Raniere: Trial & Sentencing

Raniere’s Lawyer, Paul DerOhannesian Wrote the Book on Sexual Assault Trials
Paul DerOhannesian II was quiet up until today, sitting beside Keith Alan Raniere during his 17 days of trial and not saying one word, as far as we know, to…

John Tighe: Thoughts About Nxivm From Prison
By John Tighe

A Day in the Life of Keith Raniere: Trial Time is More Much Trying
The vast majority of the inmates at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) are only there for a short period of time.

Carlos Salinas’ Daughter Targeted for DOS & During ‘Backfiring’ Cross Exam Lauren Bursts Into Tears Over Mexican She Helped Imprison
By Dianne Lipson

Rosales: Mandatory Minimums & Sentencing Guidelines Mean Raniere Will Likely Spend Decades in Prison
By Omar W. Rosales, J.D.

Testimony Canceled Today in Raniere Trial Because One of the Alternate Jurors Was Ill
Not much to report at the moment – other than one of the alternate jurors was ill today and consequently, there was no trial testimony.

Trial of Keith Raniere – a Lot to Report
We have now had three days of trial.
![Day #1 Raniere Trial [May 7]: Agnifilo’s Opening Statement – “I Will Defend’ Keith Raniere’s ‘Good Faith’](/media/ab84838275b9a200b28fd018.png)
Day #1 Raniere Trial [May 7]: Agnifilo’s Opening Statement – “I Will Defend’ Keith Raniere’s ‘Good Faith’
THE COURT: Please be seated. All right. Mr. Agnifilo, how long is your opening?
![Day #1 Raniere Trial [May 7]: Tanya Hajjar’s Opening Remarks to the Jury – She Nails Raniere](/media/8da9856371b3494351a9bad9.jpg)
Day #1 Raniere Trial [May 7]: Tanya Hajjar’s Opening Remarks to the Jury – She Nails Raniere
Judge Nicholas Garaufis, after concluding his opening remarks to the jury, said, “All right. At this time, we will begin with opening statements. The government will give its opening statement first.
![Day One Raniere Trial [May 7]: Juror’s Wife Has Cancer; He’s Excused](/media/083b44ee128d18bc630a6690.jpg)
Day One Raniere Trial [May 7]: Juror’s Wife Has Cancer; He’s Excused
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 detail of events that occurred.

Notice to the Public and Press Attending the Raniere Trial
Here are the applicable rules for the court throughout the trial:

Judge Decides DOS Slaves Will Use First Names Only – Jury Impaneled – 8 Men – 4 Women – Trial Starts Tomorrow
Things are moving along.

Doomsday Ruling for Raniere on Eve of Trial – Graphic Nude Pictures of 15-Year-Old Ruled Admissible
This might well be the final nail in Keith Raniere’s coffin.

Will Raniere actually go to trial?
How ironic that the man who sought to have so much control over so many women has been abandoned by all of his female co-defendants?

Can Raniere survive prison if convicted as a sex offender?; He needs to be assigned to SOMP prison for his own safety
Sex offenders do not fare well in prison.

Legally Using Girl’s Sexually Explicit Photos: Should ‘Due Process’ Trump Desire To Convict Raniere?
There was an FBI raid of Keith Raniere’s “study” or, as some call it, his “sex lair” at 8 Hale Dr. in Clifton Park New York on March 27, 2018.

Agnifilo: ‘We’re Going to Trial’ – Bronfman and Russell ‘should never have been charged’
“We are going to trial,” said Keith Raniere’s lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, outside of court on Friday, following the guilty plea deals of Clare Bronfman and Kathy Russell.

BREAKING NEWS: CLARE BRONFMAN & KATHY RUSSELL TO PLEAD GUILTY TODAY
Frank Report has just learned that Clare Bronfman and Kathy Russell will both plead guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis.