Frank Parlato

May 16, 2026

How the OneTaste Prosecution Rewrote Federal Sentencing

The Old Switcheroo The case of United States v. Daedone and Cherwitz was the first federal forced-labor conspiracy conviction that relied entirely on psychological coercion, with no physical restraint and no spoken

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May 15, 2026

Hurricane Rachel: How the Grynberg Heiress Treated the People Who Built the Empire

Jack Grynberg was a Polish-born Holocaust survivor who arrived in Denver in 1949 with twenty-seven dollars in his pocket and built one of the great independent oil fortunes of the twentieth century.

Jason Williams: The Radiologist Who Co-invented Syncromune’s Prostate Cancer Therapy

This is the second installment in our series on Syncromune, Inc. and

How Radovan Vítek Bought a Yacht With Bondholders’ Money

This is the latest installment in a continuing series on Czech billionaire

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 lot of news on Jerry Sandusky. At last the truth of his

September 26, 2025

Featured·Investigative

The Oakland Bribery Case and the Case for Abolishing the DOJ’s Name

By Frank Parlato Editor’s Note: I propose that the United States rename the Department of Justice to the Department of Prosecution. Everyone knows that justice

September 21, 2025

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In the Interest of Justice, We Must Rename the Department of Justice

By Frank Parlato Stop Calling the Prosecutor ‘Justice’ The name is a masterstroke of propaganda. An honest name would be the “Department of Prosecution.”

September 21, 2025

Crime and Justice·Featured

Most Cities Court Data Centers; Niagara Falls Is Blocking One

By Frank Parlato Most U.S. cities are rolling out the red carpet for AI data centers. Niagara Falls is trying to turn one away.

September 21, 2025

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Did Assault Cause Cancer? The High-Stakes Question in a D.C. Federal Case

By Frank Parlato A federal civil lawsuit in Washington, D.C. centers on a claim that a series of sexual assaults caused a woman’s cancer.

September 15, 2025

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The Two Documents: How Letitia James’s Aides Recast a Sexual Assault Allegation as a ‘Lost Purse’ Complaint

By Frank Parlato One record is a four-page affidavit from an employee detailing a violent sexual assault. The other is a 1.5-page memo authored

September 11, 2025

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DuBose Says Letitia James’s Staff Drugged and Restrained Her Before Assault in Official Vehicle

By Frank Parlato For nearly 11 years, her account has drawn little traction. Angel S. DuBose, a former outreach coordinator in the New York

September 4, 2025

Featured·Government·Investigative·NY·Politics

Connecticut Governor Acknowledges Fragile State of American Due Process

By Frank Parlato Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont did something rare for a politician: he admitted the system is fallible. He issued a formal proclamation that

September 1, 2025

Courts·Crime and Justice·Featured·Government·News·Politics

Petra vs. United: A Woman Fighting Cancer, Stranded by an Airline

By Frank Parlato Petra Smeltzer Starke had planned every detail of her journey from Mexico to New York. One misstep could mean disaster. Her

August 26, 2025

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The Truth About CharityWatch’s Vicious Attack on DELTA Rescue’s 1500 Dogs, Cats and Horses

By Frank Parlato Laurie Styron had questions. It began with an email. A request from a self-appointed guardian of virtue, CharityWatch, through its director,

August 22, 2025

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Claiming Poverty From a $2.2M Beach House: The Ambrose Affidavit Story

By Frank Parlato In March 2025, former television writer Christopher Ambrose filed a federal defamation lawsuit against Dr. Bandy X. Lee, a psychiatrist and

August 22, 2025

Courts·Featured·Government

D.E.L.T.A. Rescue Feeds 1,500 Animals; CharityWatch Feeds a Business Model

By Frank Parlato A report on the CharityWatch website, written by executive director Laurie Styron, raised questions about D.E.L.T.A. Rescue, a no-kill animal sanctuary

August 22, 2025

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Psychopath? Or Just Broke? Family Court Manipulator Christopher Ambrose Lawsuit Exposes More Than He Meant

By Frank Parlato On March 16, 2025, former Hollywood screenwriter Christopher Ambrose filed a federal defamation suit against psychiatrist Bandy X. Lee. He said

