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Keith Raniere vs. Jim Jones: How NXIVM's Vanguard Mirrored the Jonestown Cult Leader
NXIVM

Keith Raniere vs. Jim Jones: How NXIVM's Vanguard Mirrored the Jonestown Cult Leader

The article compares Jim Jones and Keith Raniere, arguing that both cast dominance as devotion while using secret groups, deprivation, blackmail material and…

By Frank Parlato | September 11, 2026
Guest View: Mentored by Raniere: I No Longer Care About Labels
NXIVM

Guest View: Mentored by Raniere: I No Longer Care About Labels

Frank Report introduces a draft submission attributed to Sammy Duncan Jr. that defends Keith Raniere, describing how Executive Success courses reframed disruptive pranks and reactions to them.

By Guest View | September 10, 2026
Vanguard Week in Session: If Only in Our Dreams
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Vanguard Week in Session: If Only in Our Dreams

A birthday tribute recalls NXIVM’s Vanguard Week, Raniere’s devoted followers, his downfall, conviction and 120-year sentence.

By Frank Parlato | August 28, 2026
BIG DEAL: NXIVM Prosecutor's Husband Kissed a Woman in a Park
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BIG DEAL: NXIVM Prosecutor's Husband Kissed a Woman in a Park

Raniere branded women and got 120 years. Nathaniel Cullerton kissed someone on a bench and got his verdict in five days, from TikTok.

By Frank Parlato | August 2, 2026
Ask Frank: What Did Raniere Do?
Investigations

Ask Frank: What Did Raniere Do?

Dear Frank, You told Alex who Keith Raniere is. What I need to know is what he actually did. My professor Steven Hassan says the BITE model explains it. What did he do to people? I kind of dig the…

By Frank Parlato | April 4, 2026
Ask Frank: Who Is Keith Raniere?
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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…

By Frank Parlato | April 3, 2026
Eight Years a Jailbird: Happy VJ-Day, Keith
Investigations

Eight Years a Jailbird: Happy VJ-Day, Keith

Happy VJ-Day, Vanguard — Eight Years a Jailbird

By Guest View | March 19, 2026
Your Assignment Is to Seduce Keith
Investigations

Your Assignment Is to Seduce Keith

The Trial of Keith Raniere:

By Frank Parlato | March 15, 2026
Raniere Trial #3: Fighting to the Last Breath
Investigations

Raniere Trial #3: Fighting to the Last Breath

All paintings by MK10ART

By Frank Parlato | March 8, 2026
What the FBI Told Itself About OneTaste
Investigations

What the FBI Told Itself About OneTaste

FBI Ranked OneTaste Alongside Epstein and NXIVM — Then Couldn’t Charge Trafficking

By Frank Parlato | March 8, 2026
Raniere Trial: Day1 PT 2 — ‘He Was a Con Man’
Investigations

Raniere Trial: Day1 PT 2 — ‘He Was a Con Man’

May 7, 2019 — United States Courthouse, Brooklyn, New York

By Frank Parlato | March 5, 2026
The Trial of Keith Raniere: Day 1, Part 1 — ‘Please Stand, Mr. Raniere’
Investigations

The Trial of Keith Raniere: Day 1, Part 1 — ‘Please Stand, Mr. Raniere’

This series is a day-by-day, witness-by-witness account of the federal trial of Keith Raniere, founder of NXIVM, tried in May and June 2019 before Senior U.S. District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis in…

By Frank Parlato | March 4, 2026
AI Podcast Botches Nancy Salzman Story
Investigations

AI Podcast Botches Nancy Salzman Story

Another week, another AI-generated podcast that gets the basics wrong while drowning listeners in psychological jargon.

By Frank Parlato | February 22, 2026
Roger Stone Helped Take Down NXIVM — He Was Never Part of It
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Roger Stone Helped Take Down NXIVM — He Was Never Part of It

As the journalist who broke the NXIVM branding story and played a role in exposing Keith Raniere’s criminal enterprise, I want to explain the role of Roger Stone and NXIVM.

By Frank Parlato | February 1, 2026
‘My Company, His Sorority’: Nancy Salzman’s Convenient Rewrite
Investigations

‘My Company, His Sorority’: Nancy Salzman’s Convenient Rewrite

Nancy Salzman’s Rehabilitation Tour

By Frank Parlato | January 24, 2026
Nancy Salzman Interview on New Podcast Focuses on NLP, Skips Raniere
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Nancy Salzman Interview on New Podcast Focuses on NLP, Skips Raniere

Nancy Salzman, the co-founder and former president of NXIVM, who spent two years in federal prison for racketeering conspiracy, has given her ‘first in-depth interview since being released from…

By Frank Parlato | January 21, 2026
Who Took Down NXIVM? Elon Musk’s Grokipedia Fact-Checks a Critic’s Claim
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Who Took Down NXIVM? Elon Musk’s Grokipedia Fact-Checks a Critic’s Claim

According to James McGibney, if Bullyville fame, I was a loyal NXIVM functionary who clung to the cult “until the end,” only abandoning ship when exposure became inevitable.

By Frank Parlato | January 11, 2026
How to Prevent Another NXIVM: Allison Mack’s Licensing Solution
Investigations

How to Prevent Another NXIVM: Allison Mack’s Licensing Solution

Allison Mack’s Raniere Solution: License All Spiritual Teachers

By Frank Parlato | January 4, 2026
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