorial Misconduct

October 1, 2025

Daily Mail Report: Sandusky Appeal Alleges Prosecutorial Conflict Over Trust

By Frank Parlato The Daily Mail reported that former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky has filed a new appeal alleging prosecutorial misconduct. The filing asserts that the two prosecutors who secured his

Featured·Investigative

October 1, 2025

A Conviction Built on Recovered Memories: An Overview of the Sandusky Case

By Frank Parlato Before we provide the newly discovered evidence, and for those who are unfamiliar with the Sandusky case, here is a brief overview: According to his 2012 conviction, former Penn

From Prosecution to Payday: How Sandusky’s Prosecutors Gained Control Over a Key Accuser’s $12 Million Fortune

By Frank Parlato Last week, Jerry Sandusky filed a Post Conviction Relief

Skeptical Scholar Frederick Crews’ Dying Wish Was to Overturn Sandusky Conviction – Now It May Come True

by Frank Parlato In the next few days we will have a

Were You There 25 Years Ago At Buffalo’s First Public Gay Pride Event?

In 1991 the Candlelight Wish Celebration was held lakeside on the steps of the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society. Buffalo’s LGBT community crossed

June 16, 2016

News

Poetry

Cruel Kindness by Cynthia Hunt

June 16, 2016

Graphic Traffic, presented by Queen City Bookstore INC.

Long ago, before the rise of television shows like “Adventure Time” and “The Powerpuff Girls,” Cartoon Network showed only old cartoons. Many of these

June 16, 2016

On The Boards, presented by Irish Classical Theatre

ONGOING COMPANY, musical by George Furth & Stephen Sondheim, presented by O’Connell & Company, directed by Roger Paolini, starring Steve Copps, Mary Moebius, Guy

June 16, 2016

Stagefright

BY JAVIER BUSTILLOS The fabulous Jayne Houdyshell (pictured left) just won the 2016 Tony Award for best featured actress for her performance in Stephen

June 16, 2016

No Direction Home, Like a Rolling Stone: Our Friends Band

BY REUBEN WOLF Quite possibly, Upstate New York’s best-kept secret is its vast and eclectic music scene. From jam bands to rap groups to

June 16, 2016

Music

Roycroft Chamber Music Festival: The Festival Concludes Its 23rd Season This Weekend

BY JAN JEZIORO Back in 1993, two locally-based musicians, violinist Nancy McFarland Gaub, who was then a member of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and

June 16, 2016

World Class Film Festival Destined For Niagara Frontier Seems Likely

BY MIKE HUDSON Talks currently underway between the principals of the Buffalo Niagara International Film Festival and the Niagara Integrated Film Festival held in

June 16, 2016

“Finding Dory” A Fine Kettle Of Fish For Our Politically Correct Parents

BY MIKE HUDSON Is it too early to say it’s going to be a bad summer for the good folks at Disney? After the

June 16, 2016

Around and About: As Pivotal State Senate Race Heats Up, Stocker Speaks Up!

BY TONY FARINA Stocker Rips GOP, Jacobs in Letter to Party Faithful Hard-campaigning State Senate candidate Kevin Stocker is taking aim at the Republican

June 16, 2016

News

The Constitution May Not Save You Or The Second Amendment

BY JIM OSTROWSKI The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said last week that the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms means that there is

June 16, 2016

News

Do Niagara County Legislators Support Open Government?

BY PAUL WOLF, ESQ. While Buffalo and Erie County have their share of open government and ethical issues, Niagara County seems to be years

June 16, 2016

News

Jury Nullification Has Long History Of Righting Wrong Laws

BY FRANK PARLATO Below is something that is not taught in public schools. It is history nonetheless and easy enough for anyone to verify.

June 16, 2016

Graphic Traffic – presented by Queen City Books Inc.

For some, the 1990s were an abysmal time for comics. For others, those willing to dig and get their hands dirty, it was a

June 15, 2016

Collignon “Prettifies” The Apocalypse To Start A Conversation

Even as a kid, artist, modeler and commercial photographer Bob Collignon thought the “duck and cover” drills of his youth were a Pollyannish response

June 10, 2016

RACHEL SAGE – THU, 6/14

THE 9TH WARD AT BABEVILLE | THU, JUNE 14 @ 8PM | $10 ADV / $15 DAY OF SHOW Rachel Sage is a soulful

June 9, 2016

News of the Weird

by Chuck Shepherd LEAD STORY – Cashing In By 2009, when Zimbabwe’s central bank gave up on controlling inflation, its largest currency was the

