At the sentencing hearing of Keith Alan Raniere, fifteen victims spoke. The eighth was Kristin Keeffe. She was with Raniere since the Consumers’ Buyline days in the 1990s. She lived in the same house with him for years, at 3 Flintlock Lane, along with Karen U, and Pamela Cafritz.
Among the letters of support for Keith Alan Raniere is one from Veronica Alvarez who says she is a doctor. It was written to the Honorable Nicholas G. Garaufis United States District Judge Eastern District of New York, in an attempt to persuade him to hand Raniere a more lenient sentence.
Susan Dones was the 7th victim to speak at the sentencing of Keith Alan Raniere. Altogether, there were 15 victims who spoke at the hearing – and if we assign a prorated number, then each of the 15 contributed eight years to Raniere’s sentence.
Below is an English translation of a story published in Sonora Inclusiva entitled “La secta sexual esclavista NXIVM y su conexión Mexicana” or “The sex slave sect NXIVM and its Mexican connection.”
One of Keith Raniere’s supporters, businessman and Nxivm coach, Danny Trutmann, wrote a letter of support prior to sentencing, which he hoped might impress the judge. His was one of 56 letters in support of Raniere, contrasted by 92 victim impact statements filed with the court against the Vanguard.
Barbara Bouchey, the former girlfriend of Keith Raniere and a top recruiter for Nxivm in its early days, was the 6th victim to speak at this sentencing.
The Forgotten Ones did not appear in front of the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center this past Friday night – the first time in four months that they did not make at least a weekly showing.
This post is part of an ongoing analysis of the conviction and sentencing of Keith Alan Raniere.
Take a moment to read Jim Del Negro’s letter to Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis regarding the sentencing of Keith Raniere. It may help explain why Raniere continues to have supporters.
Frank Report is publishing the victim statements of all 15 people who spoke at the sentencing hearing of Keith Alan Raniere on October 27.. 2020.
This does not bode well for Keith Alan Raniere.
At the sentencing hearing of Keith Alan Raniere on October 27, 2020, there were 15 victims who spoke. That’s a pretty good number, especially when you consider that nine of them had been girlfriends of Raniere and all 15 had believed in him once, thinking he was the greatest and best man they had ev
