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. No relationship, no baby. 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. Press J to jump to the feed. Lauren is growing more upset. Trial testimony showed surveillance cameras were set up outside the room and the woman wrote letters almost daily asking for forgiveness. Q And you said that Kristin told you, and a group of people, that she brought Daniella over the border. AGNIFILO: Your Honor, most respectfully and I am not going to belabor the point I think it is an important she talked about the change in perspective, she did, and Im trying to explore that change. Q And one thats one of the things that you went through; right? Longtime Nxivm accountant Kathy Russell, who has copped to charges of visa fraud, still awaits sentencing. She was here and one day she was gone? You could have asked your questions and moved on to the next question, but you kept coming back, and I am not going to have someone have a nervous breakdown on the witness stand in front of excuse me, this is not DOS. All Rights reserved. She said she could not sit with the defense and continue to lie. a fish hole. Q Did you think it was extortion when you took the stuff? 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. Full name: Lauren Salzman Gender: Female Date of birth: 1977 Age: 44 years old (as of 2021) Ethnicity: White Nationality: American Famous for: Member of NXIVM Sexuality: Straight Height in feet: 5'5" Height in centimetres: 165 Hair colour: Black Eye colour: Green Father: Michael Salzman Mother: Nancy Salzman Sister: Michelle Salzman Phone / Text: (305) 783-7083 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. It was illegal extortion, as she realizes now and as she recounted in her guilty plea. Who cares whether she had convinced herself at the time that it was not illegal or illegal but allowed or whatever. 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. Sustained. Move on. It was the most painful thing I have ever experienced, she said. that Lauren Salzman was held down as another Raniere devotee used a cauterizing pen to etch the initials of Raniere into an area near her pelvis, according to her testimony . Specifically, Keith caught on tape talking about branding and clearly admitting he understood it wasnt voluntary. I didnt know what it was. Q But you know that now because the Government gave you the recordings to listen to of the meetings that you werent in? Lauren Salzman was in a criminal group that ended up being broken up when the police pointed machine guns at the members of this criminal group. I . Hes been convicted. There would be a cage for the people who were most committed to growth, Salzman testified. 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. The Version table provides details related to the release that this issue/RFE will be addressed. Judges have great power to control the courtroom. She testified that a fellow DOS member, Daniella Padilla, told her Raniere had once been violent towards her after accusing her of being in a prideful state. Link your TV provider to stream full episodes and live TV. I thought she made it very clear she gave a very reasonable and lucid statement, I think its in Part 5 of the transcriptabout why she decided to plead guilty. This failure, combined with his on the record statement that he was done, will seriously hamper any appeal. 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. Hey, did you ever find the entirety of pacer testimony? She has been on the stand for hours. Camila and Lauren Salzman were two of these recruiters, as was Smallville actress Allison Mack, who served as Raniere's right hand in DOS. If youre going to commit a crime, dont record yourself admitting to it. Lauren Salzman, a "first-line master" within DOS, testified that there were five stages of recruitment. Everyone rises for the jury. Mack, 38, of Smallville fame, was sentenced to three years in prison last month, after prosecutors asked for leniency due to her cooperation. Her mother Nancy Salzman, 66, pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 8. Q So the Government plays these recordings for you; right? A The conversations sound different to me now than they did before and so I dont hear them the same way and thats difficult. 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.. I thought it was extremely excruciating. Lauren Salzman, Nxivm cult member who secretly pleaded guilty last week Salzman's guilty plea last Monday did not appear on any public calendar, and portions of the transcript are. She avoided jail time and was sentenced to time served, five years. The emotional sentencing capped a lengthy legal case that saw Salzman, who now works as a dog groomer, turn on longtime ally Keith Raniere and help put the twisted cult leader behind bars. She testifiedthe DOS would take naked photos before every meeting. God, do l ever loathe Keith. A Yes. So thanks Lauren. During her four days on the stand, Salzman detailed how she helped Raniere run a master-slave group within Nxivm called DOS, where women were branded with his initials and forced to sleep with him. I do a lot of transcription for work and this is how everyone's transcribed speech reads like. But prosecutors asked Garaufis to go easy on her, citing her extraordinary cooperation and testimony at Ranieres 2019 trial. 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. