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1. www.academia.edu › 82294392 › NXIVM_Religion_andNXIVM, Religion and “Cults”: Resemblances and Parallels in the...

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   Sarah Edmondson and her husband Anthony “Nippy” Ames, left in 2017, and Mark Vicente and his wife Bonnie Piesse, with assistance from Toni Natalie, Catherine Oxenberg (whose campaign to rescue her daughter India, a DOS branded slave formed the basis of the HBO series “The Vow” [2020]) and others formed the main whisteblowers on Raniere ...

   • Author: Carole Cusack

2. www.nytimes.com › 2020/10/29 › nyregionHow the Nxivm Sex Cult Leader Tore One Family Apart

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   Oct 29, 2020 · The lawyer had been paid for by Clare Bronfman, heiress to the Seagram’s liquor fortune, who has since pleaded guilty to her role in Nxivm and been sentenced to over six years in prison.

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   Did NXIVM deceive members?

   • Former Nxivm members have said Mr. Raniere deceived them into believing that adhering to his purported curriculum would solve all of their problems. He taught them to distrust the media, doctors, experts — and any family members who called Nxivm a cult.

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   Was Keith Raniere a NXIVM member?

   • According to former high-ranking members of NXIVM, Raniere's word was final within NXIVM, and nothing of import happened within NXIVM without Raniere's approval. NXIVM students were taught that Raniere was the smartest and most ethical man in the world. Well before co-founding NXIVM, Keith Raniere made fantastical claims about his intelligence.

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   How many people have taken NXIVM courses?

   • An estimated 16,000 people have taken Nxivm courses. Marc Agnifilo, a lawyer for Mr. Raniere, said the lawsuit would allow Mr. Raniere to argue that some former Nxivm members did not provide truthful testimony at his trial.

   Nxivm ‘Sex Cult’ Was Also a Huge Pyramid Scheme, Lawsuit

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   Who founded NXIVM?

   • In 1998, Raniere and Nancy Salzman founded NXIVM, a personal development company offering "Executive Success Programs" (ESP) and a range of techniques for self-improvement. Raniere claimed that its "main emphasis is to have people experience more joy in their lives".

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4. www.nytimes.com › 2020/01/29 › nyregionNxivm ‘Sex Cult’ Was Also a Huge Pyramid Scheme, Lawsuit Says

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   Jan 29, 2020 · Published Jan. 29, 2020 Updated July 20, 2021. The self-help group Nxivm gained a reputation as a “sex cult” last year after its leader, Keith Raniere, was convicted of coercing some of his ...

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   NXIVM (/ ˈ n ɛ k s i ə m / NEK-see-əm) was a cult led by convicted racketeer and sex offender Keith Raniere. NXIVM is also the name of the defunct company that Raniere founded in 1998, which provided seminars ostensibly about human potential development, and served as a front organization for criminal activity by Raniere and his close associates.

   • Founded: July 20, 1998; 25 years ago
   • Products: Personal-growth seminars

   • Industry: Self-improvement seminars

6. www.academia.edu › 92269567 › NXIVM_Religion_and(PDF) NXIVM, Religion, and ‘Cults’: Keith Raniere as ...

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   Scholars of new religious movements (NRMs) argue that the unreflective use of the word “cult” to describe NXIVM is a methodological flaw in the extensive media coverage, which includes the HBO series The Vow (2020-2022), which focused on actress Catherine Oxenberg’s quest to extract her daughter from NXIVM, and Seduced: Inside the NXIVM ...

   • Author: Carole Cusack

7. www.huffpost.com › archive › ca3 Years After Leaving NXIVM, Sarah Edmondson Is Still ...

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   Jan 24, 2021 · Anyone who’s seen “ The Vow ,” the HBO documentary series that details her 12-year experience in the NXIVM cult, is familiar. Edmondson, 43, and her family — husband Anthony “Nippy” Ames and their two young sons, Troy and Ace — haven’t been immune to the stress of the past year. But the chaos of 2020 has allowed them to catch ...

8. summit.sfu.ca › _flysystem › fedoraThe Rise and Fall of NXIVM: A Social Network Analysis

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   On October 16, 2017, Sarah Edmondson shared her story as a part of the #MeToo Movement, where she highlighted the abuse at the hands of those who were meant to encourage and love her. Recruited into NXIVM in 2005, Edmondson went from skeptical student to coach, center coordinator, and top recruiter. When her best friend invited