
Brooklyn's Thought-Crime Verdict Won't Stop at OneTaste
A Brooklyn jury convicted OneTaste's leaders of forced labor without force or labor. The precedent should worry every American.

A Brooklyn jury convicted OneTaste's leaders of forced labor without force or labor. The precedent should worry every American.

On July 31, 2023, Senior US District Judge Hon. Richard J. Arcara sentenced me to 12 months probation, with five of those 12 months on home detention. My crime was failing to file IRS Form 8300 in 2010 when I collected $19,970 in rent from a food stand vendor in cash.

The following is a story that was published in the Albany Times Union. It appeared online on July 11, 2023 and on the front page of the print edition on July 12.

Sara Bronfman Makes Motion to Dismiss NXIVM Lawsuit

And then there were six…

Judge Raner Collins ruled that Stacy Scheff, Keith Raniere’s attorney in his lawsuit against the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), must be removed from his case.

An anonymous woman filed a federal lawsuit against J. Michael Shoemaker, AKA Swami Chetanananda, claiming he subjected her to unwanted fondling, digital insertion into her vagina several times, and choking her one time for a “next level orgasm.”

Story and artwork by Marie White
By William T Brando

On May 20, Sarah Edmondson was among 11 featured speakers and four musical artists who gave a “TEDx Talk” in Portland, Oregon, before an audience of more than 3000 people.