Crime and Justice

February 5, 2026

The Fastest Railroading in Pennsylvania History: The Sandusky Case

Seven months from indictment to conviction. Forty-eight counts. Ten alleged victims. It did not need to be fair. Jerry Sandusky was indicted on November 4, 2011. He was convicted on June 22,

Courts·Crime·Crime and Justice·Featured·Prosecutorial Misconduct

January 30, 2026

From the Hamptons to Manhattan: What Cross-Examination in the Alexander Brothers Trial Revealed About Maya’s Account

In United States v. Oren, Tal, and Alon Alexander, being tried before Judge Valerie Caproni in the Southern District of New York, prosecutors have framed the case as one of sex trafficking

Czech Magnate Living in Ringo Starr’s Mansion Allegedly Built €20 Billion Fortune Looting American Pension Funds, and Using His Own Mother as a Shell Company Owner

There are some0 in the media and in politics who are asking,

The Sandusky Prosecutors Built a Trap — And Put Their Star Witness Inside It

By Frank Parlato How Frank Fina and Joseph McGettigan’s Partner Ended Up

Ryan Flynn Moved Out of Delta Unit After Coverage; Still Jailed Without Bail

By Frank Parlato Ryan Flynn was moved out of Delta unit. For weeks he had lived without running water in his 5×7 cell. The

January 15, 2026

Crime and Justice·Featured·Niagara Falls·Prosecutorial Misconduct

The Flynn Doctrine, Part 5: Judicial Complaint Filed Against Judge Who Jailed DA’s Accuser

By Frank Parlato Complaint names judge’s prior professional ties to former DA On January 7, 2026, John Rendina filed a formal ethics complaint with

January 12, 2026

Crime and Justice·Featured·Government·Investigative

‘Publish or I Die’: Ryan Flynn’s Hunger Strike After Accusing His Cousin, Former District Attorney John Flynn

By Frank Parlato Ryan Flynn called me from Erie County Holding Center last night and told me he’s going to die there. “I’m going

January 5, 2026

Crime and Justice·Featured

Held Without Bail, Without Heat, Without Water: Ryan Flynn Speaks from Jail About His Cousin Former DA John Flynn

By Frank Parlato The Flynn Doctrine “Grandfathered In” Ryan Flynn Describes Jail Conditions While Held Without Bail This is the third installment in a

December 31, 2025

Crime and Justice·Featured·Politics

The Oakland Bribery Case, Part 1: A Case Built on One Witness

By Frank Parlato OAKLAND, Calif. — On Jan. 17, 2025, federal prosecutors unsealed their indictment. The indictment charged the former mayor, Sheng Thao, her

December 20, 2025

Courts·Crime and Justice·Featured·Investigative

Family Court as Criminal Enterprise: How Gardner’s Parental Alienation Became the Perfect Cover

By Frank Parlato Dr. Richard A. Gardner helped clear the way for profit incentives in custody litigation. He was a psychiatrist who invented “parental alienation

November 26, 2025

Analysis·Courts·Crime and Justice·Featured·Investigative

Coal, Corruption, and a Cooperating Witness: The Real Story Behind Oakland’s Bribery Case”

by Frank Parlato OAKLAND, Calif. — On the final full day of the Biden administration, federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment charging Oakland Mayor Sheng

November 22, 2025

Crime and Justice·Featured·Investigative

The Raid That Killed a Company: Bernhard Fritsch’s Story of American Injustice

The Man Who Took His Genius and Left America Part I –The Case Against Him German inventor Bernhard Fritsch left the United States, transferring

November 3, 2025

Analysis·Courts·Crime and Justice·Featured

The Sentence That Won’t Be Served: How German Innovator Bernhard Fritsch Escaped American Justice

By Frank Parlato The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles is asking Judge Dale S. Fischer to impose a 15-year sentence on Bernhard Fritsch

October 20, 2025

Analysis·Courts·Crime and Justice·Featured·Investigative

How German Tech Pioneer Bernhard Fritsch Escaped the Reach of American Courts

By Frank Parlato After having written several stories about his trial and conviction, to my surprise, Bernhard Fritsch disappeared just before a remand hearing

October 19, 2025

Crime and Justice·Featured·Investigative

The Secret Hilton Meeting That Changed the Sandusky Case

By Frank Parlato This hearing was the single greatest threat to the prosecution’s case and the NCAA’s timeline.In Pennsylvania, a preliminary hearing gives a

October 17, 2025

Analysis·Crime and Justice·Featured·Investigative

Jerry Sandusky; A Man Still Walking the Second Mile

By Frank Parlato From 1969 to 1999, he was a coach at Penn State. He spent the majority of that time as defensive coordinator,

October 10, 2025

Analysis·Courts·Crime and Justice·Featured

The Influencer Who Weaponized Outrage: Danesh Noshirvan and the Case of Jennifer Couture

By Frank Parlato The Incident It began with a near-collision in a Dunkin’ Donuts parking lot. It ended with a federal judge sanctioning a

