Just thinking about NXIVM/plea bargains and whatnot.
Since a MX national was enslaved and held captive (at least one), why isn’t this a federal crime? Why only state prosecution? Or am I missing something? Obviously since Ranier was caught in MX, and there is a big NX group in MX, shouldn’t feds be involved?
In case it hasn’t been posted or discussed...
This was the only remaining example of the N-9M, of which Northrop only ever built four.
Here is an article about a man who has been brainwashed by nxivm.
It also discusses the different parts of the organization and how people get sucked in.
It’s lengthy so I’ll just post a couple of paragraphs.
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/06/201748/nxivm-cult-members-brother-executive-success-program
“For Diana and her family, the loss of her brother to a cult was slow, steady, and certain. Sometime in 2016, Alex, then 34, began a series of expensive self-help seminars put on by an organization called NXIVM (pronounced nex-ee-um). He described these as an “elevated” form of self-improvement and called the man behind them “a genius.” At a time when her brother was at a crossroads in his life, Diana says it seemed like the classes were helpful, even if his level of devotion seemed a little excessive. Success had always seemed to come easily to her brother. Alex was popular in high school, and had always been a high-achiever. He went to an Ivy League college, before landing a high-paying job on Wall Street right out of college. But after a year, he burned out. Ever since, he had been struggling to find a new path, working a series of unfulfilling sales jobs. He had been searching for something, and felt that he was close to finding it after meeting a couple of NXIVM recruiters at a meet-up for aspiring entrepreneurs.”
She and her family have contacted lawyers and mental health experts of all stripes. They asked about committing him to mental health treatment, but were told that would be illegal. “It’s kidnapping. We’ve reached out to various therapists and experts. All of them said that he has to fall really hard in order to get out of this,” Diana says. “His sense of self is completely gone. They’re programming him.”
Most recently, NXIVM (which is kind of like a parent company to all these separate entities) offered multiple tracks to self-awareness: ESP remains the largest and is often the entrypoint for most people. But there’s also Jness, for women; Society of Protectors or SOP for men, both for teaching Raniere’s regressive ideas about gender. There’s The Source for actors, The Knife Media, Rainbow Cultural Garden for children, the University program, and of course, there’s DOS. All of these various curricula have their roots in Raniere’s method known as Rational Inquiry. The teachings are quite confusing, filled with self-serving jargon and psychobabble, but the basic gist of the philosophy is that the only way to be “ethical” is to focus on your own self-interest and growth. To do that, people have to get out of their own ways, which is where exploration of meaning or “EM” comes in. These are essentially therapy sessions, somewhat reminiscent of Scientology’s controversial auditing methods, that supposes that childhood memories and past traumas create deep-seated illogical beliefs, behaviors, and “stimulus-response patterns.” The idea is that once you understand these barriers, you can reject them and live a fuller life, free of your chains.
The case is being prosecuted in Federal Court, by US Attorneys appointed by Trump.
Although victims were complaining to the authorities as far back as the late 90s, the State authorities couldn't find time to investigate, much less prosecute. That would be such luminaries as Elliott Spitzer and Eric Schneiderman.
As the seat of NY government, Albany politicians had no interest in looking into Raniere's activities. Why?
Bought and paid for.
The recently elected NY State Attorney General says the only thing her office will focus on is investigating Trump and his NY history.
The judge in the NXIVM case, Garaufis, was appointed by Bill Clinton.