LUTHMANN NOTE: The Flynn case strips the mask off the machine. A former district attorney accused of abusing a child walks free, while his accuser is locked in a cell by a judge with deep professional ties to him. That’s not a coincidence—it’s coordination. The paperwork, the delays, the “mental health” excuses all serve one purpose: protect the powerful and punish the one who spoke up. This is how cover-ups operate in plain sight. Crooked DAs don’t act alone; they’re insulated by crooked judges and compliant systems. When an accuser is jailed to preserve reputations, justice isn’t blind—it’s complicit. Will anything come of the complaint to the NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct? Assuredly not. Commission General Counsel Robert H. Tembeckjian is one of the great scumbags in New York State history. Ask his buddy Vladimir Putin. This piece is “The Fix Was In Tonawanda,” first published on FrankReport.com.
By Frank Parlato
Complaint names judge’s prior professional ties to former DA
(ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK) – On January 7, 2026, John Rendina filed a formal ethics complaint with the Rochester office of the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct against Judge J. Mark Gruber of the Town of Tonawanda Court.
The complaint asks for the judge’s removal from the bench.
Rendina is the uncle of Ryan Flynn, who has been held without bail at the Erie County Holding Center since October 21, 2025—more than eleven weeks—after accusing his cousin, former Erie County District Attorney John Flynn, of sexually molesting him as a child…