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Congressional Letter Alleges Widespread FBI Misconduct – But the Show Trial of OneTaste Must Go On

May 6, 2025

The Daily Mail obtained a letter from a Member of Congress to FBI Director Kash Patel, which accuses New York-based FBI special agent Elliot McGinnis of misconduct in the OneTaste investigation, citing a “long and extremely troubling list of alleged investigative abuses.” The…

Criminal Justice·Investigations

Blood Atonement or Cold Case? The LeBaron Mystery in North Dakota

by Frank Parlato

May 4, 2025

By Nathanial A. Barrera and Frank Parlato The Name Nobody Mentioned Twelve years have passed since the disappearance of a teenage boy in North Dakota. He was a LeBaron. That’s the thing that nobody has mentioned yet, not in print. Departure to…

Criminal Justice·OneTaste

20 Prosecutors, No Arguments: DOJ Flash Mob Storms Brooklyn Court in OneTaste Case

by Frank Parlato

May 2, 2025

The trial of OneTaste executives Nicole Daedone and Rachel Cherwitz is set to begin with jury selection on Monday. In an extraordinary show of force this week, the Department of Justice deployed 20 prosecutors to a Brooklyn courtroom on April 29—not to…

General

Here Comes Cuomo — Again, and Unapologetic

by Frank Parlato

April 29, 2025

Andrew Cuomo for NYC Mayor, 2025 Here comes Cuomo again. Former Governor Andrew Cuomo for New York City mayor. A man who built towers, poured concrete, erected airports and bridges. He signed marriage laws. He stood on television during the pandemic and…

Criminal Justice·Law enforcement

NY Police Chiefs Rally Behind Tonawanda Chief Amid Union Uproar

by Frank Parlato

April 24, 2025

A dispute is deepening in the Town of Tonawanda, where Police Chief James Stauffiger’s efforts to enforce internal discipline have drawn fire from the local police union. At the center of the conflict is the chief’s move to penalize an officer for…

General

After Police Officer’s Suspension, Ticketing Plummeted. Coincidence or Illegal Strike?

by Frank Parlato

April 24, 2025

TONAWANDA, N.Y. – In a winter where the roads stayed clear but the tickets disappeared, a 22-day stretch in the Town of Tonawanda saw traffic enforcement drop to a 25-year low — not due to weather, but what officials now allege was a…

General

Shark Tank’s ‘Mr. Wonderful’ Touts AI Data Centers as the ‘New Gold Rush;’ Niagara Falls Mayor Fights for Splash Park Instead

by Frank Parlato

April 22, 2025

Washington, D.C. — Speaking at Data Center World 2025, entrepreneur Kevin O’Leary introduced Wonder Valley, a $2 billion AI-powered data center planned in Alberta, Canada. O’Leary is best known for his role on ABC’s Shark Tank. “These facilities are the new backbone…

Family Court·General

‘Abandon All Hope’: The Real Sign Hanging Over Family Court

by Frank Parlato

April 22, 2025

Family court is supposed to be a place of order, of professionals doing what’s best for children. Family courts are designed to resolve custody and domestic disputes. But sometimes it is a place where wolves wear neckties, a system devoid of juries,…

General

Niagara Falls –A Mayor’s Ego vs. A City’s Best Chance

by Frank Parlato

April 20, 2025

Niagara Falls, New York, population: 48,000 and falling. The name is still big. Niagara Falls was not merely a city. In its prime, the air itself had a kind of glamour. It was the kind of place where men wore hats to…

Criminal Justice·General·Law enforcement·Politics·Trump James

From #MeToo Crusader to Cover-up: Letitia James’s Silence on Alleged Serial Predator Ibrahim Khan

by Frank Parlato

April 20, 2025

With New York State Attorney General Letitia James being investigated for mortgage fraud for a house she purchased in Virginia, it might be time to consider something else. Women. The Crusader They called her a crusader. The woman who brought down giants.…

Investigations·OneTaste

ONE TASTE ACCUSERS LOSE BID TO HIDE IDENTITY

by Frank Parlato

April 18, 2025

ANONYMITY IN THE TIME OF SWORN LIES The government wanted to let witnesses lie under fake names. Not just lie, of course. Testify. Swear under oath, anonymously. The judge said no. The setting is Brooklyn. The judge is Diane Gujarati. The case…

General

NO DEAL FOR DIRTY COPS: Chief Draws the Line — Singh Pays the Price

by Frank Parlato

April 16, 2025

This is Part 3 of our investigative series on the battle between the Town of Tonawanda Police Chief and the Union. Part 1 Chief Stauffiger vs. The Police Union: Inside Tonawanda’s Fight for Control Part 2 Chief Stauffiger vs. The Union: The Lie…

Law enforcement

Chief Stauffiger vs. The Union: The Lie That Started It All

by Frank Parlato

April 14, 2025

This is Part 2 of our investigative series on the battle between the Town of Tonawanda Police Chief and the Union. Part 1 Chief Stauffiger vs. The Police Union: Inside Tonawanda’s Fight for Control A Broken Window on Irene Street The fight in…

Family Court

Where the Judge is King: Inside America’s Last Absolute Monarchy: Family Court

by Frank Parlato

April 14, 2025

The Ordinary Building Where Extraordinary Power Lives The Family Court building was not beautiful. It was not meant to be. Like all terrible places, it looks ordinary. But to the men and women who worked there — the judges, the lawyers, the…

Criminal Justice·Featured·Law enforcement·Legal Issues

Chief Stauffiger vs. The Police Union: Inside Tonawanda’s Fight for Control

by Frank Parlato

April 13, 2025

This is the first part of an investigative series about the fight between the Chief of Police in the Town of Tonawanda, and the men and women of the Police Club. There are men who hold a title, and there are men…

General·Investigations·OneTaste

The Government vs. Orgasm: The Case of OneTaste

by Frank Parlato

April 13, 2025

IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, A CRIME OF IDEAS In the Eastern District of New York, the US Attorney indicted Nicole Daedone and Rachel Cherwitz on a single charge of forced labor conspiracy. Not forced labor, but conspiracy. A crime…

Family Court·General·Parental Alienation

In Family Court, The Fight is Fake — But The Money (and Destruction) is Real

by Frank Parlato

April 12, 2025

It happens every day in Family Court. Two lawyers walk in. They bow to the judge like it’s church. They shake hands like it’s Christmas. Then fight. For the mother — Ed Nusbaum, who charges $750 an hour. He says “We are…

Family Court·Parental Alienation

Family Court Isn’t Broken — It’s Doing Exactly What It Was Built to Do

by Frank Parlato

April 10, 2025

In the beginning, there was love between a man and a woman. Then they had kids. Then came the fighting. Enter Family Court: where people go to lose everything. There are two magic tricks in Family Court The Silver Bullet The first is…