K.R. Claviger - Frank Report

New Court Filing: Clare Needs “Intimate Association” & “Expressive Association” – And She Needs It NOW!

September 8, 2018

Clare Bronfman’s attorneys have, once again, tried to sneak in an embarrassing filing on a Friday afternoon that they probably hoped would not be picked up by the media at all – or that would be buried in the traditionally slow news/no…

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Breaking News – Vanguard is Being Bugged at MDC

by K.R. Claviger

September 4, 2018

Word has leaked out of the Metropolitan Detention Center that Keith Alan Raniere f/k/a Vanguard n/k/a Federal Prisoner 57005-177 is being bugged at MDC. Yep – and he’s not the only prisoner there who is dealing with this problem. Turns out that…

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Vanguard’s Birthday Raises New Questions About The Silver Bay YMCA

by K.R. Claviger

August 26, 2018

By K. R. Claviger On this glorious summer day when thousands, -er, hundreds – OK maybe a few hardcore, no-place-else-to-go hangers-on would otherwise be celebrating the 58th birthday of the beloved ethicist known as Vanguard, there is a feeling of loss everywhere.…

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Vanguard unhappy with prison conditions – files civil rights complaint!

by K.R. Claviger

August 19, 2018

According to Wikipedia, chutzpah is the quality of audacity, for good or for bad. The Yiddish word derives from the Hebrew word ḥutspâ, meaning “insolence”, “cheek” or “audacity”. Well, after the most recent turn of events at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC),…

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Mysterious NYS Police Senior Investigator Rodger Kirsopp

by K.R. Claviger

August 16, 2018

New York State Police Senior Investigator Rodger Kirsopp has been involved with NXIVM-related matters for the past decade – and during that time, he has proven to be quite a mysterious figure. His first known involvement involved an investigation into the origin…

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Kathy Russell’s lawyer and her part company; Billy, we hardly knew ye!

by K.R. Claviger

August 6, 2018

Even though no official paperwork has been filed, several sources in the Albany legal community have confirmed that William Fanciullo – Law Office of William Fanciullo – is no longer representing Kathy Russell, the low-level former bookkeeper for NXIVM who may be…

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Where’s Waldo? And why is he walking around so much?

by K.R. Claviger

August 6, 2018

Well, once again, we have an update on the status of Keith Alan Raniere a/k/a Federal Prisoner #57005-177 at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, NY. Things are starting to settle down for The Vanguard as he moves towards his fifth…

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Upon Further Review… Judge will decide on bail conditions for Clare in mid-August; home arrest, ankle monitor may be removed

by K.R. Claviger

July 30, 2018

Although I implied in an earlier post that Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis seemed to have already accepted the bail package that was proposed by Clare Bronfman’s lawyer, Susan Necheles, it may end up not actually being the case. As of yet, the judge…

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Clare Today, Gone Tomorrow – Clare Bronfman plus three other members of Bronfman-Raniere-NXIVM crime syndicate indicted

by K.R. Claviger

July 24, 2018

CLUNK, CLUNK, CLUNK, CLUNK…Four more sets of shoes just dropped in the Federal government’s ongoing attempt to take down the Bronfman-Raniere-NXIVM crime syndicate as indictments were unsealed earlier today against Clare Bronfman, Nancy “Prefect” Salzman, Lauren Salzman, and Kathy Russell. Both Salzmans…

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Raniere gets disciplined by prison authorities – has phone privileges canceled

by K.R. Claviger

July 22, 2018

It may come as no surprise to readers of the Frank Report that Keith Alan Raniere – a/k/a The Vanguard and n/k/a Federal Prisoner 57005-177 – has gotten into a little trouble at the Metropolitan Detention Center. Although sources have not disclosed…

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Why Did NXIVM and the Bronfman Sisters Get Treated More Deferentially Than President Trump and His Family?

by K.R. Claviger

July 19, 2018

News out of Albany today is that the New York State Department of Taxation & Finance is investigating whether The Trump Foundation violated state tax laws. If that’s found to be the case, the findings could be presented to a grand jury…

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Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock…

by K.R. Claviger

July 15, 2018

The countdown has officially begun. Sometime in the next few days, one or more superseding indictments will be unsealed by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Eastern Division of New York – and, when that happens, some will have their lives changed forever.…

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Vanguard Adjusting To Prison Life – Well, at least some parts of it…

by K.R. Claviger

July 15, 2018

Reports from inside Vanguard’s home-away-from-home (or maybe it’s just home now) indicate that he’s continuing to adjust to his new role as Federal Inmate 57005-177. Well, at least parts of it. He continues to experience medical issues that have resulted in numerous…

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Raniere’s New Bail Proposal – Or At Least What He Might Suggest

by K.R. Claviger

June 18, 2018

By Joe O’Hara and Frank Parlato It was the lack of “moral suasion” that led Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis to say “No” to Keith Raniere’s extraordinary bail package. The judge said, “moral suasion” is needed for “the defendant to adhere to the terms…

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Let’s get a few facts straight about RICO… by Albany Attorney With Big Ears

by K.R. Claviger

June 16, 2018

By Albany Attorney With Big Ears Let’s get a few facts straight about RICO… The overall purpose of the RICO statute is to allow for the prosecution of criminal acts that are committed as part of an ongoing criminal organization In practice,…

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Report from the inside: Raniere not sleeping or eating well

by K.R. Claviger

May 8, 2018

Reports from inside prison: Keith Raniere has been transferred to another “Special Section” of the Metropolitan Detention Center. This one does not require him to be locked down 23 hours per day and will give him some access to a TV. According…

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‘Pin the Tail on the Asses’ – a challenging game for those who know about NXIVM, ESP and DOS!

by K.R. Claviger

May 5, 2018

When we were kids, many of us used to play “Pin the Tail on the Donkey” – especially at birthday parties and family gatherings. Now, with the revelation that the Office of the U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York…

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Albany DA David Soares enabled NXIVM sex slaver cult to persecute enemies

by K.R. Claviger

May 4, 2018

By Dirk Nelson Federal law enforcement officials in the Eastern District of New York are continuing to pull together information and records that will likely lead to additional charges being filed against Keith Raniere, the co-founder of the NXIVM. He is currently incarcerated…