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...
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Kathy and Nancy want to resume their friendship. And Nancy wants to see more of her parents. Travel requests came to U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas G...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
By Heidi Hutchinson This is in response to Barbara Bouchey’s article The Facts Surrounding Mark Vicente’s Enrollment Into Nxivm and to raise some...
By Tom This is in response to Barbara Bouchey’s article Bouchey: The Facts Surrounding Mark Vicente’s Enrollment Into Nxivm. Dear Barbara, Thank you for...
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 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...
By Barbara Bouchey I’d like to commend Mark Vicente on his courage and conviction to leave NXIVM when he did, and not go quietly into the night. He chose to...
This is the second in a series of reports about Mark Vicente’s testimony in the case of the U.S. v. Raniere (You can access the first report here). After...
Mark Vicente is a sterling individual and a brave man for bearding the monster in his lair. I have heard him compared with Luke Skywalker in his epic fight...
Mark Vicente was on the witness stand all day on Thursday as he was questioned by Mark Lesko, the Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New...
We have now had three days of trial. So much was learned about Nxivm, DOS and Keith Alan Raniere that it will take several posts to catch up. Throughout today...
We’ve all watched televisions shows and movies involving courtroom scenes in which the attorneys for both sides huddle with the judge to discuss some important...
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...
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...
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...
Sylvie, the first witness called by the prosecution in the case of the U.S. v. Raniere, revealed how she was recruited to become a member of DOS. The native of...
Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis has denied the defense’s motion for a mistrial in the case of the U.S. v. Raniere. As a result, the trial will resume today. The...
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...
Judge Nicholas Garaufis, after concluding his opening remarks to the jury, said, “All right. At this time, we will begin with opening statements. The...
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...
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...
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...
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...