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. 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. And you betrayed us. Fixed: Release in which this issue/RFE has been fixed.The release containing this fix may be available for download as an Early Access Release or a General Availability Release. 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. And when I found that I had done things that I believe are wrongful, and also criminal, I did exactly what Keith taught me to do, which is take responsibility for and figure out how to fix it. [] he halted her cross-examination at the Raniere trial because she was sobbing on the stand. It never even crossed my mind that I would choose Keith and Keith would choose Keith, Salzman said. 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 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. But most of my first-line DOS masters were telling me things that were gravely concerning to me that they were doing. She has said that she deeply regrets introducing her daughter to Nxivm and Raniere. 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. A My intention was to prove to Keith that I was not so far below the ethical standard that he holds that I was I dont even know how far below I am. The jury was dismissed. The judge said he would have CONSIDERED it, not allowed it. 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. You may stand down. And her testimony was transcribed verbatim. Lauren Salzman told a Brooklyn jury that as members of a secret master-slave society within an upstate New York group called Nxivm, women were so brainwashed they would jump at all hours. Like Allison Mack, she pled guilty to racketeering & racketeering conspiracy. 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. 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. 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. 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. Pam talked me back into my relationship with Keith over the years, many times, and Pam facilitated my relationship with Keith initially. Create your free profile and get access to exclusive content. Privacy Policy. . Salzman obviously did. Judge, can we have a sidebar? If the have intermittent days Im sure they have all of them somewhere. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. The trial transcripts offer by far the most gripping (and soul-crushing) account for sure. He told me if I stayed, he would reinvest in our relationship and we would have children, she said. THE COURT: You may ask your question. September 7, 2020 by Stacey Nguyen. Aww you're so welcome! Agnifilo states, he was done. THE COURT: You said thats not what made it hard? Q And you always were concerned that Keith held Cami in sort of a special place in his heart? And before Im a judge, Im a human being. Selected Courts Specifically interested in the days that Lauren Salzman was testifying, but would also like to skim through the entire trial. Lauren Salzman,. 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. "They were making a dungeon in the basement. Keith Raniere is today a convicted felon serving a 120-year sentence. 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? AP Lauren Salzman, 45, a former NXIVM collaborator of cult leader Keith Raniere, was sentenced on Wednesday to time served and five years of probation. And I am not going to allow someone to be placed in this circumstance and then let it continue. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. 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. A Well, if I dont believe anything that any of my friends say, then I didnt experience any of that. at 1619-20 (testimony of Lauren Salzman that Raniere preferred DOS recruits to be individuals "in positions of power and influence"). Next question. He simply didnt have much to work with. 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. She was more and more upset. 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. 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. A I didnt know specifically it was a racketeering violation, but I knew things were illegal that I was doing and I did them anyway. You didnt know he was with them at those times? Lauren also admitted to threatening the woman with deportation if she continued to disobey Keith's orders. We've received your submission. I havent read through all of them, but out of what I read I found Lauren Salzmans the most heartbreakingand most illuminating. But the jurist was convinced Salzman was a changed woman, saying her new gig caring for animals is about as different as participating in Nxivm than anything I can imagine., This defendant has an inner sense of empathy and duty, Garaufis added Wednesday, as he highlighted Salzmans extensive and sincere cooperation with the government.. This is Part 6 of Lauren Salzman: Cross-Examination Stopped by Judge. Cookie Notice A I just listened to these recordings the day before yesterday for the first time. I committed to stay with nothing. 