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Defense Struggles to Introduce Evidence as Judge Limits Scope in Javice Trial

“I don’t want to end up in an orange jumpsuit.” Those words, allegedly spoken by Charlie Javice, were repeated in court today as the

March 7, 2025

Business·Crime·Crime and Justice·Finance·Government·Local News·News

Judge and Prosecutors Block Defense Efforts to Show JPMorgan Knew the Truth About Frank’s User Numbers 

As the 8th day of trial of United States v. Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar continued in the Southern District of New York, defense

March 6, 2025

Business·Courts·Crime·Government·Law·News·Prosecutorial Misconduct·Technology

March 4 Trial Proceedings: Key Judicial Rulings and Implications for Charlie Javice’s Defense

On the seventh day of Charlie Javice’s and co-defendant Olivier Amar’s trial in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York,

March 5, 2025

Business·Crime and Justice·Finance·Investigative·Law·News·Technology

Court Testimony Sheds Light on Key Dispute in Javice Trial

The sixth day of testimony in the trial of Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar focused on digital records, data transactions, and discussions surrounding student

March 4, 2025

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

Judge Escalante vs. 1200 Rescued Dogs and Cats in No Kill Sanctuary: “Don’t Tell the Jury ‘the Animals are at Risk'”

The road to D.E.L.T.A. Rescue wound up a California mountainside, past sun-scorched brush and brittle dirt, through desolation where things—dogs, cats, people—could disappear without

March 3, 2025

Crime and Justice·Featured·Judicial Corruption

Catskills Man Fights to Overturn Conviction, Alleges Police Officer Wanted His Girlfriend

Catskills Man Fights to Overturn Drug Conviction, Alleges Police Officer Framed Him South Fallsburg, NY – Colone R. DaCosta, convicted on drug charges, is

March 1, 2025

Crime and Justice·Featured·News

How Crime and Justice is Changing in America

The American criminal justice system is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by technological advances, shifting public attitudes, and mounting pressure for reform. From policing

March 1, 2025

Arts & Culture·Crime·Crime and Justice·Lifestyle·Prison and Prisoners

Judicial Interference? Judge’s Frequent Interruptions Hinder Baez’s Cross-Examination

During the Thursday, February 27, 2025, hearing, Charlie Javice‘s defense attorney José Baez repeatedly found himself at odds with the presiding judge, Alvin K.

February 28, 2025

Business·Courts·Crime·Finance·Investigative·Judicial Corruption·Law·Prosecutorial Misconduct

FBI Special Agent Elliot McGinnis Under Fire: Immolation Almost Certain

Outside the Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn, Defense Council Jennifer Bonjean spoke to press about her client’s case. Nicole Daedone and Rachel Cherwitz are charged

February 28, 2025

Courts·Crime and Justice·Featured·News·NY·Uncategorized

JPMorgan’s Legal Spending Raises Questions in Javice Trial

The trial of Frank founder Charlie Javice has taken an unexpected turn as revelations about JPMorgan Chase’s legal expenditures cast doubt on the fairness

February 26, 2025

Business·Courts·Featured·Finance·Law·News·Prosecutorial Misconduct

Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar’s Trial Resumes Amid Juror Changes and Heated Cross-Examinations

The fraud trial of Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar resumed Tuesday after a one-day delay, following yet another juror’s illness. The court began the

February 25, 2025

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

Charlie Javice’s Trial Begins with Legal Battles, Juror Health Concerns—And a Judge Who Nodded Off

The high-profile fraud trial of Charlie Javice, the founder of college financial aid startup Frank, is off to a tumultuous start, with intense courtroom

February 24, 2025

Courts·Finance·Investigative·Judicial Corruption·Law·Prosecutorial Misconduct·Technology·US News

Trump is trying to shred the constitutional separation of powers

Having a president with authority to close programs, or decide which programs to fund, totally bypasses Congress and makes Congress useless. That is how authoritarians

February 10, 2025

Courts·Featured·Government·News·Politics·Prosecutorial Misconduct

From the Courtroom to the Dictionary: How “Going TransPerfect” Became a Legal Verb

In the annals of American corporate law, few cases have left as indelible a mark on the public imagination as the TransPerfect saga. What

January 2, 2025

Courts·Featured·Judicial Corruption·Law

Why Did the FBI Change From the Best Crime Fighting Agency in the World to the Worst…Ask James Comey!?

By Gary DiLaura When I became an Agent in 1969, we had 180 Federal Criminal Violations to investigate. They ran the gamut from Bank

December 28, 2024

Crime and Justice·Opinion

Ayries Blanck and Her Alleged Agony: Faulty Journal May Tumble the OneTaste Case

The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of NY is taking Nicole Daedone and Rachel Cherwitz to court, in part, based on Ayries’s journal.

