Judicial Conduct & the Courts

Suneel Responds to Health Professional Who Said Raniere Was a Textbook Human Trafficker – Blasts Prosecution and Judge in His Case
Suneel Chakravorty is a supporter and advocate for Keith Raniere, a man convicted of federal crimes including sex trafficking, forced labor and racketeering…

Raniere Chances on Appeal May Depend on Who the Judges Are
Keith Raniere is expected to appeal his conviction to the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit within the next few months.

Susan Dones: ‘Judge Me If You Need, I’m Good With What I Have Done on My Journey’
Former Nxivm member Susan Dones joined Nxivm in late 2000.

Scott Johnson: Using the Word ‘Pyramid’ to Describe Raniere’s Businesses Was Prejudicial
By Scott Johnson

Suneel: ‘I Am Defending Raniere Because the Prosecution Was Wrong, the Judge Biased and the Defendant Is Innocent!’
This is the third on our series on the review of the trial of Keith Raniere.

Marc Agnifilo and Judge Garaufis, Part 3: Raniere’s Inner Deficiency: ‘He Doesn’t Know How to Leave Women’
This is the third and final post in a series on the exchanges between defense attorney, Marc Agnifilo and Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis at Keith Raniere’s sentencing on October 27.

Part 2: Agnifilo and Judge Garaufis Mix It up; Debate Raniere’s Good Intentions
This is the second in a series on the exchanges between defense attorney, Marc Agnifilo and Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis at Keith Raniere’s sentencing on October 27. These exchanges occurred while…

Part 1: Raniere’s Lawyer Agnifilo and Judge Garaufis Mix It up Over Raniere
We have a treat in store for readers — a series of three posts of which this is part 1, taken from the sentencing hearing of Keith Alan Raniere, where Raniere’s attorney, Marc Agnifilo, argues for a…

Judge Declines to Recommend Raniere Get Drop-out Yard — Expect Supermax for Vanguard
This does not bode well for Keith Alan Raniere.

‘Is This Justice?’ SOP Leader Damon Brink Admonishes Judge in Raniere Case
In an attempt to review and understand the role of Keith Alan Raniere in the world of his followers and society in general – and to try to determine if he does indeed deserve a sentence of life in…

Part #2: Judge Garaufis on Sentencing Raniere to 120 Years: ‘Abuse Inflicted Unimaginable Trauma and Damage’ on Daniela and Camila
In the previous post, Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis’ sentencing memorandum was published. In it, he explains how and why he came up with a sentence for Keith Raniere of 120 years.

Judge Garaufis on Why He Sentenced Raniere to 120 Years; Part 1: ‘DOS Operated to Abuse and Exploit Young Women for Sex, Labor, and Financial Gain’
Prior to sentencing Keith Alan Raniere on October 27, 2020, Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis read his sentencing memorandum in court.

Supporters Ask Judge for Adjournment of Raniere’s Sentencing; Claim FBI Tampered With Child Porn Evidence
On Friday, seven supporters of Keith Alan Raniere, who call themselves Make Justice Blind, emailed Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis to request that Raniere’s Tuesday sentencing hearing be adjourned.

Judge Denies Motion For New Trial for Raniere
In a terse decision that was less than 8-pages long, U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis denied the “Motion For A New Trial” that was filed by Keith’s attorneys earlier this week.

Judge Denies Bronfman’s Request for Release Pending Appeal
Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis did not spend much time deliberating over Clare Bronfman’s bail motion.

Bronfman’s Lawyer Misstated Important Facts – But the Judge Caught on
This is the next in a series on the sentencing of Clare Webb Bronfman on September 30, 2020. It is important because Clare is now appealing her sentence and her codefendant, Keith Raniere, is about…

Another Raniere Tapped Prison Call: Judge Garaufis ‘Rolled His Eyes and Made All Kinds of Faces to Influence the Jury’
This is our fifth transcript of tapped phone calls Keith Alan Raniere made from prison to his devotee, Suneel Chakravorty.

Judge Orders Nxivm No Contact for Bronfman for Three Years After She Gets out of Prison
Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis issued his judgment in the criminal case of Clare Webb Bronfman on October 6.