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By Kristin Keeffe Clare and Sara Bronfman’s Early Indifference to NXIVM Throughout the Aughts, when I was a paralegal for NXIVM and the Bronfmans, it amazed me the lack of interest or involvement Clare and Sara Bronfman had in their own affairs.…

Among the seven remaining defendants, the federal civil lawsuit, Edmondson v Raniere continues mainly against Seagram’s heiresses, NXIVM leaders Clare and Sara Bronfman, and NXIVM founder Keith Raniere. Clare Bronfman and Raniere are currently serving time in federal prison. Also remaining as defendants…

As the 70 plaintiffs in Edmondson v Raniere wait for a ruling from US District Judge Eric Komitee on five of the eight defendants’ motions to dismiss, they voluntarily dismissed all claims against one of the defendants. Nicki Clyne is no longer a defendant…

India Oxenberg, 32, has launched a podcast called “Still Learning.” Her podcast’s first episode premiered on August 18th, with an interview with Diane Benscoter,  a former Unification Church member, a “cult deprogrammer,” and author. Benscoter worked with India when she confronted her…

Nancy Salzman will return to Albany, NY from her unpleasant prison cell at FCI Hazelton in West Virginia. The BOP has decided to remove the Prefect of NXIVM from Hazelton on September 7th – and transfer her to the Horizon House in…

Nancy Salzman, 68, the former president of NXIVM, will leave her prison cell at FCI Hazelton in three weeks. The US Bureau of Prisons has assigned her to a Community Corrections Center (CCC), commonly called a halfway house. She will transfer from…

Susan Dones is well-known among those who followed the rise and fall of NXIVM. She left in 2009 and fought to be independent, fighting again in bankruptcy court against a cadre of NXIVM attorneys and won. Since then, she has helped many…

Earlier this week, I published the letter of Ruth McMurray to the US District Court Judge Hon. Richard Arcara for his consideration in my sentencing, which took place on July 31, 2023. As I mentioned in the post, I did not publish…

On July 31, 2023, Senior US District Judge Hon. Richard J. Arcara sentenced me to 12 months probation, with five of those 12 months on home detention. My crime was failing to file IRS Form 8300 in 2010 when I collected $19,970…

The following is a story that was published in the Albany Times Union. It appeared online on July 11, 2023 and on the front page of the print edition on July 12. NXIVM defectors seek leniency for blogger Frank Parlato Figure…

 Sara Bronfman Makes Motion to Dismiss NXIVM Lawsuit Sara Bronfman has filed a motion to dismiss the Third Amended Complaint in the NXIVM-related lawsuit – Edmondson Et Al v Raniere Et Al – in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District…

Judge Raner Collins ruled that Stacy Scheff, Keith Raniere’s attorney in his lawsuit against the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), must be removed from his case.  Based on an Agreement for Discipline by Consent, the Arizona State Bar Association and attorney Scheff agreed…

By Marie White In a filing on Wednesday, Clare Bronfman’s attorneys in Edmondson et al v. Keith Raniere et al., Craig M. Martin and Sara T. Horton of Wilkie Farr & Gallagher, have requested Judge Eric Komitee permit them to withdraw from…

Story and artwork by Marie White Nancy Salzman Compassionate Release Opposed By Government Government On May 15, Salzman’s attorney, Robert Soloway, filed a motion before Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis for a reduced sentence, seeking her early release, presumably based on her health.…

By William T  Brando NXIVM’s “Executive Success Programs” [ESP] was promoted as training that could make any student a millionaire. As a long-time reader and occasional commenter on this site, I don’t recall any stories of any ESP student becoming a millionaire.…