Keith Raniere Sentenced To 120 Years In Federal Prison

Keith Raniere has been sentenced to 120-years in federal prison.

The sentence is not actually as bad as it sounds because, with time off for good behavior, he’ll only have to serve 102 years.

There were also a lot of special probationary conditions – but those will only kick-in after he finishes serving his prison sentence.

Raniere, clad in a black prison outfit, had watched intently throughout the 5-hour proceeding.

As soon as the sentence was read, he was escorted out of the courtroom by a phalanx of U.S. Marshals.

He will be returned to MDC tonight – and will likely put on “suicide watch” for the next few days.

Before Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis pronounced the sentence, Raniere had an opportunity to address the more than a dozen people who had delivered “Victim Impact Statements” at today’s hearing.

In a speech that was rambling and unfocused, Raniere started out by saying that “I do believe strongly that I’m innocent of the charges. But it’s also true I see all of this pain. …They’re lying for a reason, and that reason stems from me,’’ he said.

“I do feel deep remorse, but I do not feel remorseful for the crimes I did not commit,” he added.

“The hurt is true. The anger is true,” he said. “I am deeply sorry. I did not mean to cause this pain, cause this anger.”

As soon as Raniere finished speaking, Judge Garaufis starting laying into him: “To him, the brave victims … are liars,” the judge said.

“Mr. Raniere remains unmoved. … [He] has therefore failed to demonstrate remorse [and continue to maintain] …to this day that he’s done nothing wrong,” the judge added.

Judge Garufis also imposed a $1.7 million fine and ordered Raniere to pay a to-be-determined amount of restitution.

The sentencing represents the culmination of an investigation that was sparked by a story in Frank Report back in June 2017 that exposed the secret DOS society – and its blackmail and branding requirements.

Although all of the other major media outlets failed to pick up the story, The New York Times did its own front-page story several months later that caught the attention of investigators and prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York (EDNY).

Raniere was originally charged with a total of eleven charges – but four of those were referred to the Northern District of New York (NDNY) for jurisdictional reasons.

In addition to not following up on those charges, the NDNY never did anything in response to all the other NXIVM-related crimes that it was told about by a series of whistleblowers since 2005.