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The indictment charging seven counts
The court's preliminary instructions outlined seven counts involving racketeering, forced labor conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, and sex trafficking offenses. The court stressed that these were allegations, that Raniere had pleaded not guilty, and that the final instructions would supply the controlling law.
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The indictment provided notice of the seven charged offenses, but the court instructed that it was not evidence and that Raniere remained presumed innocent unless the government met its burden.