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O’Hara: He Took a Plea Deal –Pigeon’s Decision of a Lifetime

November 14, 2023

Steve Pigeon, a former Democratic Committee Chair in Erie County, pleaded guilty to Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, marking a significant turn in a case closely followed since its inception nearly two years ago. Pigeon accepted a plea deal that will…

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Trials and Truths: Parlato Pleads Guilty to Failing to File a Tax Form in 2010

by J.J. O'Hara

August 5, 2022

By Joe O’Hara Parlato Pleads Guilty to Failing to File a Tax Form in 2010 In a case that began with a flurry of allegations and headlines, the ending was shockingly subdued. Frank R. Parlato, the former managing partner of the One…

General·Legal Issues·NXIVM

Hypocrisy In Action: Soares Investigating Cuomo – Part 3

by J.J. O'Hara

August 24, 2021

Author’s Notes: (1) Sorry for the delay in getting back to this series. Just a lot of things going on right now – and a lot of research time being devoted to Nancy Salzman’s upcoming sentencing. (2) Sorry for using endnotes rather…

Featured·General·Legal Issues·NXIVM

Joe O’Hara Letter to Judge Garaufis: Asks For a Sentence of at Least 41 Months in Prison

by J.J. O'Hara

August 19, 2021

Editor’s Note: This is the first of the letters concerning Nancy Salzman’s sentencing that Frank Report has been able to obtain (The EDNY prosecutors apparently submitted all such letters “under seal” to Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis). We encourage anyone else who has…

Criminal Justice·General·Law enforcement·Legal Issues

Hypocrisy in Action: Soares Investigating Cuomo – Part 2

by J.J. O'Hara

August 9, 2021

In Part 1 of this series, I pointed out how hypocritical I thought it was for P. David Soares, the Albany County District Attorney, to have announced last week that he was going to investigate whether New York State Governor Andrew M.…

Criminal Justice·General·Law enforcement·Legal Issues·NXIVM·The Cult of Keith Raniere

Hypocrisy in Action: Soares Investigating Cuomo – Part 1

by J.J. O'Hara

August 7, 2021

When I first read that Albany County District Attorney P. David Soares was planning to investigate whether New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo sexually assaulted and/or harassed one or more women, I immediately tried to remember what other politicians Soares has investigated…

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O’Hara: Clare Bronfman Faces a Bleak Future of Fear & Isolation

by J.J. O'Hara

October 5, 2020

By Joe O’Hara Going to prison is hard for everyone. I know because I’ve been there. But it’s harder for some than others – and a lot of the difference has to do with where you were in life just before you…

General·Law enforcement·The Cult of Keith Raniere

Frank Report Exceeded Expectations – Where to From Here?

by J.J. O'Hara

May 7, 2020

I remember the early days of Frank Report – when Frank was first trying to expose some of the things that were going on within the NXIVM/ESP criminal enterprise. I’m sure that many of the initial readers – even those that were…

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Should Allison Mack – Or Anyone Else – Be Sentenced to Federal Prison in the Middle of the COVID-19 Pandemic?

by J.J. O'Hara

April 9, 2020

There’s been a lot of opinions expressed on the Frank Report as to how much time each of the defendants in the U.S. v. Raniere Et Al case should spend in prison. Aside from Raniere – who has already been ensconced at…

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Coronavirus Crisis Continues – Now Affecting All Aspects of Our Lives

by J.J. O'Hara

April 2, 2020

Day after day, we are getting bombarded with grisly statistics that underscore the true scope of the current coronavirus crisis. And while there a still a few fools and miscreants out there uttering their banal and pernicious announcements – “It’s just like…

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“Business as Usual” for Federal Prosecutors & Federal Prisons – Disastrous Times Ahead

by J.J. O'Hara

March 22, 2020

While the rest of the country implements increasingly extreme measures to combat the coronavirus crisis, the U.S. criminal justice system just keeps humming along as if nothing has changed. As Rep. Jerry Nadler wrote in a recent letter to U.S. Attorney General…

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Coronavirus Already Affecting Criminal Justice System – Much More Severe Impact Expected

by J.J. O'Hara

March 17, 2020

As the nation implements additional policies and practices to slow the spread of the coronavirus in an all-out attempt to “flatten the curve” of the disease, virtually every component of our criminal justice system is being affected. Here’s a quick rundown of…

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Coronavirus Shuts Down All Federal Prison Visitation for the Next 30 Days

by J.J. O'Hara

March 14, 2020

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect the fact that the Bureau of Prisons has canceled all visitation at all 122 of its facilities for the next 30 days. Additional updates will be added as we receive more information on…

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Based on What They Now Know, Where Do the Feds Go From Here in US v. Parlato?

by J.J. O'Hara

February 5, 2020

By: J.J. O’Hara [This is Part 15 of a series of articles that I am writing about the pending prosecution of Frank Parlato (Frank’s trial is scheduled to start on May 19th). As usual, readers are encouraged to ask questions – which…

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Parlato Case: For AUSA Anthony M. Bruce, Complexity = Criminality

by J.J. O'Hara

January 26, 2020

By: J.J. O’Hara [This is Part 14 of a series of articles that I am writing about the pending prosecution of Frank Parlato (Frank’s trial is scheduled to start on May 19th). As usual, readers are encouraged to ask questions – which…

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F–k the Facts – Full Steam Ahead With False Indictment of Frank Parlato – With AUSA Tony Bruce Suborning Bronfman Perjury

by J.J. O'Hara

January 23, 2020

By: J.J. O’Hara This is Part 13 of a series of articles that I am writing about the pending prosecution of Frank Parlato (Frank’s trial is scheduled to start on May 19th). As usual, readers are encouraged to ask questions – which…

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Frank Parlato’s Attorneys Refuted Allegations but That Didn’t Stop Anthony M. Bruce From Moving Forward

by J.J. O'Hara

January 16, 2020

By: J.J. O’Hara [This is Part 12 of a series of articles that I am writing about the pending prosecution of Frank Parlato (Frank’s trial is scheduled to start on May 19th). As usual, readers are encouraged to ask questions – which…

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Feds Refused to Accept Proof of Frank Parlato’s Innocence – Pushed Ahead With Indictment

by J.J. O'Hara

January 11, 2020

By: J.J. O’Hara This is Part 11 of a series of articles that I am writing about the pending prosecution of Frank Parlato (Frank’s trial is scheduled to start on May 19th). As usual, readers are encouraged to ask questions – which…