The Franklin Scandal: A Story of Powerbrokers, Child Abuse & Betrayal by Nick Bryant is an investigative, true-crime expose that documents a widespread pedophilia and child-trafficking ring operating out of Omaha, Nebraska, during the 1980s. The book outlines how this scandal, initially rooted in the failure of the Franklin Federal Credit Union, involved high-ranking politicians, businessmen, the CIA, and the Boys Town organization, and was systematically covered up by federal and local law enforcement. The Franklin Scandal is characterized as a "chilling exposé" of corruption in high places, focusing on the betrayal of vulnerable children by the very institutions designed to protect them.