Lauren, the longtime associate of Keith Alan Raniere, pleaded guilty to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy - and is, thus far, the only co-defendant of Raniere to testify against him. I saw some of it a few days ago. Reply . Nancy told her daughter that she and Raniere were starting a "human-potential school" and was excited about her work with Keith. [She lied to the women and told them it was a female-only sorority for female empowerment, leaving out the critical fact that it was led by a man.] She was examined by Assistant U.S. Attorney Tanya Hajjar. Lauren was wearing a white top and black pants. An appeal on Lauren Salzman testimony not being finished will not overturn all those counts of guilty. Lauren Salzman detailed the allegations in Brooklyn federal court, testifying that Keith Raniere had plans to build a sex dungeon in a home the group owned in Waterford, N.Y. This is Part 3 of Lauren's cross examination- which was halted by the judge. HOWEVER, it costs: you need to get a PACER account and pay the per page or document cost for each document you download (transcript or otherwise). You can now read them within the CEI archives. Sorry…. . Trial Transcripts May 7, 2019: first day of the trial; includes opening statements ( Tanya Hajjar for the prosecution, Marc Agnifilo for the defense) and the beginning of the first witness testimony, by Sylvie [last name redacted by order of the court], a DOS "slave" under Monica Duran CultNews now announces the online release of the Keith Raniere and Nancy Salzman deposition transcripts. Former Nxivm "slave master" Lauren Salzman got off with time served on Wednesday for her role in the upstate sex cult -- capping a legal case that saw her turn on longtime ally Keith Raniere and . . CA. Salzman testified that she was even branded during a 2017 ceremony. But ahead of her sentencing Wednesday. Raniere forbade Salzman from telling Daniela anything or giving her any . PSR ¶¶ 66-67; see Tr. Lauren Salzman testified today - her second day on the witness stand. 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's six-week trial featured testimony from several women who said Raniere victimized them, including Lauren Salzman, who was the only one who was charged to testify against him. This is part 2 of the cross-examination of Lauren Salzman which was to be halted by Judge Nicholas Garaufis at the end of the day. Lauren Salzman, 42, who pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of racketeering and racketeering conspiracy in March, testified she was a master and had six slaves of her own. 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." . Part 2: Lauren Salzman Cross Examination Stopped by Judge: Lauren Asked If She Was an Adult. Lauren said, in 1998, when she was a senior in college, she was introduced to Raniere by her mother Nancy. not really, your Vandaddy isn't going to see the outside of a prison cell unless he . Lauren Salzman said her first impression of Raniere was that he was "a little strange." But she warmed to him, became his lover — like her mother had been — and his subservient. Oct 23, 2018. SCHEDULING ORDER as to Keith Raniere, Allison Mack, Clare Bronfman, Kathy Russell, Lauren Salzman, Nancy Salzman. She is thin, but not emaciated. [with the exact language and taken from the transcripts]. Trial Transcript ("Tr.") at 1930-34 (Salzman's testimony). Salzman became a. About two years ago, some of Mr. Raniere's closest female associates including Ms. Mack, the actress, and Ms. Salzman's daughter, Lauren Salzman, formed a secret sorority within Nxivm known as . 14 conducted of Plaintiff, NANCY SALZMAN, on the. To get a PACER account requires you to put up a credit card. She was dressed in a black pant suit. Lauren Salzman, 42, who pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of racketeering and racketeering conspiracy in March, testified she was a master and had six slaves of her own. Lauren testified: An in-person Status Conference is set for 11/6/2018 at 04:00 PM in Courtroom 13A South before Magistrate Judge Vera M. Scanlon. She was told that. (cnn) 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,. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 . Many may say after reading this sworn testimony that Keith Raniere does not appear to be a "genius," but rather seems like more of an "idiot" and a "con man." 6. The sentencing hearings for Allison Mack, Lauren Salzman, and Keith Raniere, which . Ordered by Magistrate Judge Vera M. Scanlon on 10/23/2018. A former high-ranking member of the alleged cult NXIVM testified against its alleged leader in court on Monday, accusing him of whipping, beating and playing other kinds of sex games with his top female members. "It was the most painful thing I have ever experienced," she said. Agnifilo now presents a series of text messages between Lauren and one of her DOS slaves, Audrey, who was thinking about leaving DOS around June 2017. On Friday, Lauren Salzman, 42, took the stand in the trial against Keith Alan Raniere. During her testimony at Raniere's trial, . At times she approached tears and spoke sometimes in a shaky voice. at 1618-1619 (testimony of Lauren Salzman that Raniere decided that "if we each had six slaves who each had six slaves under them . Allison Mack's co-conspirator Lauren Salzman, who has pleaded guilty to charges of racketeering and racketeering conspiracy, . Like Allison Mack, she pled guilty to racketeering & racketeering conspiracy. In March 2018, Lauren Salzman, a high-ranking member in the self-empowerment organization NXIVM and a so-called "master" in the alleged sex cult . SCHEDULING ORDER as to Keith