Corruption may or may not be rife in Westchester Family Court. Either way, the feeding circle between the judges and the lawyers seems robust.
The judges hand out what appears to be millions of dollars and taxpayer funds to lawyers, including assigned counsel, who then create circuses at the expense of families, separate children from their mothers and fathers – and then expect the lawyers to attend their fundraisers to re-elect them.
Court records show, for instance, that Judge Lewis Lubell sits on cases for years, then passes the case off to another judge, who then takes their time, and then it’s too late to repair the damage.
The family court judges appoint forensic custody evaluators at the cost of tens of thousands of dollars – and then expect the parents to redo the forensics when the judge deems the reports stale.
Two of Juge Lubell’s favorite lawyers are Jo-Ann Cambareri and David Guttridge. It is hard to know how well they do, for it seems they do not register their court appointments from judges.
If there is a cap on how many cases each attorney can be awarded, if they don’t declare their cases, they will never exceed the cap.
Divorce attorney Cambareri took Steve Luftshein’s children from him, then got a court order to turn up at his closing to confiscate the funds from the sale of his house. Then he killed himself.
A story is told of how attorney John Guttridge turned up at an important hearing concerning his partner Jo Ann Cambareris alleged illegal email communications with a litigant Attorney Guttridge sat in the back of Judge Lubells courtroom and stared down the judge
It seemed like a scene out of The Godfather where two brothers exchanged a glance before the Senate hearing was called to order
In another case, it appears Judge Lubell appointed Cambareri to act as the attorney for the children. She filed a motion to put the mother in jail.
Filing on behalf of the mother’s 11 and 14-year-old children, who had no idea their so-called lawyer – was making a claim against their own mother n their behalf.
Cambareri alleged the mother discussed the case with the girls, which was prohibited by either parent.
Cambareri simultaneously suppressed a report explicitly stating the father spoke to the children about the case.
The mother had full custody, and no one ever accused her of not taking the best care of them—including sacrificing to ensure they had the best private schooling.
Two forensic reports stated the father, who was formerly in a mental hospital in Yonkers, and was diagnosed as bipolar, should have only supervised contact.
But Cambareri’s influence with the judges was so great that when she recommended the mentally ill father get sole custody, and the mother receive only therapeutic supervised visits with her children, Judge Robert S. Ondrovic flipped custody to the bipolar father.
It was understandable. Cambareri’s partner, John Guttridge’s daughter, was the judge’s intern then.
Judge Ondrovic made a statement on the morning of the trial. “Off the record. Just some housekeeping before we start. John Guttridge’s daughter is my intern, but it won’t affect this trial. She won’t be involved.”
That was it. The mother knew she was losing her kids. Now they are “homeschooled” by the mentally unstable father, which is to say they are likely not schooled at all.
There isn’t a single photo of Jo-Ann Cambareri available anywhere online. She is said to look like Rachel Maddow. If anyone has a photo, please be kind to send it along.
Rachel Maddow
Frank Report disclosed NY Courts removed Dr. Marc Abrams, the forensic custody evaluator, from the list of court-approved psychologists. He allegedly propositioned women whose custody evaluations he was doing.
Judge Lubell officiates at his colleague and friend Marc Abrams wedding
Judge Lubell may have more in common with Abrams than merely officiating at his wedding and following his every custody recommendation to flip custody to unfit fathers and away from perfectly good mothers.
FR learned some women want to share their experiences with Judge Lubell, who reportedly called them into chambers and propositioned them. FR plans to interview these women to try to determine if they are telling the truth or simply slandering the good judge because he flipped custody and removed them from their children’s lives, desolating mothers and their children, much like he did to the late Catherine Kassenoff and her children.
It will be curious to learn if Abrams and Lubell were ever accused by the same women in the same cases, and if the mothers had only “put out” for the good court actors, they might have their children today.
Did Judge Lubell ever ask mothers to just give in a little bit for a big reward
Though Catherine Kassenoff is dead, FR is not done with our investigation. And as Kipling once observed, “For the sin they do by two and two, they must pay for one by one.”
The report you wrote about Guttridge & Cambareri brings light to the corruption inside the Westchester Courts that is still going on to this day. I am happy I found this page. I am very sorry to read all these sad stories about everyone and their families. My horrific experience was validated by so many other people’s experiences with Guttridge & Cambareri. I will continue to advocate for myself, my children and other people, going through these hardships with the corrupt Westchester Court system. I would like to add some wood to the fire and bring some more awareness to the illegal activities going on in the Westchester NY Courts. In my case my lawyer was no match against Guttridge & Cambareri. During my time in Judge Keri Fiore’s court room, I witnessed collusion, fraud and corruption. Even the court appointed substance abuse facility the Hudson Center is in on it. I have them on making fraudulent statements in my report. Guttridge & Cambareri are masters at using the silver bullet method in divorces. Once this happens, they bleed you out financially and have the Judge in their pocket agree with Guttridge & Cambareri proposed narrative that now will take years for you to go through the courts system. Guttridge & Cambareri also bought and paid for Judge Keri Fiore in 2022. Guttridge & Cambareri were the highest contributors to Judge Keri Fiore’s judicial election in 2022. Guttridge & Cambareri have been allowed to represent clients in Keri Fiore’s courtroom throughout the last 4 years. I wonder what Guttridge & Cambareri win to lose ratio is when they represent clients against other people/lawyers who did not contribute to her election? Keri Fiore – New York Candidate – Transparency USA Page 1 $2,000 Guttridge & Cambareri Page 2 $500 Christianna Guttridge – Mid 20’s in 2022 Page 2 $500 Kaitlyn Guttridge – Mid 20’s in 2022 Total: $3,000 Case Reassignment Rules (Part 151):
Cases may be reassigned if a party, counsel, or firm made “significant” contributions.
o Specific triggers for reassignment include an individual attorney/party contributing $2,500 or more, or a group of attorneys and their client contributing $3,500 or more to a Judge within the prior year. It is the Westchester Court system’s ethical obligation to oversee and avoid improper influence between the Judges & lawyers. Guttridge & Cambareri need to be disbarred and put in jail. The Judges who destroy families and children’s lives should go in the jail cell next to them. In just 4 years of judicial service Judge Keri Fiore has already been nicknamed the “Judicial Alienator”. NY Mom Commits Suicide after 5 Years of “Judicial Alienation” of Son
Your thoughts are clearly detailed. You must report them to the governor- there is a link on her website and the DOJ. We are all doing the same especially @ guttridge and Cambareri.
Admonishments — don’t do much, I guess. He is still working.
Anonymous
1 year ago
I had a case in Westchester Family Court for custody of my son, who was moved to another state without my consent. Guttridge represented my son’s mother. The AFC and Child Forensic Psychologist both said my son’s best interest was to be in NY. Guttridge purposely delayed the case, the judge we had retired, went to a judge who decided to go against the AFC and Forensics. I appealed and lost the appeal as well. This man has to be investigated and I need help on this.
Hi I am new to this thread. I am hoping that Frank could contact me. I am worried about posting anything on line I have the most unbelievable story/experience after dealing with the Bronx Supreme Court and the Westchester Supreme Court with the judges spoken about. Is there anyway there is an email I could send you all the details?
I am stuck in a court case with her. Please you all seem very knowledgeable. Can someone recommend a lawyer I should hire? I keep hitting terrible ones. They talk a good game until you hand them your money. Recommendations could help save my case
It’s not that your lawyers are terrible…unless it’s Jessica Ressler – she should not be practicing law… these animalistic lawyers have no knowledge of the extreme pain and trauma they cause children. It’s truly criminal.
Good luck and I will be praying for you and your children!
A search on Jessica Ressler led me here. There are so many clients she has harmed or left destitute and threatened them with lawsuits anytime they try to speeak uo. I have no idea how she is allowed to practice. I keep waiting to see her have to take accountability. Her tactics are well known yet still she practices. I have heard horrible stories. Horrible.
Anonymous
1 year ago
I’m a mother who is being kept from her child. I don’t want to say too much since some of these people are involved. Can someone please recommend a good lawyer?
Unfortunately these sleeze buckets have every judge on the take – do not hire Jessica Ressler – she’s the absolute worst… a con artist at best.
I will be praying for you and your child.
Jessica destroyed my life and over charged me to do it.
Anonymous
1 year ago
My husband was severely abusive to me physically, psychologically and financially. I was so naive and easily controlled that I never told anyone the truth. I was afraid to leave because he would threaten me and tell me he would take my kids from me. He has been indicated in 2 CPS reports for attacking me in front of our children. He is a violent alcoholic and I believe undiagnosed Narcissistic Personality Disorder, if not sociopath. After 10 years of trying to deal with him on my own and pretending my life was okay, while struggling severely with depression, i told the truth and got the courage to ask for a separation, told him to quit drinking and get help for his anger. Two days later he hired John Guttridge and went to family court alleging I was crazy. I have since been able to prove that I am not crazy and that he was abusing me but I have been forced to participate in this wild game of the legal system enabling abusive men to use money and power to continue to control and manipulate. The only reason my husband does not have supervised visits is because I was too stupid to not speak up about him years ago and because John Guttridge knew exactly what tactic to use, which was to make allegations and a lot of noise that I am “crazy”, to make it seem like I could be lying. Luckily, I was smart enough to save a ton of evidence over the years and since this has taken so long he has not been able to keep up with the facade, even with Guttridge as his attorney. I had no idea people were capable of doing stuff like this, until I started researching what happens in Westchester. It is truly unbelievable and someone needs to do something, my kids have been destroyed by this system.
