In a devastating blow to former NXIVM leader Keith Raniere on the eve of his trial, a federal judge opened the door Friday for prosecutors to display the pornographic images of an underage teenager whom Raniere is accused of enslaving. Raniere had twice moved to suppress the images, most recently on April 22, arguing they […]
NXIVM SEX CULT: Clare Bronfman Reaches Deal…Buys Her Way Out of RICO Charges…Pleads to Harboring Illegal…
If anybody wants to understand the US criminal justice system check this out. Clare Bronfman, director of operations for NXIVM – which the president of the enterprise, Nancy Salzman, has already admitted was a racketeering enterprise, will face the lightest of sentences when she goes before Judge Nicholas Garaufis for sentencing on July 25. Isn’t […]
Kathy Russell Takes a Plea Deal…
NXIVM Sex-Cult Prosecutors Have Evidence Of Illegal Clinton Campaign Contributions For “Political Influence”…
NXIVM Case: Q&A, Clarifications on New Trial and Charges Being Dropped Against Raniere…
Today’s posts have generated lots of questions – and a lot of speculation – about the impact of the prosecution’s decision to dismiss four of the eleven pending counts against the four remaining defendants in the case of the U.S. v. Raniere: Keith Raniere, Allison Mack, Clare Bronfman, and Kathy Russell. The four counts that […]
Avenatti Out in NXIVM Cult Case, Seagram’s Heiress Says…
Seagram’s Billionaire Heiress Paying Legal Fees in NXIVM Sex-Trafficking Case…
Clare Bronfman, heiress to the Seagram fortune, allegedly has been paying the legal fees for leaders of the NXIVM secret society who are standing trial on charges of sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. Prosecutors argued the lawyers may face a conflict of interest, partly because Bronfman is a co-defendant. “The government has been advised that the […]
How Local Officials Allowed NXIVM Grow Into an International Crime Syndicate…
Since several recent commenters have raised questions about the lawsuit that I brought against Keith Raniere and a bunch of others associated with the NXIVM/ESP cult back in February 2012, I thought it might be worthwhile to have the original Complaint posted here so that readers could see just how much of the cult’s criminal […]