March, 2025 - Frank Report

A (not so) Funny thing happened on the way to a trial: The Government’s Failures and the Media’s Deafening Silence

March 15, 2025

Where is the outrage? Where are the media watchdogs who claim to stand for truth and accountability? A surprise letter was filed by the U.S. Government under seal late Wednesday night in the case of OneTaste. A heavily-redacted version was subsequently filed…

Featured·General·OneTaste

BREAKING: OneTaste Prosecutors Admit Ayries Blanck’s Journal Fake; Case in Freefall

by Frank Parlato

March 14, 2025

For months, the prosecutors for the Eastern District of NY had built their case against OneTaste executives Nicole Daedone and Rachel Cherwitz on the words of Ayries Blanck, a woman they painted as a victim in the case. Blanck, who the government…

Criminal Justice·Legal Issues·Opinion

JPMorgan vs. Frank: A Corporate Cover-Up in Disguise?

by Charlie Taylor

March 13, 2025

When JPMorgan Chase acquired Frank for $175 million in September 2021, it appeared to be a strategic move into the student financial aid space. But what initially seemed like a smart business decision quickly unraveled into a high-profile legal battle, with JPMorgan…

Criminal Justice·General·OneTaste

OneTaste Trial: Brooklyn Prosecutors Use ‘Conspiracy’ to Try to Convict Without a Crime

by Frank Parlato

March 12, 2025

The US Attorney for the Eastern District of NY filed an indictment against Rachel Cherwitz and Nicole Daedone in Brooklyn federal court in April 2023. A trial is scheduled for May 5, 2025. The prosecutors allege forced labor conspiracy, “By means of force,…

General·OneTaste

Perjury or the Truth? The Impossible Decision Facing Witness Ayries Blanck

by Frank Parlato

March 10, 2025

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…

NXIVM

Judge Denies Clare Bronfman’s Bid to Loosen NXIVM Restrictions

by Frank Parlato

March 5, 2025

Clare Bronfman’s motion was before US District Judge Nicholas Garaufis for the Eastern District of NY. She made a plea to change the terms of her supervised release. The government opposed it. So did the Probation Department. Bronfman had pleaded guilty in…

Criminal Justice·General·Law enforcement·Legal Issues·Wrongful Convictions

Stay Away from Her, Or Else: The Threat That Led to a Setup in Fallsburg in the Catskills

by Frank Parlato

March 5, 2025

The Catskills rise like an old promise, rolling hills thick with pine and shadow, where the air smells of wet earth and woodsmoke. The towns are small, tucked between valleys, their pasts stitched together with fading postcards of grand hotels, ghost resorts,…

Featured·General

Niagara Falls’ Future: Tech Hub or Empty Stadium?

by Frank Parlato

March 5, 2025

For years, the land sat empty. Now, it’s a battleground. Ten acres at Falls Street and 10th. A few blocks from the falls, just off the Niagara Scenic Parkway. He wants a stadium. Seven thousand seats. A $150 million taxpayer-funded arena. The…

General·Wrongful Convictions

Judge Escalante vs. 1200 Rescued Dogs and Cats in No Kill Sanctuary: “Don’t Tell the Jury ‘the Animals are at Risk'”

by Frank Parlato

March 3, 2025

The road to D.E.L.T.A. Rescue wound up a California mountainside, past sun-scorched brush and brittle dirt, through desolation where things—dogs, cats, people—could disappear without a trace. The sanctuary sat at the peak, a sprawling 115-acre haven for creatures no one wanted, where…

General

Tensions Rise in Court as Judge Hellerstein Repeatedly Interrupts Jose Baez’s Cross-Examination

by Charlie Taylor

March 3, 2025

The courtroom grew tense during last Thursday’s cross-examination in the trial of Charlie Javice, as defense attorney Jose Baez repeatedly clashed with Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein over questioning techniques. The judge’s frequent interruptions, insistence on brevity, and direct questioning of the witness…

General

Was the Mad Barber Aaron Kosminski Really Jack the Ripper? Don’t be too Sure.

by Paul Serran

March 2, 2025

Some men have written their names in the history books by their sheer evil actions. But some men go way beyond that, and transform themselves into legends and myths, to the point where, centuries after they have died, their names still send…

Criminal Justice·Law enforcement

Bangkok: FBI Agents Living the Dream; Solving Crime and Slaying in Suits

by Guest View

March 1, 2025

By Bangkok Great article, Frank. FBI Special Agent Elliot McGinnis Under Fire: Immolation Almost Certain I have a good suggestion for future articles that you can write. I think you should begin writing more articles which expose various myths & facts about…

General

The Cameras Watch Everything but they Don’t See a Thing: A Day in the Life Behind Bars

by AnnaMercury

March 1, 2025

The alarm bell rings at 7:00 AM. A sound that marks the beginning of another day inside Attica Correctional Facility. Attica, a maximum-security prison, opened in 1931 and houses approximately 2,000 inmates. I stand at my cell gate, light on, waiting for…

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