2022 - Frank Report

Is Swami ‘Victim,’ Daniel Glavin, a Coconspirator, Predator or Exaggerrating?

December 15, 2022

Swami Chetanananda, AKA J. Michael Shoemaker, is the abbot of the Church of Divine Energy. He ran his church at the Movement Center in Portland from the 1990s to 2019. The building is set back from the street in a quiet neighborhood.…

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Cunha Contradicts Attacks on Anti-Semitism, Was Trying to Point Out Judicial Bias

by Frank Parlato

December 15, 2022

On January 10, CT Superior Court Judge Thomas Moukashwer took the unusual step of disbarring attorney Nickola Cunha. In CT, judges can disbar attorneys, unlike in other states. It was during a hearing about disqualifying another judge, Judge Gerard Adelman, with whom attorney…

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NXIVM Docs: the Complete Dateline NBC Transcript – Part 2

by Paul Serran

December 15, 2022

This is the continuation of the first installment of a new category in the Frank Report: “NXIVM Docs.” The purpose of this new category is to register documents and media reports, so that researchers, historians and interested people can find these things.…

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Aristotle: Prison Food Is a Healthy, Balanced Diet

by Guest View

December 14, 2022

Aristotle’s Sausage does not see the problem with prison food that Rich Luthmann writes about: FED Poison? Nutrition Expert Says Prison Food Causes Cancer, Toxicity He sees the prison food as well balanced, and frankly delicious. Frank Report selected the photos. Not all…

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Are inmates the victims of "FED Poison" by the Bureau of Prisons?

FED Poison? Nutrition Expert Says Prison Food Causes Cancer, Toxicity

by Richard Luthmann

December 14, 2022

By Richard Luthmann There have been several comments asking about prison food. I promised to put together a more comprehensive treatment for the readership. One reader asked: Supersize me – Director Morgan Spurlock’s social experiment in fast-food gastronomy sees him attempting to…

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Ruth: Swami Chet ‘School’ Taught You What? Who Did It Hurt?

by Frank Parlato

December 14, 2022

By Ruth Graham I lived at the Movement Center for seven years. I measured my start at the Movement Center from 2004, when I was 18. I started seeing Andrew, went to classes, and worked for Julie Galaski. I moved in in…

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NXIVM Docs: Collateral Damage: Complete NBC Dateline Transcript – Part 1

by Paul Serran

December 13, 2022

For researchers and scholars, the Frank Report will publish a new category, “NXIVM Docs.” The purpose of this new category is for readers who want to study documents and media reports to have a place where things are found. ‘Collateral Damage’ was…

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‘Deceptive, Sneaky,’ Laura Hoeppner Looking to Get Rich Making ‘Truthy’ Film About Swami Chet

by Frank Parlato

December 13, 2022

A suspiciously sleazy woman is trying to make a documentary about Swami Chetanananda. It is in the early stages – where she needs access to make a sizzle reel, a short trailer she can try to use to sell it to a…

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How Frank Parlato Helped the FBI Take Down NXIVM

by Richard Luthmann

December 12, 2022

By Dick LaFontaine In 2007, Frank Parlato took an assignment with the “self-help group” NXIVM to improve their public image. He was asked to help facilitate a $5 million loan for a real estate project. He uncovered evidence that a managing partner…

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Ruth: Porn Normalizes Coercive Dominance and Sex Trafficking

by Guest View

December 12, 2022

Men are using the young boys By Ruth Graham The vast majority of those who seek out sex trafficking rings explicitly for the abuse of children are men. Mothers will indeed be enablers of their child’s abuse. Something like up to 40%…

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Raniere Appeals Denied On Every Issue – Rule 33 Can Be Heard Now

by Frank Parlato

December 9, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for Second Circuit today affirmed the trial conviction and 120-year sentence imposed on Keith Raniere for racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, forced labor conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, sex trafficking conspiracy, sex trafficking and attempted sex trafficking. The Court issued…

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Bronfman Appeal of Sentence Denied; Must Serve Full Sentence

by Frank Parlato

December 9, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit today rejected Clare Bronfman’s appeal seeking to reduce her 81-month sentence. Bronfman, 43, claimed her sentence, which was 54 months above the high end of the applicable Guidelines range. was procedurally unreasonable. She…

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Suzanne to Dead Enders: ‘Keith Is Worst of Worst; Scum of the Earth’

by Guest View

December 9, 2022

Let’s hear from Suzanne, who is no fan of Keith Raniere and his supporters. Coupled with Suzanne’s finely reasoned words, Frank Rerpor presents some artwork of Marie White, an inspired artist who took up painting because of the Frank Report. Marie White…

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Dr. Brandon Porter Pleads With Judge: ‘Use What Powers You Have’ to Prevent Keith Getting ‘Murdered in Prison’

by Frank Parlato

December 8, 2022

Dr. Brandon B. Porter filed a letter to the Hon. Eric R. Komitee, United States District Judge Eastern District of New York. He writes about Keith Alan Raniere. And he writes about a matter that does not directly involve the judge. Judge Komitee…

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CT Family Court Attorney Edward Nusbaum Fights to Keep File and Work Secret

by Richard Luthmann

December 8, 2022

By Dick LaFontaine Family Court attorney Edward Nusbaum of Westport, Connecticut, has some curious ideas about the good practice of law, according to recently filed court documents. Could Connecticut Attorney Edward Nusbaum be in trouble? Dangerous Retainer Agreement? Nusbaum has clients sign…

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The prison showers are a popular place where they get you if you don't kick up.

Law of the Jungle: Protection and Extortion in Federal Prison

by Richard Luthmann

December 8, 2022

By Richard Luthmann A few days ago, I published the article: Prisoners Are Not Human, But They Are Profitable. There were excellent reader comments and questions. I liked this one the best: __________ Comment by Curious Prison Guy Richard- Will you address…

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Raniere Case Against DOJ, BOP Tossed By Arizona Judge

by Frank Parlato

December 7, 2022

By Dick LaFontaine Bad news for Keith Raniere. This week an Arizona Federal Court Judge tossed Raniere’s lawsuit on technical grounds. Judge Raner Collins ruled that the proper parties were not served by Raniere’s lawyers and dismissed Raniere’s action without prejudice. Judge…

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Prisoners Are Not Human, But They Are Profitable

by Richard Luthmann

December 6, 2022

By Richard Luthmann The response to my article Cruel But Not Unusual: An Insider’s Look at Sixty Days in the SHU at a Federal Bureau of Prisons Facility, has been strong. I received several touching private messages, and insightful public comments. Eliminate…

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