Jo-Ann Cambareri is the worst court appointed lawyer there could be. If you are ever appointed her, please refuse. She will not fight for you! She does not care one bit about what you are fighting for when it comes to your case. She should be disbarred.
Christopher Basile
2 years ago
I had the misfortune of appearing before this corrupt Rapist last Friday. His latest scheme is insurance fraud. He spent the entire Court session berating me and telling me he was going to have me arrested for saying “Noted”. I will share the transcript. The Court Officers would not arrest me so he threatened that the White Plains Police Department would arrest me. ?For appearing in Court, accepting his ABUSE, and stating “Noted”? OK!!?!
The only one getting arrested will be The Rapist and Soon to be Convicted Felon Lubell.
You can log in as a Guest on the Westchester County Supreme Court Website Docket no. 61607/2021 and see how these crooks for judges try to cover each other’s asses.
I am in the process of reporting him, a second judge, and a former Judge, Robert Spolzino to both the Judicial and Lawyers Committees. SPOLZINO is getting a multi-million dollar malpractice suit. Westchester County is a Cesspool.
I too have this judge on my case. He has delayed my case allows unethical attorneys to get away with violation of people’s rights and if you complain they try to put gas order without an order by lying gas lighting and making you feel bad for filing complaints. This judge has had the person I’m using found negligent in his court 3 times and fails to report to dept of health the outcomes.
Be weary and don’t forget we all have rights especially the right to do process and even he must answer to higher powers
The courts in Westchester and the attorneys that work here are very egoistic and if you hurt their ego they will dismiss your case
Way to go John! Just trying to keep yourself relevant.
Best of luck to you and Rachel this year!
Olga
2 years ago
Please , contact me I have much more to tell .
Anonymous
2 years ago
i am i pro se . I had one hearing and Lubell threatened me , harassed, insulted … it was ” like a gang rape ” by him and defense attorneys . He verbally insulted me , treated me like trash did not let me say one word and threatened the arrest the minute i tried to talk . I am afraid to go to court . and missed another hearing . Not sure what to do
Hello , My case it medical malpractice but i discovered huge medical fraud by NY biggest Hospital Corporation ( I am trained in microbiology , immunology etc ) The Hospitalists tell healthy patients that they have lymphoma cancer and need surgery and chemo and make millions . I have audio records , prove , whistle blow testimony files upon files of documents .
I filed the case and had it for 2 years against the doctors and the CEO . On the other side a big NY firm – they have 5 attorneys against me .
i filed multiple evidence to the court system . I was getting threats to drop the CEO etc …or else .
The hearing face to face was in May . Lubell was screaming , stating that the defence should initiate multiple law suits against me to shut me up , he threatened an arrest … I have disability – i use a walker – Lubell would not even let me reach for water or let my assistant help me .
They have no legal means to seal the files or dismiss the case , so they just threatened me . It worked .
I have a transcript and I read transcript from Catherine hearing with Lubell . Same vindictive abuse and threats .
I contacted the overseeing committee. But they are all the same .
Public must know what is going on but I do not know what to do . I worked 4 years on the case . … just lost hope . Hospital is a very very dangerous place as well as the court .
No!!!! All say they will defend you then leave you doing all the work. Evaluators are biased and in bed with the court. Family court needs total accountability by oversight outside of the court. They ruin lives especially children’s!!
My list of criminals go back 21 years and 11 active.
My story would make your skin crawl, family relations doing favors for family members when Westchester never had jurisdiction of my children who lived in another state for almost 4 years but Westchester stepped in and just believed the word of a white beater and child abuser, liar and thief.
More fruit of the tree, courtesy of Westchester County “judges” ...
2 years ago
“…. Minors who live here can come and go as they please.
Chief Paul Oliva leads the Mount Pleasant police department.
He said, “we respond to violent suicidal emotionally disturbed persons.”
Police respond to hundreds of emergency calls on the campus every year.
“This center is a tremendous drain on Mt. Pleasant police and on ambulance services.” — Chief Paul Olivia
The Mount Pleasant town supervisor is now calling on the Governor to close the Westchester County facility. “
Oh my god I just woke up my child laughing from the living room.
Gayle
2 years ago
I’m so glad you have highlighted other court professionals – John Guttridge and Joanne are horrible. It’s incestuous at westchester Supreme Court. Even when two new judges have been appointed recently, by the governor- they are making the same rulings against mothers. Please highlight other awful child attorneys like Maralyn faust and kathy hannon – long history in this court house. Mother’s please contact Frank report if you have had either one as your afc
Divorce attorneys are legally abusing our children
Gayle !! Thank you so much for pointing out that nasty couple – John and Joanne – two of ugliest child abusers in Westchester. What would you call it if they fight to give custody to a suicidal – man who has massive depressive episodes?? Obviously it NOT healthy for a child to be in the care of someone who wants to kill himself??? Hannon is a true animal. When will this attorneys start focusing on the children! This is legalized child abuse. I’ll reach out to FR. Could you please add your facts to the website listed below. Let’s get some collective data on these criminals.
I hope there is groundwork being laid for a class actual lawsuit against Guttridge and that Maddow looking character for the collusion and sheer terror they intentionally inflict on their opposition.
John Guttridge and Jo anne Cambareri are plain EVIL they have ruined the life of my children. They are two bullies who push perfectly fit Mothers to no end. I pray that one day their corruption comes to light. They are notorious for getting away with this type of behaviors. I wish I could talk about my case with someone but I am in fear of retaliation by them. I hope there hope out there and more victims can come out too
Hello Susan, sorry i didn’t see your message sooner.. My name is Jessica Gil, formerly Jessica Rodriguez. I am a victim of John Guttridge’s abuse and i would like to talk, but trust me.. I get it. I was nervous to speak to anyone about my case but now I will not be silenced. If you feel comfortable please feel free to reach out to me. I am a mother that was kicked out of her own residence by johns tactics so i know… you can look up my case its Jessica rodriguez vs. Diego rodriguez in westchester supreme court for divorce. 631.388.3129
Please keep this about all alienated parents by this court system. I am a father that has been fighting for 3 years ,4 attorneys, 4th judge. Lubell appointed Faust in my case. My daughter was coached to make false sexual allegations against her half brother. All investigators found the allegations to be unfounded. They all told me that their notes would show the manipulation of my daughter. Faust has done her job blindly and without due diligence. A forensic that I consistently ask for has been denied, subpoena of the workers notes denied. Refusal to look at hard evidence showing the alienation . And now for reunification i am assigned Abrams. A man acussed of propositioning mothers? We have to focus on the corruption of the court. It is not gender specific. Thank you.
Anonymous
2 years ago
Please read previous posts almost the entire situation is exposed
Anonymous
2 years ago
Actung my white brethren!
Everyone knows the Jews control the blacks.
So on the heels of the jew attorneys we’ve got a Sicilian(black) attorney named Cambareri entering out story.
Clearly she resembles Frank’s lineage of monkey/ape men. That’s why he ain’t showing her photo.
Like them Jews – Sicilians(Africans) all look the same.
Who is everyone focusing on Judhe Lubell?! It was judge Everett who initially ruled she should have supervised visits. It was judge Nancy Koba who held a 10 day temporary custody hearing and determined her visits should be therapeutically supervised. It was judge Susan Capeci who authorized to suspend her access temporarily until they find a suitable supervisor since Jennifer Culley and the mother had an unusual alignment.
So what was Lubell guilty if exactly?! Officiating a wedding of the neutral forensic in this case who Catherine and her lawyer chose?!
I do believe the courts need reform but I believe you’re all focusing on Lubell because it perpetuates the false narrative when the truth is every judge knew Catherine was a danger to not only her kids but clearly to herself as she chose to end her own life.
You asked, “So what was Lubell guilty if exactly?!” Are you hoping for answers to that question in this comment section?
You wrote you think the courts need reform and you’re happy with the way the case was handled. In what ways do family courts need reform?
You seem to want FR readers to “let this family be” after we read the details you shared. The details seem to say that you were an eyewitness to what happened during those four years.
If you were an eyewitness, what you saw and heard would be helpful information for all who want the best for the family and for all families in Westchester County family courts! Did you contact the authorities yet to tell them what you witnessed?
Please share with state and federal law enforcement offices everything you personally witnessed before, during and after “Jennifer Culley and the mother had an unusual alignment.” and what led you to believe they had an “unusual alignment”.
