Clare Bronfman’s attorney, Kathleen Cassidy , has filed a letter to the court complaining to Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis that the prosecution has not provided her client with most of the information she and other attorneys for NXIVM defendants requested in August.

If only the Knife Media – formerly known as the Knife of Aristotle – were still analyzing the media.

On this Thanksgiving Day , NXIVM victims have a lot to be thankful for.

In the motion to dismiss papers filed on behalf of Clare Bronfman, Nancy Salzman, and Kathy Russell, the defense team for these three women has taken considerable pains to distinguish their clients from Allison Mack, Lauren Salzman, and Keith Raniere .

By Shadow State 1958

Since collateral – more so than branding – is going to be a significant aspect of the extortion, forced labor and sex trafficking charges against the three DOS defendants – Keith Raniere, Allison Mack, and Lauren Salzman – here are few things that readers might find interesting.

Who’s more dangerous and in more danger?

Branding adult women on their pubic region is not the same as female genital mutilation [FGM]. Indeed, it may be worse.

Allison Mack got a restraining order against a man who has been allegedly stalking her at her parent’s home in Los Alamitos, California. A judge granted Allison a restraining order against 53-year-old Thomas Sekera .

Crazy Days and Nights , one of America’s most popular Blind Item Gossip Sites, came out with a new Blind Item that clearly is about Allison Mack and NXIVM

Lauren Salzman , through her attorney, Hector Diaz , filed a motion to dismiss two of her alleged racketeering acts.

Assistant US Attorneys Moira Kim Penza and Tanya Hajjar filed their opposition to Keith Raniere’s second bail motion. Their opposition papers are addressed to the Honorable Nicholas G. Garaufi s.

In the government’s opposition to Keith Raniere’s Second Bail Motion, the prosecution revealed that Raniere, when he was 46 [2006-7] was having sex with a 15-year-old girl.

The government, in its opposition to Keith Raniere’s second bail motion , released an excerpt of an email that provides an insight into the teachings of Keith Raniere AKA Vanguard . He has been said to be “the world’s smartest man” by his followers.

By Shadow State 1958

The exquisite and sublime artist MK10ART has produced four more NXIVM-themed masterpieces, artwork that captures the sinister and darkest elements of the sex-slaver cult and its leaders, whose vile and destructive nature is hidden beneath a surface of smiles and lofty talk about self-improvement and

By a Reader

[Editor’s note: An anonymous reader made this comment. The person may or may not be a former NXIVM member, but either way, it rings true to me.]

A reader wrote to me to advise,

By Shadow State 1958

I haven’t reviewed all the filings in detail yet but I did come across a very interesting statement: i.e., if Judge Garaufis does not dismiss all of the charges against all the defendants, the (remaining) defendants plan to file motions for suppression and motions for severance. What that means is t

By Clicky Eight

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of posts that will be looking at all the unanswered questions concerning the criminal computer trespass charges that were brought against Toni Natalie, Joe O’Hara, and John Tighe ( Although similar charges were also brought against Barbara Bouchey, she w

This is the third part of my rebuttal to Keith Raniere’s bail package.

People are wondering why Keith’s attorneys keep filing these ridiculous sounding motions regarding his bail, which often recite the most untrue statements imaginable — stuff that would make Pinocchio blush.