The plane rides provided to Senate Republicans occurred on Feb. 2, Sept. 18, Oct. 19 and Oct. 24 of 2006 and on March 1 of this year, according to state records.
A limited liability company called Viente-Siete/Charlie's Wings LLC at 1471 Route 9 Suite 202 in Halfmoon, the same address the Bronfmans used as their address as donors to the Senate campaign fund, made the in-kind donations.
An organization with a slightly different spelling, Veinte-Siete LLC, is listed as the owner of a Canadair 1995 jet, with a Manhattan address that is the same as that of the Bronfman family's accountant, Holtz Rubenstein Reminick. The firm did not return calls this week.
The 1,200-square-foot office, located down the corridor from Executive Success Programs in the Rome Plaza, was vacant on Thursday. It has been rented to Barbara J. Bouchey Asset Management, a financial planning firm that advertises to "affluent individuals, families and businesses."
Bouchey, who has been associated with Nxivm for years, declined to discuss the donations made from the office she rented. She said other registered financial advisers have been allowed to use her office to do business. She added that she is not political and was unfamiliar with the LLC.
I have heard that Sara and Clare Bronfman for some time have been making donations to political campaigns in the hope of ultimately ... garnering influence for their mentor, Keith Raniere and his organization, Nxivm."
He said providing the Bronfman jet to Nxivm is not uncommon, but using it for politicians is a new development.
Senate officials say the most likely user of the LLC's in-kind contribution of air transportation is Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno, R-Brunswick.
Bruno's use of state aircraft for meetings in Manhattan on days of Republican political fundraisers and of private jets arranged by a suspected lobbyist have come under scrutiny by state investigators this year. Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Bruno did not violate the state's policy on state aircraft use. Investigators have not accused him of any wrongdoing in accepting the private rides, but the person who arranged them, businessman and Bruno friend Jared Abbruzzese, could face stiff fines if he violated a ban on expensive gifts.
https://culteducation.com/group/907-nxivm/6066-political-connections-take-to-the-air.html
Must read article, its an oldie but goodie
Lots of things to look into for people who already have a full plate ;)
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think- ago
Obviously, NXIVM tried to play both sides. They even donated slightly more money to the Republicans, and if you take the plane trips into account, the total donations to the Republicans double the amount of donations to the Dems.
Trump associate Roger Stone even worked for them for two months. There was also a Republican named Casey who worked for them, IIRC, we never looked into him.
But all in all, the connection to the Dems seems to have been deeper, due to the Bronfmans and their role in the CGI.
new4now ago
how about a honeypot?
think- ago
Well, maybe they were blackmailing people. Remember that one of the Bronfman sisters allegedly hacked the computer of her father, Edgar Bronfman. He was president of the Jewish World Congress. He exchanged emails with a lot of people, the Clintons were among them.
new4now ago
I like the playing both sides
there was a CDAN blind that mentioned a politician used to slip over to NXIVM
having trouble finding it