December, 2018 - Frank Report

Heidi: On Keith and Pam – dead or alive

December 6, 2018

By Heidi Hutchinson Pam Cafritz is from a DC society family but didn’t bring much of a “dowry” (so to speak) into the cult. Pam was more of a repository for Keith Alan Raniere to stash money in her name — money…

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Status Conference: Raniere’s attorney invokes God as his witness in assenting to ‘complex case’ status – Judge limits his swearing to the court alone

by Frank Parlato

December 6, 2018

The status conference was brief. It began at 11 am and was concluded by 11:30 It was mainly about the curious Bronfman irrevocable Trust that is paying for all her co-defendants’ legal fees. Every attorney for the defense in court today – and…

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Update On The New Comments Policy

by Frank Parlato

December 6, 2018

Several people have written to express their support for the new policy that Frank Report recently enacted with respect to readers’ comments (The new policy was announced in a November 26th post). A few have written to tell us what they think…

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NXIVM defendants all confirm – they want to keep their Bronfman-paid attorneys; ‘prosecution vexed that they won’t plead guilty’

by Frank Parlato

December 6, 2018

On November 30th, the government filed a letter alleging a potential conflict of interest because the attorneys representing Keith Raniere, Allison Mack, Lauren Salzman, Nancy Salzman, and Kathy Russell are all being paid by Clare Bronfman through a trust. They asked for a…

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Raniere’s Second Bail Motion Denied by Judge Garaufis

by K.R. Claviger

December 5, 2018

No Joy In Mudville As Mighty Vanguard Strikes Out Again! K.R. Klaviger Just like the proverbial batter named Casey who had trouble hitting the ball when the game was on the line, the mighty man who likes to be called The Vanguard…

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Recreational activities among inmates at MDC offers novel opportunities for the Vanguard

by Frank Parlato

December 5, 2018

Afternoon All, Evonne Brossard here, your trusty travel correspondent. Today, I’m visiting the world-famous MDC or Metropolitan Detention Center located in beautiful Brooklyn, New York. I’m to here to report on some of the leisure activities available in American prisons. Specifically, I’d…

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More analysis on conflict of interest with Clare-paid attorneys

by Frank Parlato

December 5, 2018

Below is the link to the complete letter from Moira Penza and Tonya Hajjar regarding the potential conflict of interest regarding attorneys for NXIVM – all being paid by Clare Bronfman. https://frankreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018-11-30-Document-210-Letter-From-Moira-Kim-Penza-and-Tonya-Hajjar-Concerning-Potential-Conflict-Of-Interest-11.30.2018.pdf My comments [in brackets and bold] U.S. Department of Justice…

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Clare Bronfman’s invisible man – lawyer Dennis K. Burke

by Frank Parlato

December 5, 2018

By Thomas Todd Who may have been the mastermind behind the “joint defense” attempts to hold together 20+ lawyers in a coordinated effort to defeat the Government’s prosecution of NXIVM, a man who possibly aided and abetted in obstructing justice? One of…

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When Lawyers Cry (because the money is slipping away)

by Frank Parlato

December 5, 2018

By Thomas Todd High Dollar Lawyers and Egos. Incoming train wreck….. Imagine the challenges involved trying to convince … what, 10 or more high paid lawyers [we are not counting their junior associate lawyers] for the defense to all get along and…

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DOJ adds additional attorney to NXIVM case – his expertise: prosecuting corrupt public officials!

by K.R. Claviger

December 4, 2018

Oh C’mon Down, All Ye Unfaithful! By K.R. Claviger You know that old saying “The best gifts come in small packages”? Well, as it turns out, that same sentiment may apply to filings in the case of U.S. v. Raniere Et Al.…

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Shadow State: Wanna make a bet on how Allison Mack’s trial turns out?

by Frank Parlato

December 4, 2018

By Shadow State 1958 Allison Mack’s lawyers say in her defense “It is startling how little Miss Allison Mack knew about the running of DOS.” Allison Mack knows more about DOS than she is letting on. She is trying to play the innocent…

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Conflict-of-Interest? Ya think?

by K.R. Claviger

December 3, 2018

By K. R. Klaviger It looks like things are really starting to go downhill for Keith Raniere and his co-defendants. The latest “bad news” came in the form of a letter from AUSAs Moira Kim Penza and Tonya Hajjar to U.S. District…

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Stats for November show slight uptick in views; Frank Report will surpass 6 million views within hours

by Frank Parlato

December 3, 2018

November stats for Frank Report show a slight increase from October. November total views were 380,817. This was 4724 more views than in October when total views were 376,093 (And, of course, there was one more day in October than November). Within…

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What happens to money NXIVM made? Can it be used towards defense? Or can it be claimed by Feds?

by K.R. Claviger

December 3, 2018

A reader who goes by the handle “ionwhitepoetry” raised those questions in a comment about the recent post concerning the legal defense trust fund that was set up by Clare Bronfman to pay for all the defense attorneys who are representing her…

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Shadow State: Allison Mack must have had a sado-masochistic streak all along

by Frank Parlato

December 3, 2018

By Shadow State 1958 Allison Mack wasn’t really brainwashed. She enthusiastically joined in after she found out what it was really all about. She must have had a sadistic or sadomasochistic streak all along. She certainly was power hungry. So I don’t…

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Her lawyers: Allison Mack has been unfairly charged with sex trafficking and forced labor

by Frank Parlato

December 3, 2018

Allison Mack’s attorneys are seeking to get her charges dismissed. They laid out their view of the case in a court filing last month: Allison Mack has been unfairly charged with sex trafficking and forced labor – and the government cannot hope…

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Guest View: I dated Lauren briefly; her mother tried to recruit me

by Frank Parlato

December 1, 2018

[One of the advantages of monitoring the comments and eliminating the hostile ones, is finding a gem like this. This one showed up as a comment but is certainly worthy of its own post.] By Stephen Donnelly I dated Lauren Salzman briefly…

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Shadow State: Allison Mack practiced slavery where women were sex toys

by Frank Parlato

December 1, 2018

By Shadow State 1958 The recent dispute between the NXIVM defendants over which defendant was represented by which attorney demonstrates the complex nature of NXIVM’s criminal activities. The cult is clearly a wide-ranging criminal conspiracy engaged in numerous illegal activities. NXIVM merits…

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