A new story by Barry Meier – on Clare Bronfman – The Journey of the ‘Sex Cult’ Heiress: From Reluctant Recruit to Criminal Defendant was published today in the New York Times .

The letter below is from a mother I communicated with repeatedly by phone and email. She is the mother of a recently escaped NXIVM ‘member’ who seems to have been almost recruited into DOS – and was evidently to be transported across international boundaries for possible sex trafficking.

Omar Rosales, an attorney and author in Austin, Texas, was formerly a member of NXIVM. He escaped the cruel cult’s clutches when he smelled the horrific odor of this grotesque and sinister group , Rosales later wrote the first book about NXIVM – entitled American Cult – NXIVM exposed.

It seems Clare and Sara Bronfman have put up more money to fight their legal fight against the US Attorney EDNY – possibly secreting assets to liquidate in order to pay more attorneys to wage their continuous war to stay in business and keep out of prison.

Two sources tell me that Kathy Russell is standing tall: She will not flip on Keith Raniere and Clare Bronfman .

By Larry Shea

By An Informed on Mexican Source

Pea Onyu answers questions and rebuts comments posed by various readers. I have not edited a single word of Onyu’s responses.

By Frank Parlato

Hey Frank,

From a reader:

By Pea Onyu

Editor’s note: A woman who I have been in frequent contact from Ireland has told me a gripping and horrific story about how the NXIVM cult, led by Allison Mack and Sara Bronfman, abused and targeted her teen daughter – and almost succeeded. Later, we will tell the whole story – but for now, I will a

The title of Scott Simon’s well-rehearsed interview of Vanessa Grigoriadis set the tone for the entire interview:

Shira’s Got the Scoop – pulled off an enviable coup today – getting an interview with high-in-demand Catherine Oxenberg – and getting some great inside information.

You can watch the compelling video of Megyn Kelly interviewing Marc Agnifilo about Keith Raniere for NBC’s Dateline.

India Oxenberg has left NXIVM and is living in the Los Angeles area with her mother, Catherine . She also has a boyfriend – who had a role in her leaving NXIVM.

Now for a few pictures that should warm and delight you:

Vanessa Grigoriadis went on NPR the other day. Simon Scott hosted the talented writer – who wangled a rare media interview with Keith Raniere as well as Clare Bronfman, Nancy Salzman , Lauren Salzman , and Allison Mack . The funny thing is that every one of those people is now a criminal defendant i

Even though no official paperwork has been filed, several sources in the Albany legal community have confirmed that William Fanciullo – Law Office of William Fanciullo – is no longer representing Kathy Russell , the low-level former bookkeeper for NXIVM who may be being set up to take the fall for m

Well, once again, we have an update on the status of Keith Alan Raniere a/k/a Federal Prisoner #57005-177 at the Metropolitan Detention Center ( MDC ) in Brooklyn, NY.

The home page has little to say. The once highly vaunted Knife Media [formerly The Knife of Aristotle ] is dead.

Reports of Ben Szemkus being “missing and feared dead” appear to be exaggerated.

Dateline tonight at 10 pm, Eastern and Pacific Times/ 9 Central and Mountain times

Catherine Oxenberg spoke to Megyn Kelly for Dateline saying she felt ‘horrendous guilt’ for introducing her daughter to NXIVM