December, 2020 - Frank Report

Bangkok: Kristin Snyder and Gina Hutchinson Probably Committed Suicide Period; No Need to Blame Raniere

December 31, 2020

The following drivel is by Bangkok and if anyone is wondering why I publish this nonsense, it is because it gives me an opportunity to comment on its absurdity. My comments and clarifications on this blather will be in [brackets and in…

General

Clare Bronfman Moved to Philadelphia Federal Detention Center; Believed to Be Temporary Assignment

by Frank Parlato

December 31, 2020

Clare Bronfman is no longer at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center [MDC], but was moved to the Federal Detention Center [FDC] in Philadelphia where she is expected to remain until assigned a permanent prison. The Philadelphia facility holds male and female inmates…

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Jileta Resigns from Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Relations After Being Outed as Nxivm Member

by Frank Parlato

December 31, 2020

Javier Jileta. Javier Jileta has resigned as general director of Liaison with Civil Society Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Relations, about four months after it was revealed he was a member of Nxivm. Jileta’s letter of resignation is dated December 21.…

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Heidi: Was It Assisted, Hypnotically-Induced Suicide for Gina Hutchinson and Kristin Snyder?

by Correspondent

December 31, 2020

Editor’s note: Heidi Hutchinson has a theory that the deaths of her sister Gina Hutchinson and Kristin Snyder were the result of a carefully orchestrated plot to encourage the women to commit suicide. Gina died in October 2002 and Kristin disappeared in…

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Guest View: Abortion Evidence Should Be Reviewed on Appeal but Raniere Should Have Gotten a Vasectomy

by Frank Parlato

December 30, 2020

Editor’s Note: In the article, Suneel: ‘I Am Defending Raniere Because the Prosecution Was Wrong, the Judge Biased and the Defendant Is Innocent!’. the author, Suneel Chakravorty, quotes Keith Raniere, “The abortion records of several of my past and present partners were…

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List of Actors Readers Suggest for Role of Keith Raniere – If Movie Is Made

by Correspondent

December 30, 2020

A number of readers are saying that I should not give supporters of Keith Raniere any space on this website. Some suggest that I may have been brainwashed by Keith Raniere and his followers into allowing this. Maybe they are right, for I…

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Suneel: ‘I Am Defending Raniere Because the Prosecution Was Wrong, the Judge Biased and the Defendant Is Innocent!’

by Frank Parlato

December 28, 2020

This is the third on our series on the review of the trial of Keith Raniere. Part 1: By Raniere: Raniere’s ‘Call to Action’ Email Written After His Conviction — Never Before Published – ‘Why Was I Convicted? The Simple Answer Is…

Criminal Justice·General·Mexico·NXIVM

Claviger: Were Keith’s Legal Rights Violated ? – Part I: Was He Illegally Kidnapped in Mexico, Was His Arrest in the U.S. Illegal, and /or Was He Illegally Isolated From His Family & Friends?

by K.R. Claviger

December 28, 2020

Editors’ Note: K.R. Claviger has taken the role of the defender of the prosecution and that due process was done in the trial of Keith Alan Raniere. He was assigned this task because as Frank Report publishes the opposing viewpoint, written largely by…

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Shivani: Don’t Condemn, Say ‘Welcome Back’ Damon Brink

by Frank Parlato

December 28, 2020

Before getting to an insightful, warm hearted piece on Damon Brink by Shivani, I want to share a communication I received from Sally Brink yesterday. She is the wife of Damon Brink. She wrote, “I wanted to clarify something on a post…

Law enforcement·NXIVM

The Curious Case of Kristin Snyder: An Outsider Delves Into the Rabbit Hole of a Woman’s Disappearance

by Correspondent

December 28, 2020

By Leo Helmar In the waning days of 2002, Kristin Snyder became obsessed with the teachings of Keith Raniere, the leader of a self-help organization called Nxivm. In a few short months, her life was taken over by her devotion to the…

Criminal Justice·General·Law enforcement·NXIVM·NXIVM/Raniere/Bronfman Documents·The Cult of Keith Raniere

What Are Raniere’s Remaining Legal Options to Ever See Freedom Again?

by K.R. Claviger

December 27, 2020

Frank Report recently published Keith Raniere’s self-described “Call To Action” – an almost 4,000-word screed that was, according to him, intended to motivate “…at least one experienced, vociferous, unrelenting justice advocate to join this effort, bring meaning and social value to this…

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Damon Brink Leaves SOP and Cuts Ties to Nxivm; Still Thinks Raniere Got Raw Deal

by Frank Parlato

December 26, 2020

Reporter Paul Heintz for Seven Days, a Vermont news site, has written an interesting story about Damon Brink, a former leader of the Society of Protectors. The story is entitled, ‘Maybe I’m Brainwashed’: How the NXIVM Cult Followed Damon Brink to Vermont Damon…

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As I Attempt to ‘Brainsoil’ Raniere Followers, I Listen to Arguments of Due Process Violations

by Frank Parlato

December 26, 2020

For shame, the lady says. Girl Scout Cookies, a long time commenter, made this comment to me: “Frank, perhaps when you are once again called upon by Keith for an interview, why not ask him about the strange circumstances involved in the…

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Clare Bronfman Lists Horse Farm 4 Sale & and Other Nxivm Tidbits

by Frank Parlato

December 25, 2020

Clare Bronfman Horse Farm for Sale A 234-acre horse farm and manor home, owned by now imprisoned Clare Bronfman in upstate New York, has been listed for sale for just under $5 million, according to a Zillow listing. The list price is…

NXIVM·The Cult of Keith Raniere

Senior Official for Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs Denounces Nxivm and Raniere

by Correspondent

December 25, 2020

Editor’s note: This is a translation of an article by the distinguished Mexican journalist Dolia Estevez. Though it appeared in Spanish in August in Sinembargo”, most of our US readers are probably unfamiliar with it and its subject, Javier Jileta, a senior…

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Jessica Joan [AKA ‘Jaye’] Cross-Examination: Defense Tries to Make Her Look Dishonest; She Pushes Back

by Correspondent

December 24, 2020

By Eleanor Christie Ever since she came out of the shadows of anonymity, Jessica Joan (or “Jaye”) has become an interesting object of study for those, like the readers and writers of the Frank Report, who are still trying to understand all…

NXIVM

Woman Running for Governor of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Clara Luz Flores, Was Nxivm Coach

by Correspondent

December 24, 2020

(Originally published in the news site Huellas, from Mexico. Translated from the Spanish original.) By David Galeano Clara Luz Flores has been selected as the MORENA (National Regeneration Movement) candidate for the governorship of Nuevo Leon, which has caused controversy – not…

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Rosa Laura Junco in Snopes-Style Fact Check in Mexico & Analysis of Email Wanting Her Teenage Daughter for Raniere

by Frank Parlato

December 24, 2020

In Mexico, the Associated Press offers a fact-checking website not dissimilar to Snopes, “to combat misinformation shared online, and includes a collaboration with Facebook to identify and reduce the circulation of fake news circulating on Facebook.” In a post in October, written…

December 2020