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By Dianne Lipson Today the trial of Keith Alan Raniere continued. He was wearing a blue sweater over a white, button down shirt. In the morning, Sean Welch, the chief technology officer of Extreme Restraints, a sex toy manufacturer, was called to…

Here are some excerpts from the testimony Mark Vicente gave on May 13th and May 15th – as it concerned Allison Mack. Based on what Vicente said, Mack does appear to be more of a victim than some people generally believe. Mark…

As Frank Report readers know, Tuesday was a day off for the trial in the case of the U.S. v. Raniere because one of the alternate jurors was sick that day. But it was definitely not an off day in terms of big news…

Keith Alan Raniere has been indicted on charges of racketeering conspiracy, racketeering, forced labor conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, sex trafficking conspiracy, sex trafficking, and attempted sex trafficking. The racketeering charge includes predicate acts of conspiracy to commit identity theft, conspiracy to alter…

Tomorrow one of the chief cooperating witnesses, Lauren Salzman, will be testifying. A green sash in Nxivm, [high rank] and a longtime member of Nxivm, Lauren was indicted last July along with Clare Bronfman, Kathy Russell, and Lauren’s mother, Nancy Salzman. Prior…

By Dianne Lipson Not much new ground was broken yesterday afternoon as it was devoted to the cross examination of Marc Vicente by Marc Agnifilo. This is a slow and tedious process. Agnfiilo was trying to paint Keith in the best light…

By Dianne Lipson Trial notes for the morning session of court, Wednesday May 15. There was no ruling for the record on yesterday’s evidentiary matter concerning whether Kristin Keeffe will be required to testify as part of a trove of documents seized…

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).…