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Guest View: Be Prepared for the Inevitable: Raniere Will Get a New Trial!
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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…

By Guest View | September 27, 2021
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
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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…

By Frank Parlato | September 23, 2021
Nancy Salzman to Appeal Sentence; Might Stay Out of Prison Altogether
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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.

By Frank Parlato | September 18, 2021
Raniere Placed in Solitary Confinement in Tucson for 60 Days – Bad Timing Since Supplemental Appeal Brief Is Due in September
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Raniere Placed in Solitary Confinement in Tucson for 60 Days – Bad Timing Since Supplemental Appeal Brief Is Due in September

Talk about bad timing.

By Frank Parlato | August 22, 2021
Jennifer Bonjean Has a Winner as Bill Cosby’s Conviction Gets Overturned – Does This Bode Well for Vanguard?
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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…

By K.R. Claviger | July 1, 2021
Allison Mack’s Brother, Shannon, Appeals to Judge to Show Mercy to His Sister
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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…

By Frank Parlato | June 29, 2021
On Raniere and AUSA Tanya Hajjar — Part 4  The Other Side of the Appeal
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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.

By Frank Parlato | June 24, 2021
The Other Side of the Appeal By the Man Who Most Wanted to See Raniere Convicted— Part 2 — The Prosecution Team – Moira Kim Penza
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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…

By Frank Parlato | June 21, 2021
Bangkok: Raniere Appeal: He Was Treated as Guilty Before the Verdict – By the Totality of Rulings! – as Appellate Judges Will See!
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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.

By Guest View | June 18, 2021
Claviger: Does Raniere’s Appeal Have Any Appeal? – Part 8: Hail Mary Pass Incomplete as Time Expires
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Claviger: Does Raniere’s Appeal Have Any Appeal? – Part 8: Hail Mary Pass Incomplete as Time Expires

K.R. Claviger

By K.R. Claviger | June 16, 2021
Bangkok: Claviger’s Series on Raniere’s Appeal Has the Appeal of Raw, Unadulterated Crap – the Meat Is in the Racketeering Overreach
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Bangkok: Claviger’s Series on Raniere’s Appeal Has the Appeal of Raw, Unadulterated Crap – the Meat Is in the Racketeering Overreach

By Bangkok

By Guest View | June 15, 2021
Claviger: Does Raniere’s Appeal Have Any Appeal? – Part 7: Hopes Dashed by Bonjean’s “Strategery” – Lauren Salzman Cross Termination Not Persuasive
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Claviger: Does Raniere’s Appeal Have Any Appeal? – Part 7: Hopes Dashed by Bonjean’s “Strategery” – Lauren Salzman Cross Termination Not Persuasive

Quick Recap

By K.R. Claviger | June 14, 2021
Claviger: Does Keith Raniere’s Appeal Have Any Appeal? – Part 6: Not Looking Good So Far for Keith
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Claviger: Does Keith Raniere’s Appeal Have Any Appeal? – Part 6: Not Looking Good So Far for Keith

Quick Recap

By K.R. Claviger | June 11, 2021
Misc. NXIVM News — More on Pam Cafritz’s Strange Death, Raniere’s Efforts to Overturn Conviction, a NXIVM License Plate and More
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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

By Frank Parlato | June 9, 2021
The Other Side of the Appeal – By the Man Who Most Wanted to See Raniere Convicted – Part #1  – on Judge Garaufis
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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.

By Frank Parlato | June 7, 2021
Claviger: Does Keith Raniere’s Appeal Have Any Appeal? – Part 5: Misrepresentations & A Waste of Space
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Claviger: Does Keith Raniere’s Appeal Have Any Appeal? – Part 5: Misrepresentations & A Waste of Space

Quick Recap

By K.R. Claviger | June 6, 2021
Claviger: Does Raniere’s Appeal Have Appeal?  –  Part 4: It Has Serious Flaws and Misses the Mark on Critical Issues
Criminal Justice

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…

By K.R. Claviger | June 2, 2021
Claviger: Does Keith Raniere’s Appeal Have Any Appeal? – Part 3:  Analyzing the Appeal in Detail
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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…

By K.R. Claviger | May 30, 2021
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