The one who was not applying them was the man who made them up Keith Raniere. {"vloc":"auto","floating":true,"playlist":"https:\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/feeds\/c132tQIF.json","ph":2} Salzmanpleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in March. Instead of delaying the trial until the next day. Reading the direct transcripts is blowing my mind. Lauren Salzman reported to Raniere regarding Daniela's "progress," but The organization is commonly called a "cult," and has been termed a "racketeering enterprise" by the U.S. government. Sir, I have a right and an obligation to control the extent to which something like this is put to a witness and you had that opportunity. In 2017, Salzman became even deeper in Ranieres thrall when she was recruited to the secret all-female organization by Rosalaura Junco, a NXIVM member and the daughter of a wealthy Mexican media scion. (AP Photo/Mary. Q But youve read the chats between Keith and Cami? Lauren is sobbing uncontrollably by the time she finished her answer. If youre going to commit a crime, dont record yourself admitting to it. Are the transcripts of the trial released anywhere? He would have had a child with you. I'm been addicted to reading every single thing related to NXIVM in the past two weeks. THE COURT: So you can sit down. Q And from time to time, Kristin would write e-mails as though it was Hector [Dani and Camis father]; correct, she did that from time to time? If the appeal is successful, Keith will be in the exact same place he was before the trial began in jail, indicted, and awaiting court. After providing collateral in the form of embarrassing documents and explicit naked photos, Salzman became what she referred to as a first-line slave of the group, or a member of DOSs innermost circle, reporting directly to Raniere, along with Junco, Mack, Clyne, and four other women. A I felt insecure about it, but that wasnt what was troubling to me. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Who cares whether she had convinced herself at the time that it was not illegal or illegal but allowed or whatever. No relationship, no baby. Raniere's trial began on May 7 and ended on June 19, 2019. THE COURT: You may ask your question. That it will be done. . the part about her leaving suddenly I had conversations with Keith quite some time before she left where he wasnt sure he should spend time developing a close relationship with his son because of Kristin, and that if at some point he got close to Gaelyn, there might be some rift or separation between them that would be damaging to his son, so I think he foresaw that. Despite the negative media attention swarming around the group, the understanding among DOS members was that they would participate in a recommitment ceremony, pledging their allegiance to Raniere which, as Salzman later testified, was assumed to mean group sex. Lauren Salzman entered her plea at a hearing that did not appear on any public calendar, and prosecutors had portions of a transcript blacked out. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. Q Did you know he was having these kinds of conversations with these women? She avoided jail time and was sentenced to time served, five years. A Kristin left the community with Gaelyn, their son, in 2014. The branding ceremony took place in 2017 inside a house near Albany, where female members of the so-called cult Nxivm . There were a lot of things created and they had all been created and implemented in my absence, so I knew that I had come into something, that there had been things before. Lauren Salzman, who pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of racketeering and racketeering conspiracy in March, told jurors that for many years Keith Raniere, 58, was the most important. When she finally left in February 2012, she was driven to the Mexican border by her father and another NXIVM member, who refused to give her immigration papers; in a series of emails read during the trial, when she begged for her papers back, NXIVM officials refused, accusing her of being manipulative and playing games., Of all the things I did in this case and all the crimes that were committed, this was the worst thing I did, she said, sobbing. The daughter of group cofounder Nancy Salzman, who has pleaded guilty to a single charge of racketeering conspiracy, Salzman, 42, began her testimony last week describing her first meeting with Raniere in 1998, when she was 21 years old. Parlato is a consulting producer and appears in TNT's The Heiress and the Sex Cult, which premieres on May 22, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Parlato,_Jr. Brooklyn federal judge Nicholas Garaufis gave Salzman credit for time shes served under house arrest, as well as five years probation, noting that she had turned her life around. I didnt know what it was. But what was more troubling is not that they had a relationship it was Keiths consistent misrepresentations of