Would you say Jennifer Culley should be investigated instead of Judge Lubell in order to protect children in Westchester County from now on? 🤔
What did you witness before and after Judge Everett ordered those first supervised visits? Did Alan tell you about his strategy? Or, was getting a judge to kick Catherine out of her house Gus’ strategy? Do you know of any other parents with cases involving Gus and/or Jennifer Culley? If so, did Gus and/or Jennifer Cullen use those strategies on any other parents?
Please share details of everything you witnessed before, during and after Judge Nancy Koba “held a 10 day temporary custody hearing and determined [Catherine’s] visits should be therapeutically supervised.”
Please share details of everything you witnessed before, during and after Judge Susan Capeci “authorized to suspend [Catherine’s] access temporarily until they [found] a suitable supervisor.”
You wrote, “Officiating a wedding of the neutral forensic in this case who Catherine and her lawyer chose?!”
Interesting, right? What did Catherine know about Marc Abrams before he involved himself in her children’s case?
You wrote, “I do believe the courts need reform but I believe you’re all focusing on Lubell because it perpetuates the false narrative when the truth is every judge knew …”
What did every judge know about Catherine and when did they know it? You seem to think Catherine was an obviously dangerous person. What took four years for all those judges to protect the children from such a dangerous mother?
Removing any parent from the home while restricting that parent’s access to the children is certainly an extreme measure. That kind of thing would be an appropriate response in cases involving extreme danger. You must have witnessed something that led you to believe that she was extremely dangerous. On a scale of 1-10, how dangerous was she? 1 being not so much, 10 being extremely dangerous.
Please share everything you personally witnessed with the authorities and consider sharing a few more details so we have a more complete picture. Many who care about the children still wonder who and what prompted all those court employees, officials and contractors to respond to what looked like a simple child custody case with such extreme measures. As you wrote, it’s time to let the family be. Please share everything you know with the proper authorities so that healing can occur as soon as possible.
You wrote, “Catherine was a danger to not only her kids but clearly to herself as she chose to end her own life“
That tell us there was absolutely no reason for Catherine to feel so tormented and helpless in that family court case.
You wrote, “Let this family be”. Conflicting stories continually circulating are what’s stopping the process.
So, in your opinion, where you think a federal investigation of the case should begin? Please let FR readers know so we all can ask the authorities to start there. Would you say the federal investigation should focus on Jennifer Culley?
Should federal investigators ask Ms. Culley about what she saw and heard?
Knowing what you know, what’s the healthiest way to let the family be while we work to prevent future harm?
I read the transcript from the hearing of Lubell and Catherine . I faced him in court myself .She reported him to Judicial Overseeing Committee. Trust me there should be a good reason to do it . And there was and is . A u working for him ? or part of the system ?
Ok John. Spin it any way you want – his blood is on your hands.
Anonymous
2 years ago
If Steve Luftshein’s suicide didn’t change these courthouse convicts, nothing will.
They are sadists, sociopathic to engage in the cabal. Purely profit driven. The playbook is written by the AFCC.
These frauds are so protected and insulated with virtually no oversight, they boldly violate all due process and subject children and innocent families to psychological torture.
Literally hell on earth.
The targeted parent is left in disbelief with no money, no children, no resources and the world casting doubt and judging them.
The playbook lines include- are all these people against you? (Meaning the judge, gal, attorneys, therapists, schools, dcf) and the truth is- YES- it is a well run machine designed to isolate, gaslight, and undermine every action of the targeted parent.
They can barely think by the time the prolonged litigation is through with them.
And the public thinks- surely something terrible must be wrong with them for this outcome. They had to have done something to deserve it.
And the truth is they did nothing at all. They were the targeted parent and victim of a criminal conspiracy.
Thank you Frank for keeping these crimes alive and exposed. It’s been going on for three decades and must end.
What happened to this poor Guy Steven? Which court house and state? Theses people are something. Everyone is entitled to expose the courts. Suicide is not the answer. These cases are so bad. Many parents have fallen. It’s really alarming what is going on in these courts. We are so close. The good people in our government get pissed off. Look into the family courts. Please we are beginning you
I am so sorry that you have been terrorized by these low class – losers who call themselves lawyers. There is a lot happening to help you.
Please consider filling out the form below – so we can get a database of the crimes and the perpetrators.
“If Steve Luftshein’s suicide didn’t change these courthouse convicts, nothing will.”
Suicide only reinforces the perception that these people were dangerously mentally ill, and the courts made the right decision. That could be why it appears that Catherine may have lied about having terminal cancer as the main reason for ending her life… She didn’t want to make it so plainly obvious that she was seriously mentally ill.
The bottom line is she came to the realization that her campaign of harassment and slander wasn’t going to get her anywhere. If she did commit suicide it was for one reason only…to draw attention to herself and thereby get one last slap at the husband. We’ve seen this story so many times…parents who lose custody “fighting for their children” by ignoring the instructions of their counsel, family therapists and judges. If anyone is to learn anything about this situation it should be that if you can’t get past your anger at your ex and stop acting like a crazed hateful stalker you will lose your children. I hope this sinks in with every non-custodial parent reading this. But I know it won’t because so many of them are seriously mentally ill.
The most disgusting thing to ever do to anyone. Lifelong scars left on my children, they just kidnapped my children from another state and ignored all evals that were done on me even when they were told it’s domestic abuse so they just ignored it. My children are forever scared. My ex has a direct family member in the court, the abuse of the system for their unjust enrichment is mind blowing. The DA’s office should be ashamed of themselves for the abuse on children the family court system does. It’s human trafficking by judges, lawyers, Gal’s and forensic evaluators. One day they will meet their maker, do onto others as you would have them do onto you.
Under house arrest???!!! That’s all???!!!
2 years ago
“A Florida attorney has been deported back to the US after spending two and a half years in a Cambodian prison for sexually abusing four kids — and now faces 170 years behind bars in the States if found guilty of child sex crimes.”
“The lawyer is accused of traveling to Cambodia in February and May of 2019 and paying to sexually abuse four children — all under the age of 15 — on multiple occasions.”
Catherine 💐
2 years ago
… A Westchester attorney and mother of three — who posted on social media that she was about to undergo assisted suicide in Switzerland because of a grueling custody battle — died overseas on May 27, documents obtained by The Post show.
Catherine Kassenoff, 54, died in the tiny town of Oristalstrasse, Switzerland, about an hour west of Zurich, records show.
Her cause of death was not revealed, “due to Swiss Medical Confidentiality Act,” according to the document.
An attorney who once worked for Gov. Hochul, Kassenoff — who had been diagnosed with terminal cancer — placed a suicide note on Facebook claiming she was choosing to die by assisted suicide in part because of “a prolonged separation from my children.”
“It is with a profound heartbreak … that I am writing my last post ever. Today, I will be ending my own life … In the last four years of my life I have woken up every day to a nightmare like no other,” she wrote in May.
“I cannot survive this torment and the grief that comes from such a prolonged separation from my children … The court system did this to me … It is a predatory system that functions in darkness…” …
Comments under that New York Post article about Catherine’s death are reflections of so many crimes against humanity. How many good reporters aren’t allowed to write about the deliberate stirring up of chaos in dangerous child custody cases?
Why don’t publishers publish documents to show the step-by-step process of the extortion of those millions of dollars from those two wealthy parents in Westchester County family court? Reporters can at least show the timeline of the case with names, dates and as many details as they can find.
Owners of all mainstream outlets could allow that kind of in-depth reporting. Why don’t they? What’s stopping them?
The New York Times is complicit in the crimes committed in family courts. The NYT could have reported the tens of millions of crimes committed in family courts since the 1980s.
The national family court crisis in America has drained and destroyed millions of children and families since the 1980s. So much evidence of such extensive damage, tragedy, crime and loss should have prompted big-time corporate news outlets to show the public the clear pattern of criminal activity in states across the nation. Why do we still have no idea many millions of crimes family court vendors committed against children and families in New York?
What about Connecticut? California? New Hampshire? New Jersey? Utah? Minnesota? Georgia? Texas? Arkansas? South Carolina? North Carolina? Delaware? Washington DC? The list of crime scenes goes on and on.
How many individuals who committed crimes in family courts have been investigated and prosecuted so far?
Big news outlets should have investigated by now. Reporters should have reported about each state’s court administrators and law enforcement offices to tell us about how many individuals ignored the corruption for decades.
The public has been kept in the dark in the same exact way the New York Attorney Generals’ offices ignored and mishandled evidence of NXIVM crimes for twenty years. Did all mainstream news publishers face political prosecution for reporting details of the NXIVM crimes? Do all mainstream news publishers face political prosecution for reporting details of family court crimes?
It took twenty years for the feds to finally protect the public from NXIVM, after so much damage was already done.
How many more years will it take for mainstream outlets and the feds to protect us from the criminals in family courts?
Queen Esther
2 years ago
Frank, I have a similar story and have been trying to contact you. I knew catherine and the mother in this article
We have all been trying to get our stories heard. We all say the same thing. I am so sorry you were abused by the legalized terror inflicted by these egregious child abusers who call themselves divorce attorneys. But please consider adding your story on the link below – so we can create a database of the crimes committed.
