Nxivm judge reveals some fun new details as he rejects Kathy Russell’s dismissal bid

[Kathy Russell and Judge Nicholas Garaufis]

We thought that Nxivm bookkeeper Kathy Russell had made a pretty interesting last-minute argument for dismissing charges against her, but Judge Nicholas Garaufis rejected her motion to dismiss with a pretty interesting order we knew you’d want to see.

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Allison Mack may be on her way to prison, but she can sing really well!

Frank Parlato is having too much fun at his blog as the leaders of Nxivm are, one after the other, getting the boom lowered on them in federal court. And now that Smallville actress Allison Mack has pleaded guilty and will be sentenced in September to perhaps up to 20 years in prison, Frank has posted a couple of videos of her singing.

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Doctors who helped Nxivm brand women and test brains are under investigation

[Dr. Danielle Roberts and Dr. Brandon Porter]

There’s a great piece in the Albany Times Union by Brendan Lyons looking at the physicians who aided Nxivm in its bizarre schemes.

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NXIVM: Prosecutors ask for 2-week delay to trial, Keith Raniere asks judge to reject it

[Keith Raniere]

Former Nxivm leader Keith Raniere really doesn’t like to be in jail and doesn’t want to delay the start of his trial, which is scheduled to begin on April 29.

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Nxivm bookkeeper Kathy Russell gets traction with her dismissal attempt

[Kathy Russell and Judge Nicholas Garaufis]

A few days ago we told you that among the Nxivm defendants, bookkeeper Kathy Russell had a novel argument in her attempt to get charges against her dismissed ahead of the April 29 trial start.

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NXIVM: Actress Allison Mack pleads guilty — ‘I was lost and wanted a community’

[Allison Mack leaves the courtroom today after pleading guilty. Photo by VillageDianne.]

Our correspondent VillageDianne was in the courtroom just now as Smallville actress Allison Mack pled guilty to two counts — racketeering and racketeering conspiracy — and broke down in tears twice as she did so.

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Judge grants Keith Raniere’s wish, Nxivm leader will get personal info on jurors

[Judge Nicholas Garaufis and Keith Raniere]

Now this is an interesting development. Yesterday we told you that Nxivm leader Keith Raniere had submitted an objection to Judge Nicholas Garaufis, saying that keeping the jury anonymous in the upcoming Nxivm trial not only to the public and press but also to the parties involved would harm his chances at a fair trial.

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NXIVM: Keith Raniere to judge — jury anonymous to public, but not to Vanguard!

Keith Raniere’s attorney Marc Agnifilo filed an interesting objection to Judge Nicholas Garaufis today, asking him to change his mind about the anonymity of the jury that the court will begin selecting on Monday.

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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s father worked for Nxivm: What is it with Dem dads?

[Kirsten Gillibrand and Tulsi Gabbard]

There’s a fun report at Big League Politics today thanks to Frank Parlato, who gave the politics site a document proving that New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s father, attorney Douglas Rutnik, was paid a $100,000 retainer by Nxivm, the group whose leaders are now facing sex slavery charges in a federal trial slated to start in a few weeks.

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NXIVM: Kathy Russell argues prosecutors hid evidence of her guilt, so she should go free

[Kathy Russell and Clare Bronfman]

An interesting new document from Nxivm bookkeeper Kathy Russell’s attorney hit the court file today. It’s a memo supporting her motion to dismiss charges against her, and it argues that she was taken advantage of by prosecutors when they asked her to testify to the grand jury last May.

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