September, 2018 - Frank Report

Raniere sobs openly in cell after last court hearing

September 30, 2018

“Keith Raniere is a remarkably – you might get mad at me for saying it – soft man” – Marc Agnifilo on Megyn Kelly Today Show (August 6, 2019) Well, it looks like Marc Agnifilo was correct. Keith Raniere is indeed a…

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“The Alleged Plot To Put NXIVM Critics In A Mexican Prison”

by Frank Parlato

September 30, 2018

In case you missed it, there was an interesting article in Vice News last week about Barbara Bouchey and Kristen Keeffe. As far as I can tell, only Barbara spoke with writer Sarah Berhman of Vice – who has written a number…

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If Nancy is flipping, where does Lauren stand?

by Frank Parlato

September 30, 2018

As reported earlier, Nancy Salzman has objected to having data from her seized computers shared with her co-defendants without her prior review. This is causing a delay in the delivery of discovery to the defense and is running afoul of Keith Raniere’s…

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Salzman-Raniere seized devices going to FBI HQs – while defense seeks hard deadlines on discovery

by Frank Parlato

September 30, 2018

A status conference on discovery issues is scheduled for October 2nd, between the prosecution and the defense in the case against Keith Raniere et al. It will be held before Magistrate Judge Vera M. Scanlon, who has been assigned to help resolve discovery…

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2018 Has Been A Very Bad Year For Cults: God’s Army leader sentenced to 72 years

by Frank Parlato

September 28, 2018

As Vanguard sits in federal custody, his chief financier Legatus is under home arrest, and his co-founder Prefect may be on the high road to cutting a plea deal, a co-founder of another cult called “God’s Army” just got sentenced to 72…

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Dr. Roberts broke up with her fiance over Raniere – and other details revealed

by Frank Parlato

September 28, 2018

In her Daily Beast story on Dr. Danielle Roberts, Amy Zimmerman writes that I issued a written statement to their estimable publication. I wrote it rather quickly because I knew they were on deadline, but I thought it should be a rather…

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Daily Beast dives into role of Dr. Roberts at Expo and NXIVM

by Frank Parlato

September 28, 2018

The publicity keeps coming and little of it is good. A firestorm of attention was served up recently to Danielle Roberts D.O., the doctor who performed the branding of the women of DOS. The Daily Mail reported that Roberts was cleared by…

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Clare Bronfman retains two more attorneys – bringing NXIVM criminal defense lawyers up to 27

by Frank Parlato

September 27, 2018

It makes me believe in karma. Clare Bronfman – the lady who spent so much money to put her enemies in prison – has just retained two more lawyers to help keep her out of prison. Alexandra A.E. Shapiro and Fabien Manohar Thayamballi,…

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Clare Bronfman gets an extra 30 minutes of outdoor time per week

by Frank Parlato

September 27, 2018

In response to her lawyers’ request, Judge Nicholas Garaufis has modified Clare Bronfman’s conditions of release, giving the heiress permission to stay outside of her home for an extra 30 minutes per week. Her lawyers asked she get the extra half-hour outside her…

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Update: Dr. Roberts NOT cleared by New York State – because she has not been charged with misconduct – will likely KEEP her medical license

by Frank Parlato

September 27, 2018

Despite a report in the Daily Mail suggesting otherwise, Danielle Roberts D.O. has not been cleared by New York State Department of Health’s Office of Professional Medical Conduct for her role in the branding of women for DOS. As a matter of fact…

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Dr. Roberts appearance at the Navel Expo should make it a crazy show

by Frank Parlato

September 27, 2018

The Daily Mail reported that Dr. Danielle Roberts has been cleared of wrongdoing by the NYS Department of Health for her role in the alleged sex trafficking sub-cult of NXIVM called DOS. While Frank Report found the Daily Mail report skimpy on…

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Daily Mail: Dr Danielle Roberts cleared by NYS of wrongdoing for branding women

by Frank Parlato

September 26, 2018

The Daily Mail reports that (as usual) New York State has cleared a NXIVM member from any wrongdoing. Dr. Danielle Roberts has been cleared of wrongdoing by the state for her role in branding women on their pubic region without anesthesia. We…

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Court Does Not Need to Seal Names of Keith Raniere Co-Guarantors – Frank Report Knows Already

by Frank Parlato

September 26, 2018

In recent weeks, attorneys for Keith Raniere have petitioned the court to keep the names of possible co-guarantors for Raniere’s bail sealed from the public. The lawyers specifically name me – Frank Parlato – as the reason for this need for secrecy…

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Irish Mother: Oxenberg’s book ‘Weird and Wonderful’, Why? ‘because I have been there!’

by Frank Parlato

September 25, 2018

An Irish mother – who rescued her teenage daughter from the clutches of NXIVM – and, as she believes, almost on the eve of being branded – sent this email today. By An Irish Mother How weird is this? Having purchased the…

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Yet another lawyer –Arizona Mafia lawyer John Sandweg appears to be on Clare Bronfman’s legal team now

by Frank Parlato

September 25, 2018

We may have to add another criminal defense lawyer to the present cast of 23 lawyers known to be representing the NXIVM team. The newcomer is John Sandweg. He is an Arizona lawyer and has been named as a top member of…

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Raniere had handbook on torture in his library; imposed tortures on women

by Frank Parlato

September 25, 2018

Among the items seized by the FBI at Keith Raniere’s “Library” at 8 Hale Drive was a book called “The History of Torture”. If the author’s name has been reported, I don’t recall seeing it. As a matter of fact, there have been…

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FBI sifting through seized documents and videos – hampered by some 75 Bronfman-Raniere-Salzman attorneys where privilege has been invoked!

by Frank Parlato

September 25, 2018

The Albany Times Union reported yesterday on the FBI’s work to sift through the discovery in the NXIVM case and noted that the Justice Department has “hired an outside vendor to help the FBI sift through a virtual mountain of data.” https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/FBI-sifts-mountain-of-data-in-NXIVM-s-seized-13254160.php?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Timesunion_DailyBrief…

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Frank Parlato praised for NXIVM breakup by Catherine Oxenberg

by Frank Parlato

September 25, 2018

Editor’s note: The following story appears in this week’s edition of the Niagara Reporter, a weekly print and online publication that I own. The story tends to praise me lavishly, and was written by the managing editor of my own newspaper [so…

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