December 26, 2024

Crime and Justice·Prosecutorial Misconduct

Illegal Alien Wins $6.7 Million Judgment Against No-Kill Animal Sanctuary – Uses Fake Social Security Number

Adriana Duarte Valentines’ story may be a modern American rags-to-riches tale. Yet she hasn’t received her money, and she is not an American. The

December 25, 2024

Crime and Justice·Featured·Investigative·News

Meme Stock Madness: Federal Judge Komitee Bets on GameStop During Court Sessions

Nick Pinto of Hell Gate, an online, worker-owned publication focused on local New York City news, wrote a story about Eric Komitee, the federal

December 5, 2024

Crime and Justice·Featured·Judicial Corruption

Judge Komitee’s Million-Dollar Investments, Friendships With ‘Victims’ Question Integrity of Watson’s Trial as Defense Presents Mafia-Style Chart

The above is a chart designed by the Carlos Watson defense team showing the many conflicts Judge Eric Komitee had while he presided

November 8, 2024

Crime and Justice·Featured·Judicial Corruption·News

Breaking News: Conflict of Interest Bombshell: Judge Invested in Ozy’s Victim Companies

Watson’s Conviction and Motion for Judge’s Disqualification Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson may not be going to prison after all. The federal judge who

October 27, 2024

Crime and Justice·Featured·Judicial Corruption·News

Privileged Material Under Dispute in OneTaste Case

In the continuing saga of OneTaste, Paul Pelletier, OneTaste Counsel, filed a letter demanding the return of the stolen privileged document that the Government

September 13, 2024

Crime and Justice·Investigative·NY·Prosecutorial Misconduct

OneTaste Defendant Cherwitz Retains Renowned Law Firm Aidala, Bertuna & Kamin in High-Profile Federal Case

In a major development, Rachel Cherwitz, a co-defendant in a federal forced labor conspiracy case in the Eastern District of New York, has secured

September 11, 2024

Crime and Justice·Featured·Prosecutorial Misconduct

Questionable Judicial Grounds and Dubious Legal Practices – Unsettling Justice for Corporate America

Amid global challenges – pandemics, wars, and authoritarian regimes, accompanied by plummeting economies, bankrupt businesses, and fractured families – one certainty remains: lawyers profit.

August 5, 2024

Analysis·Business·Courts·Law·Opinion·Prosecutorial Misconduct·The Swamp

The Incredible Story of Discredible Matt Sandusky: The Evolution of a Liar’s Tall Tale

Editor’s note: Special credit goes to Mark Pendergrast’s forensic masterpiece The Most Hated Man in America: Jerry Sandusky and the Rush to Judgment, from

June 16, 2024

Crime and Justice·Featured·Judicial Corruption·News·Prosecutorial Misconduct

Trump committed serious crimes and should NOT be president again

Dear editor, By now, we’ve all heard the news that Donald Trump was found guilty of all 34 felony counts of falsifying his company’s

May 30, 2024

Arts & Culture·Crime and Justice·Featured·Opinion·Politics

Trump’s guilty verdict should disqualify him from office

Dear editor, By now, we’ve all heard the news that Donald Trump was found guilty of all 34 felony counts of falsifying his company’s

May 30, 2024

Arts & Culture·Courts·Crime and Justice·Featured·Government·Opinion·Politics

Penn State and the Price of Silence: Reopening the Sandusky Case: A Letter to Penn State Trustees

The following is a letter endorsed by over 60 people and sent by email to every one of the Penn State Board of Trustees.

May 9, 2024

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

All the World’s a Stage and Penn State Had Some Pretty Bad Actors in Sandusky Case

For those who think I must treat liars with courtesy, please do not read further. In this post, I will offer my opinion about

March 28, 2024

Crime and Justice·Featured·Investigative·Prosecutorial Misconduct

Renowned Academic, Authors, and Investigators Challenge Jerry Sandusky’s Conviction

In previous articles discussing Jerry Sandusky, I have acknowledged the contributions of writers and researchers who have explored the possibility of his innocence. Their

March 27, 2024

Crime and Justice·Featured·Investigative·Prosecutorial Misconduct

The Plan to Expose the False Conviction of Jerry Sandusky

Yesterday, an anonymous comment arrived on the Frank Report story From Trailer Park to Millions: Sabastian Paden’s Rise to Wealth Through Testifying in Jerry Sandusky Trial The

March 26, 2024

Crime and Justice·Featured·Investigative·Prosecutorial Misconduct

From Trailer Park to Millions: Sabastian Paden’s Rise to Wealth Through Testifying in Jerry Sandusky Trial

