Teny Rose Geragos

Teny Rose Geragos challenged the scope of search witnesses' knowledge and sought context for physical evidence as counsel for Keith Raniere. On Day 8, her cross-examination of Charles Fontanelli emphasized the volume of seized devices, NXIVM's recording practices, and the distinction between possessing cash and illegal conduct. She argued that admission of a box permitted questions about its contents. The court declined that inquiry with Fontanelli at that time.

Her questioning of Christopher Mills on Day 20 also tested recollection of the search rather than establishing what the recovered devices contained. Mills could not recall whether two devices had been plugged in and clarified that investigators seized some books as well as electronics.

On Day 16, Geragos examined Elizabeth A. Butler about medical-record entries concerning screening and pregnancy decisions, including an entry addressing the significant other's awareness of a pregnancy. Butler confirmed entries, acknowledged limits on her firsthand knowledge of a sexual-history notation, and read Daniela's recorded history. This questioning distinguished recorded medical information from matters Butler personally knew.

At the Day 25 charge conference, Geragos requested that Racketeering Act Six be described as conspiracy to alter records for use in an official proceeding rather than conspiracy to obstruct justice. The record does not establish whether the court adopted her proposed wording.