August 22, 2025

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Niagara Falls Needs a Controller In Place Full-Time to Oversee City Finances

August 12, 2025 By Tony Farina There is currently only a part-time controller, Maria Brown, working on a per-diem basis for the City of

August 12, 2025

Featured·Robert Restaino

Character Witnesses Describe Alon Alexander as Honest, Loyal, Loving

By Frank Parlato The U.S. Department of Justice has charged Alon, Oren, and Tal Alexander with sex trafficking. According to the indictment, the brothers allegedly

August 8, 2025

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Featured·Local News·Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls Mayor Restaino’s Very Loud Anti-AI Crusade: Arena Dreams vs. a $1.5 Billion Future By Frank Parlato Mayor Robert Restaino will do anything

August 8, 2025

Analysis·Featured·Robert Restaino

Inside the Bail Hearing That Exposed Cracks in the Alexander Indictment

By Frank Parlato The Alexanders—Alon, Oren, and their older brother Tal—made their fortune brokering luxury real estate to celebrities and billionaires in New York,

August 6, 2025

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Family Court-Ordered ‘Supervised Visitation ‘ Is a Revenue Stream

By Frank Parlato What Is Supervised Visitation? Supervised visitation is a court-ordered arrangement requiring that an approved third party monitor a parent’s time with

August 5, 2025

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Judge Gujarati’s Gag Order by Jail Cell – OneTaste Got Under Her Prosecutorial Skin

By Frank Parlato In the US District Court for the Eastern District of NY, Judge Diane Gujarati orchestrated a trial to ensure a jury

August 5, 2025

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Emailgate: Staten Island DA McMahon Suffers Selective Amnesia, Forgets Decade-Long Feud with Luthmann

By Frank Parlato Richard Luthmann lives in Florida. The Staten Island DA, Michael McMahon, signed a felony criminal contempt complaint against Luthmann on July

August 2, 2025

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BREAKING: NYPD Detective Wilkinson Caught on Tape Admitting to Obstruction of Justice: “I Get Whatever I Want” From Judges Because of DA McMahon

A Recording the DA May Not Want You to Hear On July 21, 2025, NYPD Detective John Wilkinson spoke with attorney Lawrence Almagno. The conversation

July 30, 2025

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Staten Island DA McMahon Claims Fear for His Life Over Mass Email from Known Adversary

By Frank Parlato The Man Who Wasn’t a Stranger Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon filed a criminal complaint, alleging that he feared for his

July 29, 2025

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How David Duong Was Indicted for Donating to Trump – on the Last Day of the Biden Administration

By Frank Parlato Arraignment Timed With Trump Inauguration On January 17, 2025, on the last day of the Biden administration, the Biden-appointed US Attorney

July 28, 2025

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Grading Charities, Dodging Oversight: The Unchecked Power of Laurie Styron’s CharityWatch

By Frank Parlato No Data. No Disclosure. Just a Grade That Sticks. CharityWatch grades charities. A+ to F.It states that it helps charitable individuals

July 27, 2025

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Staten Island DA Says He Fears for His Safety/Life—Because of Email Sent on Substack; Perjury Suspected

By Frank Parlato Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon, 67, stated in a sworn complaint filed with the NYPD that he was “afraid for his safety/life”

July 25, 2025

Featured·Government·NY·Politics

Kate Whiteman’s Lawsuit Sparked Federal Sex Trafficking Case Against Alexander Brothers—’Deleted’ Texts Reveal She May Be the Real Criminal

By Frank Parlato Federal prosecutors have charged Alon, Oren, and Tal Alexander with sex trafficking, alleging that the brothers trafficked women through social media

July 24, 2025

Crime and Justice·Featured·Investigative

Fear Wears a Robe: How Judge Diane Gujarati Let the DOJ Run Her Courtroom

By Frank Parlato Editor’s note: I imagine Judge Gujarati will try to blame OneTaste for this article—petulant child that she is. But for the

July 21, 2025

Analysis·Courts·Crime and Justice·Featured·Government

Credit-Hungry John Ziegler Threatens to Undercut Sandusky Defense; Wants the Glory, Not the Justice

By Frank Parlato John Ziegler, a self-described journalist, announced on Facebook that he may renege on our written contract. Rather than addressing the matter

