K.R. Claviger

There has been much debate of late as to whether Allison Mack should be regarded more as a perpetrator or a victim (I suppose that in some sense, every “Master” in DOS probably could be considered a combination of the two). To…

Well, it certainly didn’t take long for Keith Raniere to find out what the rest of his life is going to be like… Shortly after being returned to the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) after his stunning conviction on all charges, Raniere got…

U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis recently signed three preliminary forfeiture orders concerning NXIVM-related properties – one each for Nancy Salzman, Lauren Salzman, and Allison Mack. As a result, all three of the former NXIVM leaders have now forfeited all of…

Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit affirmed the conviction of Martin Shkreli – AKA “Pharma Bro”. In addition, the appellate court also affirmed that Shkreli must forfeit $7.3 million, pay restitution of $388,336, and pay a $75,000…

Hard to believe that almost a month has passed since The Vanguard was found guilty on all charges by a jury that spent less time deliberating his fate than he spent playing volleyball each week. But that, in fact, is the case.…

Now that their sentencing dates have been postponed, we have time to consider the question of whether Allison Mack will likely get a longer prison term that Lauren Salzman. Both Allison and Lauren were scheduled to be sentenced on September 11th. But,…

U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis has denied all of Lauren Salzman’s recent requests for modification of her bail conditions. So, Lauren will not get to ditch her ankle monitor. She will not get to leave her residence whenever she wants.…

Sentencing dates are looming for all six of the co-defendants in the case of the U.S. v. Raniere Et Al. The original sentencing dates for Nancy Salzman, Clare Bronfman, and Kathy Russell were all postponed – and although new ones have not…

Most prisons include highly efficient rumor mills that operate on a 24/7 basis. In part, that’s because information is a very important commodity in prison. It can even be the difference between life and death for some prisoners. The other reason is…

Keith “The Vanguard” Raniere has started quite a few businesses over the years. Consumer’s Buylime, Inc.  The first was Consumers’ Buyline, Inc. (CBI) – a company he started in 1990 that was closed down after being investigated by two federal agencies and…

Several readers have recently commented about the likelihood that Keith Raniere will be filing various appeals reading his recent conviction on seven felony counts (I would actually label it “inevitable” rather than a likelihood). Raniere himself has been telling his fellow inmates…

Even before he heard the foreperson read the verdicts that the jury had rendered in his case, Keith Raniere muttered to his attorneys that “This is not justice”. Although he may not be the smartest man in the world, even Raniere understood…

Editor’s Note: This is the first of two updates on Keith Raniere’s status at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, NY. Although this one is entirely focused on his latest ailment, the other will provide a more general overview of what’s…

For those who thought that Nancy Salzman might have lost some of her sense of importance and privilege, rest assured that she still thinks of herself as “Prefect”. What other explanation could there be for yesterday’s filing in which her attorneys asked…