Frank Parlato

FacebookXRedditLinkedInEmailThis is part three of Journal Gate: Part #1 Brooklyn Prosecutors Lean on Mysterious ‘Bombshell’ Diary; Defense Calls It ‘Fabricated Evidence’ Part #2 Handwritten Version Mirrors Netflix-Tuned Final Draft in Feds Prosecution of OneTaste Diary Drama: The Mysterious Case of the Edited Entries The pages seem to detail the suffering she experienced in real time. We’re talking about Ayries Blanck—the victim—in 2015. The US Attorney for the Eastern District of NY is prosecuting two women based on Ayries’s journal entries from January 15 to March 14, 2015, when the pain was fresh and real. Raw. Twenty-eight neat, well-written entries on 28

FacebookXRedditLinkedInEmailConviction Under Media and Public Pressure Back in 2019, the media and the public were interested in NXIVM and its leaders, and the FBI and prosecutors were under intense pressure to win a conviction. Allegations of Tampering: Manipulating Metadata When Keith Raniere went to trial, the prosecution, led by Assistant US Attorney Moira Penza, presented evidence of 22 photos of child porn she said came from a hard drive recovered during a raid of Raniere’s library at 8 Hale Dr. in Clifton Park, NY. The hard drive, the prosecution alleged, had photos of a then-minor – Camila – when she

FacebookXRedditLinkedInEmailThe Flaws of Federal Trials A System Designed to Deter Trials The federal judiciary does not focus on fairness in jury trials. Instead, it emphasizes deterring defendants from proceeding to trial. And keeping up the appearance of the legal fiction that the judiciary is in any way concerned with justice. In this series, “Designed to Convict,” I will demonstrate how the U.S. judiciary, for its convenience in its collegial role as “good fellows” with the executive branch, has redesigned its role over the last few decades to heavily favor the prosecution over the people. Ceding Power to the Prosecution In

FacebookXRedditLinkedInEmailThis is Part Two of the ‘Designed to Convict’ Series — whether through news, opinion, satire, or appeals to common sense or conscience, we try to capture the true spirit of the Department of Justice, Orwellian-named and dedicated to the subversion of freedom and the inordinate and disproportionate power of the Executive Branch of Government. It has subsumed the Grand Jury, neutered the jury, and is on the high road of displacing the judiciary, who have become, for all practical purposes, its hand-maiden. The following is absolutely true and completely sarcastic. Read the first part in the series here: Designed

FacebookXRedditLinkedInEmail The Measure of Success Accountability culture is about generating outrage. It requires black-and-white judgment: Actions are “right” or “wrong.” Someone is either a “victim” or “villain.” Accountability culture focuses on punishing villains. Punishment is the goal. It focuses on shaming. It favors destruction. It is a result-driven phenomenon. Accountability culture bypasses traditional legal systems. It skips formal processes, such as investigations or trials. There is no cross-examination. The evidence is a cell phone video, edited or truncated or not, with a one-sided interpretation. Accountability culture is attacking the individual, reducing them to a caricature of their worst moment. Minor

FacebookXRedditLinkedInEmailA client has hired me to investigate and report on “cancel culture” and related issues. The goal is to clarify this subject for a potential documentary series. See: Fear, Algorithms, Anonymity and AI: Why ‘Accountability Culture’ Thrives Today Today’s topic is the conflict between Richard Luthmann and Danesh Noshirvan. Richard Albert Luthmann, 45, has written for this publication and has a Substack, which, according to Substack, has over 59,000 followers. According to TikTok, Danesh Noshirvan, 38, has more than 2 million followers. Danesh’s TikTok handle is @thatdaneshguy. Cancel Culture Meets Cyber Feud Danesh, whose content niche involves “cancel culture,” creates videos

FacebookXRedditLinkedInEmailThis is part 2 of the Toni Fly series on prison, being intersex, her wrongful conviction and Keith Raniere. Part 1: Intersex Toni Fly to Tell Story: Why the BOP Locked Her With Keith Raniere for Six Months Living with Keith Raniere in the SHU By Toni Fly I lived with the world-famous Vanguard, Keith Raniere, in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) at USP Tucson for six months. We spent every day and night together, never apart for more than one hour. We were usually three or four feet away. Although we shared a cell the entire time, every 20 days

FacebookXRedditLinkedInEmailClouded by Conflicts and Questions, Carlos Watson’s Conviction The Rise and Fall of Ozy Media There are several issues that concern me in the Carlos Watson case. Watson co-founded and led Ozy Media, a start-up media company that attracted big-name investors and significant partnerships. It produced digital newsletters, TV shows, podcasts, and events. Its rapid success ended in a dramatic downfall, resulting in the company closing, and for Watson, federal charges and a high-profile trial which he lost Judge Eric Komitee sentenced Watson on December 16 to nine years and eight months in prison. As Watson awaits the Bureau of

FacebookXRedditLinkedInEmailU.S. District Judge Diane Gujarati made a significant decision in the “OneTaste” case when she ruled that witnesses must use their real names when testifying. She made this ruling on January 7. Forced Labor Conspiracy Allegations The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York indicted Rachel Cherwitz and Nicole Daedone, both associated with the sexual wellness education company OneTaste Inc., for conspiring to commit forced labor from 2006 to May 2018. The government did not charge the defendants with the actual crime of forced labor. Although she deemed the case “unique,” Judge Gujarati ruled that the defendant’s Sixth

FacebookXRedditLinkedInEmailClare Bronfman has filed a motion asking US District Court Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis to modify the conditions of her probation, arguing that the Special Non-Associational Condition (SNC) he imposed is unconstitutional. Judge Garaufis sentenced Bronfman to 81 months in prison followed y probation. His SNC bars Bronfman from associating with anyone connected to NXIVM, DOS, or affiliated entities. On September 30, 2020, Judge Garaufias ordered at Bronfman’s sentencing hearing that during her probation she cannot “associate in person through e-mail, through mail, electronic mail, telephone with any individual with an affiliation through Executive Success Programs, Nxivm, DOS or