July 18, 2025

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Weaponized Justice: Inside the Stunt Raid That Took Down Oakland’s Mayor

By Frank Parlato OAKLAND, Calif. — On January 17, federal prosecutors unsealed an eight-count indictment charging former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her partner Andre

July 14, 2025

Featured·Investigative

Oakland Mayor Indicted—But DOJ’s Star Witness Bounced the Bribe Check

By Frank Parlato OAKLAND, Calif. — Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao was charged January 17 with bribery, conspiracy, wire fraud, and aiding and abetting

July 12, 2025

Crime and Justice·Featured·Government·Investigative

Juarez’s Bounced Check Blows Hole In DOJ’s Case Against Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and ‘Recycling King’ David Duong

By Frank Parlato On January 17, federal prosecutors charged former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao in a public corruption case, alleging she conspired with her

July 11, 2025

Crime and Justice·Featured·Government·Investigative

CharityWatch Exposed: A Self-Appointed Watchdog with No Oversight

July 4, 2025 by Frank Parlato I saw CharityWatch’s report on DELTA Rescue and I realized at once, the author Laurie Styron, got it all wrong.

July 4, 2025

Featured·Investigative

More Info on Angel DuBose’s Christmas Party Accusation: Will It End Letitia James’s Career?

By Frank Parlato Angel S. DuBose says she went to a Christmas party and ended up drugged, kidnapped, assaulted, and dumped like garbage—by her

June 29, 2025

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Niagara Falls Arena Study: No Author, No Team, No Truth

The City of Niagara Falls, New York, retained the consulting firm Sports Facilities Advisory (SFA) of Clearwater, Florida, to produce a “feasibility report” for a proposed

June 27, 2025

Featured·Niagara Falls·Robert Restaino

Los Angeles Judge Escalante’s Kangaroo Court Sends No-Kill Shelter to Bankruptcy

By Frank Parlato DELTA Rescue high on a sunburnt hill in Acton, California, there’s a place where animals go not to die but to

June 24, 2025

Courts·Crime and Justice·Featured

Niagara Falls Arena Plan Fails Basic Feasibility Test: Where’s the Team?

By Frank Parlato A Vision Posed as a Feasibility Study In April 2024, the City of Niagara Falls commissioned Sports Facilities Advisory, LLC (SFA)

June 23, 2025

Featured·Niagara Falls·Niagara Falls Redevelopment·Robert Restaino

In Oakland Bribery Case, Prosecutors Lean on a Witness With a History of Fraud

By Frank Parlato On January 17, 2025, the final day of the Biden administration, federal prosecutors unsealed an eight-count indictment charging former Oakland Mayor

June 15, 2025

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Guilty Verdict Delivered in Controversial OneTaste Trial

By Frank Parlato The jury returned with a verdict on the OneTaste case—Nicole Daedone and Rachel Cherwitz. Verdict: Guilty. The charge was conspiracy to

June 9, 2025

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DEPORT HER, DON’T PET HER; Illegal Immigrant Adriana Duarte Stole Food and Supplies From 1500 Dogs, Cats, Horses From No-Kill Sanctuary

By Frank Parlato An Example Worth Making President Trump says it’s time to deport illegal immigrants who abuse the system. We have a candidate.

June 9, 2025

Featured·Government

JUSTICE OR JUST PRESS? Did NY AG Letitia James Weaponize Law for Attention in Lawsuit Against Niagara Wheatfield School?

By Frank Parlato Brian Ginsberg, a former assistant solicitor general for New York, filed a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court on May 12,

June 6, 2025

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‘IS SHE OUT?’: Letitia James Named in Shocking Abduction Allegation

By Frank Parlato Note: My original story on Letitia James, Ibrahim Khan and Angel DuBose, published on Artvoice and Frank Report, attracted the attention

June 5, 2025

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FRITSCH #3: GUILTY OR NOT, AUSA MONICA TAIT DOESN’T BLINK – IF SHE CAN’T UNDERSTAND IT, SHE INDICTS

May 26, 2025 by Frank Parlato TRIAL OF BERNHARD FRITSCH MAY ALTER SIXTH AMENDMENT LAW The April 2025 trial of Bernhard Fritsch in the

