Frank Parlato
Christopher Ambrose has 13 days to decide how to respond to a federal judge’s order requiring him to produce his bank records.
U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala on Tuesday ordered Ambrose to file monthly statements for March 2025 covering every financial account under his control — Bank of America, Fidelity, and his California entertainment company Eyes Above Productions, Inc. — along with a copy of his current lease. The deadline is April 14.
The order arises from allegations that Ambrose swore under oath that he was too poor to pay a $405 court filing fee when he sued forensic psychiatrist, Dr. Bandy X. Lee, in March 2025, while he lived in a $3,750-a-month beachfront property, collecting Writers Guild royalties through a corporate account he never disclosed.
His daughter, Mia, provided a sworn declaration stating that the $2,450 rent figure he listed on his poverty affidavit was the rent at his previous address — 381 Horsepond Road. He moved to the beachfront property in September 2024. When he filed his affidavit six months later, he put down the old rent figure.
Ambrose paid full filing fees in two subsequent federal lawsuits in 2025.
The judge denied Ambrose the special solicitude courts normally extend to pro se litigants. “The Court declines to afford him special solicitude in this action,” Nagala wrote, finding the rationale applies equally to suspended attorneys. The New York bar lists him as “Suspended, delinquent.”
Option One: Produce the Documents
If Ambrose complies and the records support his claimed poverty, he survives the Lee’s dismissal motion. But if the records show income, assets, or royalty payments in March 2025, Judge Nagala wrote, the court is “required” to dismiss. She quoted the Seventh Circuit: “the suit had to be dismissed; the judge had no choice.”
If they do not support his poverty claim, producing the documents exposes him to a finding of perjury.
Option Two: Voluntarily Dismiss the Case
Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1), Ambrose can dismiss his lawsuit unilaterally before April 14 — without Lee’s consent. The docket shows Lee filed only a motion to dismiss, never a formal answer. Under the rule, no answer means no consent required. The case ends.
Under Rule 41(a)(2), the judge can impose conditions on the dismissal.
A voluntary dismissal does not automatically eliminate a criminal referral.
Option Three: Invoke the Fifth Amendment
Ambrose could refuse to produce the documents on Fifth Amendment self-incrimination grounds.
Invoking the Fifth in a civil proceeding may prompt the court to draw an adverse inference from a party’s refusal to answer on self-incrimination grounds. It could trigger an immediate criminal referral.
Option Four: Appeal
Ambrose could appeal the judge’s order. However, federal judges have the authority to demand documents relevant to a poverty affidavit fraud. The order is within Nagala’s discretion, and an appellate court may not intervene with a document production order.
Option Five: Ignore the Order
If he does not comply, the judge may open contempt proceedings or dismiss the case, which is easier.
Documents showing WGA royalties, hidden retirement accounts, and corporate income in March 2025 hand the judge not just grounds for dismissal but evidence for a criminal referral. Producing nothing gives her less to work with.
Option Six: Lie
He could produce a bank statement showing a few thousand dollars, claim his IRA is exempt, and swear that it is everything, even if it is not.
He may calculate that the judge will accept what he gives her.
If Ambrose produces records that look plausible and no one contradicts them with documentary evidence, she may accept them at face value and deny Lee’s motion.
The risk is that his daughter Mia identified Bank of America and Fidelity by name. She identified Eyes Above Productions by its Beverly Hills address. The judge named those institutions in her order because they are already in the record.
Option Seven: Forge
Ambrose could produce fabricated bank statements and a falsified lease, calculating that the judge would accept them without subpoenaing the originals from Bank of America, Fidelity, or his landlord.
Courts often accept submitted documents without independent verification. If the forgeries are competent and Lee cannot disprove them, Ambrose survives the motion, and the case continues.
If he is caught submitting forged documents to a federal court, it is obstruction of justice under 18 U.S.C. § 1503 and document fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1519. Both carry up to 20 years. They are standalone felonies that dwarf the original perjury allegation.
Option Eight: Attack Mia, Deny Everything
Ambrose could simply declare that his daughter is lying, that he has no undisclosed accounts, and that the rent discrepancy was an honest mistake in a confusing lease.
He could characterize her declaration as the product of parental alienation, her mother’s influence, or animus. He could say Eyes Above Productions is dormant with no income. He could produce a lease — real, altered, or fabricated — and stand behind the gross-and-net explanation.