June 9, 2016

Poetry

A Request by Yoshua Carnegie That which was shall be again, and again in new variation. Beloved Machines, When the future has shrugged us

June 9, 2016

Mushrooms and Trees Presented Together in Art Show

Two local artists are collaborating to present Nature & Decay – an exhibition of paintings of trees and films of mushrooms and is on

June 9, 2016

Dueling Tom Brady Nights; Bisons, PawSox Promotions Square Off This Weekend At Their Ballparks

Responding to the fate of their beloved football quarterback Tom Brady, who again faces a four game suspension for his alleged role in “Deflategate”,

June 9, 2016

Sports

Q: How Does A Citizen Bring Matters Before the Niagara County Legislature? A: With Difficulty!

As a concerned citizen I often bring issues to the attention of elected officials through emails and articles in Artvoice, regarding open government, ethics

June 9, 2016

News

Relocated West Seneca Sex Offenders Listed As Residing Now In North Collins, Buffalo and elsewhere

While West Seneca residents had cause to celebrate the relocation of seven sex offenders from two group homes for the developmentally disabled on Leyecker

June 9, 2016

News·Uncategorized

Buffalo: Where Good Ideas Go to Die

The Buffalo area—no, not just the City—has been in a state of decline for about 55 years. I am 58. No one under 50

June 9, 2016

News

What Progressives Tend to Forget…

Some argue that the rise in minimum wage impacts the economy negatively by increasing unemployment rather than creating a living wage. The owner of

June 9, 2016

News

Despite N.H. Defeat, Jury Nullification Movement Gaining Momentum

Most jurors and the juries they comprise don’t realize they have this right: It might be ascribed to the colossal dumbing-down of America that

June 9, 2016

News

Around and About: Schroeder Fund Raiser Signals Mayoral Run

In that article, the city’s chief fiscal watchdog said “I believe I have the right skill set to be mayor,” citing his 25 years

June 9, 2016

News

State Parks Declares “War on Trees”

The past couple of years the state agency has been working overtime to clear-cut trees in some of its most popular Western New York

June 9, 2016

News

Buffalo Bikes

In the last few years, biking has become one of the most functional ways to travel around the city. There is a glow around

June 9, 2016

Super Wrestling Event For Charity

Dennis DiPaolo, the restaurateur who has made quite a name for himself for carrying on the Old World Italian restaurant in Blasdell started by

June 9, 2016

The Conjuring 2 Provides Chills, Thrills Whether It Happened Or Not

James Wan’s 2013 horror movie “The Conjuring” did a lot better than expected, and “The Conjuring 2,” opening this week at your nearest multiplex,

June 9, 2016

2016 ARTIE WINNERS – The 26Th Annual Artie Awards At 710 Main

The 2016 winners are listed below. As always, this is an undertaking of gargantuan proportions, and all for two good causes: to celebrate Buffalo’s

June 9, 2016

On the Boards, presented by Irish Classical Theatre

OPENING DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS Musical by David Yazbeg, presented by Second Generation Theatre Company, directed by Lisa Ludwig, starring Jake Albarella, Peter Palmisano, Gregory

June 9, 2016

Concerts You Shouldn’t Miss

Buffalo News music editor Jeff Miers recently published a must-see concert list that we thought was right on. We’d like to second the nominations

June 9, 2016

Music

Shot! Nickel City Opera Lays Its Future On The Line With Premiere Of New Opera About The History Of Buffalo

The world premiere of “Shot!” a new opera by composer Persis Vehar, will take place on Friday June 10 at 8pm, and Sunday June

June 9, 2016

Music

Summer Guide 2016

We did things a little differently with the Summer Guide this year. In the past we wrote short descriptions of summer activities in

June 9, 2016

Free Will Astrology | Week of June 2

Gemini (May 21-June 20) “Whatever you’re meant to do, do it now,” said novelist Doris Lessing. “The conditions are always impossible.” I hope you

June 2, 2016

Poety

GUACAMOLE HOUR BY LISA WILEY — at the lake house Five avocados wait on the sill, a little conspiracy ripening, as I wonder

June 2, 2016

Graphic Traffic, Presented By Queen City Books

Planetary is a sterling example of the glories of graphic fiction. Warren Ellis, the veteran writer known for Transmetropolitan, The Authority and Global Frequency,

June 2, 2016

Best of Buffalo Nominees!!

