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The Franklin affair began after the 1988 collapse of the Franklin Community Federal Credit Union and centered on allegations that its manager, Lawrence E. “Larry” King Jr., and other powerful figures ...
The Franklin allegations linked Nebraska politicians and businessmen through three broad classes of evidence presented during the late-1980s inquiry: witness testimony from alleged victims and associa...
The Franklin allegations centered on Lawrence E. “Larry” King Jr., manager of the Franklin Community Federal Credit Union, accused in 1988–90 of hosting “lavish parties” where minors were sexually abu...
Law enforcement’s response to the Franklin scandal unfolded in two overlapping tracks: a robust criminal and civil response to the massive Franklin Credit Union embezzlement, and a halting, contested,...
The Franklin scandal centers on dozens of alleged child victims from Nebraska foster care and Boys Town who gave graphic testimonies in the late 1980s and early 1990s claiming sexual exploitation, fli...