If Judge Nagala believes Mia but Ambrose swears he has no accounts or income, she can order an evidentiary hearing, subpoena the records directly from Bank of America and Fidelity, or refer the matter to the U.S. Attorney, who has independent subpoena power.
Whether the judge chooses to do this is an unknown risk for Ambrose.
He has thirteen days to decide.
The case is Ambrose v. Lee, No. 3:25-CV-398 (SVN), U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Frank Parlato is a defendant in a related action filed by Ambrose, No. 3:25-CV-1151 (SVN), pending before the same judge.
See also:
Federal Judge Orders Ambrose to Produce Bank Records, Criminal Referral Open
Daughter’s Identity for Food Stamps
A $405 Filing May Finally Expose Christopher Ambrose — His Daughter Just Blew the Case Open
Claiming Poverty From a $2.2M Beach House: The Ambrose Affidavit Story
The Rent Explanation That Explains Nothing
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Frank Parlato is an investigative journalist, media strategist, publisher, and legal consultant.
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November 2023
U.S. Administration for children and families grant funds research project.
Preserve & Connect . Partnership in rigorous evaluation of services that enhance family -wellbeing in rural Vermont and urban latine and black communities in Connecticut. Project is supported by Child and family services $1.5 million 100 percent funded by ASCF/HHS . “The content are those of the authors do not necessarily represent the official view of , nor endorse by ARC/HHS or the government .”
The best part is that they will be paying parents with lived experiences with the child welfare system to become trained and co-facilitate. Another project in partnership .
UCONN school of social work.
Frank what happened to the comment about Chris learning to Dougie
The access to justice grant in Connecticut in partnership with the fatherhood initiative to help non custodial fathers .
Key founding sources : the Connecticut bar association. CBF is a major source of funding for civil legal services. 24 million in funding for 12 organizations the legal services grant combined with interest on lawyer trust accounts court fee grant in aid and Judicial Branch grant aid .
Edward Byran Memorial Justice Grant providing funding to state and local government . 39 million was awarded through 40 grants for public safety, victim services and justice strategies.( parental alienation). The office on policy and management criminal justice policy and planning division. OPM and CJPPD manage the funding .
Access to justice within the fatherhood initiative refers to efforts aimed at reducing legal barriers ( such as domestic violence charges . plea and nulling) for particularly low income but not limited to , noncustodial fathers , and justice involved fathers ( the criminal justice reform) supporting and engaging in their lives . The initiative provides legal aid ( Anthony Cuda) assistance with modifying child support, child support orders, and help navigate complex (high conflict) family law cases, child welfare and criminal justice system. Barriers to fatherhood . The maternal gatekeeper .
THESE PROGRAMS ARE GENERALLY DESIGNED TO TREAT FATHERHOOD ENGAGEMENT AS A KEY COMPONENT OF CHILD WELFARE , FOCUSING ON POSITIVE , LONGTERM OUTCOMES RATHER THAN SOLEY ON PUNITIVE ENFORCMENT . ACCESS OVER BEST INTEREST.
The Doe funds forever dads Doug Edwards employee of the Connecticut Judicial Branch. .
Procedural Justice -informed Alternative to contempt . A pilot program designed to reduce the need for adversarial court procedures for noncustodial parents with low income. Doug Edwards and the Children’s family law center.
Several key leaders Criminal justice commission The Honorable Andrew McDonald
Division of criminal Justice Patrick J. Griffin 95 percent increase in incarseration of women especially impoverished.
Connecticut Sentencing Commission Judge David Gold, Richard Sparaco
Access to Justice Commission Justice William H. Bright
Governing board Patrick Carroll 111, Daniel Karpowitz ( director of policy and academics the Bard prison initiative.
The federally Funded fatherhood Initiative
Founded in 1994 a non profit organization with federal funding
Empowering communities and HUMAN SERVICES organizations to unlock the transformative power of involved fatherhood ( even at the cost of the loss of the mother ) by championing city and statewide fatherhood initiative and providing life -changing fatherhood programs , training and comprehensive resources .
National fatherhood initiative is also the nations leader providing research on father presence and fatherhood involvement through it’s one of a kind publications .