things he made promises to me that I gave up real other opportunities of things that I wanted and he knew that I wanted, and he didnt fulfill those promises Keith said, in the curriculum, that ultimately we want to make our words so strong, like so strong that when we tell people we will do something, it will be done. Raniere required the brands on the women to be on full display and they should all appear happy if they werent to his satisfaction, he would sometimes request a new photo. Salzman testified that shortly after she joined DOS, she discovered that everyone except Junco had previously been or was currently in a sexual relationship with Raniere. Plumber who once ran for NY state Senate charged in Capito Canadian teacher with size-Z prosthetic breasts placed on paid leave, What's next for Buster Murdaugh after dad's murder conviction, life sentence, Alex Murdaugh shaves head for latest mugshot after learning his fate for killing his wife, son, How a retired detective snared his seventh 'Torso Killer' confession, It's insane that NYers can use but not buy pepper spray for self-defense: Change this now, Heather Dubrows youngest child comes out as transgender, Tom Sandoval drops out of interview amid backlash from Raquel Leviss scandal, Rebel Wilson says Meghan Markle isnt as naturally warm as Prince Harry, March 4, 1984: Martina Navratilova defeats Chris Evert at MSG, Tom Sandoval breaks silence on Ariana Madix split amid cheating claims. I didnt want to sit at the defense table and tell a false story about what happened. I did not do that in my group [get Keith sex slaves]. Salzman said Ranierehad sex with seven of the eight members of the top inner circle, known as DOS an acronym for a Latin phrase roughly translated as "Lord/master of obedient women." DOS members were also required to do penance for perceived misdeeds. Everyone rose. Unresolved: Release in which this issue/RFE will be addressed. Salzman is a former high-ranking member of NXIVM and former partner and confidante of Raniere. https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/silicone-baby-avatar-babyclon-1.jpg. Salzman, the former president and co-founder of NXIVM, was sentenced Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, to 42 months in prison and fined $150,000, but won't be locked up until January. Salzman, who was in NXIVM's Executive Success Programs (ESP) for nearly two decades, testified that she had been with Raniere in a $10,000-a-week resort when authorities in Mexico arrested the. TRANSCRIPT of Proceedings as to Keith Raniere, Allison Mack, Clare Bronfman, Kathy Russell, Lauren Salzman, Nancy Salzman held on September 18, 2018, before Judge Scanlon. Redirect? Judge Nicholas Garaufis is on the bench. During that period, Salzman acted as Danis only liaison with the outside world, delivering apologetic letters that she wrote to Raniere few of which, Salzman testified, he actually read. Q Youve been through a lot for Keith; right? Pam talked me back into my relationship with Keith over the years, many times, and Pam facilitated my relationship with Keith initially. Get an all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! Hey, did you ever find the entirety of pacer testimony? 20% She should be very proud of herself that she took the stand, answered questions bravely and articulately. Q Yeah, were you surprised that Keith was having these kinds of interactions with these women, most of whom he was sleeping with? She and other members would do tasks at the orders of Raniere, and were punished severely if they didn't fulfill their duties, she testified. Agnifilo even said at one point she didnt have to answer a question when the objection was sustained, he was actually being helpful to the DOJ and lessening the stress on Salzman. So, sure. Tell us what you think will happen next? And you let Raniere and the others do what they did, even after I repeatedly begged you for help., The judge said that while Salzman had helped Raniere commit his harmful schemes and other sadistic and sexual deviant visions, she was also a victim of [his] depravity.. When I try to get the 22nd or the 23rd, it shows as only one page. Knowledge of the group became widespread in late 2017, after the New York Times published its DOS expose featuring an interview and photographs of Edmonson displaying her brand. Dani in that room actually made clear something I hadn't realized that she was actually free to leave I'd she just copped to her shit Salzman, a former . I suspect flipping Allison Mack was crucial to making the trial a waste of everyones time. The date is May 22, 2019. Q you were still holding out hope, as of June 2016 when these conversations [2016] are taking place [with the other first-line DOS slaves] these meetings between Keith and these other women, [at this time] you are still holding out hope that you might end up with Keith? Q So here you are, listening to Keith talk to these women about DOS and the creation of DOS, youre not there, and youre listening to these recordings; correct? THE COURT: Anything else from the defense? Related Yeah, where he says . NEW YORK (AP) After weeks of relentlessly lurid testimony, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn on Friday wrapped up their sex trafficking case against Keith Raniere, . at 1619-20 (testimony of Lauren Salzman that Raniere preferred DOS recruits to be individuals "in positions of power and influence"). If our legs werent spread enough, wed have to spread our legs more, Salzman said, adding that the group members were aware that his preferences skewed toward up-close vaginal pictures., Many DOS slaves were told to participate in various forms of self-denial, such as refraining from masturbation and limiting themselves to 1,500-calorie diets. She talked to the police through the bedroom door, asking if they had a warrant. Thanks. Agnifilo states, he was done. the appeal will be successful and Keith will be free.. September 7, 2020 by Stacey Nguyen. Email: frankparlato@gmail.com, Lauren Salzman Gets OK From Judge to Sell House Near Former 'Harem Enclave' Knox Woods - Frank Report | Investigative Journalism From Frank Parlato, https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/silicone-baby-avatar-babyclon-1.jpg, Aristegui News: Rainbow, the School Raniere Gave to Children of Carlos Salinas and to Rosa Laura Junco, Christine Marie: Insights on DOS and Help for DOS Victims. During that period, Salzman acted as Danis only liaison with the outside world, delivering apologetic letters that she wrote to Raniere few of which, Salzman testified, he actually read. Q Was your intention to hurt people or was it to help people? AGNIFILO: No, no, I thought she was about to answer, so I told her not to. At one point, Raniere asked Danis mother, Adriana, to stay confined to a room adjacent to Danis, as a way to make it clear to Daniela that her actions were affecting other people close to her, Salzman testified. The Government didnt teach me that. I . All the links come from the docket, available at Court Listener: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6374665/united-states-v-raniere. The judge were in stopping this and because of this the appeal will be successful and Keith will be free. The man Salzman had previously described as her most important person her mentor, spiritual advisor, and lover; the man whose initials she had chosen to brand into the flesh above her abdomen; the man who had taught her the values of love, sacrifice, personal responsibility and courage had, when confronted with arrest, run away and hidden in a walk-in closet. And I am not going to allow someone to be placed in this circumstance and then let it continue. She was supposed to be sentenced in 2019, and could face up to twenty years behind bars for her part in NXIVM. There would be a cage for the people who were most committed to growth, Salzman testified. Salzman, a former member of NXIVM leader Keith Raniere's Read More FILE - This Oct. 4, 2018 photo shows Lauren Salzman as she leaves Brooklyn Federal Court in New York. Steve's work features mainly in the chapter MK-ULTRA in Australia. 80% . That's led to speculation she may cooperate. Everyone rises for the jury. Numskull. She was dressed in a black pant suit. Thank you!!! Editors note: You be the judge. Lauren Salzman is a name that you'll hear prominently in the unraveling of the self-help group NXIVM. She had faced 14 to 17 1/2 years for working as Ranieres right-hand woman to lure victims into DOS. lauren salzman testimony transcript. AGNIFILO: I dont know why Your Honor cut off my cross-examination. A Yes, but it was at a time when Keith and I werent interacting very much [during] the two years that Pam was sick and dying. This organization is nuts. And you betrayed us. Reading and re-reading the transcript without intonation of voice brings me to one conclusion, there will not be a retrial/mistrial conclusion based on the Judge. That makes their state of mind at the time meaningless, as long as they woke up later. Lauren Salzman was once a high-ranking leader of the purported self-help group Nxivm and a loyal member of founder Keith Raniere's inner circle. Q And you said that Kristin told you, and a group of people, that she brought Daniella over the border. She did so in March 2019, admitting to one count of racketeering. Discussing NXIVM, the New York Capital Region-based group that sold expensive seminars of dubious value. Q Let me ask you the question. As a sex cult "grandmaster," Keith Raniere oversaw dungeon paddlings, brandings and naked meetings but his most brutal form of punishment was emotional manipulation, said former slave Lauren Salzman. Id. Lauren is a rat. I am happy as a bug in a rug reading all of this! He called in and wanted to make sure we were flicking the wrist hard enough, Salzman said. At one point, as former NXIVM member Lauren Salzman testified earlier in the trial, she passed a note to Salzman and Raniere, which read, "Let me out, I've come undone." Raniere is currently. I was very upset, she said. She seemed still a bit in love with Raniere, even if it had intellectually sunk in that he was a monster. Longtime Nxivm accountant Kathy Russell, who has copped to charges of visa fraud, still awaits sentencing. Raniere, 58, is accused of founding and running NXIVM, which framed itself as a self-help group but which prosecutors say was really a cult-like organization that coerced female members into sexual fealty to Raniere. Salzmans attorneys argued for no jail time, noting that she was the first co-defendant to spill the sadistic groups secrets and the only one to testify. It was illegal extortion, as she realizes now and as she recounted in her guilty plea. He was my master, Salzman said during the start of her testimony last week, adding that she respected him, and trusted him and I wanted to be like him. She called him Doomp, and he called her Lorn/Forlorn, cause I was sad and suffering, she said. Q What was your intention when you were in DOS? This is not the allegations. He thought if she did this process, shed have some kind of breakthrough, Salzman testified. THE COURT: I took her guilty plea, sir. She was told. President (To Win Colorado) (D) Joe Biden* (R) Donald Trump. Sign up forOxygen Insiderfor all the best true crime content. And if I made a mistake, then you will have your opportunity if you should not be successful in gaining your clients acquittal, and Im just going to leave it at that. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. See full search documentation. I agree. And Judge Nicholas Garaufis interfered with the cross-examination. For years, Raniere continued to hold the prospect of having a child with Salzman over her head, at one point giving her a timeline of between a year and five years. He revoked the option, however, after Salzman committed an ethical breach, jumping on a another man while celebrating a victory after a volleyball game. She was here and one day she was gone? I think the full transcripts are meant to drop on January 21st. C-SPAN is a private, non-profit public service of the cable television industry that covers the political process. And it says something about the utter STUPIDITY of Lauren Salzman that it takes the Mexican Police pointing machine guns at her head to begin to wake her up. According to her testimony which has so far taken three days when police arrived at the home where Raniere was staying, he was taking a nap in an upstairs bedroom, so she ran up to try to help him escape. So this is how I understand it-. Others were threatened with the release of their collateral - nude photos and other embarrassing material that female members turned over to their "masters" to ensure obedience and silence - if they didn't have unwanted sex with him. As Salzman ascended through NXIVMs ranks, Raniere encouraged her to have sex with other women he was involved with, but forbade her to sleep with other men. On Wednesday, Salzman apologized for keeping a woman named Daniela captive in a room from 2010 to 2012 at Ranieres request and threatening to deport her to Mexico. Lauren Salzman, who detailed the group's inner workings during four days of testimony at Keith Raniere's trial, was sentenced to probation. This is so great! Pea, just imagine babies that looked like this: And before Im a judge, Im a human being. The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time Its all there, its on the record. THE COURT: If you want to know, you went way over the line as far as Im concerned with regard to this witness. When I tried to cut off the line of questioning, you just went right back to the line of questioning. A She would draft the e-mail and suggest that the family use it and then Hector would use Kristins drafted e-mail, yes. A I knew they had a relationship. He is in every sense a hypocrite. The Government showed that there were 25 people admitted into Keiths inner circle over the years, but it looks like some of them Jack Levy, Monica Duran, Kristin Keefe have had few, if any articles devoted to them on here. Nonetheless, she continued to follow Ranieres orders to not allow Dani to have access to her papers, on the grounds that she wanted him to think she was willing to do what it took to be a responsible parent., planned to build a dungeon in the basement of the sorority house. His work to expose and take down NXIVM is featured in books like Captive by Catherine Oxenberg, Scarred by Sarah Edmonson, The Program by Toni Natalie, and NXIVM. I knew that before. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. Lauren is a rat. She testifiedthe DOS would take naked photos before every meeting. Raniere is serving a term of life in prison after being convicted at trial of child sex trafficking and conspiracy. I knowingly and intentionally harbored Jane Doe 4, a woman whose identity is known to me, in a room in the home in the Northern District of New York, Salzman testified earlier in the spring, according to unsealed court transcripts quotedby the New York Post. It is the defense councils job to cross-examine her about this unpleasant experience. he made me a promise, and when I said you didnt uphold the promise, he said I didnt live my word. And thats really what this was. NXIVM cult member Lauren Salzman was sentenced on Wednesday for her role as a top official in the upstate New York sex cult. I lied to the entire community about it, she testified. The statement, which was read at trial, accused the media of shaming the women for engaging in consensual activities and spearheading a campaign against the rights of women and alternative lifestyles. At one point in the email, Raniere compared DOS members to authors of the Declaration of Independence. Q You said [in the direct examination] when Keith was arrested in Mexico, Mexican police came in and they had machine guns? What am I doing wrong? But what I had here was, I had a crisis here. Q You learned about these meetings for the first time when the Government gave you these recordings to listen to? Q . Q Right. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Appeals court upholds sentences for NXIVM sex cult leaders, Nxivm sex cult leader Keith Raniere claims prison transfer puts his life at risk, Nxivm leader Keith Raniere claims feds conspiring against him with hermaphrodite cellmate, Nxivm leader complains fellow sex trafficker left him dizzy after prison beatdown, keeping a woman named Daniela captive in a room, was slapped with six years and nine months behind bars. Q And she just left like one day. This failure, combined with his on the record statement that he was done, will seriously hamper any appeal. Given that its almost impossible to imagine how continuing the questioning would have made any difference, I think theres almost no chance this matters on appeal. I lied to everybody. Apparently emboldened by her demonstration of loyalty, Raniere once again brought up the idea of fathering a child with Salzman, accompanying her to doctors office visits so she could receive fertility treatments. You could have. I know some of Keefe and Durans criminal activity came up during the trial already, but it would be nice to have it summarized. A federal judge sentenced Lauren Salzman, a high-ranking leader of an upstate New York sex cult, to five years of probation on Wednesday, following her "extraordinary" assistance to prosecutors. She described how the sick Svengali, with whom she had a 17-year relationship, was in the process of building a sex dungeon full of cages and BDSM equipment when he was arrested in 2018. if(typeof(jQuery)=="function"){(function($){$.fn.fitVids=function(){}})(jQuery)}; She had been on the floor and he had kicked her, Salzman recounted Padilla telling her. So thats like just one example. On Monday, Salzman provided more sensational details about the alleged inner workings of the group. Salzman testified that she was even branded during a 2017 ceremony. As far as Laurens being stupid, she doesnt come off as stupid at all. get it? She has been on the stand for hours. Im asking about what you know, what you know based on what you saw and what you saw other people doing with your own senses, eyewitness-type stuff; you didnt see any of that? Were you doing it to scare them? Lauren Salzman, 42, is a cooperating witness in the sex trafficking and racketeering trial of NXIVM's founder, Keith Raniere, who has pleaded not guilty on all counts. Pea!! Cookie Notice Salzman testified that being locked in a cage for days until surrendering was supposed to be a way for the most committed members to grow. You lost everything Lauren. [she is alternately tearing up and holding back tears.]. Q Did you intend to hurt anyone, did you intend to scare anyone? I think that Pams passing away relates to the start of DOS. Q So the Government plays these recordings for you; right? Parlato has been prominently featured on HBOs docuseries The Vow and was the lead investigator and coordinating producer for Investigation Discoverys The Lost Women of NXIVM. In addition, he was credited in the Starz docuseries 'Seduced' for saving 'slave' women from being branded and escaping the sex-slave cult known as DOS. Agnifilo clearly says he was done. A Oh, Im sorry. Q But you know that now because the Government gave you the recordings to listen to of the meetings that you werent in? A Well, if I dont believe anything that any of my friends say, then I didnt experience any of that. Salzman said in testimony, "It was the most painful thing I've ever experienced." Nicole testified that Mack told her, "pain is love, and you show your love to your master by pain." . She also told the judge that she kept the woman captive from March 2010 to April 2012 while [threatening] to deport Jane Doe 4 back to Mexico if she did not complete labor requested by myself and others.. Do you think you can do some articles about how they got involved, why they were allowed into Keiths inner circle, and what crimes they committed or may have committed. According to Salzman, the group would meet three times a week, with members required to pose for a naked group photo at the start of every meeting and send it to Raniere. Among the. Q Did you intend to commit a racketeering violation at the time that you did it? Lauren Salzman, a former high-ranking member of Nxivm who pleaded guilty to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy charges and testified against founder Keith Raniere at his 2019 trial, will. Raniere had fled to Mexico the year before, following a damning New York Times report that he was the grandmaster of DOS, a NXIVM offshoot and secret all-female sorority of masters and slaves. Allegedly run by Raniere, the group reportedly had branded women, forced them to provide collateral in the form of explicit naked photos, and coerced them into having sex with him. And I think DOS took the place of that, in large part, because now you have slaves going out specifically looking for sexual relationships and personal relationships for Keith. Unfortunately for Raniere, however, the ceremony never happened, as authorities arrived at Ranieres home on March 25 to arrest him on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. The 45-year-old daughter of Nxivm co-founder Nancy Salzman had faced between seven and nine years in prison on racketeering conspiracy charges. This is a broken person, as far as I can tell. Aww you're so welcome! Edmonsons husband publicly confronted Salzman about DOS at a NXIVM event, prompting the rest of the organization to learn about the existence of DOS. Raniere wanted this testimony forever suppressed and sealed so that no one would ever know what he and Salzman had admitted or lied about under oath. THE COURT: Asked and answered. Q Part of whats happened is that, through the discovery process, you have learned more about Keiths relationships with other women; fair to say? They were then whipped and paddled with a spiked sex toy, she claimed. A Yes. Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Nancy Salzman, also known as "Prefect," the former president and co-founder of Nxivm, was sentenced to 42 months' imprisonment and ordered to pay a $150,000 fine by United States District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis for racketeering conspiracy, including predicate acts of conspiracy to commit identity Also, as far as proving that Lauren Salzman didnt really think she was guilty of anything-(which is what Agnifilo seemed to be trying to prove). He simply didnt have much to work with. Theyll testify again. The testimony of Lauren Salzman, 42, marked the first time that one of Raniere's co-defendants and a member of his clannish "inner circle" has taken the stand at his criminal trial. She is crying as she speaks. And whether shes telling the truth, whether the jury believes her, I think its absolutely necessary that there be a certain level of consideration for someones condition. [Lauren is growing visibly upset and is crying]. Q Was it hard to listen to the conversations? New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. The ghoulish guru landed 120 years behind bars last year for his heinous crimes, and was recently ordered to pay his slew of victims nearly $3.5 million in restitution. And I didnt have a problem. Trial transcripts are available on the federal PACER system, you can download each individual day as a PDF. Lauren testified that she was under the impression the woman would be kept in the room for a few days but her "stay" actually lasted 18 to 24 months. Then Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis rose. Padilla had also planned to purchase a cage, though she canceled the order shortly after the inner workings of DOS were made public in the spring of 2017. Lauren Salzman leaves Brooklyn federal court in New York. Formerly one of NXIVMs most loyal capos, an exhausted-looking Salzman recounted decades of her emotional manipulation at the hands of Raniere, a self-described genius who once held such sway over his followers that they believed he was able to control the weather. So you have your record, and if there is a conviction, you can appeal my decision to the Second Circuit, okay? To get a PACER account requires you to put up a credit card. He basically verbally confessed to racketeering. He should have taken a plea deal. Nancy Salzman Salzman, the co-founder of NXIVM with Raniere, was the first of high-ranking officials to plead guilty. But according to Salzmans testimony, she ended up staying for somewhere between 18 and 24 months. Lauren Salzman had twenty-two slaves when she was exposed & arrested, according to the New York Times. Resolved: Release in which this issue/RFE has been resolved. And we saw that coming, I dont think [Kristin leaving] was suddenly.
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