Comparing the various claims of Keith Raniere about his astounding history, one finds they are often contradictory. Some people say that is because he is a liar.
On his being a judo champ
Let’s look at his claims.
He was East Coast Judo champion at age 12
2006 Bio on www.keithraniere,com:
At the age of 11, he was an Eastern Coast Judo Champion.
His father, James Raniere, said, Keith was East Coast judo champ at age 12.
2011: James Del Negro testimony
James Del Negro: He actually was a judo champion when he was young.
2017 Keith Raniere website: Keith Raniere was ‘an East Coast Judo Champion at age 11.’
when questioned by Keith Raniere’s lawyer, Ms. Dones said she thought Keith was lying: “We can’t find any proof of … him winning the East Coast Judo championship when he was 12.”
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On Keith Raniere tying record for the 100 yard dash
1988 Albany Times Union: Keith told the reporter he tied with the state record for the 100 yard-dash.
2010 Macleans His father, James Raniere, said, Keith tied the New York high school record for the 100-yard dash.
Susan Dones said in a deposition: “NXIVM …lied …. about many of Raniere’s /Vanguard’s supernatural abilities…. Him breaking the hundred yard dash — he doesn’t physically have the body type to do that.”
I spoke full sentences at the age of one. I could read the word homogenized at the age of two. I understood quantum physics at the age of 4. I was an Eastern Coast Judo Champion at the age of 12 11. I could play piano at the concert level at age 12. I could play mastered seven many musical instruments. I was a professional computer programmer at 13. I was the first 17 year old to take advanced 600 level mathematics courses in RPI’s 153 year history. I tied for the state high school record in the 100 yard dash. I designed a patent-able computer communication device which Microsoft and AT&T stole. By age 32, I was worth $50 million. I had nothing to do with branding women and blackmailing them.
