July, 2018 - Frank Report

[Silly] death/extortion threats come in – now what’s a journalist to do? – Publish them!

July 31, 2018

Within the last few weeks, I have had hints that some people don’t like me. In fact, if some are to be believed – and I am not sure I believe any of it – they dislike me enough to want to kill…

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One more lawyer for Nancy – top criminal defense lawyer David Stern; NXIVM lawyers now total 18 [and counting]

by Frank Parlato

July 31, 2018

Well known New York City criminal defense attorney, David Stern is representing Nancy Salzman and appeared with her at her arraignment. Also representing Nancy is former US Attorney Michael Sullivan. Sullivan represented Keith Raniere prior to his arrest. He was the lawyer who,…

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Reader: In Response to Pea Onyu – Your ‘Eyes are Wide Shut’ on NXIVM indicted

by Frank Parlato

July 31, 2018

Our old friend Pea Onyu – after a period of quiet – has emerged again with a comment on her friends at NXIVM who have been charged with various felonies. Pea wrote, “They are innocent until proven guilty and which one of…

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Reader: Clare’s Ankle Bracelet Won’t Be Removed

by Frank Parlato

July 31, 2018

By A Reader Clare’s attorney’s arguments are really just common sense stuff that any attorney would argue. I can definitely see the judge letting her off home confinement if all of her pledged assets have the proper liens on them by August…

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Buffalo News: Seagram’s heir goes from accuser in Niagara Falls case to accused in NYC case

by Frank Parlato

July 30, 2018

Clare Bronfman perjured herself to get me indicted. She and Keith Raniere were the cause of my indictment. It helped of course that Governor Andrew Cuomo – and some of his donors, who I exposed for their corrupt associations in my newspaper,…

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Bronfman lawyer’s argument against home arrest for Clare Bronfman

by Frank Parlato

July 30, 2018

Susan Necheles – one of Clare Bronfman’s lawyers – has argued eloquently to the court against Clare being under House Arrest. She wrote in part: “[T]he other defendants in this case who, like Ms. Bronfman, were not charged with sex trafficking or…

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Upon Further Review… Judge will decide on bail conditions for Clare in mid-August; home arrest, ankle monitor may be removed

by K.R. Claviger

July 30, 2018

Although I implied in an earlier post that Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis seemed to have already accepted the bail package that was proposed by Clare Bronfman’s lawyer, Susan Necheles, it may end up not actually being the case. As of yet, the judge…

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A phalanx of lawyers – this time to defend Bronfman-Raniere group

by Frank Parlato

July 30, 2018

In the past, Keith Raniere and Clare Bronfman routinely retained a phalanx of attorneys to attack enemies of the NXIVM cult and put them in jail. Now, it seems that they once again have a phalanx of lawyers – but for an…

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Making connections to Arizona Mafia and Mexican Drug Cartels –

by Frank Parlato

July 30, 2018

This story is for those who are interested in the Salinas-Arizona Mafia-NXIVM connection. The Arizona Mafia is a group of political insiders with strong connections to Arizona — and who have been known as the strong arm of the Democratic Party. It…

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I finally start deleting comments with no connection to story – both Scott Johnson and fake Scott Johnson comments get deleted

by Frank Parlato

July 29, 2018

It had to happen I suppose. I have begun o delete comments that attack one another and offer nothing whatsoever to do with the story at hand. Earlier today I posted Scott Johnson’s “Why I am here.” On that post, I asked Scott…

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Scarrom: In Defense of Kristin Kreuk

by Frank Parlato

July 29, 2018

By Scarrom This is just getting silly beyond belief. Hypocrisy is doing something you say not to do, or not doing something you say should be done. Kristin Kreuk hasn’t done anything hypocritical by not delving into further details about NXIVM in…

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Understanding Clare Bronfman finances and her bail package

by Frank Parlato

July 29, 2018

Clare Bronfman – the destroyer of people’s lives through litigation – has now been caught in the net she cast to catch others. Bronfman was arrested last Tuesday and named in two counts of the Superseding Indictment. She is charged with participating…

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It’s not over: Emiliano Salinas is FBI target now!

by Frank Parlato

July 29, 2018

Take this with a grain of salt, but based on discussions I had with sources familiar with the NXIVM case, the superseding indictment is not the end of the charges. Clare Bronfman, Keith Raniere, Nancy Salzman, Allison Mack, Lauren Salzman and the…

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Scott Johnson explains “Why I’m Here”

by Frank Parlato

July 29, 2018

Why I’m Here By Scott Johnson Frank Parlato and I spoke again today and he asked me to write this article and said he would put it on his website for all to read. I’m here for several reasons, but first, here’s…

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Emails from readers express opinions on Frank Report etc. and on the comments section

by Frank Parlato

July 29, 2018

Frank, I don’t get your fervor in the NXIUM case. I may have spelled that wrong, I don’t belong, or know anybody in the group. Don’t you think the members, and those who are unhappy now that they were members, all adults,…

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Daily Beast catches whiff of hypocrisy as Kristin Kreuk Dodges “Her NXIVM Cult Past’ while playing brave lawyer on TV series

by Frank Parlato

July 29, 2018

You can run but you can’t hide. This is a lesson that Kristin Kreuk may yet have to learn. Following multiple articles in Frank Report, the Daily Beast is now calling her involvement with the NXIVM sex slaver cult a ‘controversy.” Amy Zimmerman of…

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Arizona Mafia and NXIVM– Lauren Salzman’s criminal attorneys are from Arizona

by Frank Parlato

July 29, 2018

This is peculiar: Lauren Salzman is being represented by two lawyers in her criminal case – Hector J. Diaz and James L. Burke – and both of them are from Arizona. I have previously reported that Clare Bronfman retained Arizona lawyer Dennis…

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Raniere’s attorney speak up – call people who claim Raniere hurt them ‘crazy’, ‘wrong’, ‘not that many’

by Frank Parlato

July 27, 2018

Channel 10 Albany posted their report of Wednesday’s court hearing: https://www.news10.com/news/local-news/top-ranking-nxivm-members-appear-in-court/1323546944?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_WTEN Perhaps most interesting is how the lawyers representing Keith Raniere express their confidence that he is innocent. One of his attorneys, Paul Derohannesian, said, “We feel really good I think so does…

July 2018