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Love in the Downline: A Nice Guy’s Amway Affair

August 2, 2025

A man— I’ll call him “Nice Guy,” because that’s what he likes to call himself— which is a red flag in itself – told me that a certain Amway distributor, (let us call him Mr. J.) whose descent into mental illness forced…

Criminal Justice·Law enforcement·Wrongful Convictions

Emailgate: Staten Island DA McMahon Suffers Selective Amnesia, Forgets Decade-Long Feud with Luthmann

by Frank Parlato

August 2, 2025

Former Staten Island attorney and now Florida-based investigative journalist Richard Luthmann is due in court on August 1, 2025. But this isn’t a typical hearing—it’s set against the backdrop of politically-charged claims driven by DA Michael McMahon, who says Luthmann’s Substack newsletter…

Criminal Justice·Department of Justice·Law enforcement·Legal Issues

BREAKING: NYPD Detective Wilkinson Caught on Tape Admitting to Obstruction of Justice: “I Get Whatever I Want” From Judges Because of DA McMahon

by Frank Parlato

July 30, 2025

On July 21, 2025, NYPD Detective John Wilkinson revealed on a recorded call that he gets “whatever [he] want[s]” when Staten Island DA Michael McMahon is the victim. The tape, obtained by journalist Richard Luthmann, exposes a rigged warrant scheme: Wilkinson confirms…

General

Staten Island DA McMahon Claims Fear for His Life Over Mass Email from Known Adversary

by Frank Parlato

July 28, 2025

The Man Who Wasn’t a Stranger Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon filed a criminal complaint, alleging that he feared for his safety after receiving a mass-distributed Substack email sent by journalist Richard Luthmann. The email, sent to over 33,000 subscribers, included…

Criminal Justice·General

How David Duong Was Indicted for Donating to Trump – on the Last Day of the Biden Administration

by Frank Parlato

July 28, 2025

Arraignment Timed With Trump Inauguration On January 17, 2025, on the last day of the Biden administration, the Biden-appointed US Attorney for the Northern District of California unsealed the indictment against David Duong, the recycling king of the Bay Area, his son…

Featured·Investigations

Grading Charities, Dodging Oversight: The Unchecked Power of Laurie Styron’s CharityWatch

by Frank Parlato

July 26, 2025

No Data. No Disclosure. Just a Grade That Sticks. CharityWatch grades charities. A+ to F. It states that it helps charitable individuals identify where to donate. The woman behind it is Laurie Styron. She works independently and is not a CPA. Just…

Criminal Justice·General

Staten Island DA Says He Fears for His Safety/Life—Because of Email Sent on Substack

by Frank Parlato

July 25, 2025

Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon, 67, stated in a sworn complaint filed with the NYPD that he was “afraid for his safety/life” after receiving a Substack email at his official government address. In the complaint’s “Victim’s Emotional Impact” section, McMahon answered…

Criminal Justice·General

Kate Whiteman’s Lawsuit Sparked Federal Sex Trafficking Case Against Alexander Brothers—’Deleted’ Texts Reveal She May Be the Real Criminal

by Frank Parlato

July 24, 2025

Federal prosecutors have charged Alon, Oren, and Tal Alexander with sex trafficking, alleging that the brothers trafficked women through social media and social events. According to the indictment, some encounters allegedly involved drug-facilitated sexual activity. The Alexanders, known for luxury real estate investments,…

Criminal Justice·Department of Justice

How Federal Courtrooms Quietly Favor Prosecutors

by Frank Parlato

July 21, 2025

In Federal Trials, Certain Advantages Favor the Prosecution Two Bites at the Apple Prosecutors deliver both the opening and the final closing arguments, thereby securing the benefit of primacy and recency—psychological effects where people tend to remember best what they hear first…

General·OneTaste

Fear Wears a Robe: How Judge Diane Gujarati Let the DOJ Run Her Courtroom

by Frank Parlato

July 20, 2025

Editor’s note: I imagine Judge Gujarati will try to blame OneTaste for this article—petulant child that she is. But for the record, I don’t work for OneTaste. I haven’t in more than a year. These stories are based solely on the outrageous…

NXIVM

Raniere Case Changed the Sex Trafficking Law to Include Anything Prosecutors Don’t Like or Could Grab Them Headlines

by Frank Parlato

July 20, 2025

Since Keith Raniere’s conviction in 2019, federal prosecutors have expanded the scope of sex trafficking prosecutions far beyond what Congress originally intended. The turning point came through a judicial reinterpretation. Judge Nicholas Garaufis of the Eastern District of New York instructed jurors…

Criminal Justice·Family Court·Featured

Elizabeth Harding Weinstein, at Center of Contentious Divorce and Mental Health Dispute, Dies at 53

by Frank Parlato

July 16, 2025

Someone sent this: “Lizzie Harding Weinstein was just found dead in a hotel room. Now there’s an investigation. It’s suspicious. The courts took her kids, her freedom, her driving license. All her money. She was wealthy and they put her under guardianship….”…

Criminal Justice

Weaponized Justice: Inside the Stunt Raid That Took Down Oakland’s Mayor

by Frank Parlato

July 14, 2025

OAKLAND, Calif. — On January 17, federal prosecutors unsealed an eight-count indictment charging former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her partner Andre Jones, and recycling executives David Duong and Andy Duong with conspiracy, bribery, and wire fraud. All four defendants pleaded not guilty.…

Criminal Justice·Featured·Investigations·Politics

Oakland Mayor Indicted—But DOJ’s Star Witness Bounced the Bribe Check

by Frank Parlato

July 12, 2025

OAKLAND, Calif. — Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao was charged January 17 with bribery, conspiracy, wire fraud, and aiding and abetting in a sweeping federal indictment. The date coincided with the last day of the Biden administration. Prosecutors say Thao conspired with…

Criminal Justice·Featured·General·Investigations

Juarez’s Bounced Check Blows Hole In DOJ’s Case Against Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and ‘Recycling King’ David Duong

by Frank Parlato

July 11, 2025

On January 17, federal prosecutors charged former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao in a public corruption case, alleging she conspired with her boyfriend, Andre Jones, and recycling executives David and Andy Duong to accept $170,000 in bribes in exchange for political favors. The…

Legal Issues

Niagara Falls’s $200 Million Arena Rests on a Report That Forgot the Truth

by Frank Parlato

July 5, 2025

A city on the edge of debt. A mayor with a vision. The feasibility report came. It said: Build it. It did not say how. Or who would come. Or what would happen if they didn’t. So, the good people of…

Featured·Investigations

CharityWatch Exposed: A Self-Appointed Watchdog with No Oversight

by Frank Parlato

July 4, 2025

I saw CharityWatch’s report on DELTA Rescue and I realized at once, the author Laurie Styron, got it all wrong. It appeared to be a hit job on a wonderful organization. This led me to wonder, what is Charity Watch? CharityWatch presents…

General

Mayor Restaino’s $850-a-Year Arena Tax Bomb for Every Niagara Falls Home

by Frank Parlato

July 2, 2025

Niagara Falls, NY: Mayor Robert Restaino addressed the public via YouTube, promoting his Centennial Park project—a proposed $200 million arena. The vision was compelling—ice rinks and concerts, a city reborn under bright lights. A mayor. A vision. A rink in the middle…