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He’s your Vanguard. In a video obtained by the New York Post and published on their website, Keith Raniere gives the world something to ponder. In his typical, broken sentence delivery, the world’s self-proclaimed smartest man – now on trial for sex trafficking, racketeering…

By Dianne Lipson Today there was no testimony before the jury due to the illness of an alternate juror. The trial was adjourned and is expected to continue tomorrow starting with the ongoing testimony of former senior NXIVM member Mark Vicente. VIcente…

Keith Alan Raniere is on trial and part of the prosecution’s strategy is to show what a perv he is.  Being a perv is not usually illegal if every adult involved consents. But Raniere is charged with sex trafficking which removes the consent…

Not much to report at the moment – other than one of the alternate jurors was ill today and consequently, there was no trial testimony. Mark Vicente was scheduled to continue his direct testimony. He is now scheduled to appear tomorrow morning.…

By Village Dianne With additional information from a story published in the New York Post] Mark Vicente testified for the entire day today and we still have not seen his cross examination. He will continue tomorrow on direct examination. The highlight of…

By Dianne Lipson Another day of testimony for Mark Vicente.  This is his third day on the witness stand. He began at the end of Day #1 – and he spent all of Day #2 on direct examination. Cross-examination has not begun…

Editor’s Note: Several readers have asked for links to the daily transcripts of the trial. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to provide such links at this point in time (The same is true for every other media outlet that is purchasing transcripts).…

This is the third in a series of reports about Mark Vicente’s testimony in the U.S. v. Raniere case (You can access the first report here – and the second report here). After explaining the way in which NXIVM was organized –…

By Village Dianne Mark Vicente is expected to testify on direct examination the entire day today. We will have reports later. As for yesterday, the DOS slave, Sylvie, was cross examined for much of the afternoon. She mostly wasn’t giving Keith Raniere’s…

SLAVES IN ‘PARADICE’ – KEITH RANIERE AND THE ZODIAC By Omar W. Rosales, Esq., Author of ‘American Cult’ One of the more troubling aspects of this case is the link between NXIVM and the occult. There seems to be an undercurrent of…

It is spectacular to see Keith Alan Raniere finally at trial. He sat at the defense table between Paul DerOhanesian [on his right] and Marc Aginfilo [on his left] looking like a little schoolboy. Raniere was animated, often taking notes, leaning forward,…

THE COURT: Please be seated. All right. Mr. Agnifilo, how long is your opening? AGNIFILO: Longer than the Government’s opening. I don’t know how long. Maybe 45 minutes. THE COURT: 45 minutes? AGNIFILO: Maybe 50 minutes. I don’t know. THE COURT: I…

Judge Nicholas Garaufis, after concluding his opening remarks to the jury, said, “All right. At this time, we will begin with opening statements. The government will give its opening statement first. Ms. Hajjar, you may proceed with the government’s opening statement. Hajjar then went to…

I plan to cover the trial of Keith Raniere by reporting the big events as quickly as possible on the day of the trial and the following day get into more detail of events that occurred. For the more in depth coverage,…

The first day of Keith Raniere’s trial ended on an odd note with Raniere’s lead attorney, Marc Agnifilo, indicating he wanted the presiding judge, Nicholas G. Garaufis, to declare a mistrial – and a clearly miffed Judge Garaufis indicating that, if a…

The large crowd of people seeking to attend the trial caused a brief delay at the outset of this morning’s session. But things finally got underway around 10:00 AM – with Judge Garaufis reviewing the procedures and rules that will be followed…

Update #1 The jury ranges in age from the late-20s to the mid-60s – with more older than younger members. Three of the four female members are Caucasian – whereas most of the eight male members are minorities. As previously noted,…

Tomorrow, the curtain will rise on what is expected to be the 6-8 week trial of Keith Raniere, the man behind the curtain of the NXIVM criminal enterprise. Shortly after 9:30 AM, U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis will enter the…