Frank Parlato
The case “US v. Cherwitz, et. al.” involves charges of forced labor conspiracy under 18 U.S.C. § 1594(b) against Rachel Cherwitz, a former senior salesperson for the wellness company OneTaste, Inc., and Nicole Daedone, the founder of the company.
The investigation, led by FBI Special Agent Elliot McGinnis, led to an indictment that alleges Cherwitz and Daedone conspired to extract labor from individuals by force.
One of the central issues in the case is the authenticity of Ayries Blanck’s journals, and accusations of government misconduct in handling the investigation. The defense has challenged the indictment, seeking dismissal if evidence of fabrication is proven.
This begs the question: What does the Department of Justice do when it uses fake evidence and gets caught?
A motion filed on February 17, 2025 by Jennifer Bonjean, attorney for Nicole Daedone, concerns Ayries Blanck’s journals.
The defense had filed a motion on December 30, 2024, questioning their authenticity. Were they written when Blanck claimed – in 2015? Or had they been fabricated in 2022 – seven years after they were dated – to comport with the narrative the government was pursuing?
The government like timid rabbits had backed away from the journals in their case-in-chief. They know it is a fraud. But they had not disavowed them. To disavow them is to disavow the case agent FBI Special Agent Elliot McGinnis, who actually had a role as an author on the Google Doc that created the journal, and whose private communications with Blanck include emails on his private Gmail account – set to confidential mode – self deleting in 24 hours.
The defendants asked for an evidentiary hearing. If the journals were fabricated—and if the government was complicit—Blanck’s testimony might have to be barred.
A ruling on whether Blanck could take the stand. A ruling on what the government knew and when they knew it is the subject of the motion.
A Fabrication Unraveling
The government had its evidence. A journal. A handwritten confession of suffering, of trauma, written in purple prose. A document that tied the past to the present, a link between what was alleged and what must be true.
Except, it wasn’t.
Not true. Not from the past.
The defendant had asked the government more than once for proof. Metadata. A simple confirmation that the typewritten pages—typed on a Google Doc – said to be from 2015—had been written when they claimed. The government had not answered. Instead, they had produced a screenshot. It showed only one thing: the FBI received the documents on March 9, 2023.
That was not proof of anything.
The original journals, the handwritten ones, the ones Blanck supposedly wrote in 2015, had not been turned over until July 30, 2024—more than a year after the defense first asked. And when they came, they came without explanation. No disclosure of their origin. No timeline. No answer to the simplest question of all: Which came first?
A Story Changes
It was only when the defense pushed harder—another letter, another request—that the government spoke again. December 2, 2024. This time, the defense had the upper hand. They had uncovered evidence that could no longer be ignored.
Two days later, the government scrambled. Another interview with Ayries Blanck. This time, her story shifted.
She “thought” she had sent her original journals to Agent McGinnis. She did not remember how. She did not recall whether she had typed them or sent them by hand. She admitted her sister, Autymn, was involved. That the Netflix filmmaker, Sarah Gibson, had been involved. That the journals were transcribed onto a Google document in 2022—years after they were supposed to exist.
And yet, she insisted, they were real.
A careful prosecutor would have questioned the timeline. Would have asked why the Google document version, typed in 2022, did not match the handwritten version said to be from 2015.
A careful prosecutor would have asked why the final, highly edited Google version—sent to McGinnis in 2023— did match the handwritten copy.
A careful prosecutor would have asked why the “final” versions were still being edited even after the Netflix documentary aired.
A careful prosecutor did not ask.
It took new defense counsel to see what should have been obvious. When they inspected the handwritten journals on February 11, 2025, they saw what had been missed—or ignored.
The “original” entries were at the end of a journal, not within it. Pages added after the fact. The style—wrong. The handwriting—wrong. The neatness, the erasures, the fully-formed sentences. It wasn’t how Blanck wrote.
She did not use dates. These pages had dates.
She wrote in pen. These pages were in pencil.
She scribbled over mistakes. These pages were neatly erased.
She wrote in fragments. These pages read like a novel.
It was not a journal. It was a script.
A Hearing is Needed
The Supreme Court has made it clear: fabricated evidence cannot stand. It does not matter whether it is introduced in direct examination, in rebuttal, or slipped in sideways under cross. It does not matter whether it is typed, handwritten, or spoken from the stand.
If it is false, it taints everything.
Blanck is now in an impossible position. To take the stand means two options:
- Tell the truth and admit to perjury.
- Lie and risk something worse.
If she testifies, she would need counsel. Because perjury is still a crime, even when the government looks the other way. The government has already said they will not call FBI Special Agent McGinnis at trial – an obvious choice since he is criminally complicit, and in America we do not like to punish criminal law enforcement federal agents.
What Comes Next?
US District Court Judge Gujarati must rule. Not later. Not in the middle of trial, when it will be too late. But now.
The government has already said they might use the journals in rebuttal. But they cannot use evidence they know is false.
If the journals are false, Blanck’s testimony is false.
If the testimony is false, the case is built on fraud. She is their star witness.
This was the foundation. Blanck was the first person McGinnis interviewed in 2018. She launched all this massive effort to imprison two women. Her boyfriend called her a pathological liar when, astounded, he realized she was the center of the case. He told that to Agent McGinnis.
Seven years later, just about everyone has come to realize the entire case is built on nothing at all.
The government has until March 12 to reply. Will the prosecutors continue to cover up for McGinnis? Or will they admit the inevitable – that they do not plan to call Ayries Blanck – their star witness – to the stand?
Frank Parlato is an investigative journalist, media strategist, publisher, and legal consultant.
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March 12th. Let the crumble begin
McGinnis is so cooked. The whole NYC FBI Office is in trouble. Firings, lost pensions, and perp walks to come …
Hopefully the new US Attorney will eventually drop these charges against Daedone.
On a different note, I think we should all pause for a moment and reflect upon the achievements of Mr. Frank Parlato Jr (a Sicilian migrant).
More than a decade ago, both Keith Raniere and NXIVM decided to pick a legal fight with Frank.
It was a real-life ‘David vs. Goliath’ legal fight for all the marbles.
Frank was at a substantial disadvantage. Frank should have been easy prey for the wealthy NXIVM organization — or so they thought.
But yet, Frank managed to dispatch both NXIVM and Keith Raniere — as both are now just distant memories.
All the while, Frank has been left to bask in the golden Florida sun on his boat — although, he must still spend his days swatting away the many mosquitoes which dominate that horribly humid state for 9 months of the year.
Florida is a HUMID SHITHOLE!!!! I ain’t gonna move there!!!! California has the best weather, you fucktards.
When I look at Frank, I don’t see a giant-slayer who could neuter a powerful man like Keith Raniere while simultaneously felling a giant organization like NXIVM.
When I look at Frank, I mostly see a guy who descends from HUMAN DRECK (i.e., his ancestors were probably a bunch of lazy Sicilian paupers who contributed very little to our economy after migrating).
Yet, appearances can be deceiving. Frank is obviously a man who’s easily underestimated by others.
The question is, does Frank intentionally lull his enemies into underestimating him? Is Frank playing 4d chess?
Or, is it all just happenstance — where Frank just seems to get lucky at the last minute, akin to a real-world Mr. Magoo?
We will probably never know.
Have a good day. 🙂
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Does the fact that Robert Kandell not being included in the indictment imply that he is a witness or a victim. I think it is extremely difficult to understand how he just scampered away untouched unless he is a state witness.
Why is the govt even perusing this case? Doesn’t make sense. There isn’t a crime and no victims not to mention apparently no real evidence (other than the manufactured evidence and a dirty cop) it would seem that the govt would have better tbings to do