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May 30, 2018 · O ne winter morning in a conventional suburb outside Albany, N.Y., Nancy Salzman, the 63-year-old president of a self-improvement company named Nxivm, sat on a mahogany-colored stool in her ...
- Vanessa Grigoriadis
Oct 8, 2019 · A recording of this January 9, 2016 conversation was presented as evidence in the criminal trial against Raniere, the 59-year-old head of NXIVM, a company offering self-improvement seminars and ...
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Oct 29, 2020 · He taught them to distrust the media, doctors, experts — and any family members who called Nxivm a cult. Camila was the first victim to speak at Mr. Raniere’s sentencing on Tuesday, where he ...
He was the ultimate authority in NXIVM, and was largely unavailable to casual and short-term members, turning the full force of his charm and influence on the inner circle, who, as Raine notes, “were willing to meet Raniere’s psychological, sexual, and financial needs and demands, genuinely believing they were in the presence of greatness ...
- Carole Cusack
- Keith Raniere
- Allison Mack
- Nancy Salzman
- Lauren Salzman
- Clare Bronfman
- Kathy Russell
In 1998, Raniere co-founded NXIVM as a purported self-help group alongside Nancy Salzman. Raniere styled himself as a New Age philosopher heavily influenced by Ayn Rand; he was known as “Vanguard” within the group and began teaching classes promising personal and professional development by eliminating psychological and emotional barriers. An estim...
Mack, an actress who played Chloe Sullivan, Clark Kent’s friend, on the WB/CW Superman series Smallville for ten seasons, said she joined NXIVM to “find purpose.” She soon joined its inner circle, and in a 2018 New York Times interview, said that she herself came up with the idea to brand women. “I was like: ‘Y’all, a tattoo? People get drunk and t...
Salzman is a former psychiatric nurse who co-founded NXIVM alongside Raniere and served as its president. Members of the group called her “Prefect,” according to court documents. After Raniere and Mack were arrested, Salzman’s home was raided by federal agents, who seized $523,000 in cash. Several months later, she was arrested and charged with rac...
The daughter of Nancy Salzman, Lauren served on NXIVM’s executive board for many years. During that time, she oversaw branding ceremonies, according to the Times. She pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in March. The New York Post reportedthat she admitted she had “knowingly and intentionally harbored” an unnamed woman in a locked room for more th...
Bronfman is an heiress to the Seagram liquor company. She also served on NXIVM’s executive board and allegedly created an access point for the company to dip into her family’s fortune. In 2010, a lawsuit claimed that many millions of her family’s money had been spent in connection with NXIVM. In recent years, Bronfman financed and pursued lawsuits ...
According to court documents, Russell served as NXIVM’s bookkeeper for more than a decade. She was arrested and charged with racketeering conspiracy along with the rest of the inner circle in 2018. Prosecutors allegeRussell conspired with Raniere to smuggle a nonresident alien into the United States through Canada by giving the person an ID card wi...
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Sarah’s detailed accounts of her impressions of NXIVM leaders, and the trust she placed in them, along with her need for their approval, helps to make this book evocative and insightful. The evil lurking in the center of the organization became more apparent to Sarah over time. Following the secret branding ceremony, Sarah was asked by Lauren ...
Sep 8, 2021 · The Times Union reported that within Nxivm, there was a "close knit" group of women who "tended to [Raniere], paid his bills," and "satisfied his sexual needs."
