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Forbes Says Vítek Is Worth $7.2 Billion. The Numbers Say Otherwise
His Forbes-reported net worth is $7.1 billion, making him the 542nd richest person in the world, according to Forbes, and 6th richest in his native Czech Republic.

His Forbes-reported net worth is $7.1 billion, making him the 542nd richest person in the world, according to Forbes, and 6th richest in his native Czech Republic.

Although many people think of “immunity” and “plea deals” as being one and the same, they are, in fact, quite different legal concepts, both in theory and in practice.

Although his trial may not start for another year – and although the outcome of every trial is always uncertain – my prediction is “he’s taking the fall.”

Lost in the buzz surrounding Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis’ admonishing of the defense attorneys for Keith Raniere and his cohorts-in-crime at last week’s Status Conference was the prosecution’s filing of a Memorandum-of-Law regarding how certain seized materials should be treated.

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines remorse as “a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs” . What it doesn’t explain is why some ex-NXians have it and some don’t.
One of the hardest things for The Vanguard (AKA Keith Raniere ) to accept about his new reality is that at least one of his co-defendants is, according to the AUSA Moira Kim Penza , close to working out a plea deal.

Several readers are always asking for more details of The Vanguard’s life at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) – which is one of the reasons that Frank Report has taken steps to establish relationships with people who can supply that sort of inside information. Most recently, a reader sent an

Buried in this week’s legal filings was a mysterious “Motion For Leave To Withdraw James L. Burke As Counsel Of Record” – which, once it’s granted, will reduce the horde of attorneys representing the NXIVM Six by one. As detailed in the motion that was filed earlier this week on behalf of Lauren Sal

Thanks to our good friends at the Daily Mail – Frank Report readers have pictures to enjoy of four of the six defendants in the NXIVM case.

Although it may have appeared at yesterday’s Status Conference that Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis was surprised to find out, for the first time, that the start date for Raniere, Mack, Bronfman, Salzman, Salzman and Russell trial had been moved back to March 18, 2019 , that was most likely not the case.

Today’s status conference in federal court in Brooklyn did not go well for Keith Raniere – or his high-priced NYC attorney, Marc Agnifilo .