The lenders were requested to sign a waiver absolving the town of accountability in the function of harm or demise. Keith Raniere was born on August 26, 1960, to James Raniere (1932-2020), a New York City advertising govt, and his wife Vera Oschypko (1931-1978), a ballroom dancing teacher. Before turning into the county govt, Patterson, a Republican, served for sixteen a long time as the county prosecutor.