October 8, 2025

Crime and Justice·Featured

Czech Billionaire Radovan Vitek Faces New Scrutiny Over Secrecy, Lawsuits, and Silence

By Frank Parlato The Question One of my readers sent me an X questionnaire, which I received below. X Poll Do you support and

October 7, 2025

Courts·Crime and Justice·Featured·Investigative

When Insurance Becomes Betrayal: How NIAC Failed D.E.L.T.A. Rescue

By Frank Parlato Part I: The Sanctuary and the Suit D.E.L.T.A. Rescue sits in the high desert above Los Angeles. Fifteen hundred dogs, cats,

October 7, 2025

Crime and Justice·Featured·Investigative

How Prosecutors Frank Fina & Joe McGettigan profited from putting Jerry Sandusky in prison

New appeal says Sandusky’s prosecutors secretly controlled a $20 million trust fund set up for the highest paid alleged ‘victim’ at Penn State By

October 2, 2025

Analysis·Featured·Investigative·Prosecutorial Misconduct

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

October 1, 2025

Crime and Justice·Featured·Prosecutorial Misconduct

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

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

Crime and Justice in America Under Trump

The Trump administration’s approach to crime and justice in America has marked a significant shift from previous policies, creating ripple effects across the criminal

July 28, 2025

Crime and Justice·Law·Lifestyle·News

What If Everything You’ve Been Told About the Alexander Brothers Case Is Wrong? And Other Matters

By Juda Engelmayer Frank Parlato’s latest exposé may be the most important read of the summer for anyone alarmed by the way media narratives are

July 26, 2025

Crime and Justice·Featured·Investigative·News

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

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

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

When Judges Let Thin Skin Undermine Justice

By Juda Engelmayer In the United States, our courtrooms are supposed to embody the best of the rule of law—fair, impartial, and immune to

June 12, 2025

Courts·Crime and Justice·Featured·Judicial Corruption·Law·OneTaste

Tensions Flare in OneTaste Trial as Bonjean Clashes with Judge Over Court’s Partiality

The federal trial of OneTaste founder Nicole Daedone and former sales director Rachel Cherwitz entered a pivotal stage Friday, as the jury began deliberations

June 7, 2025

Courts·Crime and Justice·Featured·Judicial Corruption·NY

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

The Witch Hunt in Brooklyn: When Regret Becomes a Crime

This week, in a federal courtroom in Brooklyn, a young woman sat on the witness stand for the prosecution, looked at the jury, and

May 23, 2025

Courts·Crime·Government·Judicial Corruption·News·OneTaste·Prosecutorial Misconduct

Bonjean highlights Max’s voluntary resignation, continued engagement, and expressions of affection in cross-examination aimed at dismantling prosecution’s forced labor theory

In a pivotal moment on Day 9 of the OneTaste federal trial, defense attorney Jennifer Bonjean took aim at the government’s portrayal of coercion

May 18, 2025

Crime and Justice·Investigative·NY

Witness Admits to Felony Immigration Fraud for $10K; Swears She’s Telling the Truth Now

On Tuesday May 13, day seven of the federal show trial U.S. v. Cherwitz and Daedone, the prosecution wheeled out another former OneTaste member

May 14, 2025

Crime and Justice·Investigative·NY·Prosecutorial Misconduct

Show Trial, Day 6: Government’s Witness Says he Empowered Women by OMing with them

On the stand wrapping up on Monday, May 12 was Chris Hubbard—former OneTaste staffer, community member, and now, government witness number two. His testimony,

May 13, 2025

Courts·Investigative·NY·Prosecutorial Misconduct

When Belief Becomes a Crime — The First Amendment on Trial in Brooklyn

Last week, in a Brooklyn federal courtroom, something alarming happened—something that should concern anyone who values freedom of thought, speech, or religion. An American

May 12, 2025

Crime·Crime and Justice·Education·Investigative·Judicial Corruption·Law·Philosophy & Religion·Prosecutorial Misconduct·US News

First Witness Admits “I Don’t Regret” OneTaste Experience Despite Claiming “Brainwashing”

Day five of the US v. Cherwitz and Daedone trial featured a striking conclusion to the government’s first witness testimony, with Rebecca Halpern admitting

May 11, 2025

Courts·Crime and Justice·NY

“OM Changed My Life”: Star Witness in OneTaste Trial Undermines Her Own Allegations as Judge Faces Bias Allegations

BROOKLYN, NY — In the high-profile federal trial against OneTaste founders Nicole Daedone and Rachel Cherwitz, testimony on Thursday turned sharply against the prosecution—not

May 10, 2025

Courts·Crime and Justice·Featured·Investigative·Judicial Corruption·NY·Prosecutorial Misconduct

Government Witness Melts Down on Stand After Prosecutor Plays Netflix-Style Clip in OneTaste Show Trial

On Day One of witness testimony in United States v. Cherwitz and Daedone, Eastern District of New York prosecutor Kaitlin Farrell opened with a

May 10, 2025

Courts·Crime and Justice·Featured·Law

Government lead witness testifies OneTaste courses helped her be a more loving wife

Friday morning, May 8 we are live from the courthouse at the Eastern District of New York, where defense attorney Celia Cohen concluded her

May 9, 2025

Courts·Crime and Justice·NY·Prosecutorial Misconduct

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

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

Conviction in the Frank Fraud Trial Raises Bigger Questions: What Did JPMorgan Really Care About?

