January, 2023 - Frank Report

Criminal Justice·General·Law enforcement·Legal Issues·NXIVM·Prison

DOJ Uses Brooklyn MDC to Torture Defendants Into Plea Deals

January 20, 2023

By Richard Luthmann The Department of Justice wants defendants to take pleas. It’s as simple as that. They do not want trials, they want pleas. The Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) is designed to help the DOJ get what it wants. The…

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Raniere No Paedo in Many Lands; Here in US He Is & Bronfman Knew Nothing?

by Guest View

January 20, 2023

Recently, Bangkok dared to point out that the USA may be a little harsher than other countries in their prosecution and punishment for people who violate the age of consent laws. Naturally, just for bringing up the subject, people started…

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The Federal Bureau of Prisons has housed NXIVM's Keith Raniere in the USP-Tucson SHU with the troubled Toni Fly since August 15, 2022, without justification.

From Camila to Toni Fly; Raniere Took the Fall

by Frank Parlato

January 19, 2023

This post is in response to Bangkok’s opinion editorial Raniere’s Rape of 15 Year Old Not a Crime in Most European Countries – But Raniere Gets 120 years. As a point of clarification, the US Government did not convict Keith Raniere or sentence…

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Guest View: Clare Bronfman Gets Out in Two Years – Raniere’s Enemies in Danger

by Guest View

January 19, 2023

Clare Bronfman is scheduled to be released from federal prison on September 2, 2025. That means in two years and eight months, she will be in probation. She may actually be out of the low security Danbury camp in about a year…

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Bangkok: Raniere’s Rape of 15 Year Old Not a Crime in Most European Countries – But Raniere Gets 120 Years

by Guest View

January 18, 2023

Bangkok’s opinions are his own. FR’s policy is that people should strictly adhere to the age of consent laws in their nation or state, even when traveling. In most US states, the age of consent is 16. Here is a handy chart…

General·NXIVM

Part 5: NXIVM Is Scientology Repackaged: EMs; E-Meters and Low or No Pay

by Guest View

January 17, 2023

By Jeffrey Jay, AKA Mockingbird This is the fourth in a series that examines the similarities of NXIVM and Scientoloy. We are using the excellent book Scarred: The True Story Of How I Escaped The Cult That Bound My Life by Sarah Edmondson to…

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Clare Bronfman Gets Nine Months Shaved Off Prison Sentence

by Frank Parlato

January 16, 2023

According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons [BOP], Clare Bronfman’s release from prison will come nine months early. The former NXIVM leader is now scheduled to leave prison in 31 months – on September 2, 2025. It is unclear why Bronfman benefited from a…

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Rock: Bangkok Is an Anti-Woke Cultist and Should Climb Under a Rock

by Guest View

January 15, 2023

Rock Around the Block, or Rock, for short, is one of our esteemed commenters. Rock has a word to say in reply to Bangkok’s Hypocrite Readers Condemn Dead-Enders While in Cults Themselves. While Rock chose his own name, he did not send a…

General·Legal Issues·NXIVM

Luthmann: Raniere’s Brutal Days in Court and Claims of FBI Tampering

by Richard Luthmann

January 15, 2023

Richard Luthmann is a writer and contributor for the Frank Report. A former attorney and federal prisoner, Luthmann recently appeared with Scott Johnson and Peter Mingils on Building Fortunes Radio. Radio Personality Peter Mingils The following is not a verbatim transcript, but an…

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Bangkok: Nusbaum’s Unconscionable Retainer Makes Him a ‘S–Bag’ Lawyer

by Guest View

January 14, 2023

In my article, Nusbaum’s Fairfield County Family Law ‘No-Rules’ Arbitrators Challenged, I wrote, “Evidence uncovered by FR shows many emails and phone calls are fraudulent.” I was referring to the invoices of CT Attorney Edward Nusbaum, who is suing Karen Riordan for $64,000 in…

General·NXIVM

PART 4: NXIVM is Scientology Repackaged: Truth Rundown & Ethical Breaches’ Collateral & Auditing

by Guest View

January 14, 2023

By Jeffrey Jay, AKA Mockingbird This is the fourth in a series that examines the similarities of NXIVM and Scientoloy. We are using the excellent book Scarred: The True Story Of How I Escaped The Cult That Bound My Life by Sarah Edmondson…

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Are Tony Quinn Educo Followers Still Stalking Defectors?

by Frank Parlato

January 14, 2023

On June 21, 2021, I wrote an article about Tony Quinn and Educo. Recently, several people have requested I write stories and provide a forum for those who claim to have had bad experiences with Quinn or Educo. Tomas wrote: I went…

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Clients Allege Nusbaum Malpractice, Billing Fraud; Arbitrator Daniel Portanova to Cover for Him

by Janine Morrison

January 14, 2023

By Janine Morrison PT Barnum Seaside Park Bridgeport Fairfield County was the home of Phineas Taylor ‘PT’ Barnum, 1810-1891. P. T. was a member of the CT assembly and mayor of Bridgeport. Then he founded a circus, Barnum & Bailey, ‘The Greatest Show…

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Nusbaum’s Fairfield County Family Law ‘No-Rules’ Arbitrators Challenged

by Frank Parlato

January 13, 2023

FR is covering the CT lawsuit Nusbaum v. Riordan. The suit concerns CT attorney Edward Nusbaum’s attempt to convert $64,000 he holds in his escrow account to his account. The money came from the sale of Karen Riordan’s home in Westport. He wants…

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Second Circuit Court of Appeals New York

Raniere Writ to Remove Judge Garaufis to Be Heard By Appellate Court; 20 of 21 Raniere Victims Paid

by Frank Parlato

January 13, 2023

Writ of Mandamus The US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit has scheduled oral arguments for Keith Raniere’s petition for a writ of mandamus to order Judge Nicholas Garaufis to disqualify himself from hearing his Rule 33 motion. The Court will…

General·NXIVM

Luthmann: Raniere’s Trip From MDC Brooklyn to USP Tucson Was Not a Savory One

by Richard Luthmann

January 12, 2023

Richard Luthmann is a writer and contributor for the Frank Report. He recently appeared on Scott Johnson’s radio show. Luthmann is a former attorney and former federal prisoner. He discussed many issues with Johnson and co-host Peter Mingils on Building Fortunes Radio.…

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Bangkok: Hypocrite Readers Condemn Dead-Enders While in Cults Themselves

by Guest View

January 12, 2023

By Bangkok I’m getting tired of the constant hypocrisy expressed by anti-cultists on this site. The loyalty shown (towards Keith Raniere) by Brandon Porter, Nicki Clyne, Suneel, and Danielle Roberts is no different than the loyalty shown by 95% of FrankReport members…

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Ghislaine Maxwell Is Teaching Yoga and Etiquette in Prison; Raniere Rots With Fly in SHU

by Frank Parlato

January 11, 2023

Ghislaine Maxwell, 61, is a federal inmate serving a 20 year sentence at Tallahasee FCI. The US DOJ prosecuted her for procuring girls for Jeffrey Epstein to rape, degrade and abuse. Her crimes occurred decades ago, but with Epstein gone – through…

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