Lizzie Harding Weinstein was just found dead in a hotel room. Now there’s an investigation. It’s suspicious. The courts took her kids, her freedom, her driving license. All her money. She was wealthy and they put her under guardianship. She was abused by Lubell and his sick greedy cohorts. Btw. There’s a class action lawsuit against Guttridge and Cambareri. Please spread the word and join.
He looks smelly and pungent. His black robe is made of mothers tears. When Lubell cries himself to sleep he just wipes them away with Kassenoffs money
Anonymous
2 years ago
I would love to know how many other suicides were an outcome of family court abuse.
It’s easy to see how they would drive a person to that.
Taking your children alone is enough. Then they take all your money – a lifetime of savings – humiliate you with court orders that depict you as a lunatic, a danger, unstable – and put that out there publicly.
What the public needs to know is family court is a joke. It is a game. It’s all lies. All of it.
When they say it’s court actors, it truly is. And it’s a national epidemic.
One so profitable Governor Lamont turns a blind eye to all that has been brought to his attention. Connecticut is one of the worst states known for this scam. And AG Tong backs the predators.
Moms are hard-wired to protect our children and family courts severing that bond is literal torture. Guessing the statistics are in the millions since the 1980s — just in America. Probably tens of millions around the world. Gardner toured the world to spread the “PAS” scam and it’s been used as a legal tactic in about thirty countries ever since.
Why not paint a picture of those who allow all those horrible crimes in family courts? Whoever’s in control could have thrown the whole family court criminal cabal in jail years ago. Why didn’t they? Corrupt judges, corrupt attorneys and corrupted vendors are like weeds. Good law enforcement could have pulled up those weeds years ago. Instead, they chose to ignore all that crime.
Who created such a system and who enforces it? What kind of monsters force children and families into the clutches of those cabals week after week, year after year?
Where are all the good people? Were they all fired, threatened and blackmailed?
New York politics used to be a hub for the worst of the worst in politics.
Are the bad guys any better today?
“One Nation Under Blackmail v.1 is a damning indictment of the consequences resulting from the nearly century old relationship between both US and Israeli intelligence and the organized criminal network known as the National Crime Syndicate. This book specifically explores how that nexus between intelligence and organized crime directly developed the sexual blackmail tactics and networks that would later enable the sexual blackmail operation and other crimes of deceased pedophile and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Other books on Jeffrey Epstein focus on the depraved nature of his crimes, his wealth, and his most famous/politically-connected friends and acquaintances. This book, in contrast, reveals the extent to which Epstein’s activities were state-sponsored through an exploration of his intelligence connections.“
It’s surprising to see about thirty five mentions of the Bronfman name in the index.
That might explain why the feds didn’t prosecute the NXIVM crimes until citizens forced them to do something about the stealing of our government. It also might explain how Clare and Sara Bronfman got the feds to target Frank.
I’m searching the Swiss consultant now, but there’s a lot to choose from. Which consultant confirmed her death?
Anonymous
2 years ago
It’s sad and slightly amusing that ppl believe that wild accusations posted to some obscure website will bring reform to anything. It won’t. Like the Kassenoff case: it will make for clicks and juicy gossip but, ultimately, sullies that credibility of any claims and does nothing but injure people.
Well – as long as it’s injuring the right people – Lubell, Guttridge, Abrams, Cambareri – …I’m ok with that.
Margaret Mead once said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
The GALs often practice no law at all. Why then, are they gals? They’re just attorneys. They are not skilled in child matters.
They are not even mandatory reporters – required to report suspected abuse or neglect to dcf/CPS. That should be a requirement for anyone in position of taking care of children. The legislatures have seen to it that gals are not held to this standard.
We are giving them a free ticket to abuse kids and to condone abuse of children. They have court immunity and don’t have to report abuse to anyone. Why? Who would ever set up such a position?
And as FR states- the number of appointments isn’t readily available.
Another point- in family cases the public cannot tell how many days of trial, or how many status conferences are held.
The courts hurt this information because the public would see the injustice when case after case is having 20+ days of hearings for a no fault divorce.
And secreted status conferences are are often off the record. The judge devices if there will be a record made of these secret dealings.
Why is that? What’s the criteria?
I can tell you my house proceeds were divided at a status conference without any record. Then presented as a done deal in court.
Anonymous
2 years ago
We still have no legal proof that lady is dead. Doesn’t that have legal repercussions involving the estate, custody? What is happening?
He’s a Man (Mulan Parody)
He;s a Man ibn a Dress
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Anonymous
2 years ago
I know from being close friends with many lawyers that it’s even worse than this..
being a lawyer or a judge….are only titles..these titles don’t make them immune from acting like scoundrals..they just get legal immunity..meaning they can get away with anything without being held accountable..
Curious Peaches
2 years ago
Do you have damning details by multiple women ready to be depositioned? Or is this flag waving?
It seems Frank Report is the only news outlet anywhere that so objectively and so thoroughly reports the destruction of families and children in family courts.
Meanwhile, the near-total lack of mainstream news coverage of the family court crisis has allowed small cabals to physically, emotionally, spiritually and financially destroy so many in family courts in America and around the world.
How and why those small networks have been allowed to force dangerous child custody cases through for-profit, purposely adversarial private offices for so long has been a mystery. It shouldn’t be a mystery.
The lack of mainstream coverage of the family court crisis left most people totally unaware of the scope and depth of the corruption made millions of unsuspecting parents and children easy targets since the 1980s.
Survivors, family members and friends who witness the well-oiled corrupted family court machines usually think there’s no way to make such corrupted family courts honest, safe and fair. Most think something like, “It is what it is.” I felt that hopeless until a few months ago when I somehow found Frank Report online.
I have no idea how I found FR, I just remember how I felt when I saw your articles about Judge Adelman and several players in Connecticut “family courts”. I saw you were not afraid of them and your courage gave me courage. Those characters in some of those articles are the same characters who almost literally destroyed me twenty years ago. What they did to me and my family was evil. There is no other word to describe what they did.
If the whole government is corrupt (I don’t think it is) that would explain those few getting away with such evil for so long. Since most people in the world are good people, good law enforcement offices just finding out about the family court crisis should have an easy time investigating and prosecuting those small networks in every affected court in every affected state.
I hope and pray many are willing and able to share the details of what they witnessed under oath. I’m also hoping and praying for whistleblowers in each affected state to step forward now. Please count me in if and when the feds start investigating Connecticut family courts. I will be happy to tell the authorities everything I witnessed.
Your journalism is the kind of journalism that gives so many hope. I’ve never had this much hope for family courts in America and around the world. As soon as the investigations and prosecutions start in one state, other states will follow and so will other nations.
We need more journalists and publishers with the courage and integrity to investigate and report the reality of family courts. Thank you so much for your courage, integrity and good work. I could probably do without some of the adolescent humor in the comment section, but if that’s an unavoidable man-thing that might contribute in some way to ultimately save millions of lives from now on, Godspeed to you, all of your good readers and the Frank Report.
I wish I could do more to help. It looks like the family court systems are as hijacked as the law enforcement offices. Where’s the oversight and accountability for all the harm family courts have done to so many? And did those lousy law enforcement offices ignore all the NXIVM crimes and all the family court crimes and instead terrorize Frank because of one lousy tax form? And why haven’t we done more to help Frank?
I hope the judge will apologize to Frank for the hell the AG’s offices put him through after all the good work he’s done to help those same AG offices. Frank has been risking his life doing the state attorneys work for them and the DOJs work for them and everyone knows it. Those lousy prosecutors who saw Frank’s family beg the judge for mercy should apologize to Frank, too. If the prosecutors don’t drop the case and apologize to Frank for harassing him all these years we should circulate a petition demanding that apology.
Thanks, Gayle. All of this has been such a nightmare for so many.
So many survivors, witnesses and advocates are hoping for justice as soon as possible so family courts will be safe places for future generations. Living happily ever after for as many years as possible would also be nice.
Me too . Just was in his court room in May . Legalised ” gang rape ” by him and defence . Threatened to lock me up . i have no attorney – was pro se … I am scared and missed another hearing . He is a devil . Also advised defence to start legal actions against me . Called me names – did not let me say one word
He violated your 14th amendment. We need to figure out how to help you. He’s disgusting. Who is opposing counsel ?
Peaches
2 years ago
How sick! sexually exploiting distressed mothers. Forget the dead duck Kassenoff for one minute. Rape, extortion, murders and suicides are happening and the cops just twiddle their thumbs? Why aren’t these vicious judges and lawyers being raided?
Even worse than Harvey as he was SUPPOSED to PROTECT the children! Not leave them in the hands of people with diagnosed mental illness. He’s even lower and uglier than Weinstein.
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Hello Frank,
The report you wrote about Guttridge & Cambareri brings light to the corruption inside the Westchester Courts that is still going on to this day.
I am happy I found this page. I am very sorry to read all these sad stories about everyone and their families.
My horrific experience was validated by so many other people’s experiences with Guttridge & Cambareri. I will continue to advocate for myself, my children and other people, going through these hardships with the corrupt Westchester Court system.
I would like to add some wood to the fire and bring some more awareness to the illegal activities going on in the Westchester NY Courts. In my case my lawyer was no match against Guttridge & Cambareri. During my time in Judge Keri Fiore’s court room, I witnessed collusion, fraud and corruption. Even the court appointed substance abuse facility the Hudson Center is in on it. I have them on making fraudulent statements in my report.
Guttridge & Cambareri are masters at using the silver bullet method in divorces. Once this happens, they bleed you out financially and have the Judge in their pocket agree with Guttridge & Cambareri proposed narrative that now will take years for you to go through the courts system.
Guttridge & Cambareri also bought and paid for Judge Keri Fiore in 2022.
Guttridge & Cambareri were the highest contributors to Judge Keri Fiore’s judicial election in 2022. Guttridge & Cambareri have been allowed to represent clients in Keri Fiore’s courtroom throughout the last 4 years. I wonder what Guttridge & Cambareri win to lose ratio is when they represent clients against other people/lawyers who did not contribute to her election?
Keri Fiore – New York Candidate – Transparency USA
Page 1 $2,000 Guttridge & Cambareri
Page 2 $500 Christianna Guttridge – Mid 20’s in 2022
Page 2 $500 Kaitlyn Guttridge – Mid 20’s in 2022
Total: $3,000
Case Reassignment Rules (Part 151):
o Specific triggers for reassignment include an individual attorney/party contributing $2,500 or more, or a group of attorneys and their client contributing $3,500 or more to a Judge within the prior year.
It is the Westchester Court system’s ethical obligation to oversee and avoid improper influence between the Judges & lawyers. Guttridge & Cambareri need to be disbarred and put in jail. The Judges who destroy families and children’s lives should go in the jail cell next to them.
In just 4 years of judicial service Judge Keri Fiore has already been nicknamed the “Judicial Alienator”.
NY Mom Commits Suicide after 5 Years of “Judicial Alienation” of Son
Your thoughts are clearly detailed. You must report them to the governor- there is a link on her website and the DOJ. We are all doing the same especially @ guttridge and Cambareri.
Another fun fact is Guttridge’s daughter interned for Judge Lubell while he had cases in his court.
https://cjc.ny.gov/Press.Releases/2024.Releases/Lubell.Lewis.J.Release.2024-12-04.pdf
Admonishments — don’t do much, I guess. He is still working.
I had a case in Westchester Family Court for custody of my son, who was moved to another state without my consent. Guttridge represented my son’s mother. The AFC and Child Forensic Psychologist both said my son’s best interest was to be in NY. Guttridge purposely delayed the case, the judge we had retired, went to a judge who decided to go against the AFC and Forensics. I appealed and lost the appeal as well. This man has to be investigated and I need help on this.
You need to report this to the governor- immediately. You will not get any help otherwise.
Sending prayers.
Guttridge violently disregards the needs of the child- a true predator.
https://www.governor.ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form
Email me at frankparlato@gmail.comn
I am stuck in a court case with her. Please you all seem very knowledgeable. Can someone recommend a lawyer I should hire? I keep hitting terrible ones. They talk a good game until you hand them your money. Recommendations could help save my case
It’s not that your lawyers are terrible…unless it’s Jessica Ressler – she should not be practicing law… these animalistic lawyers have no knowledge of the extreme pain and trauma they cause children. It’s truly criminal.
Good luck and I will be praying for you and your children!
A search on Jessica Ressler led me here. There are so many clients she has harmed or left destitute and threatened them with lawsuits anytime they try to speeak uo. I have no idea how she is allowed to practice. I keep waiting to see her have to take accountability. Her tactics are well known yet still she practices. I have heard horrible stories. Horrible.
I’m a mother who is being kept from her child. I don’t want to say too much since some of these people are involved. Can someone please recommend a good lawyer?
Unfortunately these sleeze buckets have every judge on the take – do not hire Jessica Ressler – she’s the absolute worst… a con artist at best.
I will be praying for you and your child.
Jessica destroyed my life and over charged me to do it.
My husband was severely abusive to me physically, psychologically and financially. I was so naive and easily controlled that I never told anyone the truth. I was afraid to leave because he would threaten me and tell me he would take my kids from me. He has been indicated in 2 CPS reports for attacking me in front of our children. He is a violent alcoholic and I believe undiagnosed Narcissistic Personality Disorder, if not sociopath. After 10 years of trying to deal with him on my own and pretending my life was okay, while struggling severely with depression, i told the truth and got the courage to ask for a separation, told him to quit drinking and get help for his anger. Two days later he hired John Guttridge and went to family court alleging I was crazy. I have since been able to prove that I am not crazy and that he was abusing me but I have been forced to participate in this wild game of the legal system enabling abusive men to use money and power to continue to control and manipulate. The only reason my husband does not have supervised visits is because I was too stupid to not speak up about him years ago and because John Guttridge knew exactly what tactic to use, which was to make allegations and a lot of noise that I am “crazy”, to make it seem like I could be lying. Luckily, I was smart enough to save a ton of evidence over the years and since this has taken so long he has not been able to keep up with the facade, even with Guttridge as his attorney. I had no idea people were capable of doing stuff like this, until I started researching what happens in Westchester. It is truly unbelievable and someone needs to do something, my kids have been destroyed by this system.
Gutteridge is truly the Harvey Weinstein of family court – a criminal himself who is being investigated. Please report him as soon as possible.
Where do we report him? Your story sounds similar to mine. I don’t see the end of this.
Guttridge looks like a giant pimple.
Jo-Ann Cambareri is the worst court appointed lawyer there could be. If you are ever appointed her, please refuse. She will not fight for you! She does not care one bit about what you are fighting for when it comes to your case. She should be disbarred.
I had the misfortune of appearing before this corrupt Rapist last Friday. His latest scheme is insurance fraud. He spent the entire Court session berating me and telling me he was going to have me arrested for saying “Noted”. I will share the transcript. The Court Officers would not arrest me so he threatened that the White Plains Police Department would arrest me. ?For appearing in Court, accepting his ABUSE, and stating “Noted”? OK!!?!
The only one getting arrested will be The Rapist and Soon to be Convicted Felon Lubell.
Send me the transcript
We should discuss one on one. Case is developing in Westchester County Supreme Court and could use some coverage. Contact me at cmbasile@yahoo.com
You can log in as a Guest on the Westchester County Supreme Court Website Docket no. 61607/2021 and see how these crooks for judges try to cover each other’s asses.
Sunlight is an antiseptic.
https://cjc.ny.gov/General.Information/Gen.Info.Pages/filecomplaint.html
I will
I am in the process of reporting him, a second judge, and a former Judge, Robert Spolzino to both the Judicial and Lawyers Committees. SPOLZINO is getting a multi-million dollar malpractice suit. Westchester County is a Cesspool.
Cmbasile@yahoo.com
I too have this judge on my case. He has delayed my case allows unethical attorneys to get away with violation of people’s rights and if you complain they try to put gas order without an order by lying gas lighting and making you feel bad for filing complaints. This judge has had the person I’m using found negligent in his court 3 times and fails to report to dept of health the outcomes.
Be weary and don’t forget we all have rights especially the right to do process and even he must answer to higher powers
The courts in Westchester and the attorneys that work here are very egoistic and if you hurt their ego they will dismiss your case
Please consider reporting him…
https://cjc.ny.gov/General.Information/Gen.Info.Pages/filecomplaint.html
We need it on record – The New York Civil Liberties Union is now actively involved and reviewing cases.
I had Guttridge as an attorney and Lubell was the judge for my case. Quite the show. Guttridge said they knew each other and were college roommates….
Way to go John! Just trying to keep yourself relevant.
Best of luck to you and Rachel this year!
Please , contact me I have much more to tell .
i am i pro se . I had one hearing and Lubell threatened me , harassed, insulted … it was ” like a gang rape ” by him and defense attorneys . He verbally insulted me , treated me like trash did not let me say one word and threatened the arrest the minute i tried to talk . I am afraid to go to court . and missed another hearing . Not sure what to do
Who was your opposing council? I was forced to pro se too! When is your best court date ?
Hello , My case it medical malpractice but i discovered huge medical fraud by NY biggest Hospital Corporation ( I am trained in microbiology , immunology etc ) The Hospitalists tell healthy patients that they have lymphoma cancer and need surgery and chemo and make millions . I have audio records , prove , whistle blow testimony files upon files of documents .
I filed the case and had it for 2 years against the doctors and the CEO . On the other side a big NY firm – they have 5 attorneys against me .
i filed multiple evidence to the court system . I was getting threats to drop the CEO etc …or else .
The hearing face to face was in May . Lubell was screaming , stating that the defence should initiate multiple law suits against me to shut me up , he threatened an arrest … I have disability – i use a walker – Lubell would not even let me reach for water or let my assistant help me .
They have no legal means to seal the files or dismiss the case , so they just threatened me . It worked .
I have a transcript and I read transcript from Catherine hearing with Lubell . Same vindictive abuse and threats .
I contacted the overseeing committee. But they are all the same .
