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October 20, 2025

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 on October 20. There’s just one problem: Fritsch

Crime and Justice·Featured·Investigative

October 19, 2025

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 ahead of sentencing on June 2. I always

The Secret Hilton Meeting That Changed the Sandusky Case

By Frank Parlato This hearing was the single greatest threat to the

Free Game with Diddy: The Hip-Hop Icon Bringing Peace and Purpose to Prison

Sean “Diddy” Combs has gone from orchestrating global music empires to building

Lake View Workshop Scheduled on Dealing With Opioid Crisis

By Tony Farina The U. S. is indeed in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic that is taking a horrible toll not

April 20, 2017

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

DEADLY DRUGS Dear Editor, New York State saw a 20.4 percent increase in deaths from drug overdose from 2014 to 2015. And more than

April 20, 2017

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Schroeder says last hope to bring trains back to the Central Terminal is to elect him mayor

Candidate calls selection process a “sham,” says he will do everything in his power to reverse panel’s decision Buffalo mayoral candidate Mark Schroeder called the

April 20, 2017

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DYNGUS DAY CROWDS & CENTRAL TERMINAL

This year’s April 17th Dyngus Day festival should prove that the neighborhood surrounding Buffalo’s Central Terminal can be just as vibrant as any of

April 19, 2017

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Will Trump Name First Woman Federal Judge Ever in Buffalo?

By Tony Farina Will President Donald Trump be the chief executive to appoint Buffalo’s first female federal court judge, possibly in just a few

April 14, 2017

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ECC Presidential Search Being Conducted in Secret; Leakers Could Face Severe Penalties

By Tony Farina Erie Community College’s search for a new president to replace retiring Jack Quinn sometime this year is apparently moving forward

April 14, 2017

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Dyster, Council on Same Page on Firefighters Contract

By Tony Farina Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster says the 10-year contract he has negotiated with the city’s firefighters union is in line

April 14, 2017

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Gazette Publisher to Ease Into Simple Life at Age 50

By Tony Farina Chris Voccio, the publisher of the Niagara Falls Gazette since he was named to replace Peter Mio in September of 2014,

April 14, 2017

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Dyster Briefs on Niagara Falls Train Station

New York State Canal Corporation Director Brian Stratton (l) gets the lowdown on the new Niagara Falls train station from Mayor Paul Dyster on

April 14, 2017

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

SHOOL’S a BITCH Dear Artvoice, As a teacher in the Buffalo Public Schools for 17 of my 18 year teaching career, I have come

April 14, 2017

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Former BMHA Commissioner Joe Mascia has a message for US Senator Grassley: BMHA needs to be investigated.

US Senator Charles Grassley is invited to learn more about BMHA expenditures. In a letter this week, former Buffalo Municipal Housing Commissioner Joe Mascia

April 7, 2017

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Lawyers for Three Ciminelli Defendants Meet With Prosecutors, Judge in New York

By TONY FARINA Lawyers representing the three former executives of LP Ciminelli charged with wire fraud and bribery in the Solar City Buffalo Billion

April 7, 2017

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Law Firm Big Winner in Canalside Suit

By TONY FARINA The only winner so far in the nearly four-year-old wrongful termination lawsuit filed against the state by the DiPizio Construction Company

April 7, 2017

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Ortt Says He Was Victim in Grand Jury Appearance

By Tony Farina State Sen. Robert Ott (R.- North Tonawanda) is keeping up his offensive against State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman this week,

April 2, 2017

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Gaming Dispute Takes Back Seat to Budget

By Tony Farina The developing crisis between the Seneca Nation and the state in the gaming dispute over revenue sharing payments is taking a

April 2, 2017

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Goat Island Lodge Plan Could Be Coming Soon

By Tony Farina It was only a few weeks ago that the state plan to build a “world-class lodge” on Goat Island State Park

April 2, 2017

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Part 3: STILL No evidence of Roger Stone’s collaboration with Russia

Should Americans Trust the Intelligence Community on Russian Hacking? By Frank Parlato The US Intelligence Community has concluded with ‘high confidence’ that hacks which

April 1, 2017

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Buffalo Comptroller Mark Schroeder Calls For New Engineering Consultant For Train Station Study

Buffalo mayoral candidate Mark Schroeder has called for a new engineering consultant for the train station study after the findings of WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff

