Parlato is widely credited with bringing attention to the NXIVM cult when he published the article "Branded Slaves and Master Raniere" on June 5, 2017.
One of his first blogs on the site detailed his own indictment, some of which were "fueled by Clare Bronfman and NXIVM’s legal team" after he left the cult.
[citation needed] The Frank Report has published thousands of articles about NXIVM,[19] DOS,[20] Keith Raniere,[21] and other issues, including cults, criminal justice, and legal journalism.
[22] He also appeared in five episodes of HBO's docuseries The Vow: "Building Character," "Class 1 Data," "Blame & Responsibility," "The Wound," and "The Fall."
In the final episode of Seduced, "Exposed," Oxenberg said: "As soon as the [Frank Report] posts started coming up, there were a ton of questions and a lot of chatter.
"[26] Catherine Oxenberg, India Oxenberg's mother, told Gretchen Carlson[clarification needed] on the Lifetime special Beyond the Headlines: Escaping the NXIVM Cult,[27] which focused on Parlato's work to expose the group that branded and blackmailed women, and whose leaders were convicted of racketeering, sex trafficking, state law extortion, and sexual exploitation of a minor.
[28][29] Several former leaders of DOS blame Parlato for destroying their sorority and the NXIVM community, accusing him of writing "distorted and highly biased" stories based on the "skewed narrative" of a few whistleblowers, including Sarah Edmondson.
[40] Charges included fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion related to Parlato's ownership and management of the One Niagara Building (the former headquarters of Occidental Petroleum).
[41] The matter was still in the pretrial phase, with Parlato released on bond, when he was summoned by the federal court in Buffalo to appear in November 2021 following an alleged incident in Florida with a girlfriend involving "battery, false imprisonment, and witness tampering.
[44] Parlato accepted a plea agreement in August 2022, pleading guilty to the willful failure to file IRS Form 8300 (26 U.S.C.