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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…
NIAGARA FALLS BUILT THE MODERN WORLD ON ITS POWER. IT CAN DO IT AGAIN
The article argues Niagara Falls can revive its industrial legacy by keeping some locally generated hydropower for a privately financed data center, despite Gov. Kathy Hochul's statewide moratorium.
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…
Grillo Denied Bail Because He Might Use a Telephone
A judge found Grillo won't flee and didn't obstruct justice. He denied bail anyway — because Grillo might pick up a telephone.
Who Really Killed First Brands? Part 6: A Thousand Moving Parts, One Man Blamed
The prosecutor once chaired Apollo's board. Apollo bet against First Brands. Yet only founder Patrick James faces prison. Who killed the company?
Justice Dept. Asked to Indict Colombian Influencer Ospina
Stefanya Ramirez Ospina thanked God for everything she had. An ICE filing says $4 million of it came from her husband's payroll.
Stefanya Ramirez Ospina: The Life She Built Online, and the One in the ICE File
Stefanya Ramirez Ospina has 307,000 Instagram followers. Most posts draw 14 likes. Her second company has 190,000 followers and no product to sell.
She Was Fine in the Book. On the Stand, E. Jean Carroll Was Ruined
E. Jean Carroll won millions against Trump. But her own book, testimony, and courtroom claims tell three different stories of the same event.
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?
Man Who Accused Former Erie DA John Flynn of Abuse Is Freed
Ryan Flynn walked free Friday as his felony case collapsed to a single misdemeanor — amid questions over a backroom deal to clear his cousin's path.
Grand Jury Rejects Felony Case Against Ex-DA John Flynn’s Accuser
The grand jury would not indict Ryan Flynn. Now only a misdemeanor remains against the man who accused ex-DA John Flynn of child abuse.
STEFANYA RAMIREZ OSPINA: 309,000 Followers, One Federal File
She has 309,000 followers, a CEO bio, and a $4M federal theft case. Inside the double life of Stefanya Ramirez Ospina.
Who Really Killed First Brands? Part 2: A Case Built on Cooperators
Part 1 introduced First Brands and the man who built it. It followed the company from three decades of growth to bankruptcy in September 2025 and Patrick James's federal indictment in Manhattan four…
Radovan Vítek: Is the Billionaire Broke?
This is the latest in a continuing series on Radovan Vítek and his real estate company, CPI Property Group. CPI Property Group answers to one man. He controls the board, and the managers. He controls…
Who Really Killed First Brands? Part 1
What Was Lost First Brands, a Cleveland-based auto parts company, went into bankruptcy last year. It employed 26,000 people on five continents. About 6,000 of those workers were Americans in…
PART #5: The Framing of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez: Four Witnesses. Four Stories. No Corroboration. Forty-Five Years.
Four federal cooperators with 134 admitted murders testified against Juan Orlando Hernández. None of their stories were corroborated. He got 45 years.
Inside Vítek’s CPI: A Czech Billionaire’s House of Cards
Two Czech businessmen — Marek Čmejla and Jiří Diviš — placed their trust, and a great deal of money, in a real estate operator named Radovan Vítek. Vítek ran the company. They called it a “parity…
The OneTaste Trial: They Got Their Witch
Nicole Daedone and Rachel Cherwitz ran a San Francisco company called OneTaste that focused on sex and enlightenment. Sixteen thousand people took courses. Years later, they found themselves in a…