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What to Expect on Day #1 of the Trial – Mark Vicente to be First Prosecution Witness

May 6, 2019

Tomorrow, the curtain will rise on what is expected to be the 6-8 week trial of Keith Raniere, the man behind the curtain of the NXIVM criminal enterprise. Shortly after 9:30 AM, U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis will enter the…

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The Night Before…

by K.R. Claviger

May 6, 2019

We’ve all had those nights before a big event. The night before a birthday. The night before the start of a new school year. The night before a big test. The night before an important game The night before a first date.…

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Notice to the Public and Press Attending the Raniere Trial

by K.R. Claviger

May 6, 2019

Here are the applicable rules for the court throughout the trial: **NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC AND PRESS**The following restrictions will apply during the trial in this matter:(1) Electronic devices, e.g., laptops, cellphones, etc., will not be permitted in the Courtroom (4D South) or the…

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Judge Decides DOS Slaves Will Use First Names Only – Jury Impaneled – 8 Men – 4 Women – Trial Starts Tomorrow

by K.R. Claviger

May 6, 2019

Things are moving along. A jury has been impaneled for Keith Raniere – 8 men and 4 women. The task was neatly done by late Monday morning in Brooklyn Federal Court – as about 55 potential jurors were winnowed down to 12…

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What Types of Jurors Will Both Sides Be Seeking Today?

by K.R. Claviger

May 6, 2019

Today is when 12 jurors – and 6 alternates – will be selected to hear the case of the U.S. v. Raniere Et Al (Actually, since all five of Keith Raniere’s co-defendants have already pleaded guilty to various charges, I guess we…

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Keith Raniere – We’re About to Find Out if He’s a Real Vanguard

by K.R. Claviger

May 5, 2019

By definition, a “Vanguard” is someone who is at the forefront of new developments – or who is leading a movement of new ideas. Inherent in the definition is the notion that a Vanguard has strong and rock-solid beliefs. Whether Keith Alan…

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Superb ‘Curtain Raiser’ by Albany Times Union – ‘Raniere Stands Alone’

by K.R. Claviger

May 5, 2019

One of the best and most comprehensive of many ‘curtain raisers’ on the upcoming Nxivm trial was published today in the Albany Times Union. Written by Brendan Lyons, the story is entitled “Raniere Stands Alone”. And, in fact, he does stand alone. The man…

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Clare Bronfman – Mobster Extraordinaire

by K.R. Claviger

May 4, 2019

Given that Clare Bronfman comes from a family of mobsters, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that she turned out to be one herself. But the world might never have known about the mobster side of Clare had she not crossed paths with Keith…

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Doomsday Ruling for Raniere on Eve of Trial – Graphic Nude Pictures of 15-Year-Old Ruled Admissible

by K.R. Claviger

May 3, 2019

This might well be the final nail in Keith Raniere’s coffin. In a ruling that will could have a major impact on the outcome of Raniere’s upcoming trial, U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis has ruled that the images of the…

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What to Look Forward to between Now and the Start of the Trial

by K.R. Claviger

May 2, 2019

So, here we are…five days away from the start of Keith Raniere’s trial. An event that many have been awaiting for quite a while – some much longer than others. An event that many thought would never happen. An event that will…

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Lawyer: Clare Bronfman Plea Deal Is ‘Not a Great Day for Justice’; But People Should Stop Being Afraid of Retribution from C.B.

by K.R. Claviger

May 1, 2019

She’s Stupid – But Not That Stupid By A Lawyer Who Knows the Case For purposes of understanding Clare Bronfman’s plea deal in the context of the criminal case, permit me to share my observations. To begin with, I don’t think…

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Georgia On Her Mind – Kathy Russell May Have Finally Seen The Light

by K.R. Claviger

April 30, 2019

Kathy Russell may be on the mend. Yesterday, her attorneys requested that her bail conditions be modified to allow her to relocate from Clifton Park, NY to an undisclosed location in Georgia where “she will be initially supported by family members while…

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Court Denies Several Raniere Motions – Four Major Issues Remain Unresolved

by K.R. Claviger

April 29, 2019

U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis, the judge who will oversee Keith Raniere’s upcoming trial, issued a thoroughly detailed Order today that denied several pending motions in the case. The Order – which appears to have been crafted in anticipation of…

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Trial update: Jury selection update & important issues judge must rule on this week

by K.R. Claviger

April 29, 2019

With just a little more than a week to go before the start of the trial in the case of the U.S. v. Raniere, the jury selection process is almost complete. But there are still several important issues that have to be…

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Government responds: Raniere photographed 15 year old girl’s ‘vagina & inner labia’; Allison Mack took nudes of adult women posed the same way & sent them to Raniere

by K.R. Claviger

April 26, 2019

Earlier this week, Frank Report featured a post about Keith Raniere’s most recent attempt to keep the jury from learning about – and quite possibly seeing – the pornographic photographs of the 15-year-old girl [Jane Doe 2] that were seized from the…

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‘They’re baaaaack’ – Actually NXIVM Has Never Gone Away – Clare Bronfman, Lauren Salzman & Omar Boone now lead Nxivm

by K.R. Claviger

April 25, 2019

New evidence has emerged that the NXIVM criminal enterprise is alive and well – and may be back stronger than ever if its leader, Keith Raniere, is successful in gaining an acquittal at his upcoming trial. In a Memorandum-Of-Law that was filed…

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Will Raniere actually go to trial?

by K.R. Claviger

April 25, 2019

How ironic that the man who sought to have so much control over so many women has been abandoned by all of his female co-defendants? The first to get a seat on the Plea Deal Bus was Nancy Salzman, the woman who…

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Update: 8 Hale Drive — New issues raised about nude photographs of 15-year-old Jane Doe 2

by K.R. Claviger

April 24, 2019

The “missing” – and now somewhat redacted – Memorandum-of-Law has finally shown up on PACER. It even has a new Document Number: i.e., 580 instead of 575. Although it’s still unclear whether the original unredacted filing was done by mistake – or…