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The "Franklin cover-up" refers to allegations that a major 1988 investigation into the Franklin Community Federal Credit Union in Omaha—where roughly $38–$40 million was stolen under manager Lawrence ...
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 central accused figure in the Franklin child sex-abuse allegations was Lawrence E. “Larry” King Jr., manager of the Franklin Community Federal Credit Union, who was alleged to have hosted parties ...
Law enforcement first entered the as a financial probe: federal agents raided the in November 1988 looking into $38–$40 million in alleged tied to manager Lawrence E. “Larry” King Jr. . Allegations th...
The 1990s investigations into the established that the was the site of massive while multiple official probes and grand juries found no credible evidence of a nationwide, high‑level as alleged by acti...
began as the collapse of the in , where roughly $38–$40 million was found missing and its manager, , was later convicted of embezzlement, and it quickly metastasized into explosive allegations that a ...
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...