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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against MDC – But Allows For Reinstatement If Inmates Are Named As Plaintiffs
Will The Vanguard step up on behalf of his fellow prisoners?
Despite Albany Times Union’s James Odato’s efforts – local law enforcement ignored clear crimes of Raniere/Nxivm
Despite the heroic efforts of Jim Odato, who authored most of the stories that were part of the Times Union’s 2012 “Secrets of NXIVM” series, absolutely nothing happened as a result of all the…
Prosecution objects to celebrity lawyer Mark Geragos representing Bronfman — while daughter represents Raniere
By K. R. Claviger
Days Of Our Lives: Another Day, Another New Attorney – 27 Lawyers Now for Defense
This is starting to look more and more like the circus act where all the clowns come pouring out of the little car in the center ring.
Famed Celebrity Lawyer Mark Geragos Joins Clare Bronfman’s Defense Team
Celebrity attorney Mark Geragos has filed a Pro Hac Vice Motion in the case of U.S. v. Raniere Et Al – which, when approved, will allow him to join Clare Bronfman’s defense team.
Source: ‘MONSTER’ Superseding Indictment expected within three weeks
Editor’s note: I have not and never have been in communication with anyone from the Eastern District of New York Department of Justice. My source in this story is a lawyer familiar with the case.
Raniere’s Curcio hearing today – Vanguard wants to stay with Agnifilo despite co-defendant Bronfman paying his lawyers
Keith Alan Raniere – known to the world as Vanguard – was before Judge Nicholas Garaufis today for his Curcio Hearing.
New law in New York opens door to lawsuits against Keith Raniere & NXIVM
On February 14, 2019, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law the Child Victims Act , thus ending a decade’s old battle to change New York State’s rules regarding victims of childhood sexual abuse.
Running out of money? Allison Mack adds two more attorneys to her defense team; one is high powered trial lawyer, the other speaks Spanish
Trust fund nearly depleted?
Bomb threat reported at MDC where Raniere is jailed
Police report that the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn received a bomb threat call at nearly 10:30 a.m. today. It forced the evacuation of visitors and lawyers on Monday morning, a…
Kathy Russell’s lawyers allege prosecutorial misconduct. Was Kathy Russell ‘tricked’ into taking the fall?
She may be guilty as sin but Kathy Russell wants Judge Nicholas Garaufis to dismiss her indictment because the prosecution tricked her, she says, in the grand jury chambers.
One Night: Nxivm lawyers will get paid one way or another
By One Night in Bangkok
Court Hearing: Trust fund almost out of money – attorneys questioned by judge – what will they do when trust fund runs out?
A hearing was held today in Brooklyn federal court in the Nxivm case – called for by Judge Nicholas Garaufis – on the status of the Bronfman-funded trust fund that has been paying lawyers for the…
Kathy Russell went from ‘witness’ to defendant; her attorneys seek dismissal of her indictment
A recent memorandum of law in support of a motion to dismiss made by her attorneys reveals how Kathy Russell went from being a “witness” to becoming a “defendant” in the case of U.S. v. Keith Raniere…
Heidi: Get yourself a new backpack and a new lawyer, Allison Mack
An anonymous reader, commenting on a recent post by Tom Gargiulo , wrote that, “If Allie Whack doesn’t know that it is wrong to blindfold a woman, drive her a few hours from her home and force her to…
The NXIVM Lawyers – Part I: Michael P. McDermott
During its 20-year run, the NXIVM crime syndicate employed lots of attorneys as it harassed and tortured individuals who were considered to be “enemies” of the cult.
Agnifilo: Women had sex with Raniere ‘for many of the reasons people have been having sex since the Garden of Eden’
Marc Agnifilo continues to slam the government in his memorandum of law filed with the court seeking the dismissal of sex trafficking charges against his client, Keith Alan Raniere AKA Vanguard.
Raniere, not Mexican lawyers, composed threatening letters to silence witnesses; Betancourt used as fool
As alleged in the superseding indictment, among the means and methods by which Keith Raniere and Clare Bronfman participated in illegal conduct was by “using harassment, coercion and abusive…