Criminal Justice
Raniere Cites US Violation of the Vienna Convention as “Newly Discovered Evidence;” Tells Judge to Release Him From Prison
Federal prisoner Keith Raniere wrote a 200-plus page Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Motion for a new trial, which Frank Report is reviewing in a series. One of his many arguments concerns his ejection from Mexico on March 26, 2018.
In Search of Justice: The Dubious Case Against Nicole Daedone
On April 3, 2023, the US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York filed indictment 1:23-cr-00146 in the clerk’s office of the US District Court in Brooklyn. When I read Indictment 1:23-cr-00146, I thought a grave had opened, and Franz Kafka had come out with a new work.
Frederick Crews: Saint Sandusky?
Author’s note: This essay was accepted for publication two years ago by the religious magazine First Things. The editors, anticipating trouble, asked me to collect endorsements from prominent people. This I did. Strong letters of support arrived from Noam Chomsky, Elizabeth Loftus, Carol Tavris, and
Clare Bronfman Leaves Prison Next Week – Goes to Halfway House in the Bronx on May 2
The Bureau of Prisons will unlock the doors to Clare Webb Bronfman’s prison cell at the Philadelphia Detention Center, and allow prisoner 91010-053 to head to the Bronx where she will grace the Bronx Community Correctional Center, a busy halfway house.
Raniere Blames His Attorneys for Being in Prison; Wants Judge to Order Warden at Tucson to Release Him
We have, perhaps, some tedious news for those sated with stories about Keith Alan Raniere: He has filed a Motion to Set Aside Conviction on the grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel.
Feds Can’t Stroke Up Evidence in OneTaste Case
In the past, I have written about OneTaste – a San Francisco company founded by Nicole Daedone in 2004 and sold to new owners in 2017 – in less than flattering terms. I called it “the fingering cult” because it places a heavy emphasis on Orgasmic Meditation, a timed 15 minute practice performed by a