Frank Parlato
James McGibney has discovered a formula: It’s very modern. Very Bullyville. Very stupid.
Buy a domain.
Make threats.
Declare “scorched earth.”
Deliver nothing.
I have a publication called FrankReport.com.
James McGibney runs BullyVille, which sounds like a place you’d avoid at night, or a Freudian confession. He announced via Instagram that he has bought a domain that sounds similar to my domain.
He has bought TheFrankReport.com.
Sandusky and the ‘Scorched Earth’ Threat
It is not his first crack at spoofing websites.
He bought jerrysandusky.net.
“I have launched http://www.jerrysandusky.net,” McGibney wrote,” which currently routes to a YouTube video describing how awful Sandusky truly is. As I build out the site on the backend, I will be meticulously illustrating what an absolute f*cking monster Sandusky is.”
Ah yes. The backend. That’s the promised land. That mysterious place where all investigations go to die and where all truth supposedly lives.
“Furthermore, I will also illustrate how much of a monster Parlato is for trying to get this pedophile out of prison.”
And then, because nothing says “serious investigator” like an All-Caps tantrum:
“On behalf of all of Jerry Sandusky’s victims, GO **** YOURSELF FRANK PARLATO….”
Instead of screaming like a rhesus monkey or a peacock in heat with Wi-Fi, I challenged McGibney to a public debate—on the evidence, the case, the facts.
He thought it wisest not to respond. Of course he did. Debates require preparation, and preparation interferes with threatening people on Instagram.
Instead of debating, he spoke of his own ferocity.
“I’m a bullying advocate because sometimes you have to be a bully to beat a bully… and I just happen to be the founder of Bullyville. I really like my odds.”
Beautiful logic. “I punch people because I’m against punching.” And he’s the oddsmaker too.
Then he uttered his emotional support phrase: The one he thinks makes him Patton:
“Believe me when I tell you, I’m about to go scorched earth.”
Jim, you’ve been “about to” for a decade.
McGibney Pivots to NXIVM
After Sandusky fizzled out—no debate, no investigation, no backend miracle—McGibney pivoted.
Same routine. This time: NXIVM.
McGibney uses AI too, but far less effectively. If he had a sense of humor, he’d laugh at himself for how he got the NXIVM-DOS branding scene so spectacularly wrong. But at least he placed himself as the branding master, instead of Raniere. That’s funny too.
McGibney’s NXIVM Claims vs. the Historical Record
“You wanted to f*ck around Frank,” he writes on Instagram, “and now you’re going to find out. And just wait until you see what surprise I have waiting for you once I launch http://www.nxivm.com.”
Always “once.”
Never “here it is.”
In the meantime, the backend looms large.
Then he issued a casting call:
“If you were the victim of the NXIVM sex cult (especially if you were the victim of convicted felon, Frank Parlato) and want to come on camera to tell your story, please feel free to reach out. This docuseries will be aired on a MAJOR platform.”
A major platform.
Always major.
Never named.
“I find it so interesting that convicted felon, and pedophile supporter, Frank Parlato likes to take the credit for taking down NXIVM. But that’s a lie, he didn’t take down shit.
“Frank was employed by NXIVM and covered his own ass once the truth started to come out about the perverted and despicable things that were happening to these women and young girls.”
Now pause.
Yes, where are the NXIVM “victims” of Frank Parlato? Why have the courts, the media, or the people in NXIVM not mentioned them at some point in the last 17 years?
Were they stuck in the backend?
As the NY Times reported, I broke the story that brought down Raniere.
Grokipedia summarizes the consensus view:
“Parlato’s work was instrumental in exposing the group’s exploitative practices, earning him credit as a key whistleblower who shifted public and legal focus toward the organization’s inner workings.”
The Historical Record (Also Known as Reality)
June 2017: Raniere publicly denounced me and banned followers from reading FrankReport.com.
October 2017: The New York Times credited me with breaking the NXIVM branding story.
March 2018: Keith Raniere was arrested in Mexico using warrants the FBI credited to my reporting.
HBO, Starz, Dateline, Investigation Discovery, American Greed — all credited my reporting.
From Cheaterville to Bullyville: Humiliation as a Business Model
Now let’s talk about McGibney. Before he became the nation’s leading expert in moral bullying, he ran a website called Cheaterville from 2011 to 2015.
Cheaterville allowed anyone to post unverified accusations, names, photos (including intimate ones), workplaces, and social media links about anyone.
The business model was elegant in its cruelty: Let people destroy reputations for free, then charge victims $199 per post to remove the content through a “reputation management” service.
Anyone could post naked pictures of anyone as revenge on McGibney’s site. If the woman did not like it, it was easy enough: She paid McGibney $199 and the Anti-Bullying hero would take it down.
McGibney told WIRED that the site generated about $20,000 per month.
He now runs Bullyville (2015-present), exposing and humiliating “bad actors” for clicks and payments.
His claim to dubious fame is Netflix’s The Most Hated Man on the Internet. The documentary foolishly positioned McGibney as the hero who “took down” Hunter Moore’s revenge porn empire.
It is not true. The truth is that the FBI arrested Moore in 2014 for conspiring to hack into women’s accounts to steal photos, not because McGibney gave a speech.
Before claiming to oppose Moore, McGibney was pleased to work with him. They were in the same business – blackmail or extortion, or a very close alternative.
McGibney bought advertising space for Cheaterville on Moore’s IsAnyoneUp site. McGibney later purchased Moore’s domain outright and redirected all traffic to Cheaterville to bully more women.
Same sewer. Different rat.
The Pattern: Domains, Threats, No Deliverables
So let’s review the résumé:
Fabricated military achievements
Inflated academic credentials
Ran humiliation-for-profit websites
Declared himself an anti-bullying hero
Bought TheFrankReport.com to impersonate FrankReport.com. (Let me be clear: he did not buy my site, FrankReport.com.)
He declared on Instagram: “As we like to say at #thefrankreport, ‘it’s time to be frank with each other.”
That’s adorable.
But, Jim, start with a mirror.
The Scorecard
Three websites announced. Three investigations promised. Three “scorched earth” campaigns declared. Zero debates accepted. Zero investigations delivered.
McGibney’s tactics have, however, inspired others.
Someone purchased Bullyville.gay and Bullyville.news and populated them with content. People say Joey Camp bought them. Maybe he did. Maybe he didn’t.
The headlines include:
“Semper Fi or Semper Fib?”
“#Cocks and Condoms: Inside the Bully Brotherhood”
“What Bullyville’s McGibney Really Did in the Marine Corps”
Turns out when you live by the domain, you die by the domain.
Either way — welcome to the McGibney Domain Circus.
Joining the Fun
So yes, I bought a few domains too.
DrJamesMcGibney.com — to honor his alleged online doctorate
BullyvilleNews.com
And the most honest domain of them all: Bullshitville.com
I doubt I’ll do anything with them. They cost $12 each; same as it cost McGibney.
What ‘Scorched Earth’ Really Means
As a codicil, I will add, James, you could accept my debate challenge: Anytime, anywhere, any fair moderator. I know, it’s not how you operate. You like buying domain names instead.
By the way, James, your favorite threat, ‘scorched earth,’ is a military term for what a retreating army does when it’s losing. They burn everything as they run.
It is not a strategy of conquest.
It is a confession. It’s not strength.
It’s panic dressed up as confidence.
So when someone keeps promising “scorched earth,” what they’re really saying is:
I don’t have evidence.
I don’t have arguments.
But I’m very loud.”
And that’s not a threat.
That’s a tell.
Frank Parlato is an investigative journalist, media strategist, publisher, and legal consultant.
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Frank, Bullyville also came for me.
Back in 2007 I was found guilty of SAing a 7 year old boy in a public restroom and sentenced to 8 years at Rusk State Hospital. A facility for mentally challenged sex offenders. All I did to that boy is what he asked me to do.
McGibney has painted me as a chomo and dangerous sex offender. He alerts schools, businesses and neighbors to my presence. I am doxxed constantly and harassed by passerbys that throw garbage on my lawn, damage my house and car, and scream pedo at me wherever I go.
I am not a pedo. I am just a guy with urges. Why don’t they understand us Frank? Why?
Sheldon.
You’re not being “painted” as a sex offender, Sheldon. You were adjudicated as one. Your use of the phrase “all I did” in reference to the assault of a child demonstrates profound cognitive distortion via minimization.
Here is my recommended treatment plan.
Medication:
Risperidone, 2mg daily.
Fluoxetine, 40mg daily.
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate.
Therapy: Enroll in a forensic cognitive-behavioral program for sex offenders.
Digital Abstinence: Cease all public posting.
Frank don’t report the truth, he was paid to debunk
If this or a similar event has happened to you or someone you know, it is an emergency, and you should seek help and report the incident immediately
Yes, an adult (especially one not a parent or medical professional with parental consent) inspecting a male seventh grader’s testicle sack without the parents’ knowledge is an extreme red flag for sexual abuse and an illegal act. The fact that this happened at a school where Jerry Sandusky was involved in incidents of child sexual abuse makes this situation even more critical.
The actions you described fall under a clear pattern of inappropriate sexual conduct and abuse. Jerry Sandusky’s crimes involved various forms of sexual abuse and assault against young boys, often in showers or locker rooms, with university officials later found to have failed to report these incidents.
If this or a similar event has happened to you or someone you know, it is an emergency, and you should seek help and report the incident immediately
Yes, any incident involving an adult “inspecting male testicle sacs” of a seventh-grader, especially without parental knowledge and in a school setting, is a significant red flag for sexual abuse or misconduct. Such actions are highly inappropriate, non-consensual, and indicative of an abuse of power, regardless of the individual involved.
Why this is a red flag:
The involvement of Jerry Sandusky, who was later convicted of 45 counts of child sexual abuse involving 10 boys over a 15-year period, confirms a pattern of predatory behavior. The details you describe align with the types of incidents that occurred and were often tragically covered up or ignored at the time, which is why it is critical to recognize these actions as abuse.
If you or someone you know has experienced something like this, it is considered abuse and is a serious crime that should be reported to the appropriate authorities, such as local law enforcement or child protective services. Many resources are available to help victims and their families.
What to Do
If this happened to you or someone you know, it is crucial to report it to the appropriate authorities immediately. The statute of limitations for child sexual abuse cases can vary by state and sometimes allows for reporting many years later.
Resources are available to help:
Yes, any non-consensual or non-parentally approved physical examination of a minor’s private parts by an adult, especially in a school setting, is a significant red flag for sexual abuse and a serious crime. The specific scenario described is consistent with the type of grooming behavior and abuse that occurred in the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
Understanding the Situation
Ok you said it ten times.
Interesting and all true. Bullyville=Cowardville.
Jims entire persona shows his depth of insecurities. What a pathetic loser.
Waiting for McGibney to engage in a debate with Frank Parlato.
Any topic! Let’s go McGibney!
You’ll be waiting a long time. McGibney has always been a coward. He just types shit, buys following and engagement. His formula is a simple one. Pretend to be relevant
We love Mr. McGibney! He is the enemy of Frank, so he is our ally.
Nothing new in bullyville… only empty threats.
The Pee Boy talks a lot, but he invariably gets crushed when things get serious. Just look at the court cases that have my name and his on them. Crushed in California. Crushed in Texas. Look for all the cases against Cheaterville. There are no final rulings, he gets forced to settle so he doesn’t spend the rest of his life working for one of his victims.
I was groomed by Pam Cafritz starting at 13 years old. I first slept with Keith at 15 years old. My two sisters and I set ground rules as to when we would blow and have sex with Keith. We are strong, powerful, assertive women because of the Nxivm Community. We have control over our sexuality, thanks to our parents and the ESP Community.
I am Cami
I am Woman
Hear me roar
Didn’t you claim that pedo threats were directed at you and your kids James McGibney? You said that all the men exposing you as a liar really just wanted to rape and murder you… it’s a strange fantasy you have there. But can you please stop disrespecting the actual nxivm victims by pretending to be an underage girl who liked to be touched. It’s getting weird now and we all know it’s you.
I think the next step will be contacting your employer and also asking the producers of every tv show you’ve appeared on why they didn’t fact check anything you said before featuring your dumb ass. Their lack of due diligence has allowed you to victimize more people and I think children. Your perversions don’t stop with just internet stalking and harassment… you diddle kids in real life and threaten them into silence because you’ve painted this image of yourself as being powerful and connected to law enforcement. That facade is crumbling. Those victims will have a voice real soon. Enjoy prison.
[…] LUTHMANN NOTE: James McGibney isn’t an investigator. He’s a noise machine. He buys domains, threatens “scorched earth,” and hopes volume substitutes for evidence. It never does. Real journalism publishes facts. Real accountability withstands debate. McGibney avoids both. His career arc—from Cheaterville to Bullyville—shows the same hustle repackaged: humiliation first, proof never. When someone promises destruction “any day now” for a decade, that’s not power. It’s insecurity. Scorched earth isn’t conquest. It’s a retreat. And when the smoke clears, all that’s left are empty URLs, recycled threats, and a man shouting at his own reflection. This piece first appeared on FrankReport.com. […]
Keith was my mentor, my teacher and my best friend. When I started having feelings towards another man, he did everything to help me get over these feelings. He yelled and screaned at me, through me onto the ground then brainwashed the entire Community into stealing my immigration papers and imprisoning me in a room for two years. It was all for my own good. As Nicki Clyne, Eduardo Insunsolo and many others said, Keith is an honorable man.
This is why you never made it as a comedian Danesh.
Danesh and McGibney are so sleezy. Time for the legal case to get tossed.
“Jerry Sandusky is the worst kind of pedophile,” one of the victims wrote in a letter read by AI “There is no remorse. There is no acknowledgement of regret. Only evil.”
He has no remorse for things he did not do.
Prove it
Frank, everyone with a brain knows Jerry Sandusky is guilty of nothing more than loving young boys. We in the NAMBLA community appreciate your support and the role Richard Luthmann is playing in advancing our cause. We need to lower the age of consent to 13 and let young men decide what they want.
Do you remember when I advised you firmly you must go back on your medications?
The major tropical cyclone that hit the U.S. East Coast after Jerry Sandusky’s conviction in June 2012 was Hurricane Sandy, often
referred to as “Superstorm Sandy”.
Jerry Sandusky was convicted on June 22, 2012
So what are the chances that Daneshes lawyer Nick Chiapetta just so happens to impersonate people as well by making an email account similar to Patrick Trainor. McGibney has been impersonating people for years be it with his many fake accounts on social media or buying up website domains. One can’t help but connect the dots on this one… I think chiapet is working a lot more closely to James McGibney than anyone realizes.
The Pee Boy gets the best lawyers. My favorite was the guy wearing the devil horns in his bar photo. The one who was so drunk he fell down and pissed himself in the bathroom outside the court room is a close second though.
Dear James McGibney. I know you regularly check the comments because you are a loser like that. I have a Netflix show you could go on it’s called I am a stalker. You’d be perfect. But you’d have to tell the truth for once in your life. You can down play your stalking… but you can’t gaslight everyone on the show and pretend to be a hero. Let me know and I’ll see if I can make it happen.
When I stole $6 K from the Nxivm office I confessed to and confided in Keith. Keith told Nancy who then told the ESP board and the rest of the Community. The entire Community was angry at me, except Keith. He understood me and became my best friend. He supported me when no one else did. I blew him every day to thank him. Even when my parents turned on me, Keith had my back. Keith is God.
I am Danie
I am woman
Hear me roar
Jim’s going scorched earth again 👆
James McGibney is a wonderful, brilliant man. Just like Vanguard. He wants to take down Frank.
Only James McGibney would say that about James McGibney. The rest of us laugh at his little clown ass.
McGibney is a total fucking CLOWN! What a joke…
Empty threats – big tough talking guys are known to make them
James McGibney Asperger’s is on display every time he makes his tweet like posts to IG. He’s clearly not understanding the social cues.
In a news article he paid to have written which he’s had removed he claimed he changed his name to James McGibney because he has a younger brother who’s severely autistic. Why do I get the feeling the real James McGibney died as a child and the autistic brother has been impersonating him this entire time.
Nah, the autistic guy is Neal Rauhauser, the one who kept James pinned down for eleven years straight. I heard he had something to do with A&E not turning the pilot into a series. You want to see legit scorched earth, he’s your huckleberry.
What an absolute doofus 🤡. The “about to” James McGibney making a fool of himself on the internet for 2 decades.
Bullshitville.com is some primo Internet real estate. Well done Frank!
Richard, does this pansy, pussy little batch, Jimbo McCuckney really think he will defeat the Frank Report Militia? Is he insane? Does he have any idea who he is up against?
They rarely ever do until it’s too late.
Are you a militia man?
I wish to enlist.
Careful, he’ll get his Anonymous snitch crew after you.
I say we go rough him up.