Mission increasing father involvement nationwide by equipping communities and human services with training , programs and resources $$$$$$. they need to be father inclusive .
our vision : that all communities and human services organizations are proactively father inclusive so that every child has an involved ,responsible , committed father in their life . (Perhaps and often it means the exclusion of the mother.) Which is the objective of parental alienation claims .
Community Benefits
lowering crime rates ( at least the appearance )
lower teen pregnancy. Out of wedlock births are up in older parents
Improve school behavior and grades
Increase family self-sufficiency , perhaps by taking the children away from non wage earner and lower wage earner and tossing impoverished women in jail while letting the father’s out .
They sure did want to put Karen in jail. Any other mother protecting their children . This is not equity or inclusion. It weaponizing judicial systems founded by private interest and tax dollars without the publics consent and knowledge .
“All Connecticut father to be engaged in the lives of their children” with funding while mother’s have no access . Unless the father says so. ( several cases in appellate court ). This is not equity or justice.
Illegal use of HHS funding lobbying activities . USING FEDERAL GRANT MONEY TO INFLUANCE STATE OR LOCAL OFFICIALS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL FUNDING OR INFLUANCE LEGISLATION IS PROHIBITED . This is to influence elections or contribute to partisan organizations .
Violating programs -specific Conditions . Using federal grant money to PROMOTE CONTENT that goes against established statutory requirements. Restricting for comprehensive sexual health education to only promote SPESIFIC VIEW POINTS has been cited as a violation of the administrative procedure act.
Improper financial management .Failing to follow regulations regarding the use of HHS funding. Including failure to submit required financial reports
The office of inspector general ,investigates allegations of fraud , waist and abuse . Only the Connecticut inspector generals office has been limited to death of prisoners and people in custody .
While equity aims for fair treatment and unbiased outcomes , which does not equal fair treatment . Equity seeks equal and not best interest standards . Biased competition , and preferential judging .
Executive action and policy changes . recent executive orders in the US have targeted have targeted administrative views as discrimination. DEI practices , particularly among federal contractors , by prohibiting canceling contracts or impose false claim act liabilities for violations .
Please report to Civil rights division of the department of justice .William Tong continues to clash with the department of justice. He has created his own civil rights department. Because he believes he is above the rest of the government. Including Connecticut having a fully functioning office of inspector general. It doesn’t include discrimination of American women fighting the legal systems. Because women don’t generate money for the state.
I’m wonder if Madison Connecticut will become a Sanctuary City for father’s like Chris Ambrose ? Who paid Alex Cuda for legal services ?
Most likely Ambrose will choose a combination of options 6 and 8 given that, as diagnosed by Dr Lee, he is a sociopath. Either way he is heading to a place where there is a plethora of Latino boyzz for his choosing.
The manipulation of Jennifer’s law and the Lamont administration. Connecticut funding streams and non profit partnerships .
Along side Karen hundreds of women banded together to unmask the family court system. It appears it took Gov. Ned Lamont and back stabbing Bysiewicz took some time to pass Jennifer’s law and how to manipulate it into a funding stream . Perhaps along with the Connecticut bar association. While hundreds of women gathered together to support one another in getting protection from Physical , emotional , financial control , and sexual abuse . Not only for themselves but their children . Countless children have been transitioned into abusive fathers control. Father’s from all walks of life, supported by the fatherhood initiative and an the alienation industry. Major profit streams for fixing dysfunctional families.
Frank along side of other journalist began featuring stories of women who were at risk as well as their children. Women along the New England coast line band together to exercise their rights and their children’s rights to live safe from abuse and harm . Human rights ignored by the Connecticut legal system empowered by fatherhood funding .
Connecticut weaponization and abuse of the welfare reform act manipulated by past democratic presidents. Including Bill Clinton . An adulterer and key figure in the Epstein files . While angry fathers rights enthusiast and alienation supporters began to fear the protections . The stakeholders and non profit’s began to work behind the scenes to ensure the mother’s in Connecticut would not be able to disrupt the forced co-parenting programs and disrupt the court appointed elite driving the metric system . Leader in criminal justice reform based on fatherless households and incarceration. Plea bargaining and dropping cases . Through the prosecutor’s office and the public defender’s office (gals). Criminal justice reform based on community interests . Witnessed in the reporting of charges dropped by Gals calling in the case of the 6 children who are reported to be “alienated” brainwashed and ran to Florida with their stay at home mother. While the wealthy father remains in Connecticut paying taxes and not child support. Saving the state of Connecticut a significant amount of money. Driving the mother into possible poverty and the children she continues to protect. Julie Minogue died fighting for her and her children’s rights to stay safe. With the women fighting for Jennifer’s law to be used to protect. While the prosecutor’s office demanded more proof than 200 messages contributing to her death. The police officer was used as a scape goat.
