THE COURT: You said thats not what made it hard? Q You said [in the direct examination] when Keith was arrested in Mexico, Mexican police came in and they had machine guns? 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? Marc Agnifilo begins to try to elicit from Lauren the possibility that she was upset by what she learned in discovery after she was indicted that might have led her to turn away from Raniere and prompted her to change her view about him post facto. The 45-year-old daughter of Nxivm co-founder Nancy Salzman had faced between seven and nine years in prison on racketeering conspiracy charges. NXIVM President Nancy Salzman Sentenced to 42 Months' Imprisonment for Lauren Salzman's Sensational and Damning Testimony Raniere also drafted a public statement defending the existence of DOS while simultaneously denying he had anything to do with it. Judges have great power to control the courtroom. 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. The proof is in the pudding. 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, May 8, 2019: continuation of Sylvie's testimony; start of Mark Vicente's testimony, May 9, 2019: Mark Vicente testimony, continued, May 13, 2019: Mark Vicente testimony, continued, May 14, 2019: no witnesses, just proceedings, May 15, 2019: Mark Vicente testimony, continued, May 16, 2019: Mark Vicente, Stephen Herbits, Charles Fontanelli, May 17, 2019: Charles Fontanelli, Sean Welch, Lauren Salzman, May 28, 2019: Daniela [last name redacted], May 29, 2019: Daniela [last name redacted], continued, June 5, 2019: James Loperfido, Maegan Rees, June 6, 2019: Maegan Rees continued, Dawn Hughes, Nicole [last name redacted], June 7, 2019: Nicole [last name redacted], continued. [she is alternately tearing up and holding back tears.]. Two cages had already been ordered for the dungeon, according to the New York Post. I showed reprehensible judgment, Salzman said. All the links come from the docket, available at Court Listener: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6374665/united-states-v-raniere. NXIVM Trials Now - Where Everyone in HBO's The Vow is Today The links no longer appear to work. She rose up and is actually practicing what she preached. A I didnt want I didnt want to sit I didnt want to defend the things that I did that were bad and that were criminal as good. The fact that Keith is off with these women doing anything, in this case creating DOS, you didnt know that he was there? AGNIFILO: I am not trying to argue with you. But the jurist was convinced Salzman was a changed woman, saying. 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. If the have intermittent days Im sure they have all of them somewhere. 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. He would have had a child with you., Pea: You lost everything Lauren. So thanks Lauren. A I had concerns that it was problematic and I chose to go with what Keith said. This was ironic, as many credit Parlato as one of the primary architects of his arrest and the cratering of the cult he founded. 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. During her testimony at Raniere's trial, she. 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. And he exited the courtroom. TRANSCRIPT of Proceedings as to Keith Raniere, Allison Mack, Clare Bronfman, Kathy Russell, Lauren Salzman, Nancy Salzman held on October 3, 2018, before Judge Scanlon. It never even crossed my mind that I would choose Keith and Keith would choose Keith, Salzman said. Q Right. Lurid testimony wraps up in case against self-help guru Lauren Salzman, whose mother co-founded Nxivm. Q Keith had a child with Kristin Keefe; right? Isnt the world better off without a Ratchild? Sex Toy Testimony at NXIVM Trial Raises Questions About Kink and Consent 'I'm Trying to Break Her': Former NXIVM 'Sex Cult' Member Details Misogynistic Methods of Control. She previously pleaded . Lauren Salzman had twenty-two slaves when she was exposed & arrested, according to the New York Times. She pleaded guilty to only racketeering conspiracy, and was the. Everything we had done, everything I was teaching NXIVMwas all centered around the fact that we can live this principled life, she said. He thought if she did this process, shed have some kind of breakthrough, Salzman testified. I haven't purchased any additional transcripts from PACER. She said she could not sit with the defense and continue to lie. he made me a promise, and when I said you didnt uphold the promise, he said I didnt live my word. Thats what I did when I was in DOS. Salzman Testimony: Raniere Wanted Women To Be "Hungry Dogs" - Spectrum News Judge, can we have a sidebar? A Oh, Im sorry. 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. Around that same time, one former DOS slave and a longtime friend of Salzmans, Sarah Edmondson, left the group after discovering that the DOS brand was not some badass empowerment symbol, but actually Ranieres initials. There would be a cage for the people who were most committed to growth,'' Salzman testified. there is going to be the part of DOS that other people know and then theres going to be this other secret sex part of DOS where were going to get slaves to pleasure us that was not what I signed up for. C-SPAN receives no funding from any government. According to NXIVM senior member Lauren Salzman, at the start of NXIVM meetings, the women described as "slaves" offered a tribute to Raniere. Frank Parlato is an investigative journalist. 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. The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time Watching Raniere skulk out of a walk-in closet as guns were pointed at her head, however, put all of his teachings, all of his promises, and all of their shared dreams together into perspective. A Because I think Keith had a whole bunch of people [DOS first line women] to meet his objectives and serving him in a way that Pam facilitated before. Raniere was furious, saying he questioned whether he wanted to have a child with someone who could be so disrespectful to him. Does anyone have access to transcripts between May 21 and 28 (the rest of Lauren's and the beginning of Daniela's)? Edmonsons husband publicly confronted Salzman about DOS at a NXIVM event, prompting the rest of the organization to learn about the existence of DOS. At the time, Salzman was thrilled, but when Raniere refused to get a blood test, she started to realize his true intent was to keep me doing what I was doing better than anybody else at the time, which was going out and legitimizing [DOS], she testified. 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. I dont want to talk about it anymore. She should be very proud of herself that she took the stand, answered questions bravely and articulately. Q Did you intend to commit extortion at the time that you did it? I . Allowed herself to be both vulnerable and strong. Q Youve been through a lot for Keith; right? Q You learned about these meetings for the first time when the Government gave you these recordings to listen to? On October 27, 2020, Raniere was found guilty of all counts against him racketeering, sex trafficking, forced labor conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy and he was sentenced to 120 years in. Knowledge of the group became widespread in late 2017, after the. 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. I am worried about her composure in this case, the judge explained to an apparently perplexed Mark []. A Yes. The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time Youre back! She was here and one day she was gone? God, do l ever loathe Keith. NXIVM Cult Leader Lauren Salzman Avoids Prison Sentence - Variety She avoided looking at Raniere during her testimony. A woman who testified about confining an undocumented migrant in a New York bedroom for nearly two years was sentenced to five years' probation with no prison time on Wednesday. AGNIFILO: I dont know why Your Honor cut off my cross-examination. He called in and wanted to make sure we were flicking the wrist hard enough, Salzman said. A Well, if I dont believe anything that any of my friends say, then I didnt experience any of that. 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?