In 2012, former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was found guilty of sexually abusing ten individuals, eight of whom were identified. The

March 26, 2024

Crime and Justice·Featured·Prosecutorial Misconduct

Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian M. Feldman Launches Aurelian Law, Focused on Crisis Response and High-Stakes Litigation

Aurelian Law PLLC announces the launch of an independent law firm focused on crisis response, government investigations, and high-stakes litigation. Aurelian Law PLLC is

March 20, 2024

Crime and Justice·Featured·Local News·News

Best ‘One-Stop’ Explanation of the False Conviction of Jerry Sandusky by Frederick Crews: The House of Cards

Editor’s Note: People who want to study the Sandusky case, who want to understand why I and others say he is innocent, might take

March 1, 2024

Crime and Justice·Featured

Celebrity Scapegoat: Actor Joe Gatt Clears Name, DDA Brunson’s Tactics Questioned

When actor Joe Gatt was arrested in April 2022, some 150 American news outlets reported the shocking story. Headlines appeared such as: “Game of

February 15, 2024

Crime and Justice·Featured·News·Prosecutorial Misconduct

Experts Question Authenticity of Controversial Stone Recording

Welcome to the world of AI. In what may be a precedent-setting example of AI voice technology duping the media, the news site Mediaite

February 8, 2024

Analysis·Crime and Justice·Featured·Government·News·Uncategorized

Memo to Publisher: The Jerry Sandusky Conviction Was a Miscarriage of Justice

Eleven Years On, Doubts Cast on Fair Trial Following a conversation about why I believed the conviction was wrongful, I prepared a memo for

February 7, 2024

Crime and Justice·Featured·Investigative·Prosecutorial Misconduct

Fisher vs. Paden: Unequal Pay for Equal Lies in False Conviction of Jerry Sandusky

Guilty Verdict, But No Winners? Sandusky’s Fate Sealed by Millionaire-Making Lies When Jerry Sandusky was taken in handcuffs out of court after a jury

February 1, 2024

Crime and Justice·Featured·Investigative·Prosecutorial Misconduct

Changing Memories: The Impact of Repressed Recovered Memories in the Sandusky Case

By Frank Parlato Jerry Sandusky, 79, has been in prison for more than 11 years. A Pennsylvania jury convicted him of sexually abusing nine

January 31, 2024

Crime and Justice·Featured·Investigative

The Plan to Expose the False Conviction of Jerry Sandusky

Yesterday, an anonymous comment arrived on the Frank Report story From Trailer Park to Millions: Sabastian Paden’s Rise to Wealth Through Testifying in Jerry

January 29, 2024

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

Renowned Academic, Authors, and Investigators Challenge Jerry Sandusky’s Conviction

In previous articles discussing Jerry Sandusky, I have acknowledged the contributions of writers and researchers who have explored the possibility of his innocence. Their

January 28, 2024

Crime and Justice·Featured·Investigative·Prosecutorial Misconduct

Did Aaron Fisher Mislead Authorities in Sandusky Case? Looks Like He Did!

I invite Aaron Fisher, his mother or any of the “victims” who made millions to contact me, if they think I have it wrong.

January 16, 2024

Crime and Justice·News·Prosecutorial Misconduct·Uncategorized

The Unheard Side of the Sandusky Story: Did Aaron Fisher Lie?

On June 22, 2012, a Centre County jury convicted Gerald A. ‘Jerry’ Sandusky of sexually abusing ten preteen and teenage boys. On October 9,

January 15, 2024

Crime and Justice·Featured·News·Prosecutorial Misconduct

Questioning Millionaire Victims: Doubts Arise in Sandusky Trial

The Predator of Penn State The official story everyone knows. A pedophile in his 50s and 60s, we have been told, was running loose

January 11, 2024

Crime and Justice·Featured·News·Prosecutorial Misconduct

‘The Sandusky Case is Exactly Opposite to What the Public Believes’: The Case Against Jerry Sandusky Reexamined

It began with an article Rich Luthmann wrote for the Frank Report, where he mentioned Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State football coach convicted

January 10, 2024

Crime and Justice·Featured·News·Prosecutorial Misconduct

Family Member Defends Steve Pigeon Against Niece’s ‘False’ Abuse Allegations; Calls Sister ‘Pathological Liar’

Now, a relative of Pigeon has commented after reading Coercive Plea Bargain? Pigeon Chooses Eight Months Over Gambling Life in Prison: By a Relative

November 24, 2023

Crime and Justice·Local News·News·Prosecutorial Misconduct·Uncategorized

Echoes of Injustice: Steve Pigeon’s Case Mirrors Sebold’s Wrongful Accusation

By Marie White Sebold’s Apology Too Late In 2021, Alice Sebold, the best-selling author of the memoir “Lucky” and the novel “The Lovely Bones,”