Ned Lamont silencing the women and weakened Jennifer’s law with the merger of the commission on women, children, seniors, equity and inclusion.
Partnered with the equity alliance and fatherhood frame work. Lamont also created the commission on women and girls .Which Susan Bysiewiz professes to care deeply about. Stood of the doorstep of dead women including Julie Minogue along with Megan Scanlon head of ccadv married to the state comptroller. The women in New England have had to burying their sister’s in the fight to fix family court .
The Connecticut children’s law center. Provides legal representation to children in high conflict custody cases. To ensure their safety and well-being is met. “families in transition” including father’s coming out of prison. Mediation programs and mental health professionals . Claiming to aim at resolving conflict and creating stable environment by using gatekeeper and alienation claims. Taking children away from mothers living in poverty.
Funding comes from the state , private donations, The Connecticut Bar Association, Community foundation for Greater New Haven, Community chest of New Britain and Berlin. The Petit foundation, American Academy of matrimonial lawyers, Main street community foundation, Max care foundation.
Connecticut Non profit . Over 290 member organizations . The alliance. Grant funding . The CWCEO serves as a liaison between government and private groups , focused on policy , research , and date regarding women, children and families. Father’s and families the national non profit organization . The non profit father’s rights group the fatherhood initiative. Brining in big money to the state of Connecticut in HHS funding .
Fun facts : Joshua Komisarjevsky used a fatherhood access grant . Paid for by the public . Steven Hayes is in prison outside of Connecticut getting a sex change with tax payers money. I don’t think Petti foundation understand what they are supporting. I don’t think the tax payers of Connecticut or the united states understands where their taxes are going . 3rd heights taxes in the nation. 73 percent of single women households fall below poverty in the U.S. While the states including Connecticut keep the majority of TANF block grant funds and send the women to prison. As well as take their children away and give them to abusive and alleged abusive fathers.
Congratulations Connecticut on the use of the welfare reform, healthy marriage and responsible fatherhood to generate money for your state while leaving constituents penniless. Robert says women are getting gifts and prizes . There is a new welfare king in town . Connecticut created it . The white man strikes again .
https://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/connecticut/ctdce/3:2025cv00398/164037/50
The melting clocks are ticking.
What I don’t understand – and apparently neither did Judge Nagala – is Lee’s request for attorney’s fees. I wonder if that was merely a 𝘱𝘳𝘰 𝘴𝘦 rookie mistake consisting of text that she copied and pasted from some other case.
Connecticut memorandum of understanding for fatherhood. Prioritize fatherhood over criminal matters. 95 percent increase in incarceration of women in the United States of America. The lower wage earner. The majority of women in prison are minority and come from poverty. Non violent crimes. Criminal justice reform. Ambrose is set up for a slap by the state for slap on the wrist. Asset protection and wealth management. Ambrose based on gender is valuable at over a hundred thousand dollars a year and will be given opportunities based on the fact he’s the father. Connecticut likely assessed that Ambrose will need public assistance for a shorter period of time. While Karen would have needed it longer term. Connecticut the leader of criminal justice reform and responsible fatherhood. If people have not realized yet fellas like Chris Ambrose know how to work the system. White welfare kings of Connecticut . Ambrose in wonderland
How much do we think Chris spent on Latino Bois?
A few years ago, Connecticut legislators, bureaucrats and/or who knows who asked the Connecticut Office of Public Defender to coordinate the state’s mandatory guardian ad litem “GAL”/ attorney for minor children “AMC” training.
Candidates who didn’t complain demonstrated their lack of morals and received Connecticut’s GAL/AMC “certification”.
Where’s the record of “certifications” awarded to those who did and didn’t complain about the video? Where’s the record of the supplementary material sent to tell trainees how to save endangered children in cases such as that?
The dialogue without the filter is what the trainees actually saw and heard. The added text offering suggestions hasn’t made a difference yet and “family law” in Connecticut isn’t what most people think it is.
A few hints about Connecticut’s long-standing social engineering goals: