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Roger Stone Helped Take Down NXIVM — He Was Never Part of It
As the journalist who broke the NXIVM branding story and played a role in exposing Keith Raniere’s criminal enterprise, I want to explain the role of Roger…
THE DAEDONE FILES: Part I: Convicted of an Agreement, Punished for Everything Else
In June 2025, a Brooklyn federal jury convicted Nicole Daedone, 58, co-founder of OneTaste, on conspiracy to commit forced labor.
BREAKING: Federal Judge Denies DOE Motion to Dismiss Frank Rose Lawsuit
Last week, U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman denied the Department of Energy’s motion to dismiss Frank Rose’s lawsuit.
HOTEL MEETING: How Jerry Sandusky Lost His Right to a Fair Trial the Night Before It Was Supposed to Begin
On the evening of December 12, 2011, four lawyers and two judges assembled inside a small conference room at the Hilton Garden Inn in State College, Pennsylvania.
The Sandusky Prosecutors Built a Trap — And Put Their Star Witness Inside It
How Frank Fina and Joseph McGettigan’s Partner Ended Up Controlling $20 Million That Belonged to the Man Whose Testimony Sent Jerry Sandusky to Prison
Nancy Salzman Interview on New Podcast Focuses on NLP, Skips Raniere
Nancy Salzman, the co-founder and former president of NXIVM, who spent two years in federal prison for racketeering conspiracy, has given her ‘first in-depth interview since being released from…
The Flynn Doctrine, Part 8: The Black Journalist Flynn Couldn’t Silence
The only Black reporter trying to cover the exoneration of two Black men wrongfully prosecuted by John Flynn’s uncle was barred at the door.
The $1.5 Billion Project the Niagara Falls Mayor Doesn’t Want Residents to Know About
Kevin O’Leary stood at the podium at Data Center World 2025 in Washington, D.C., and declared the obvious to anyone paying attention: “This is the new gold rush.”
PART 1: The Man Who Jailed 46 People Over a Cell Phone Now Runs Niagara Falls
Shortly after 9:00 AM on March 11, 2005, Judge Robert Restaino took the bench in Niagara Falls City Court. Approximately 70 people filled the courtroom—46 defendants in a domestic violence diversion…
Who Took Down NXIVM? Elon Musk’s Grokipedia Fact-Checks a Critic’s Claim
According to James McGibney, if Bullyville fame, I was a loyal NXIVM functionary who clung to the cult “until the end,” only abandoning ship when exposure became inevitable.
Kathryn Hewitt Deleted the Evidence, Now She Wants Immunity; Trump’s DOJ Must Decide Her Fate
The Government Asked to Shield Rose’s Accuser While Denying Him Due Process
‘Publish or I Die’: Ryan Flynn’s Hunger Strike After Accusing His Cousin, Former District Attorney John Flynn
Ryan Flynn called me from Erie County Holding Center last night and told me he’s going to die there.
Held Without Bail, Without Heat, Without Water: Ryan Flynn Speaks from Jail About His Cousin Former DA John Flynn
The Flynn Doctrine “Grandfathered In”
Danesh Noshirvan’s GoFundMe Raises Questions of Fundraising Fraud
Danesh Noshirvan, a TikTok creator who runs an online platform that targets individuals for public shaming, sued plastic surgeon Dr. Ralph Garramone, his medical practice, and his wife, Jennifer…
NXIVM’s Keith Raniere Lands at Butner: Likely a Late-Stage Stop on His Federal Prison Tour
Keith Raniere, 65, the founder of NXIVM, serving a 120-year federal sentence for sex trafficking and racketeering, has been moved again. He is now housed at FCI Butner Medium I, part of the Butner…
The Ambrose Lawsuit: Jurisdiction by Numerology
A federal defamation lawsuit filed by Connecticut resident Christopher A. Ambrose against me is facing a jurisdictional challenge in the U.S. District Court for Connecticut.
Staten Island Story: When a District Attorney Subscribes, Then Calls the Police
The email arrived at 10:51 a.m. on Sunday, July 13.
Nexum and NXIVM: Raniere’s Debt-Bondage Philosophy Hidden in Plain Sight
The last article examined how Keith Raniere, founder of NXIVM, approached corporate naming. I only got as far as the A’s. Raniere had over 100 companies.