Public must know what is going on but I do not know what to do . I worked 4 years on the case . … just lost hope . Hospital is a very very dangerous place as well as the court .
https://www.kyraschampions.org/kyraslaw#/14/
Any honest family court attorneys/evaluators in Westchester County or did the corruption scare the good people away?
No!!!! All say they will defend you then leave you doing all the work. Evaluators are biased and in bed with the court. Family court needs total accountability by oversight outside of the court. They ruin lives especially children’s!!
My list of criminals go back 21 years and 11 active.
My story would make your skin crawl, family relations doing favors for family members when Westchester never had jurisdiction of my children who lived in another state for almost 4 years but Westchester stepped in and just believed the word of a white beater and child abuser, liar and thief.
“…. Minors who live here can come and go as they please.
Chief Paul Oliva leads the Mount Pleasant police department.
He said, “we respond to violent suicidal emotionally disturbed persons.”
Police respond to hundreds of emergency calls on the campus every year.
“This center is a tremendous drain on Mt. Pleasant police and on ambulance services.” — Chief Paul Olivia
The Mount Pleasant town supervisor is now calling on the Governor to close the Westchester County facility. “
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/mount-pleasant-urges-closure-of-troubled-westchester-county-facility
“WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — In Westchester County, justice might not always be swift, but it is certainly unrelenting. …
https://patch.com/new-york/mountvernonny/westchester-man-indicted-1997-cold-case-murder-ex-wife
What kind of person chooses that expression for a photo to advertise their services?
What kind of family court forces that kind of person on children and families?
https://www.drmarcabrams.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/marc02.jpg
Oh my god I just woke up my child laughing from the living room.
I’m so glad you have highlighted other court professionals – John Guttridge and Joanne are horrible. It’s incestuous at westchester Supreme Court. Even when two new judges have been appointed recently, by the governor- they are making the same rulings against mothers. Please highlight other awful child attorneys like Maralyn faust and kathy hannon – long history in this court house. Mother’s please contact Frank report if you have had either one as your afc
Gayle !! Thank you so much for pointing out that nasty couple – John and Joanne – two of ugliest child abusers in Westchester. What would you call it if they fight to give custody to a suicidal – man who has massive depressive episodes?? Obviously it NOT healthy for a child to be in the care of someone who wants to kill himself??? Hannon is a true animal. When will this attorneys start focusing on the children! This is legalized child abuse. I’ll reach out to FR. Could you please add your facts to the website listed below. Let’s get some collective data on these criminals.
https://www.intheirbestinterest.com/
I hope there is groundwork being laid for a class actual lawsuit against Guttridge and that Maddow looking character for the collusion and sheer terror they intentionally inflict on their opposition.
John Guttridge and Jo anne Cambareri are plain EVIL they have ruined the life of my children. They are two bullies who push perfectly fit Mothers to no end. I pray that one day their corruption comes to light. They are notorious for getting away with this type of behaviors. I wish I could talk about my case with someone but I am in fear of retaliation by them. I hope there hope out there and more victims can come out too
Hello Susan,
Please call me (631)388-3129.
What’s your name? And how do I know it is in my best interest to contact you?
Hello Susan, sorry i didn’t see your message sooner.. My name is Jessica Gil, formerly Jessica Rodriguez. I am a victim of John Guttridge’s abuse and i would like to talk, but trust me.. I get it. I was nervous to speak to anyone about my case but now I will not be silenced. If you feel comfortable please feel free to reach out to me. I am a mother that was kicked out of her own residence by johns tactics so i know… you can look up my case its Jessica rodriguez vs. Diego rodriguez in westchester supreme court for divorce. 631.388.3129
Please keep this about all alienated parents by this court system. I am a father that has been fighting for 3 years ,4 attorneys, 4th judge. Lubell appointed Faust in my case. My daughter was coached to make false sexual allegations against her half brother. All investigators found the allegations to be unfounded. They all told me that their notes would show the manipulation of my daughter. Faust has done her job blindly and without due diligence. A forensic that I consistently ask for has been denied, subpoena of the workers notes denied. Refusal to look at hard evidence showing the alienation . And now for reunification i am assigned Abrams. A man acussed of propositioning mothers? We have to focus on the corruption of the court. It is not gender specific. Thank you.
Please read previous posts almost the entire situation is exposed
Actung my white brethren!
Everyone knows the Jews control the blacks.
So on the heels of the jew attorneys we’ve got a Sicilian(black) attorney named Cambareri entering out story.
Clearly she resembles Frank’s lineage of monkey/ape men. That’s why he ain’t showing her photo.
Like them Jews – Sicilians(Africans) all look the same.
Go f yourself. Nazi
Who is everyone focusing on Judhe Lubell?! It was judge Everett who initially ruled she should have supervised visits. It was judge Nancy Koba who held a 10 day temporary custody hearing and determined her visits should be therapeutically supervised. It was judge Susan Capeci who authorized to suspend her access temporarily until they find a suitable supervisor since Jennifer Culley and the mother had an unusual alignment.
So what was Lubell guilty if exactly?! Officiating a wedding of the neutral forensic in this case who Catherine and her lawyer chose?!
I do believe the courts need reform but I believe you’re all focusing on Lubell because it perpetuates the false narrative when the truth is every judge knew Catherine was a danger to not only her kids but clearly to herself as she chose to end her own life.
Let this family be
A focus on damage done by judges, attorneys and evaluators harms victims of those judges, attorneys and evaluators?
3:33 pm,
You asked, “So what was Lubell guilty if exactly?!” Are you hoping for answers to that question in this comment section?
You wrote you think the courts need reform and you’re happy with the way the case was handled. In what ways do family courts need reform?
You seem to want FR readers to “let this family be” after we read the details you shared. The details seem to say that you were an eyewitness to what happened during those four years.
If you were an eyewitness, what you saw and heard would be helpful information for all who want the best for the family and for all families in Westchester County family courts! Did you contact the authorities yet to tell them what you witnessed?
Please share with state and federal law enforcement offices everything you personally witnessed before, during and after “Jennifer Culley and the mother had an unusual alignment.” and what led you to believe they had an “unusual alignment”.
Would you say Jennifer Culley should be investigated instead of Judge Lubell in order to protect children in Westchester County from now on? 🤔
What did you witness before and after Judge Everett ordered those first supervised visits? Did Alan tell you about his strategy? Or, was getting a judge to kick Catherine out of her house Gus’ strategy? Do you know of any other parents with cases involving Gus and/or Jennifer Culley? If so, did Gus and/or Jennifer Cullen use those strategies on any other parents?
Please share details of everything you witnessed before, during and after Judge Nancy Koba “held a 10 day temporary custody hearing and determined [Catherine’s] visits should be therapeutically supervised.”
Please share details of everything you witnessed before, during and after Judge Susan Capeci “authorized to suspend [Catherine’s] access temporarily until they [found] a suitable supervisor.”
You wrote, “Officiating a wedding of the neutral forensic in this case who Catherine and her lawyer chose?!”
Interesting, right? What did Catherine know about Marc Abrams before he involved himself in her children’s case?
You wrote, “I do believe the courts need reform but I believe you’re all focusing on Lubell because it perpetuates the false narrative when the truth is every judge knew …”
What did every judge know about Catherine and when did they know it? You seem to think Catherine was an obviously dangerous person. What took four years for all those judges to protect the children from such a dangerous mother?
Removing any parent from the home while restricting that parent’s access to the children is certainly an extreme measure. That kind of thing would be an appropriate response in cases involving extreme danger. You must have witnessed something that led you to believe that she was extremely dangerous. On a scale of 1-10, how dangerous was she? 1 being not so much, 10 being extremely dangerous.
Please share everything you personally witnessed with the authorities and consider sharing a few more details so we have a more complete picture. Many who care about the children still wonder who and what prompted all those court employees, officials and contractors to respond to what looked like a simple child custody case with such extreme measures. As you wrote, it’s time to let the family be. Please share everything you know with the proper authorities so that healing can occur as soon as possible.
You wrote, “Catherine was a danger to not only her kids but clearly to herself as she chose to end her own life“
That tell us there was absolutely no reason for Catherine to feel so tormented and helpless in that family court case.
You wrote, “Let this family be”. Conflicting stories continually circulating are what’s stopping the process.
So, in your opinion, where you think a federal investigation of the case should begin? Please let FR readers know so we all can ask the authorities to start there. Would you say the federal investigation should focus on Jennifer Culley?
Should federal investigators ask Ms. Culley about what she saw and heard?
Knowing what you know, what’s the healthiest way to let the family be while we work to prevent future harm?
Because Lubells light is too dim. He needs some light.
I read the transcript from the hearing of Lubell and Catherine . I faced him in court myself .She reported him to Judicial Overseeing Committee. Trust me there should be a good reason to do it . And there was and is . A u working for him ? or part of the system ?
Same Steve Luftschein who was caught stealing from his financial advising clients? https://www.iorioaltamirano.com/blog/amp/steven-robert-luftschein-aegis-capital-finra/
Ok John. Spin it any way you want – his blood is on your hands.