November 20, 2023

Crime and Justice·Prosecutorial Misconduct

Coercive Plea Bargain? Pigeon Chooses Eight Months Over Gambling Life in Prison

In a dramatic turn of events, G. Steven Pigeon faced a harrowing decision in the face of serious sexual abuse charges. With the risk

November 11, 2023

Analysis·Crime and Justice·Featured·Local News·Niagara Falls·Prosecutorial Misconduct

District Attorney John Flynn Stands by Accusations Against Pigeon Despite Lack of Physical Evidence, as Family Members Question Credibility of Teen Accuser

Erie County – Nearly two years ago, former Erie County Democratic Chairman, G. Steven Pigeon, was indicted on charges related to an alleged one-time

October 30, 2023

Crime and Justice·Featured·News·Prosecutorial Misconduct

Erie County DA Bets on Teen’s Word Against Pigeon: Lack of DNA Evidence and Witnesses Complicates Case

Almost two years ago – in December 2021, Erie County District Attorney John Flynn announced rape charges against Steve Pigeon. Next month, he goes

October 25, 2023

Crime and Justice·Featured·Local News·Prosecutorial Misconduct

Shadows of Scrutiny: A Closer Look at the Rape Accusation Against Veteran Political Strategist Steve Pigeon

From Politics to Personal Bonds I’ve known Steve Pigeon for over 25 years, and our association isn’t just professional. We’re friends. I knew him

October 18, 2023

Crime and Justice·Featured·Local News·Prosecutorial Misconduct·Uncategorized

Child Rape Allegations Against NY’s Steve Pigeon Raises Questions on Validity

Buffalo, NY — A former lawyer and Erie County Democratic Chairman, Steve Pigeon, is facing trial for allegedly raping a nine-year-old relative in 2016.

October 4, 2023

Crime·Crime and Justice·Government·Investigative·Judicial Corruption·Local News·Opinion·Prosecutorial Misconduct

Notable Political Figure Steve Pigeon Faces Major Courtroom Test

By Tony Farina Where to start with Steve Pigeon? That’s the question I asked myself when publisher Frank Parlato of the Niagara Falls Reporter

September 19, 2023

Courts·Crime and Justice·Local News·News·Prosecutorial Misconduct

Harvey Weinstein Hires Keith Raniere’s Attorney and Clare Bronfman’s Publicist

Weinstein hired former Raniere Attorney and Bronfman’s PR crisis manager Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is serving a 23-year sentence at the Mohawk Correctional

May 17, 2023

Crime and Justice·Featured·News

Exploring the Boundaries of Justice: An Interview with Designer Ayushi Jain on Decolonizing Design and Speculative Design

As society continues to grapple with systemic inequalities and injustices, designers are increasingly using their skills and creativity to imagine new possibilities for the

April 26, 2023

Crime and Justice·Philosophy & Religion

DA Flynn Should Hope Justice Kevin Carter Disqualifies Him in Pigeon Case

Heather Dennis is employed in education. For the sake of disclosure, she knows Steve Pigeon, is familiar with his case, but is not part

April 20, 2023

Crime and Justice·Featured·News·Opinion·Prosecutorial Misconduct

NYS Justice Kevin Carter to Decide Pigeon’s Motion to Disqualify DA Flynn for ‘Bias,’ ‘Animosity,’ in Child Rape Prosecution

I have been Steve Pigeon’s friend for more than 20 years. In December 2021, he was charged with raping a child, perhaps the most

April 17, 2023

Courts·Crime and Justice·Featured·Local News·News·NY·Politics·Prosecutorial Misconduct

Common Carrier Laws Can Reign In Big Tech and MSM

TV, radio, and internet Wire Carriers have no Common Carrier Laws regulating them, which is a problem. Common Carrier laws worked to reign in

March 27, 2023

Crime and Justice·Local News·News·Opinion·Politics

Raniere: Five Years Down, 97 To Go

Five years ago, it was supposed to be an NXIVM work vacation, but for Keith Raniere, it turned out to be the end of

March 27, 2023

Crime and Justice·News·NXIVM·Prison and Prisoners

Betrayed: Sunny Kelley and CT Family Court

Sunny Kelley's story reveals the dark reality of how CT Family Court divorce and custody cases work. AFCC judges and professionals are in business

March 26, 2023

Courts·Crime and Justice·Judicial Corruption·News·Uncategorized

Penological Duty: A Story of Torture and Control

It's sickening to think that anyone could enjoy torturing other human beings. The fact that this prison guard is able to justify torture with

March 26, 2023

Crime and Justice·News·Prison and Prisoners