February, 2025 - Frank Report

FBI Special Agent Elliot McGinnis Under Fire: Immolation Almost Certain

February 28, 2025

Outside the Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn, Defense Council Jennifer Bonjean spoke to press about her client’s case. Nicole Daedone and Rachel Cherwitz are charged with an alleged single-count conspiracy of forced labor for their leadership roles at the company OneTaste, which teaches…

General

Catskills Man Fights to Overturn Conviction, Alleges Police Officer Wanted His Girlfriend

by Frank Parlato

February 28, 2025

South Fallsburg, NY: A man convicted on drug charges seeks to overturn his conviction, arguing a state police officer who coveted his girlfriend framed him. Colone R. DaCosta’s motion to vacate his conviction alleges criminal conduct on the part of former State…

Criminal Justice·General

Dr Frederick Cruz: Malcolm Gladwell’s ‘Talking to Strangers’ Came Close to Touchdown on Jerry Sandusky’s Innocence

by Guest View

February 28, 2025

By Frederick Crews Editor’s note: Frederick Crews sent this analysis to the Frank Report before he passed away last June. Crews, the author of numerous literary critics and essay collections, was a Professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley. The…

General

The StoneZONE: New Roger Stone Show on WABC Radio

by Vincent Drake

February 27, 2025

New York, NY – Red Apple Audio Networks and 77WABC Radio announce the addition of a new weeknight program, The StoneZONE, hosted by renowned political strategist Roger Stone, 8-9pm ET. “With the addition of The StoneZONE, radio audiences will have Roger’s perspective on…

General

Your Weekly Horoscope: It’s in The Stars

by Jean Topascani

February 27, 2025

By Jean Topascani In these troubled times, Frank Report knows readers need a message of hope. And what greater hope is there than knowing the stars rule our destiny? There are 12 zodiac signs. Almost everyone fits at least one. If you…

Criminal Justice·OneTaste

Judge to Prosecutors in OneTaste Case: “Are You Sure These Journals Are Real?”

by Frank Parlato

February 26, 2025

Judge Presses Prosecutors in High-Profile Case A federal judge in Brooklyn questioned prosecutors Wednesday over the authenticity of key evidence in the high-profile criminal case USA vs. Cherwitz and Deadone. US District Judge Diane Gujarati questioned the government’s dependence on handwritten journals…

NXIVM

NXIVM Headquarters Sold – Government and Sara Bronfman to Share Proceeds

by Frank Parlato

February 26, 2025

For those who long for a return to NXIVM to take classes on New Karner Road in Colonie, New York, and pledge tribute to the Vanguard, read aloud and in unison the 12-point mission statement, learn the NXVM handclasp and imbibe the…

Criminal Justice·Opinion·Prison

Prisoner Says Strike-Replacing National Guard Do a Better Job than Striking Correctional Officers

by AnnaMercury

February 25, 2025

By Bradly Zadul, inmate #21B0085 Editor’s note: On February 17, Correctional Officers across New York went on strike, demanding safer working conditions and less overtime. The state deemed the strike illegal and deployed 6,500 National Guards members. The strike and negotiations are…

General

Bangkok: Your Morning Apple is Just a Candy Bar in Disguise

by Guest View

February 23, 2025

I wanted to elaborate on something I already mentioned in The Wild Pig is Not Your Enemy—It’s Your Next Meal Question #1: Are complex carbs (veggies, oatmeal, rice, etc) really healthier than junk food? Question #2: Do complex carbs really release blood…

General

Georgescu’s Rise Through Russian Cyber Fraud Rocked Romania’s Election; Vance Decries His Ouster

by Frank Parlato

February 23, 2025

On November 24, 2024, Călin Georgescu, 62, unexpectedly won the first round of Romania’s presidential election. Not a single poll predicted his victory. The mysterious Georgescu captured voters’ attention through a digital media avalanche that hit in the days before the election.…

General·OneTaste

When Feelings Replace Facts: Brooklyn Federal Prosecutors Provide Circus Side Show in OneTaste Prosecution – Why Isn’t Everybody Laughing?

by Frank Parlato

February 20, 2025

The Justice Department, through the US Attorney for the Eastern District of NY, has charged Nicole Daedone and Rachel Cherwitz with “conspiring to commit forced labor”—except they forgot to include one small detail: the actual forced labor. And what’s their proof? Not…

General

Elizabeth Nolan Brown of Reason Delivers Grand Spanking of Prosecuters in OneTaste Case

by Vincent Drake

February 19, 2025

Elizabeth Nolan Brown just published an in-depth article, The Weak, Weird Case Against a Supposed ‘Orgasm Cult’ on Reason the “nation’s leading libertarian magazine.” The article is the antithesis of Bloomberg’s “The Dark Side of the Orgasmic Meditation Company” published in June…

General

Bangkok: The Wild Pig is Not Your Enemy—It’s Your Next Meal

by Guest View

February 19, 2025

By Bangkok This is in response to Paul Serran’s Surging Populations of Pigs Wreaking Havoc. I would like to offer a different perspective. I have no problem with the feral pig population becoming bigger. The more feral pigs we have — the…

Criminal Justice

Toni Fly: The Restraint Chair Torture at USP Tucson

by Guest View

February 18, 2025

By Toni Fly I spent six months in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) at USP Tucson with Keith Raniere. The SHU, to be clear, is not for penological purposes. It is a form of human torture. The SHU is the jail of…

General

Surging Populations of Pigs Wreaking Havoc

by Paul Serran

February 15, 2025

The Growing Wildlife Crisis Human beings, as the dominant species on Planet Earth, care deeply about how our activities have been threatening the survival of various species, from whales and dolphins to the Brazilian Golden Monkey, with hundreds of ‘causes célèbres’ in…

Criminal Justice·Politics·Trump James

Bannon Calls for Investigation Into NY AG James, and DA Bragg After Accepting Coercive Plea Deal

by Frank Parlato

February 15, 2025

New York — Steve Bannon, in an apparent coercive plea deal, pleaded guilty Tuesday to felony fraud in a New York court and was sentenced to no jail time. Moments later, an unrepentant Bannon called for the prosecution of his prosecutor Manhattan…

General

Charlie Javice: A Scapegoat or a Fraudster? J.P. Morgan’s Due Diligence Under Scrutiny

by Charlie Taylor

February 12, 2025

In a high-profile legal battle that has gripped Wall Street, Charlie Javice, the founder of college financial aid startup Frank, has been accused of defrauding J.P. Morgan Chase in a $175 million acquisition deal. Prosecutors allege that Javice inflated the number of…

General

The Power of the Bluff: Trump’s Real Goal in El Slavador Isn’t Deportation of US Convicts, It’s Fear

by Guest View

February 11, 2025

Frank Report published El Salvador Offers to Host US Prisoners at Discount Rates. The story was about El Salvador’s dictator, Nayib Bukele’s proposal to house U.S. prisoners in his Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT), for a fee high enough to make…

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