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Sworn to Nothing: How SDNY Beat the Wander Leak Motion
Josh Wander’s lawyers sought a hearing over a Semafor leak they say preceded the official investigation. The article examines SDNY’s declarations and Judge J…
Jerry Sandusky Put in Solitary at SCI Laurel Highlands as Case Moves Toward Federal Court
Jerry Sandusky was given 15 days in solitary confinement at SCI Laurel Highlands as his lawyers withdrew a state recantation claim to pursue federal court. He denies the misconduct behind the…
Josh Wander Asked for Nothing. The Government Calls It Witness Tampering.
The fourth installment examines Count Six in United States v. Wander, a witness tampering charge tied to a dinner invitation, a comment about testimony and a photo with Wander's child. His lawyers…
Sandusky Abandons State Court, Says Fair Hearing Possible Only in Federal Court
Jerry Sandusky formally abandoned a state-court claim tied to an accuser’s recantation, clearing the way for a final order on his post-conviction petition. His lawyers say he aims to pursue federal…
DOJ Gave Seized Evidence to a Private Buyer in Somoza Case
Curtis Somoza's lawyer asked the FBI for copies of his seized computers. Months later the government gave the originals away and never made copies.
Nine Words: How Politico Ended Frank Rose's Career
Politico said she filed a harassment complaint. Two years later, her own lawyer wrote that she never did. Nobody has produced it
Part 8: WHO REALLY KILLED FIRST BRANDS?: Anatomy of a Bill
Weil billed 13 lawyers for one hour on January 15. Two weren't admitted to the bar. Inside the $109 million First Brands bankruptcy bill.
WHO REALLY KILLED FIRST BRANDS? Part 7: The Undertakers
Bankruptcy professionals billed First Brands $247 million in six months. The creditors are still waiting. The lawyers were paid first.
WHO REALLY KILLED FIRST BRANDS Pt 5: Two Executives Have Confessed
First Brands collapsed owing $11 billion. Two executives confessed to the fraud. Did founder Patrick James direct it, or just own the company?
Leo Grillo, Founder of DELTA Rescue, May Die in Custody, Doctor Warns!
A UCLA cardiologist says jail may kill 77-year-old Leo Grillo. The case keeping him there rests on a fraud suspect cutting his own deal
Part 8. The Framing of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez: No Lawyers for Hernández
Part 1 made the geopolitical argument for Trump's pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez.
They Convicted OneTaste. Trump’s Communities Are Next
If you are looking for the moment American federal criminal law crossed a line, this is it. The people who built the case hate Donald Trump. Steven Hassan wrote a 300-page book called The Cult of…
Judge Dismisses Ambrose Lawsuit Over False Poverty Claim
A federal judge dismissed Christopher Ambrose’s defamation lawsuit against psychiatrist Dr. Bandy X. Lee on April 15, 2026, finding that his sworn claim of poverty was untrue — and that the law left…
Poloncarz’s $40 Million Lie: The Numbers He Never Corrected
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz wants to replace the Assigned Counsel Program — a 60-year-old system that meets the state-mandated obligation to provide lawyers to people who cannot afford one…
Brooklyn Just Made It Legal to Prosecute Donald Trump for Brainwashing His Followers
The term ends January 20, 2029. The man who held it steps back into the jurisdiction of ordinary law. The great man remains, but the office no longer stands between him and the process that his…
Erie County’s Poor May Lose Their Lawyers
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz wants to replace or drastically reduce the Assigned Counsel Program with either a government-run public defender’s office or an expansion of the Legal Aid Bureau…
The Rent Explanation That Explains Nothing
In March 2025, Christopher Ambrose, a disgraced television writer fired for plagiarism and a suspended attorney from Madison, Connecticut, filed a federal defamation lawsuit against Bandy X. Lee, a…
Judge Skerda Said She Had No Jurisdiction
WARREN COUNTY, Pa. — In Part 1 of this series, we reported that Senior Judge Maureen Skerda dismissed Jerry Sandusky’s PCRA petition on February 27, 2026, without issuing the Rule 907 notice that…