Appeals & Post-Conviction

Guest View: Be Prepared for the Inevitable: Raniere Will Get a New Trial!
Frank Report likes to publish opposing views. Here is one decidedly opposed to what most readers think. It appeared originally as a comment, but it stands well…

Primer on All Evidence Showing Raniere Took Pics of 15 Year Old Camila — as We Wait for Motion for New Trial Based on FBI Tampering
According to sources close to him, Keith Raniere is expected to file a federal Rule 33 motion, seeking a new trial based on evidence that the FBI tampered with the hard drive found in his library…

Nancy Salzman to Appeal Sentence; Might Stay Out of Prison Altogether
On Thursday, September 16th, Nancy Salzman’s attorney David Stern filed notice that his client intends to appeal her sentence.

Raniere Placed in Solitary Confinement in Tucson for 60 Days – Bad Timing Since Supplemental Appeal Brief Is Due in September
Talk about bad timing.

Jennifer Bonjean Has a Winner as Bill Cosby’s Conviction Gets Overturned – Does This Bode Well for Vanguard?
Editor’s Note: There is a full copy of the Cosby decision available at Bill Cosby released from prison after Pa. Supreme Court overturns sexual assault conviction (inquirer.com) . Since reading the…

Allison Mack’s Brother, Shannon, Appeals to Judge to Show Mercy to His Sister
On January 18, 2018, Eastern District of New York United States Magistrate Judge Cheryl Pollak signed a search warrant for the Yahoo! e-mail account of Keith Raniere [[email protected].] On…

On Raniere and AUSA Tanya Hajjar — Part 4 The Other Side of the Appeal
This series is about the appeal of the Raniere conviction which is in its early stages before the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

The Other Side of the Appeal By the Man Who Most Wanted to See Raniere Convicted— Part 2 — The Prosecution Team – Moira Kim Penza
Part 1 of this series – The Other Side of the Appeal – By the Man Who Most Wanted to See Raniere Convicted dealt with my impressions of Nicholas G. Garaufis, the US district court judge for the…

Bangkok: Raniere Appeal: He Was Treated as Guilty Before the Verdict – By the Totality of Rulings! – as Appellate Judges Will See!
Here is a second in Bangkok’s series rebutting the estimable K.R. Claviger’s series on the likelihood of success for the appeal of Keith Alan Raniere. Here is the appeal.

Claviger: Does Raniere’s Appeal Have Any Appeal? – Part 8: Hail Mary Pass Incomplete as Time Expires
K.R. Claviger

Bangkok: Claviger’s Series on Raniere’s Appeal Has the Appeal of Raw, Unadulterated Crap – the Meat Is in the Racketeering Overreach
By Bangkok

Claviger: Does Raniere’s Appeal Have Any Appeal? – Part 7: Hopes Dashed by Bonjean’s “Strategery” – Lauren Salzman Cross Termination Not Persuasive
Quick Recap

Claviger: Does Keith Raniere’s Appeal Have Any Appeal? – Part 6: Not Looking Good So Far for Keith
Quick Recap

Misc. NXIVM News — More on Pam Cafritz’s Strange Death, Raniere’s Efforts to Overturn Conviction, a NXIVM License Plate and More
More to Come, Be Assured, on the Death of Pamela Cafritz

The Other Side of the Appeal – By the Man Who Most Wanted to See Raniere Convicted – Part #1 – on Judge Garaufis
Keith Raniere is appealing his conviction. You can read his appeal right here.

Claviger: Does Keith Raniere’s Appeal Have Any Appeal? – Part 5: Misrepresentations & A Waste of Space
Quick Recap

Claviger: Does Raniere’s Appeal Have Appeal? – Part 4: It Has Serious Flaws and Misses the Mark on Critical Issues
In Part 1 of this series of posts, I outlined parts of the overall appeals process in federal criminal trials – which is what will govern how the appeal that was filed in Keith Raniere’s case will be…

Claviger: Does Keith Raniere’s Appeal Have Any Appeal? – Part 3: Analyzing the Appeal in Detail
In Part 1 of this series of posts, I outlined part of the overall appeals process in federal criminal trials – which is what will govern how the appeal that was filed in Keith Raniere’s case is being…