Legal Issues

The Stench from the Bench
Senior Judge Maureen Skerda pulls a dirty trick to bury the Penn State prosecutors scandal

Senior Judge Maureen Skerda pulls a dirty trick to bury the Penn State prosecutors scandal

Richard Luthmann is a writer and contributor for the Frank Report. A former attorney and federal prisoner, Luthmann recently appeared with Scott Johnson and Peter Mingils on Building Fortunes Radio .

Most Frank Report readers immediately recognize the names of Kristin Keeffe and Joseph J. (Jake) O’Hara. They now have a website – Trials & Truths – that will focus on high-profile trials and issues that are of interest to their readers.

This is part #2 of John Tighe’s absolutely gripping account of his incredible tangle with NXIVM and their associates in law enforcement. Part #1: NXIVM Target, Blogger John Tighe, Finally Breaks Silence to Tell Story After Five Years in Prison

As Frank Parlato has already reported , questions have arisen about several of the letters-of-support that were submitted on behalf of Nancy Salzman just prior to her sentencing on September 8 th .

Once again, I have written to U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis regarding documents that the attorneys for Nancy Salzman are attempting to keep secret from the general public.

“Turn out the lights, the party’s over They say that ‘All good things must end’ Let’s call it a night, the party’s over And tomorrow starts the same old thing again”
At least now we know why Nancy Salzman and her attorneys wanted to keep her victims – and the general public – from reading her “Sentencing Memorandum”.

Editor’s Note: This is the first of the letters concerning Nancy Salzman’s sentencing that Frank Report has been able to obtain (The EDNY prosecutors apparently submitted all such letters “under seal” to Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis). We encourage anyone else who has submitted such a letter to send a