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. Then the Swifties Came After Her, NBA 'Investigating' Ja Morant After Allegedly Flashing Gun on Social Media, Alex Murdaugh Juror Says Cellphone Video, 'Big Liar' Testimony Led to Guilty Verdict, She Used the Bathroom And Became a Target of the Culture War, Here's How LaRussell and Intuit are Helping Independent Artists Understand How to Achieve Their Financial Ambitions, Alex Murdaugh Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Wife and Son, See the Beths Deliver Refreshing 'Expert in a Dying Field' Mini-Set on 'CBS Mornings', Netflixs Sex/Life Is Back to Satisfy Your Softcore Desires. She seemed still a bit in love with Raniere, even if it had intellectually sunk in that he was a monster. Parlato appeared on the Nancy Grace Show, Beyond the Headlines with Gretchen Carlson, Dr. Oz, American Greed, Dateline NBC, and NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, where Parlato conducted the first-ever interview with Keith Raniere after his arrest. Q You said on direct examination that you committed extortion; right? He basically verbally confessed to racketeering. 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. You could have gone on to something else. A Oh, Im sorry. Keith will be acquitted? Who knew court transcripts could be so addictive?! Two cages had already been ordered for the dungeon, according to the New York Post. Lauren is a rat. Im done. Q Did you intend to hurt anyone, did you intend to scare anyone? There is zero chance a judge will over turn this conviction. This book would not exist, and my integration would not have been as thorough, without Steve's research efforts. You lost everything Lauren. It did not seem like the line of questioning was interrupted at all. She told Salzman that cops had just arrived at the house to arrest Keith Raniere, the groups charismatic head, and Salzmans on-off lover of nearly 20 years. The 45-year-old daughter of Nxivm co-founder Nancy Salzman had faced between seven and nine years in prison on racketeering conspiracy charges. She said she recruited six women, whom she called her slaves, and who were inducted into the group. He would have had a child with you., Pea: Q And these are meetings between Keith, Monica Duran, Dani Padilla, and Loreta Garza, right? Lauren Salzman had twenty-two slaves when she was exposed & arrested, according to the New York Times. Agnifilo referred audiotapes [and transcripts of the tapes] of meetings held for DOS in 2016 before Lauren joined DOS. AGNIFILO: Im more concerned, quite frankly, about, I thought I took great pains to be appropriate and even-keeled. HBO's The Vow, inevitably, features her story. My testimony is scaffolded by the extraordinary research of Steve McMurray who assembled the jigsaw of faces, places, and relationships I recalled and relayed. 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. 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. Everything we had done, everything I was teaching NXIVMwas all centered around the fact that we can live this principled life, she said. 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. The whole time, I kept thinking, They could shoot in this door,' she said. 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." . 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. 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. {"vloc":"auto","floating":true,"playlist":"https:\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/feeds\/c132tQIF.json","ph":2} Bummer Let me know if you find them at some point- and thanks! "He told me Dani was brilliant," Salzman tells producers, explaining how the then-16-year-old's parents trusted Raniere as a "guru" and signed her up for a so-called intensive in the States. It is the final installment of our report on her cross-examination. 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 defendant, Keith Raniere, is at the defense table with his other lawyers. Lauren Salzman, 45, pleaded guilty in April 2019 to racketeering and conspiracy charges for her role in the upstate New York group that manipulated thousands of members under the guise of. PUBLISHED 4:16 PM ET May 20, 2019. 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. Its clear she wasnt totally deprogrammed yet. Q When you were in DOS before anybody was arrested, were you doing things intentionally to break the law? Does anyone have access to transcripts between May 21 and 28 (the rest of Lauren's and the beginning of Daniela's)? Having said that, I didnt think Agnifilo went overboard, there were a lot of questions where Salzman wasnt answering the question being asked. A Kristin left the community with Gaelyn, their son, in 2014. 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 Ranieres initials were branded onto her hip. Salzmans crying and sobbing is because she was realizing how bad she f*cked up and will now pay for it while being questioned, although the judge may instead invite her to lunch. Lauren Salzman is a name that you'll hear prominently in the unraveling of the self-help group NXIVM. Salzman, the daughter of NXIVM. The Judge did what his conscience told him to do- be a compassionate human. All the links come from the docket, available at Court Listener: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6374665/united-states-v-raniere. A Well, yes. And he exited the courtroom. Everything they were talking about is stuff that we talked about in DOS and that I knew already when I listened to that, except the fact that there were the seven of them and they planned to stay, the seven of them. 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. 80% . I set up an account on PACER and gave them my credit card info (yikes). 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.

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