March 31, 2017

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Dirt Cheap TV March Madness Sale Runs to April 5

“We sell televisions for rock bottom prices,” said Dave Hatrick, owner of the electronic store. “You can’t get prices like these at any big

March 31, 2017

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Higgins Says New Train Station Estimates Are Way Off-Track

Congressman Says Fair Comparison Makes the Central Terminal the Most Affordable Option After eliminating the gratuitous padding inserted into the cost estimates for the

March 30, 2017

Local News·News

BUFFALO ARCHITECTS Support Returning Passenger Rail to the Buffalo Central Terminal

We are all gratified by the tremendous progress of the City of Buffalo over the past decade. As architects, we believe that we have

March 30, 2017

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“We The People” Want Clean Water & Clean Air

On March 17, 2017; hundreds of New Yorkers marched through the city and delivered over 51,000 petitions to Governor Cuomo’s Office in Manhattan, urging

March 30, 2017

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George Maziarz plead not guilty to Shneiderman's chargers

Ortt, Maziarz Vow to Fight Schneiderman’s Charges; Ortt Believes Case Politically Motivated

By Tony Farina; State Sen. Robert Ortt (R-62nd District) and his predecessor, George Maziarz, plan to vigorously fight the eight felony charges of filing

March 24, 2017

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Morinello Urges the Two Sides to Go to Arbitration on Gaming Payments

By Tony Farina; Assemblyman Angelo Morinello (R. C. – Niagara Falls) is urging the governor and the Seneca Nation of Indians to use the

March 23, 2017

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Seneca Nation to Stop Gaming Payments to State

By Tony Farina The long and sometimes bitter gaming war between the State of New York and the Seneca Nation ended in the summer

March 23, 2017

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Three Outstanding Women Judges to Be Honored at Buffalo History Museum

By Tony Farina; It guarantees to be a night to remember as Judges Barbara Howe, Ann T. Mikoll, and Penny Wolfgang take the stage

March 17, 2017

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Part 2: No evidence of Roger Stone’s collaboration with ‘Guccifer 2.0’; ‘Low confidence’ of Russian hacking DNC

By Frank Parlato; As we reported in part 1 of this series, there has been no evidence publicly presented that Trump friend and adviser,

March 16, 2017

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Indictments Expected Next Week in Maziarz Probe

By Tony Farina; A state grand jury sitting in Albany County could return indictments next Thursday (March 23) in the investigation into the Niagara

March 16, 2017

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No evidence of Roger Stone’s collaboration with Russian spies, hackers or ‘Guccifer 2.0′ – Part #1

By Frank Parlato; Media articles published in the last few days are reporting that Trump friend and adviser, Roger Stone has admitted he had

March 13, 2017

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Democrats line up in various roles as Pigeon trial is set for September

The trial of renegade Democrat, G. Steven Pigeon is scheduled to begin Sept. 5. before acting State Supreme Court Justice Donald F. Cerio Jr.,

March 13, 2017

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Cuomo’s fight with feds over I Love New York signs point to other reported successes in state tourism marketing efforts

By Frank Parlato; As we reported previously, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is in a battle with federal highway officials over state-funded “I Love New

March 11, 2017

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Connors Wins $3.2 Million Settlement in Orleans County Case

By Tony Farina A noted Buffalo attorney has won a $3,225,000 settlement, one of the largest ever in Orleans County, for a Town of

March 10, 2017

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Niagara Falls’ model show how state controlled tourism impacts poverty stricken city

By Frank Parlato; There is a battle between the US Dept. of Highways and Gov. Cuomo’s NYS Department of Transportation over the state’s right

March 9, 2017

News·Opinion

Although illegal, ‘I Love New York’ billboards promote Cuomo’s socialist dream of state-directed tourism via state phone app

Frank Parlato; As readers know, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has installed I Love New York billboards along highways in New York State which

March 9, 2017

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Mark Levin: Open Letter to CNN’S Brian Stelter: ‘You are thoroughly dishonest’

By Mark Levin; (The Niagara Falls Reporter was asked to ‘circulate’ the following open letter from attorney and radio talk show host, Mark Levin

March 6, 2017

US News

Five Separate Government Investigations into Maziarz campaign account

To date there have been five autonomous government investigations into the campaign bank account of former State Senator George Maziarz. The five are: The