Raniere, Allison Mack, Clare Bronfman, Kathy Russell, Lauren Salzman, Nancy Salzman. The texts were previously introduced as evidence by the prosecution and Lauren was questioned about these in direct examination by the prosecution. The court GRANTS Raniere's request for a Daubert hearing as to Dr. Hughes's proposed testimony that "perpetrators often use 'grooming' techniques on adult and child victims to normalize sexual behaviors and make their victims more susceptible to assault." . Her clothing was loose. You can now read them within the CEI archives. If you read through the transcript, news articles and asked anyone at the closing arguments, your Vanturd is guilty without Salzman's testimony. in a room in the home in the Northern District of New York," Lauren Salzman told a judge, according to court transcripts obtained by The New York . Judge Nicholas Garaufis abruptly stopped the cross-examination of Lauren Salzman at the end of day, May 22, in the trial of Keith Alan Raniere. 13 STENOGRAPHIC MINUTES OF Deposition. But the jurist was convinced Salzman was a changed woman, saying her new. She was told that . you would have 40 hours, approximately 36 . Marc Agnifilo is cross examining Lauren Salzman. CultNews now announces the online release of the Keith Raniere and Nancy Salzman deposition transcripts. Keith, dressed in a blue sweater with a white shirt underneath, stared at her intently - sometimes . Lauren Salzman's attorneys argued for no jail time given her cooperation and testimony during Keith Raniere's trial in 2019. Alas, Salzman still awaits her sentence a year later . Lauren's testimony for the prosecution and her cooperation is intended to persuade the judge that she should get such consideration. 3 of 3. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Vera M. Scanlon on 10/23/2018. Lauren Salzman, a "first-line master" within DOS, testified that there were five stages of recruitment. "I thought he was a little strange," testified Salzman. Trial transcripts are available on the federal PACER system, you can download each individual day as a PDF. The cross-examination is being presented so that readers can at least glimpse how Marc Agnifilo, Keith Raniere's attorney, conducted the cross-examination and for readers to consider whether the judge was correct in choosing to stop the questioning. Trial transcripts are available on the federal PACER system, you can download each individual day as a PDF. Oct 23, 2018. 15 15th day of November, 2000, at the offices of. Lauren was a first line slave. at 1619-20 (testimony of Lauren Salzman that Raniere preferred DOS recruits to be individuals "in positions of power and influence"). . Lauren Salzman, 42, who pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of racketeering and racketeering conspiracy in March, testified she was a master and had six slaves of her own. . "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. Per federal transcripts, Mack told prosecutors . NEW YORK — Lauren Salzman, a high-ranking NXIVM defector whose damning testimony helped convict reputed cult leader Keith Raniere on all charges in 2019, is scheduled to be sentenced in . She avoided looking at Raniere during her testimony. "Master, please brand me, it would be an honor, an honor I want to wear for the rest of my life," she testified, according to the New York Times, detailing how Raniere's initials were branded onto her hip. New York (CNN) 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. Google Lauren Salzman testimony artvoice. Part 1: Lauren Salzman: Cross Examination Stopped by Judge: Women of Raniere and Lauren's Acceptance of Them. 16 Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna, One Commerce Plaza, 17 Albany, New York commencing at 10:59 a.m.; 18 before ELLEN J. FRANKOVITCH, a Shorthand. An in-person Status Conference is set for 11/6/2018 at 04:00 PM in Courtroom 13A South before Magistrate Judge Vera M. Scanlon. Lauren Salzman, daughter of the group co-founder Nancy Salzman, said that for many years Raniere, who was known to followers as Vanguard or sometimes Grandmaster, was the most important person in. HOWEVER, it costs: you need to get a PACER account and pay the per page or document cost for each document you download (transcript or otherwise). She was supposed to be sentenced in 2019, and could face up to twenty years behind bars for her part in NXIVM. According to transcripts of Lauren's testimony on May 20th, . She was told that . Lauren admitted she concealed from DOS recruits that Raniere was involved. Many may say after reading this sworn testimony that Keith Raniere does not appear to be a "genius," but rather seems like more of an "idiot" and a "con man." Lauren Salzman [right] with her mother Nancy. Lauren Salzman, who detailed the group's inner workings during four days of testimony at Keith Raniere's trial, was sentenced to probation. Her own slaves would call Keith, 'Grandmaster', while she called him "master.". 3 NEW YORK — Lauren Salzman, a high-ranking NXIVM defector whose damning testimony helped convict reputed cult leader Keith Raniere on all charges in 2019, is scheduled to be sentenced in U.S.. She had much to say about Keith Alan Raniere and his brainchild - DOS. She signed a cooperation agreement - and was testifying, I think it is obvious to state, at least in part to lessen her prison sentence. Her hips look quite thin. He was sentenced on October 27, 2020. Mark Vicente regarding Nxivm recruitment strategies); id. Lauren Salzman had twenty-two slaves when she was exposed & arrested, according to the New York Times. Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage. I .