Ask Frank: Who Is Keith Raniere?
Dear Frank, I have to do a college paper on a cult. My professor Steven Hassan says everyone — including you — is either in a cult or is a cult leader. I decided I would write about Keith Raniere. Could you…
DOJ’s View of NXIVM #7: Sex Trafficked Slave – Nicole
More of the government’s view of NXIVM: Nicole, an actress in her early 30s, began taking Nxivm classes in 2015, including acting classes with Allison Mack. In February 2016, Mack invited Nicole to join a “women’s mentorship group,” but asked that Nicole…
DOJ’s View of NXIVM #6: The Secret Organization Known as DOS
More of the government’s view of NXIVM: In late 2015, Keith Raniere created DOS, a secret organization led by Raniere. Aside from Raniere, who gave himself the title “Grandmaster,” all members of DOS were female, and were referred to as “slaves.” Raniere’s…
DOJ’s View of NXIVM #5: Obstruction of Justice & Identity Theft Related to Tax Evasion
More of the government’s view of NXIVM: Obstruction of Justice Keith Raniere obstructed justice by altering videotapes that were to be produced in discovery in a federal lawsuit involving Nxivm in New Jersey. In 2003, Nxivm and affiliated entities filed suit against…
DOJ’s View of NXIVM #4: Identity Theft and Unlawful Surveillance – Family Spying on Family
More of the government’s view of NXIVM: Raniere and his co-conspirators engaged in unlawful surveillance and investigation of his and Nxivm’s perceived enemies. The targets of these efforts included federal judges overseeing litigation in which Nxivm was a party, high-ranking politicians, reporters…
DOJ’s View of NXIVM #3: Trafficking of Daniela for Labor and Services and Alien Smuggling
Trafficking of Daniela For Labor and Services Between March 2010 and April 2012 More of the government’s view of NXIVM: Raniere, Lauren Salzman, and others trafficked Daniela for labor and services by confining her to a room for nearly two years on the…
DOJ’s View of NXIVM, #2: Sexual Exploitation of the Child Camila
In the government response to Keith Raniere and Clare Bronfman’s appeals, they took a few dozen pages to describe their rather unflattering view of Raniere and NXIVM. This is part 2. The Sexual Exploitation of Camila In September 2005, Raniere began a…
DOJ’s View of NXIVM #1: Overview
In the government response to Keith Raniere and Clare Bronfman’s appeals, before they got down to a tit for tat response to the various appeal issues, they took a few dozen pages to describe, in their own inimitable way, their view of…
Guest View: NXIVM Will Live on
By Joe M. In response to Raniere Speaks – Ten Post-Conviction Phone Calls From Prison Released, Keith is all over the place. He does make a great point: Raniere: “I am the exact candidate for prejudice because I’m white and one of the…
NXIVM Target, Blogger John Tighe, Finally Breaks Silence to Tell Story After Five Years in Prison
There are some who think John Tighe was framed by Nxivm, whose expertise at hacking and planting viruses on computers was proven at trial against their founder, Keith Raniere. Tighe was a blogger, based in Saratoga Springs, who began publishing stories about…
Guest View: Three Things Brought Down NXIVM: Collateral, Branding and Camila
By Erasend I cannot decide if Linda Chung’s Allison Mack, a Victim of Government, Media, and Former Friends paints Chung as a really good lawyer or a really bad lawyer. My guess is the latter because if you refuse to confront the…
Guest View: Not Buying Hildreth’s Spin on NXIVM
Former NXIVM member Mark Hildreth recently made a statement about NXIVM – which is believed to be his first since leaving the group in 2017. His statement is reproduced below: “A brief comment on nxivm. Over several years, I participated in what…
Mark Hildreth Breaks Silence on NXIVM: ‘Horrendous Betrayal of Trust’
Mark Hildreth has broken his silence. He has mentioned NXIVM on Twitter: Hildreth’s Comment “A brief comment on nxivm. Over several years, I participated in what I understood to be personal and professional development seminars offered under the umbrella of the nxivm…
NXIVM Scammer Dave Williams Swindled Bill Busbice Who Shot Illegal Elk, Got Fired From TV Show
Williams Not New to Scamming James David Williams has become a Frank Report scam artist favorite, ever since he conned a group of NXIVM supporters out of $500,000 for a film he never made. Williams got handed an 18 month sentence for…
Knox Woods Subdivision Might Become a Cult Favorite; Prices Rising– NXIVM Tours Envisioned?
Knox Woods is a subdivision of townhomes in Half Moon, New York, a suburb of Albany, the state capital of New York. It was built during the 1980s. Its most famous resident was Keith Raniere who lived there from 1989 until around…
NXIVM Spokesman ‘We’re Not Pressing Charges’ Against Dave Williams’ for $500K – Say Feds Went After Him to Shut Down pro-NXIVM Film
James David Williams was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday for violating probation. NXIVM played a role in his incarceration. He was convicted by the feds, and sentenced in 2018, for swindling investors out of $15 million on filmmaking scams. He…
Fellow Inmate of Raniere at MDC Gets Into Hot Water By Not Disclosing $500K He Got to Make NXIVM Film
James David Williams was incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) from March through December 2018. Keith Raniere, the founder of Nxivm, was also detained at the MDC from about April 1, 2018 to late 2020. The two men spent about eight…
New Restaurateur at Apropos Wants to Leave NXIVM Legacy Behind
Jaclyn Cangro for Spectrum News wrote about the news that the new proprietor of the building formerly known as Apropos, the former social club for NXIVM, will be looking to put the building’s NXIVM past behind it. The article is Halfmoon restaurant…
HBO’s ‘How-To’ John Wilson Solves Mystery of Who Trashed NXIVM Hotel Room and Yelled at Allison Mack
Frank Report published a report by Leo Helmar about a controversy between the collegiate a cappella community and NXIVM. As Helmar reported, there were allegations that members of an a cappella group trashed a hotel room, even strewing feces and urine about,…