If Steve Luftshein’s suicide didn’t change these courthouse convicts, nothing will.
They are sadists, sociopathic to engage in the cabal. Purely profit driven. The playbook is written by the AFCC.
These frauds are so protected and insulated with virtually no oversight, they boldly violate all due process and subject children and innocent families to psychological torture.
Literally hell on earth.
The targeted parent is left in disbelief with no money, no children, no resources and the world casting doubt and judging them.
The playbook lines include- are all these people against you? (Meaning the judge, gal, attorneys, therapists, schools, dcf) and the truth is- YES- it is a well run machine designed to isolate, gaslight, and undermine every action of the targeted parent.
They can barely think by the time the prolonged litigation is through with them.
And the public thinks- surely something terrible must be wrong with them for this outcome. They had to have done something to deserve it.
And the truth is they did nothing at all. They were the targeted parent and victim of a criminal conspiracy.
Thank you Frank for keeping these crimes alive and exposed. It’s been going on for three decades and must end.
What happened to this poor Guy Steven? Which court house and state? Theses people are something. Everyone is entitled to expose the courts. Suicide is not the answer. These cases are so bad. Many parents have fallen. It’s really alarming what is going on in these courts. We are so close. The good people in our government get pissed off. Look into the family courts. Please we are beginning you
So you know nothing about the case whatsoever yet you’re assuming Steven was wronged. Ok.
I am so sorry that you have been terrorized by these low class – losers who call themselves lawyers. There is a lot happening to help you.
Please consider filling out the form below – so we can get a database of the crimes and the perpetrators.
Big thank you to One Moms Battle for her valiant fight against against this system of legalized terror.
https://www.intheirbestinterest.com/
“If Steve Luftshein’s suicide didn’t change these courthouse convicts, nothing will.”
Suicide only reinforces the perception that these people were dangerously mentally ill, and the courts made the right decision. That could be why it appears that Catherine may have lied about having terminal cancer as the main reason for ending her life… She didn’t want to make it so plainly obvious that she was seriously mentally ill.
The bottom line is she came to the realization that her campaign of harassment and slander wasn’t going to get her anywhere. If she did commit suicide it was for one reason only…to draw attention to herself and thereby get one last slap at the husband. We’ve seen this story so many times…parents who lose custody “fighting for their children” by ignoring the instructions of their counsel, family therapists and judges. If anyone is to learn anything about this situation it should be that if you can’t get past your anger at your ex and stop acting like a crazed hateful stalker you will lose your children. I hope this sinks in with every non-custodial parent reading this. But I know it won’t because so many of them are seriously mentally ill.
The most disgusting thing to ever do to anyone. Lifelong scars left on my children, they just kidnapped my children from another state and ignored all evals that were done on me even when they were told it’s domestic abuse so they just ignored it. My children are forever scared. My ex has a direct family member in the court, the abuse of the system for their unjust enrichment is mind blowing. The DA’s office should be ashamed of themselves for the abuse on children the family court system does. It’s human trafficking by judges, lawyers, Gal’s and forensic evaluators. One day they will meet their maker, do onto others as you would have them do onto you.
“A Florida attorney has been deported back to the US after spending two and a half years in a Cambodian prison for sexually abusing four kids — and now faces 170 years behind bars in the States if found guilty of child sex crimes.”
https://nypost.com/2023/07/03/florida-lawyer-rugh-cline-deported-back-to-us-after-allegedly-paying-to-sexually-abuse-kids-in-cambodia/
“The lawyer is accused of traveling to Cambodia in February and May of 2019 and paying to sexually abuse four children — all under the age of 15 — on multiple occasions.”
… A Westchester attorney and mother of three — who posted on social media that she was about to undergo assisted suicide in Switzerland because of a grueling custody battle — died overseas on May 27, documents obtained by The Post show.
Catherine Kassenoff, 54, died in the tiny town of Oristalstrasse, Switzerland, about an hour west of Zurich, records show.
Her cause of death was not revealed, “due to Swiss Medical Confidentiality Act,” according to the document.
An attorney who once worked for Gov. Hochul, Kassenoff — who had been diagnosed with terminal cancer — placed a suicide note on Facebook claiming she was choosing to die by assisted suicide in part because of “a prolonged separation from my children.”
“It is with a profound heartbreak … that I am writing my last post ever. Today, I will be ending my own life … In the last four years of my life I have woken up every day to a nightmare like no other,” she wrote in May.
“I cannot survive this torment and the grief that comes from such a prolonged separation from my children … The court system did this to me … It is a predatory system that functions in darkness…” …
https://nypost.com/2023/07/08/cancer-stricken-ny-mom-who-posted-about-assisted-suicide-over-predatory-custody-battle-dead/
Comments under that New York Post article about Catherine’s death are reflections of so many crimes against humanity. How many good reporters aren’t allowed to write about the deliberate stirring up of chaos in dangerous child custody cases?
Why don’t publishers publish documents to show the step-by-step process of the extortion of those millions of dollars from those two wealthy parents in Westchester County family court? Reporters can at least show the timeline of the case with names, dates and as many details as they can find.
Owners of all mainstream outlets could allow that kind of in-depth reporting. Why don’t they? What’s stopping them?
The New York Times is complicit in the crimes committed in family courts. The NYT could have reported the tens of millions of crimes committed in family courts since the 1980s.
The national family court crisis in America has drained and destroyed millions of children and families since the 1980s. So much evidence of such extensive damage, tragedy, crime and loss should have prompted big-time corporate news outlets to show the public the clear pattern of criminal activity in states across the nation. Why do we still have no idea many millions of crimes family court vendors committed against children and families in New York?
What about Connecticut? California? New Hampshire? New Jersey? Utah? Minnesota? Georgia? Texas? Arkansas? South Carolina? North Carolina? Delaware? Washington DC? The list of crime scenes goes on and on.
How many individuals who committed crimes in family courts have been investigated and prosecuted so far?
Big news outlets should have investigated by now. Reporters should have reported about each state’s court administrators and law enforcement offices to tell us about how many individuals ignored the corruption for decades.
The public has been kept in the dark in the same exact way the New York Attorney Generals’ offices ignored and mishandled evidence of NXIVM crimes for twenty years. Did all mainstream news publishers face political prosecution for reporting details of the NXIVM crimes? Do all mainstream news publishers face political prosecution for reporting details of family court crimes?
It took twenty years for the feds to finally protect the public from NXIVM, after so much damage was already done.
How many more years will it take for mainstream outlets and the feds to protect us from the criminals in family courts?
Frank, I have a similar story and have been trying to contact you. I knew catherine and the mother in this article
We have all been trying to get our stories heard. We all say the same thing. I am so sorry you were abused by the legalized terror inflicted by these egregious child abusers who call themselves divorce attorneys. But please consider adding your story on the link below – so we can create a database of the crimes committed.
https://www.intheirbestinterest.com/
Sending you peace on your journey!
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Lizzie Harding Weinstein was just found dead in a hotel room. Now there’s an investigation. It’s suspicious. The courts took her kids, her freedom, her driving license. All her money. She was wealthy and they put her under guardianship. She was abused by Lubell and his sick greedy cohorts. Btw. There’s a class action lawsuit against Guttridge and Cambareri. Please spread the word and join.
Where and who do I talk to about this class action lawsuit. I am a victim of their corruption.
Where do I join? I am a victim of Guttridge and I have been wanting to speak up for a while. Please share who I need to contact.
The sad part of Lubell is that supposedly he was a great father, and embattled his own divorce. Unfortunately, the corruption really got to him.
That is sad. Maybe he’s willing to be a whistleblower?
Greed. Something wrong with his core to subject children to such pain and torment.
He looks smelly and pungent. His black robe is made of mothers tears. When Lubell cries himself to sleep he just wipes them away with Kassenoffs money
I would love to know how many other suicides were an outcome of family court abuse.
It’s easy to see how they would drive a person to that.
Taking your children alone is enough. Then they take all your money – a lifetime of savings – humiliate you with court orders that depict you as a lunatic, a danger, unstable – and put that out there publicly.
What the public needs to know is family court is a joke. It is a game. It’s all lies. All of it.
When they say it’s court actors, it truly is. And it’s a national epidemic.
One so profitable Governor Lamont turns a blind eye to all that has been brought to his attention. Connecticut is one of the worst states known for this scam. And AG Tong backs the predators.
$$$ for custody.
Moms are hard-wired to protect our children and family courts severing that bond is literal torture. Guessing the statistics are in the millions since the 1980s — just in America. Probably tens of millions around the world. Gardner toured the world to spread the “PAS” scam and it’s been used as a legal tactic in about thirty countries ever since.
Attention Bangkok Sighting!!!!!!
https://www.reddit.com/r/HolUp/comments/xfabnu/what_a_special_moment/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb
Apparently, he’s trapped in a Home Depot restroom.
Is Bangkok really trapped or crawling around trying to make friends?
Passing the toilet paper to Suneel to pass it to Clare
😂 😂 😂
Judge Lubell looks so evil. I zoomed in on his vile face.