May 26, 2025

Featured·Investigative

Bernhard Fritsch #2: $200M BUSINESS DESTROYED! StarClub tanked by the feds, not fraud

May 26, 2025 by Frank Parlato A Case That Questions the Very Nature of Justice The Fritsch prosecution raises fundamental questions about prosecutorial discretion

May 26, 2025

Crime and Justice·Featured

IS FORCING UNWANTED COUNSEL A VIOLATION OF THE SIXTH? FRITSCH CASE MAY DEFINE ‘EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE’ FOR A GENERATION

May 25, 2025 by Frank Parlato The April 2025 trial of Bernhard Fritsch in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

May 25, 2025

Crime and Justice·Featured·Judicial Corruption

NO SHACKLES, JUST STROKES: Feds’s Sean Fern Claims OneTaste Women Forgot They Could Leave

It is hard to improve on Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean Fern’s opening statement in the Eastern District of New York courtroom in the case against Nicole

May 18, 2025

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The DOJ’s Descent into Authoritarian Theater

In time, the US Department of Justice may come to be viewed as a historical caution—compared to the Inquisition, the Salem witch trials, or

May 15, 2025

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Feds Railroading Tech Whiz Bernhard Fritsch? Inside the DOJ’s StarClub Takedown

Welcome to the DOJ Funhouse. Bernhard Fritsch built a platform—StarClub—to let creators deal directly with fans. No gatekeepers. No corporate leash. No middlemen. A

May 15, 2025

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Work, Not Whining: Police Chief Stauffiger Holds the Line

Town of Tonawanda Police Chief James Stauffiger is engaged in a labor dispute with the local police union, which represents approximately 90 officers. The union is led by

May 13, 2025

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Here Comes Cuomo — Again, and Unapologetic

Andrew Cuomo for NYC Mayor, 2025 Here comes Cuomo again. Former Governor Andrew Cuomo for New York City mayor. A man who built towers,

April 29, 2025

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After Police Officer’s Suspension, Ticketing Plummeted. Coincidence or Illegal Strike?

By Frank Parlato TONAWANDA, N.Y. – In a winter where the roads stayed clear but the tickets disappeared, a 22-day stretch in the Town of Tonawanda

April 24, 2025

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‘Abandon All Hope’: The Real Sign Hanging Over Family Court

Family court is supposed to be a place of order, of professionals doing what’s best for children. Family courts are designed to resolve custody

April 22, 2025

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From #MeToo Crusader to Cover-up: Letitia James’s Silence on Alleged Serial Predator Ibrahim Khan

April 20, 2025 by Frank Parlato With New York State Attorney General Letitia James being investigated for mortgage fraud for a house she purchased

April 20, 2025

Crime and Justice·Featured·Government·Investigative·News·NY·Politics

NO DEAL FOR DIRTY COPS: Chief Draws the Line — Singh Pays the Price

This is Part 3 of our investigative series on the battle between the Town of Tonawanda Police Chief and the Union. Part 1 Chief Stauffiger

April 16, 2025

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Chief Stauffiger vs. The Union: The Lie That Started It All

This is Part 2 of our investigative series on the battle between the Town of Tonawanda Police Chief and the Union. Part 1 Chief Stauffiger

April 16, 2025

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Where the Judge is King: Inside America’s Last Absolute Monarchy: Family Court

The Ordinary Building Where Extraordinary Power Lives The Family Court building was not beautiful. It was not meant to be. Like all terrible places,

April 14, 2025

Analysis·Courts·Crime and Justice·Featured·Government·Judicial Corruption·News

Chief Stauffiger vs. The Police Union: Inside Tonawanda’s Fight for Control

This is the first part of an investigative series about the fight between the Chief of Police in the Town of Tonawanda, and the

April 14, 2025

Crime and Justice·Featured·Law·News·NY

Will DOJ Prosecute Ayries Blanck Before OneTaste Prosecution Collapses? Acting US Attorney John Durham Knows; NY Times Reports

Will the Department of Justice indict Ayries Blanck, the central accuser in the federal case against OneTaste? After revelations that she fabricated key evidence

April 4, 2025

Crime and Justice·Featured·Investigative·News·NY·Prosecutorial Misconduct