Frank Meeink

Frank Meeink (born Francis Steven Bertone; May 7, 1975) is a former white supremacist skinhead gang member in the United States. After a three-year stint in prison, he left the skinhead movement and now lectures against it.

Early life Born Francis Steven Bertone on May 7, 1975 in South Philadelphia, Meeink claims to have lived a violent and unpleasant childhood with a lack of a structured family. He is of Italian and Irish descent through his father and mother, respectively. His teenage parents, Frankie Bertone and Margaret Meeink, married after his birth. When he was 2 years old, his parents divorced and he moved in with his mother and her parents. His father unknowingly signed custody papers allowing his mother to change his last name to Meeink.

In his early childhood, he had no relationship with his biological father and had an abusive stepfather. Meeink had no idea of his Jewish ancestry until he left prison in the midst of his anti-hate work. While studying for a documentary, a rabbi helped Meeink discover his Jewish roots. He now claims to be an observant Jew. Meeink has said that he goes to Torah study classes three times a week, keeps kosher and attends synagogue. Meeink used a gun in the kidnapping, which led to him being tried as an adult; he had recorded the attack on videotape.

In 2025, Meeink married American former actress Allison Mack, who used to be a member of NXIVM, a sex-trafficking cult, and served 22 months in prison for racketeering and racketeering conspiracy charges.