Marie, you should paint Judge Lubell devouring children like a scene from the artist Francisco Goya, Satan Devouring Children.
Or paint children and their wretched mothers under his black robe. 😉
Why?
Because that’s what he does: destroys families and children
Why not paint a picture of those who allow all those horrible crimes in family courts? Whoever’s in control could have thrown the whole family court criminal cabal in jail years ago. Why didn’t they? Corrupt judges, corrupt attorneys and corrupted vendors are like weeds. Good law enforcement could have pulled up those weeds years ago. Instead, they chose to ignore all that crime.
Who created such a system and who enforces it? What kind of monsters force children and families into the clutches of those cabals week after week, year after year?
Where are all the good people? Were they all fired, threatened and blackmailed?
New York politics used to be a hub for the worst of the worst in politics.
Are the bad guys any better today?
“One Nation Under Blackmail v.1 is a damning indictment of the consequences resulting from the nearly century old relationship between both US and Israeli intelligence and the organized criminal network known as the National Crime Syndicate. This book specifically explores how that nexus between intelligence and organized crime directly developed the sexual blackmail tactics and networks that would later enable the sexual blackmail operation and other crimes of deceased pedophile and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Other books on Jeffrey Epstein focus on the depraved nature of his crimes, his wealth, and his most famous/politically-connected friends and acquaintances. This book, in contrast, reveals the extent to which Epstein’s activities were state-sponsored through an exploration of his intelligence connections.“
It’s surprising to see about thirty five mentions of the Bronfman name in the index.
That might explain why the feds didn’t prosecute the NXIVM crimes until citizens forced them to do something about the stealing of our government. It also might explain how Clare and Sara Bronfman got the feds to target Frank.
https://archive.org/details/one-nation-under-blackmail-vol-1-2-whitney-alyse-webb
Excellent idea!
I’m searching the Swiss consultant now, but there’s a lot to choose from. Which consultant confirmed her death?
It’s sad and slightly amusing that ppl believe that wild accusations posted to some obscure website will bring reform to anything. It won’t. Like the Kassenoff case: it will make for clicks and juicy gossip but, ultimately, sullies that credibility of any claims and does nothing but injure people.
Well – as long as it’s injuring the right people – Lubell, Guttridge, Abrams, Cambareri – …I’m ok with that.
Margaret Mead once said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
Family courts are traffickers
That’s EXACTLY what the current “family courts” are: Traffickers
The public has no idea. Millions of families every year, what easy prey we’ve been.
If you’ve seen judges, attorneys and vendors joking around in the most dangerous cases, that’s what the joke has been.
Dirty, Dirty Judges
The GALs often practice no law at all. Why then, are they gals? They’re just attorneys. They are not skilled in child matters.
They are not even mandatory reporters – required to report suspected abuse or neglect to dcf/CPS. That should be a requirement for anyone in position of taking care of children. The legislatures have seen to it that gals are not held to this standard.
We are giving them a free ticket to abuse kids and to condone abuse of children. They have court immunity and don’t have to report abuse to anyone. Why? Who would ever set up such a position?
And as FR states- the number of appointments isn’t readily available.
Another point- in family cases the public cannot tell how many days of trial, or how many status conferences are held.
The courts hurt this information because the public would see the injustice when case after case is having 20+ days of hearings for a no fault divorce.
And secreted status conferences are are often off the record. The judge devices if there will be a record made of these secret dealings.
Why is that? What’s the criteria?
I can tell you my house proceeds were divided at a status conference without any record. Then presented as a done deal in court.
We still have no legal proof that lady is dead. Doesn’t that have legal repercussions involving the estate, custody? What is happening?
Non sequitor. And yes, there is proof.
We do have proof that she is dead. Her lawyer got the paperwork from the U.S. consulate.
ZIP it trashy money guided seeking missile. What do you plan do with the death certificate? Collect the assets? Predictable!
Speaking of Family Attorneys who commit suicide, one also did in this case.
Which attorney?
He’s a Man (Mulan Parody)
He;s a Man ibn a Dress
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I know from being close friends with many lawyers that it’s even worse than this..
being a lawyer or a judge….are only titles..these titles don’t make them immune from acting like scoundrals..they just get legal immunity..meaning they can get away with anything without being held accountable..
Do you have damning details by multiple women ready to be depositioned? Or is this flag waving?
We will see if they will tell their stories under oath or not.
Under oath
Hmmm
Dear Frank,
It seems Frank Report is the only news outlet anywhere that so objectively and so thoroughly reports the destruction of families and children in family courts.
Meanwhile, the near-total lack of mainstream news coverage of the family court crisis has allowed small cabals to physically, emotionally, spiritually and financially destroy so many in family courts in America and around the world.
How and why those small networks have been allowed to force dangerous child custody cases through for-profit, purposely adversarial private offices for so long has been a mystery. It shouldn’t be a mystery.
The lack of mainstream coverage of the family court crisis left most people totally unaware of the scope and depth of the corruption made millions of unsuspecting parents and children easy targets since the 1980s.
Survivors, family members and friends who witness the well-oiled corrupted family court machines usually think there’s no way to make such corrupted family courts honest, safe and fair. Most think something like, “It is what it is.” I felt that hopeless until a few months ago when I somehow found Frank Report online.
I have no idea how I found FR, I just remember how I felt when I saw your articles about Judge Adelman and several players in Connecticut “family courts”. I saw you were not afraid of them and your courage gave me courage. Those characters in some of those articles are the same characters who almost literally destroyed me twenty years ago. What they did to me and my family was evil. There is no other word to describe what they did.
If the whole government is corrupt (I don’t think it is) that would explain those few getting away with such evil for so long. Since most people in the world are good people, good law enforcement offices just finding out about the family court crisis should have an easy time investigating and prosecuting those small networks in every affected court in every affected state.
I hope and pray many are willing and able to share the details of what they witnessed under oath. I’m also hoping and praying for whistleblowers in each affected state to step forward now. Please count me in if and when the feds start investigating Connecticut family courts. I will be happy to tell the authorities everything I witnessed.
Your journalism is the kind of journalism that gives so many hope. I’ve never had this much hope for family courts in America and around the world. As soon as the investigations and prosecutions start in one state, other states will follow and so will other nations.
We need more journalists and publishers with the courage and integrity to investigate and report the reality of family courts. Thank you so much for your courage, integrity and good work. I could probably do without some of the adolescent humor in the comment section, but if that’s an unavoidable man-thing that might contribute in some way to ultimately save millions of lives from now on, Godspeed to you, all of your good readers and the Frank Report.
Julia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window
Beautifully written and great points made
Thank you for posting, Julia
I wish I could do more to help. It looks like the family court systems are as hijacked as the law enforcement offices. Where’s the oversight and accountability for all the harm family courts have done to so many? And did those lousy law enforcement offices ignore all the NXIVM crimes and all the family court crimes and instead terrorize Frank because of one lousy tax form? And why haven’t we done more to help Frank?
I hope the judge will apologize to Frank for the hell the AG’s offices put him through after all the good work he’s done to help those same AG offices. Frank has been risking his life doing the state attorneys work for them and the DOJs work for them and everyone knows it. Those lousy prosecutors who saw Frank’s family beg the judge for mercy should apologize to Frank, too. If the prosecutors don’t drop the case and apologize to Frank for harassing him all these years we should circulate a petition demanding that apology.
I agree with you julie and we’ll written. I appreciate Frank as well and his courage
Thanks, Gayle. All of this has been such a nightmare for so many.
So many survivors, witnesses and advocates are hoping for justice as soon as possible so family courts will be safe places for future generations. Living happily ever after for as many years as possible would also be nice.
I am more than happy to come forward. We all are.
Me too.
Me too
Me too . Just was in his court room in May . Legalised ” gang rape ” by him and defence . Threatened to lock me up . i have no attorney – was pro se … I am scared and missed another hearing . He is a devil . Also advised defence to start legal actions against me . Called me names – did not let me say one word
He violated your 14th amendment. We need to figure out how to help you. He’s disgusting. Who is opposing counsel ?
How sick! sexually exploiting distressed mothers. Forget the dead duck Kassenoff for one minute. Rape, extortion, murders and suicides are happening and the cops just twiddle their thumbs? Why aren’t these vicious judges and lawyers being raided?
Cops take direction from the courts and the attorneys. They’re the arms of the courts.
Are you trying to tell us Lubell is the Harvey Weinstein of family courts?
Even worse than Harvey as he was SUPPOSED to PROTECT the children! Not leave them in the hands of people with diagnosed mental illness. He’s even lower and uglier than Weinstein.
Lubell in New York and Adelman in CT. The powerhouse judges who steal kids. No one dare cross them.
Westchester County Family Court is a child-trafficking operation. That’s the only way to frame it.
Correct
Have any men experienced the same propositions from Dr. Logan Green or Dr. Michael Haymes in family court cases?
It’s so very hard to understand how this continues. When and how do we put and end to the family courts nightmare?
See Whitney Webb’s book in the comment above. Her book might offer a few clues.