OneTaste leaders convicted of forced-labor conspiracy
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Appellate history
2026-04-13
The convictions are under appeal and no appellate decision has issued. Three appeals were docketed and remain open as at this record's date: United States of America v. Cherwitz (Daedone), Nos. 25-1535 and 25-1537 (both docketed 18 June 2025) and No. 26-944 (docketed 13 April 2026). The trial docket, United States v. Cherwitz, No. 1:23-cr-00146 (E.D.N.Y., Judge Diane Gujarati), was terminated on 31 March 2026. Because a conviction that does not stand on appeal falls outside this archive's criterion, this record is flagged for review when the Second Circuit rules.
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Evidence status
Convicted
Authority role
founder, head of sales
Organization
OneTaste
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The cited record identifies indoctrination, debt, surveillance, and threats of spiritual and social ruin as the material spiritual doctrine, practice, authority, or pretext connected to the documented harm. The relevant authority role is founder and head of sales.
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Proceedings
2025-06-09 · jury verdict
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Nicole Daedone and Rachel Cherwitz convicted of forced-labor conspiracy.
Documented coercion mechanisms
- indoctrination
- debt
- surveillance
- threats of spiritual and social ruin
Cited record
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- prosecuting authority disposition U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York, “Founder of OneTaste and Former Head of Sales Convicted of Forced Labor Conspiracy” (June 9, 2025).
The Justice Department reports that OneTaste leaders obtained labor through economic, sexual, emotional, and psychological abuse, including debt and threats that departure would cause spiritual or social harm.
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- https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/founder-sexual-wellness-company-onetaste-and-former-head-sales-convicted-forced-labor Corpus classification: prosecuting-authority; evidentiary role: disposition. SHA-256 3b944c5d040fd02db347ed78ab7c56af733becd07e5d2ee9e053413928dc9844
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- 2026-07-20 · Preserved
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