March 4, 2017

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Airport Taxi Service Publishes Letter to NYS Assembly on Uber Challenge

From the Buffalo Niagara International Airport in Buffalo, New York, Gerald Chiarmonte, Vice President ITA of Airport Taxi Service has released to Artvoice a

March 2, 2017

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Officer accused of breaking nurse’s ankle had prior complaints; Albert says Buffalo Police abuse protected by city’s abusive litigation strategy

On February 2, 2017, Artvoice reported that Buffalo Police Officer Mark Vara was accused in a civil suit in U.S Federal Court to have

March 2, 2017

News·Uncategorized

Sergeant Aljoe takes first step in lawsuit against police who killed his dog in wrong house raid

On February 15, 2017, a notice of claim was served on Buffalo and Tonawanda police for the shooting death of a German Shepherd belonging

March 2, 2017

News·Uncategorized

Raniere sues Microsoft/AT&T; claims he invented teleconferencing; judge calls him a liar

By Frank Parlato; Keith Raniere is a liar. That’s what Chief Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn of the US District Court for the

March 2, 2017

NXIVM

Snowpack levels in the Sierra Nevada at 185% of average

Measurements taken in the Sierra Nevada show the range’s snowpack at historically high levels. The average snowpack across the range was at 185% for

March 2, 2017

US News

Cuomo’s State Park “Lodge” a Mockery of Olmsted plan

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s controversial proposed “lodge” on Goat Island in the Niagara Falls State Park has been scaled up in size, according to design

March 2, 2017

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Down Memory Lane with Raniere, Bronfmans Lama Tenzin and Dalai Lama

As readers know, NXIVM conducts “human potential and ethics” seminars in Albany and elsewhere. Keith Raniere is the company’s founder. And Clare and Sara

March 1, 2017

NXIVM

Dux: A botched attempt to kill Trump adviser Roger Stone, or send him a warning? But who’s behind it?

By Frank W. Dux; (A former covert operative and world renowned martial arts black belt, Frank Dux wrote, The Secret Man [1996. Published by

February 27, 2017

News·Opinion

ATF protected cigarette smuggling for fund raising may surpass independent smuggling

The curious federal civil lawsuit by US Tobacco Cooperative Inc. against two paid informants alleging the ATF stole $24 million from their 700 farmer-

February 26, 2017

News·Opinion

Lawsuit suggests ATF authorized theft from 700 tobacco farmers

By Frank Parlato A federal racketeering lawsuit brought by a cooperative of tobacco farmers against two Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF)

February 26, 2017

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Planets identified around dwarf star, 40 light years away, might support life

Seven planets have been discovered orbiting a ‘dwarf’ star named ‘Trappist-1’ which is about 40 light years [235 trillion miles] from Earth. The findings

February 22, 2017

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Bronfman/Raniere perjury? NXIVM 14-year-old federal lawsuit against Rick Ross dismissed

A federal lawsuit filed by NXIVM (pronounced nexium) against cult tracker Rick A. Ross was dismissed last month by US District Judge Katharine S.

February 21, 2017

NXIVM

Powers emerges as ‘Most Likely’ next US Attorney for WDNY

There is speculation rampant in the local legal and political community about who President Donald Trump will nominate as the next US Attorney for

February 20, 2017

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Parlato claims to have uncovered ‘perjury’ by Seagram heiress Clare Bronfman

Motion to Dismiss Denied by Magistrate in Parlato Case Sometimes it takes a long time for the truth to come out. But Frank

February 17, 2017

News·NXIVM·U.S. vs. Parlato

The Proof of Clare Bronfman’s Perjury in Parlato Case Comes to Light

Here is a little game for those who want to be detectives. It will take some deductive reasoning. It concerns the federal case against

February 17, 2017

News·NXIVM·U.S. vs. Parlato

Cabbies Seeking Staging Area for NCAA Games at Key Bank Center

By TONY FARINA With state lawmakers still trying to find agreement on legislation to expand ride-sharing beyond New York City, Buffalo’s Bill Yuhnke, president

February 16, 2017

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‘Buffalo Olmsted’ rolls over for Cuomo, Delaware North $$$

By James Hufnagel; Last week Lou Jacobs, co-CEO of Delaware North, pledged $300,000 to Buffalo Olmsted for various purposes such as fighting the invasive

February 16, 2017

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