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Sarah Edmondson is a high-level member of a self-help group called NXIVM, but an invitation to join a secret women's group called DOS leads her to do somethi...
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Jul 30, 2020 · The Vow, a new documentary series that takes an inside look at the NXIVM organization, premieres August 23 on HBO.
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Be careful what you commit to.The Vow, an HBO Original documentary series that provides an unprecedented look into the self-help group NXIVM, is now streamin...
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- 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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A review of “The Vow,” the nine-episode HBO docuseries about the NXIVM cult and its leader, Keith Raniere, which premieres on Sunday, August 23, on HBO broadcast and streaming platforms.
Aug 11, 2021 · Keith Raniere was sentenced to 120 years in prison for his crimes and was ordered to pay $3.46 million in restitution to the victims of NXIVM. NXIVM was a cult disguised as a multi-level marketing enterprise and self-help group. Founded in the 1990s by Keith Raniere, the cult gained many followers.
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Sep 8, 2021 · Nxivm co-founder Nancy Salzman has been sentenced to over three years in prison for her role in the suspected sex cult. She pleaded guilty to racketeering offences in 2019. Investigators...
