Parlato Lives Rent-Free in Prosecutors’ Heads, While Actual Evidence Lives Nowhere;
U.S. Attorneys Discover New Legal Tactic: Blame the Blogger for Everything
At Friday’s hearing before US Magistrate Judge Robert M. Levy for the Eastern District of NY, the prosecutors of Daedone and Cherwitz had much to say about the Frank Report and its publisher – me.
They told the judge that OneTaste hired the Frank Report to coordinate an investigation and publish unpleasant details about the accusers of Daedone and Cherwitz, whom the prosecutors like to call “victims.” And for that reason they did not want to share important discovery right away.
I had the distinct feeling that the prosecutors were using me as a red herring – trying to sidestep sharing discovery material by claiming they were afraid OneTaste might share it with me.
The government must share legally required discovery with the defense. They have turned over some under a signed protective order that prohibits sharing it with anyone. They have more to share, and they have delayed sharing it for about a month — as the trial nears.
So on Friday, the prosecutors went to court to explain why they won’t share the rest of the discovery. They had hoped to delay disclosing discovery a little longer by blaming it on a red fish. But they were called on it in court.
Prosecutors Discover Their Case Against Daedone is Flimsy, So They Go Fishing for Bloggers
The prosecutor stood up before the magistrate and complained about OneTaste retaining me to investigate this fishy case.
The prosecutor said, OneTaste hired the Frank Report to coordinate an investigation… And it’s not just reporting on the criminal case, “it’s very derogatory, malicious terms that are being used.”
In other words, I have been about one tenth as mean as the lying accusers. The only other difference is that I report the truth.
Federal Prosecutors Shocked to Discover the Sixth Amendment Actually Exists
Defense attorney Jennifer Bonjean told the court, “No one’s sharing anything (protected) with Frank Parlato. No one ever did. Frank Parlato did what he did on his own. He said some unkind things. He did some name-calling. Yeah, that’s unfortunate. But even if it means that certain witnesses may not like the discomfort of coming to court and pointing fingers, that’s the whole purpose of this process. It’s not supposed to be comfortable. You’re not supposed to do it in secret. Want to know why we don’t do it in secret? Because it’s much easier to lie in secret than it is to lie in public. That’s the whole concept of the Sixth Amendment.”
I was not surprised that the government might try to make me appear as that wonderful strong-smelling kipper. The best of the herrings, it is smoked to a reddish hue—a salty delight.
Prosecutors Try to Grill Frank Report, End Up Burning Themselves
The defense demanded the government name a single instance when Frank Report published anything that revealed anything from documents covered under the protective order.
The prosecutors hemmed. They hawed a little. Then they sort of stuttered. But they could not utter a word – not a single instance.
The prosecutors’ efforts failed. They cannot use the Frank Report to delay sharing discovery. Their red herring swam away, and they’ll have to abide by the Sixth Amendment after all.
Prosecutors Find Out Courts Prefer Facts Over Fish Stories
So now the trial comes in two months, and the government will have to share discovery. The Frank Report excuse did not work.
In a subsequent post, I will explain why I did not need to see anything covered by a protective order to prove this case is bogus, a fake indictment mirroring the fake news that Bloomberg and other media put out. Which is a lesson to the FBI – don’t trust the media to do your investigation for you.
As for the prosecutors, all I can say is sorry your kipper got away.