In a closely watched federal trial that gripped Wall Street and Silicon Valley alike, a Manhattan jury on Friday found Charlie Javice and Olivier

March 31, 2025

Business·Courts·Crime·Crime and Justice·Finance·Government·Law·US News

CT Lawyer Ed Nusbaum Wants Court to Punish Client Who Fired Him — and Let Him Keep $64,000

By Frank Parlato Arbitration The case is Nusbaum v Riordan. The arbitration order came on November 4, 2024. Both parties share the arbitration fee.

March 30, 2025

Courts·Featured·Judicial Corruption

Danny Guy – An Alleged Traitor to the Western World – Now Hiding in Bermuda

Salida Capital, led by the notorious Danny Guy, registered a 67 percent loss a few years back. A free fall. Its exposure ran through

March 28, 2025

Crime and Justice·Featured

Monopoly Money, Moon Shots, and a $175M Deal: Drama Peaks in Javice Trial Summations

The closing arguments in U.S. v. Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar unfolded like an HBO courtroom thriller, complete with board game metaphors, space-race references,

March 26, 2025

Business·Courts·Crime·Finance·News·Prosecutorial Misconduct

Judge Sets One-Day Closing in Javice Trial as Sides Clash Over Fairness and Evidence

In a tense and consequential day in federal court, the high-profile fraud trial of Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar took a sharp turn Tuesday,

March 25, 2025

Business·Courts·Crime·Crime and Justice·Finance·Prosecutorial Misconduct·US News

Javice Defense Cries Foul as Judge Blocks Key Evidence, Suggesting JPMorgan’s Failures ‘Weren’t the Issue’

In the latest turn of the high-stakes federal fraud trial of Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar, Federal Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein spent much of

March 24, 2025

Business·Courts·Crime·Crime and Justice·Finance·Law·News·Prosecutorial Misconduct·Technology·US News

ATF Lawyer Jeffrey Cohen: The Man Who Made Sure You Could Lose Your Gun Business Over a Typo

The following is part 2 of the ATF and Jeffery Cohen. Here is a link to Part 1: Fast and Furious: Did ATF’s Top

March 23, 2025

ATF·Crime and Justice·Featured

Fast and Furious: Did ATF’s Top Lawyer Jeffrey Cohen Approve the Deadly Operation?

For forty years, Jeffrey A. Cohen was the voice behind the ATF. This is the first in a series covering his story and his

March 21, 2025

Crime and Justice·Featured

Marc Rowan’s Testimony Highlights User Definition Dispute in Fraud Trial of Javice and Amar

The fraud trial of Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar, former executives of the college financial aid platform Frank, continued this week with testimony from

March 20, 2025

Analysis·Business·Courts·Crime·Crime and Justice·Finance·Law·News·US News

Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar, JPMorgan’s Due Diligence Failure or Fraud?

The fraud trial of Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar has become more than just a case of alleged financial misrepresentation—it’s exposing JPMorgan Chase’s negligence

March 20, 2025

Analysis·Business·Courts·Crime·Crime and Justice·Finance·Investigative·News·Opinion·US News

Major Legal Scandal—New Evidence of Perjury and Evidence Tampering Rocks the OneTaste Case

I’m writing regarding a shocking legal development in the ongoing United States v. Cherwitz, et al. case, where recent federal and civil court filings

March 20, 2025

Crime and Justice·Featured

Javice Trial: Defense Presses JPMorgan’s Due Diligence in Heated Cross-Examinations

As the trial of Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar progresses, the defense continued to push back against the government’s allegations on March 18, 2025.

March 19, 2025

Business·Courts·Crime·Finance·Law·News·Prosecutorial Misconduct·US News

Judge Blocks Defense as JPMorgan’s Lack of Due Diligence Becomes Central to Frank Fraud Case

As the fraud trial against former Frank executives Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar continues, the defense has repeatedly clashed with Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein

March 17, 2025

Business·Courts·Crime·Crime and Justice·Finance·Government·Law·News·US News

Mason Young’s Testimony: A Cautious Witness and a Courtroom Clash

Now ending the fourth week of Charlie Javice’s trial, today’s proceedings in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

March 13, 2025

Business·Courts·Crime·Crime and Justice·Investigative·Law·Prosecutorial Misconduct·US News

Key Witness in Javice Trial Undermined by Contradictions and Personal Bias

The recent court proceedings in the case involving Ms. Charlie Javice featured a critical testimony from a witness whose statements appeared inconsistent, raising concerns

March 10, 2025

Business·Courts·Crime·Crime and Justice·Government·Law·News·Prosecutorial Misconduct