NXIVM: The Cult in Plain Sight · 4 Oct 2026 · 13 min

The Blogger Who Broke NXIVM: Frank Parlato's War Against Vanguard

Before the FBI, before the New York Times, Frank Parlato — a fired publicist running a blog — was the only person systematically naming NXIVM's crimes and daring authorities to act. This is how one man dismantled a cult that armies of lawyers couldn't protect.

NXIVM: The Cult in Plain Sight
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The Blogger Who Broke NXIVM: Frank Parlato's War Against Vanguard

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Before Keith Raniere was arrested, before a single federal charge was filed, before the New York Times put his name in a headline, one man had already published hundreds of articles naming the crimes, naming the people, and daring the authorities to do something about it. He wasn't a journalist.

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