>VOTE HERE< Because we changed our voting method this year the voting for the Artvoice Best of Buffalo has been a record breaking 15,858.

June 2, 2016

Back On The Red Carpet The 26Th Annual Artie Awards At 710 Main

Final preparations for this year’s Artie Awards, celebrating excellence in Buffalo’s 2015-2016 theater season, are being made. The event will take place at 710

June 2, 2016

Nickel City Con Coming To Buffalo This August

Nickel City Con, presented by Dave & Adam’s, will be a two-day fan festival celebrating pop culture, science fiction, super heroes, comic books and

June 2, 2016

Scaling The Spectacular Heights Richard Strauss’ Alpine Symphony Receives Its BPO Premiere

Richard Strauss completed his final tone poem, Ein Alpensinfonie, Op. 64 “An Alpine Symphony”, in 1915. Somewhat surprisingly, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra’s performance of

June 2, 2016

Buffalo Bandits and Saskatchewan Rush Best Match Up For The Championship

It was the second Bandits loss during a home game this year and the fans were devastated. Buffalo was hoping that having home field

June 2, 2016

Sports

News Of The Weird

Born in Sweden, she gave up a career as a trained electrician to come to the United States to pursue her goal of looking

June 2, 2016

The Best Drug Store In Town

Your local government high school is often the best drug store in town. Government schools are the key distribution point for illegal drugs in

June 2, 2016

News

Cuomo Says Hamister Has Financing in Place, Is Moving Forward

Well, after a long period of false starts and broken promises, all shrouded in “official” secrecy for lack of a better description, Cuomo announced

June 2, 2016

News

Around And About

BY TONY FARINA Lack of Transparency Examples abound about the lack of transparency when it comes to the accounting of taxpayer dollars and nowhere

June 2, 2016

News

Pictures Of Biker Charged With Sex Abuse Suddenly Disappear From Internet

Big Al, a fixture at Hogs and Heroes events, appeared often on his bike with a child riding in back. This time Big Al

June 2, 2016

News

Few Local Elected Officials Willing To Speak Up For Campaign Finance Reform

BY PAUL WOLF, ESQ. New York’s Campaign Finance Laws There is certainly room for improvement. New York’s campaign contribution limits are among the highest

June 2, 2016

News

Mrs. Warren At Shaw And En Route To Buffalo

Mrs. Warren’s Profession is the most highly regarded of George Bernard Shaw’s “Plays Unpleasant.” The profession of the title is the world’s oldest, prostitution

June 1, 2016

First Ward – New Band, Deep Roots

I think that is kind of the story of our band––that we have all been playing around Buffalo for at least 10-15 years, all

June 1, 2016

Power IS Corruption; Are Silver, Skelos and Cuomo Victims of the Progressive Government they Fought to Sustain?

BY JIM OSTROWSKI This may come as a shock but I have a slightly different take on the corruption scandal that led to the

May 26, 2016

News

DESPITE HARM TO REGION, GI TOLLS SNAFU MAY FACE SLOW RESOLUTION

Straight from the pockets of commuters and tourists, the Grand Island tolls bring in $18 million a year for the NYS Thruway Authority.

May 26, 2016

News

It’s Time to Move the Albright-Knox and Buffalo Zoo to Niagara Falls

If we could ever put the interests of institutional advancement over the prissy sensibilities of cynics, we may be able to make something spectacular

May 26, 2016

News

Judge Michalek’s Cases Being Reassigned as Probe Continues

This newspaper has learned at press time that all cases currently assigned to State Supreme Court Justice John Michalek are being reassigned to other

May 26, 2016

News

Amherst Planning Board Needs Some Sunlight

The great U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis an early advocate of transparency in government once stated “sunlight is said to be the best

May 26, 2016

News

Nanny State ‘Click it or Ticket’ Campaign in Effect; ‘Godvernment’ Law will Harass Motorists

Erie County Sheriff Timothy B. Howard, once again, is reminding motorists that the nanny state ‘Click It or Ticket’ revenue generator will be in

May 26, 2016

News

2480 AUTO – THE STORY OF ANTHONY

The Story of Anthony I was a parts delivery driver for 3 years. 2480 Autos was one of my frequent stops. I’d stop in

May 26, 2016

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY – Week of 5/26/16

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In the coming weeks I'd love you to learn more about how to heal your own pain and wash your

May 26, 2016

Poetry – A Love Sonnet?

BY W. DALTON WEIR I could smell the seasons in your hair; see the inexperience of time left plain on the fair milky white moment

May 26, 2016

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