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Investigative reporter, author and researcher into that which would rather remain hidden. U.S. Navy Electronics Tech vet, original shareholder of Ahtna, Inc, an Alaska Native corporation, Board of directors, Western Washington Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (named best pro chapter in the nation two years in a row), member of Investigative Reporters and Editors, Society of Professional Journalists, Native American Journalists Association and Mohican Veterans. Four time Society of Professional Journalists award winner. Peer nominated and presented with Newsvine.com's top honor, "Random Act of Vineness." Publisher/Editor/Reporter of the first exclusively online investigation to be featured in Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc. "Extra, Extra" section.
Author of the soon to be published "Shriner's Shame: The Dark Side of 'The World's Greatest Philanthropy."
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 Brazilian Girls Sue American for Sex Trafficking by Sandy FrostSHARE
Equality Now has coordinated unprecedented legal efforts on behalf of four Brazilian girls who are suing a former fishing tour operator for using them as underage prostitutes for his clients. Court documents from cases in the U.S. and Brazil indicate these customers include members of the Shriners' secret sub-group, the Royal Order of Jesters, currently under investigation for human trafficking, prostitution and child sex tourism.
(4 comments) Monday, October 11, 2010 Brazilian News Confirms FBI Investigating Child Sex CrimesSHARE
Brazilian news outlet Rede Record is reporting that the FBI has been visiting Indian villages to investigate the sexual exploitation of girls living along the Amazon by North American tourists. The Braziilan federal police have already indicted Richard Schair of Gainesville, GA, for rape, corruption of minors and operating a prostitution network. Pictures include members of the Royal Order of Jesters, a secret Masonic subgroup
Friday, October 16, 2009 Shriners Swarm Vegas, Jester Girl Code of Conduct RevealedSHARE
The Shriners are swarming Las Vegas in support of the Justin Timberlake Golf Tournament benefitting their hospitals.
Turns out they're run by a secret sub-group with members busted for prostitution and associated with a guy indicted by the Brazilian federal police for child sex tourism. The Royal Order of Jesters is under investigation for the sexual exploitation of minors and international travel for those purposes.
Sunday, May 24, 2009 Honoring Lori PiestewaSHARE
Let's remember and honor Hopi soldier, Lori Piestewa, the first Native American woman to die in combat while serving with the U.S. military, this Memorial Day.
Saturday, January 17, 2009 Sandy Frost: East West Shrine Game Loses Nearly $2 Million, Operating Illegally?SHARE
Nonprofit tax returns show that the East West Shrine Game lost nearly $2 million from 2001 to 2004. A search of California corporate records show that the East West Shrine Game is not registered as either a for profit or nonprofit corporation and may be operating illegally.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Int. Human Rights Day Human Trafficking ExposeSHARE
A member of a Shriner secret sub-group has just been sentenced for conspiring to facilitate the human trafficking of illegal alien prostitutes. This article also provides updates in other Royal Order of Jester prostitution related cases including the settlement of a lawsuit that included a witness list that named 19 Jesters who were expected to testify about drugs and minor prostitution while on a fishing trip to Brazil.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Shriners Retaliate, McGonigal Fired?SHARE
Some Shriner leaders rule with ruthless retaliation to keep their secrets secret. A special Shriner committee was formed to investigate two top hospital leaders for unethical behavior. They found that the SHC exec VP identified who was going to evaluate an executive's performance so the Chairman could get him fired. The committee's report alleges tax fraud and reports how these leaders practice the politics of punishment.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Joe Biden in TacomaSHARE
Joe Biden's recent Tacoma rally was the biggest ever. Read about it and enjoy the pictures.
Saturday, October 4, 2008 Masonic Judge Pleads Guilty to Coordinating Prostitutes for Shriner Secret Sub-Group, the Royal Order of JestersSHARE
Former New York state Supreme Court Judge, Ronald Tills, is the third of three members of the secret Shriner sub-group, the Royal Order of Jesters, to plead guilty to violating the Mann Act. He admitted to working with national Jester officers to get prostitutes to their national meeting in Canada. A man must first be a Master Mason to join the Shriners. But a Shriner must be secretly invited to become a Jester.
Saturday, October 4, 2008 Shriners Hustle Celebs?SHARE
Celebrities exercise social conscience by supporting their charities of choice. What happens when celebrities don't do their homework? In the cases of Justin Timberlake and the PGA tour and NASCAR driver David Ragan, did they know that their support of the Shriners Hosptials for Children means that they are supporting a charity plagued by ethical scandals with a secret subgroup linked to sex crimes?
Apparently not.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Retired Cop Pleads Guilty in FBI Jesters Prostitution StingSHARE
Retired Police captain, John Trowbridge, pleaded guilty to one felony count of transporting women across state lines to parties held by the Royal Order of Jesters, a Masonic sub-group, for the purposes of prostitution. The Royal Order of Jesters is a non profit group made up of invited Shriners who must, in turn, be Master Masons.