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Allison Mack’s feet compared to Keith Raniere’s
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Allison Mack’s feet compared to Keith Raniere’s

I may have reached the bottom of the barrel. For but for my readers’ delectation, this post will compare the feet of…

By Frank Parlato | October 1, 2018
Chele Farley: ‘Gillibrand’s a Hypocrite on Kavanaugh’ considering her lies about NXIVM
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Chele Farley: ‘Gillibrand’s a Hypocrite on Kavanaugh’ considering her lies about NXIVM

New York, New York — U.S. Senate candidate Chele Farley (R, C, Reform) called on Kirsten Gillibrand to stop applying a…

By Frank Parlato | October 1, 2018
Raniere sobs openly in cell after last court hearing
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Raniere sobs openly in cell after last court hearing

“Keith Raniere is a remarkably – you might get mad at me for saying it – soft man” – Marc Agnifilo on Megyn Kelly Today…

By K.R. Claviger | October 1, 2018

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

In case you missed it, there was an interesting article in Vice News last week about Barbara…

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If Nancy is flipping, where does Lauren stand?
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If Nancy is flipping, where does Lauren stand?

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…

By Frank Parlato | September 30, 2018
Salzman-Raniere seized devices going to FBI HQs – while defense seeks hard deadlines on discovery
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Salzman-Raniere seized devices going to FBI HQs – while defense seeks hard deadlines on discovery

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…

By Frank Parlato | September 30, 2018
2018 Has Been A Very Bad Year For Cults: God’s Army leader sentenced to 72 years
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2018 Has Been A Very Bad Year For Cults: God’s Army leader sentenced to 72 years

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…

By Frank Parlato | September 28, 2018
Dr. Roberts broke up with her fiance over Raniere – and other details revealed
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Dr. Roberts broke up with her fiance over Raniere – and other details revealed

In her Daily Beast story on Dr. Danielle Roberts, Amy Zimmerman writes that I issued a written statement to their estimable publication.

By Frank Parlato | September 28, 2018
Daily Beast dives into role of Dr. Roberts at Expo and NXIVM
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Daily Beast dives into role of Dr. Roberts at Expo and NXIVM

The publicity keeps coming and little of it is good.

By Frank Parlato | September 28, 2018
Clare Bronfman retains two more attorneys – bringing NXIVM criminal defense lawyers up to 27
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Clare Bronfman retains two more attorneys – bringing NXIVM criminal defense lawyers up to 27

It makes me believe in karma.

By Frank Parlato | September 28, 2018
Clare Bronfman gets an extra 30 minutes of outdoor time per week
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Clare Bronfman gets an extra 30 minutes of outdoor time per week

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…

By Frank Parlato | September 27, 2018
Update: Dr. Roberts NOT cleared by New York State – because she has not been charged with misconduct – will likely KEEP her medical license
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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

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…

By Frank Parlato | September 27, 2018
Dr. Roberts appearance at the Navel Expo should make it a crazy show
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Dr. Roberts appearance at the Navel Expo should make it a crazy show

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.

By Frank Parlato | September 27, 2018
Daily Mail: Dr Danielle Roberts cleared by NYS of wrongdoing for branding women
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Daily Mail: Dr Danielle Roberts cleared by NYS of wrongdoing for branding women

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…

By Frank Parlato | September 27, 2018
Court does not need to seal names of Raniere co-guarantors – Frank Report knows already

Court does not need to seal names of Raniere co-guarantors – Frank Report knows already

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 – Fran…

By Frank Parlato | September 26, 2018
Court Does Not Need to Seal Names of Keith Raniere Co-Guarantors – Frank Report Knows Already
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Court Does Not Need to Seal Names of Keith Raniere Co-Guarantors – Frank Report Knows Already

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.

By Frank Parlato | September 26, 2018
Irish Mother: Oxenberg’s book ‘Weird and Wonderful’, Why? ‘because I have been there!’
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Irish Mother: Oxenberg’s book ‘Weird and Wonderful’, Why? ‘because I have been there!’

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 Frank Parlato | September 26, 2018
Yet another lawyer –Arizona Mafia lawyer John Sandweg appears to be on Clare Bronfman’s legal team now
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Yet another lawyer –Arizona Mafia lawyer John Sandweg appears to be on Clare Bronfman’s legal team now

We may have to add another criminal defense lawyer to the present cast of 23 lawyers known to be representing the NXIVM team.

By Frank Parlato | September 26, 2018
Raniere had handbook on torture in his library; imposed tortures on women
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Raniere had handbook on torture in his library; imposed tortures on women

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…

By Frank Parlato | September 26, 2018
FBI sifting through seized documents and videos – hampered by some 75 Bronfman-Raniere-Salzman attorneys where privilege has been invoked!
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FBI sifting through seized documents and videos – hampered by some 75 Bronfman-Raniere-Salzman attorneys where privilege has been invoked!

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…

By Frank Parlato | September 25, 2018
Shadow State: Nicki Clyne’s Tweets show she is not ready to flip

Shadow State: Nicki Clyne’s Tweets show she is not ready to flip

Shadow State 1958 wrote me today. Frank: While Nicki Clyne has stopped posting new photos and Tweets on her social media, she has continued “Liking” other Tweets. As recently as Septemb…

By Frank Parlato | September 25, 2018
Frank Parlato praised for NXIVM breakup by Catherine Oxenberg
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Frank Parlato praised for NXIVM breakup by Catherine Oxenberg

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…

By Frank Parlato | September 25, 2018
El Universal: Mexican media quiet about Raniere, Salinas and Betancourt and Anima
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El Universal: Mexican media quiet about Raniere, Salinas and Betancourt and Anima

El Universal has published a story in Spanish on NXIVM, Keith Raniere and his partners in Mexico – Emiliano Salinas and Alejandro Betancourt.

By Frank Parlato | September 24, 2018
A Day in the Life of a woman in the ‘fingering’ cult called OneTaste; 5-¼ hours of being fingered by different men with rubber gloves every week
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A Day in the Life of a woman in the ‘fingering’ cult called OneTaste; 5-¼ hours of being fingered by different men with rubber gloves every week

NXIVM might learn a thing or two about selling intensives from OneTaste – the ‘fingering cult’ where men pay to finger women in public settings. According to various media reports, interviews I…

By Frank Parlato | September 24, 2018
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