Keith Raniere was the head of NXIVM, an organization that promised self-improvement, but devolved into a cult of criminality and coercion. DOS members communicated using encrypted phone applications like Telegram and Signal, and members' identities were not always known to each another. Some sources say that Einstein had an IQ of around 160, while others say it was closer to 200. Many of the women who were drafted had no idea Raniere was involved, instead believing the group was women-only. Daniela maintained her captivity began when she told Raniere she had romantic feelings for another man. [147][174][175] At Raniere's trial, prosecutors introduced a recording of a private meeting with DOS inner circle members in which Raniere stated: "The monogram as it is right now is very directly related to my initials." If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Keith Raniere's devoted followers say he is one of . But if you don't? Raniere sued Rick Ross, an expert in cults, for sharing NXIVM materials online (in 2016, following a decade and a half of litigation, the suit was dismissed). [37] In a January 2003 ruling, federal judge Robert Littlefield implied Raniere was using a legal suit to harass his former partner. (Ordered by Chief Judge Barbara M.G. Distractify is a registered trademark. Experts and critics call it a cult. On June 19, 2019, the jury found Raniere guilty on all charges after five hours of deliberation. ", "Blast from the past: Complete text from 1988 Times Union article about Raniere and his take-home IQ test", "Rochester woman tells all about life with NXIVM's Keith Raniere, her ex", "Law enforcement has fielded NXIVM complaints for years", "Cult of NXIVM Series Part 8: The Relentless Pursuit of Enemies", "How Allison Mack Ended Up Involved With an Alleged Sex Slavery Ring", "34 Toni Natalie, Keith Raniere's Ex-Girlfriend, On NXIVM", "Did Isaac Asimov Inspire Keith Raniere to be 'the Mule'? "[95], In 2012, the Times Union published an expos that included three accounts of Raniere seducing and abusing girls under the age of consent. What Was Keith Raniere IQ? These slaves were forced to adhere to extremely restrictive diets and document every food they ate. "[186][187], In the wake of The New York Times article, Raniere fled to Mexico, accompanied by a few members of his inner circle. Keith Raniere, founder of the company Nxivm, has been sentenced to 120 years in prison.. Sex trafficking and forced labor of "Nicole"; Conspiracy to alter records for use in an official proceeding; Sex trafficking conspiracy, forced labor conspiracy, racketeering conspiracy, and, In 2018, Josh Bloch compiled an investigative podcast series about NXIVM on, This page was last edited on 9 January 2023, at 21:23. [25] Your sole highest desire must be to further your Master from whom all good things come and are related. Keith Raniere has claimed to have an IQ of 240.Raniere actually claims himself as the world's smartest man and says that he has an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records to back this up. He believed children could become multilingual by having teachers or caretakers each speak to them in a different language. The New York State Department of Health later revoked Roberts's medical license following an investigation into the branding and other NXIVM-related activities. In August 2019, he died in jail, which was ruled a suicide. [200] Prosecutors argued against citing the dangerousness of Raniere, his inconsistent answers about his income, and his previous flight to Mexico.[201]. I was brainwashed and my emotional center of the brain was killed/turned off. He then took his knowledge of multilevel marketing and created Consumers' Buyline, which had participants acquire memberships to be able to purchase discounted groceries and additional items. When he was around eight years old, his parents separated. He Has a Son with a Partner Who Fled Nxivm. After showing adverse childhood experiences, she received counseling for victims of sex abuse and filed a State Police report against Raniere in 1993. Keith Allen Raniere (/rnjri/; born August 26, 1960) is an American criminal convicted for a pattern of racketeering activity including human trafficking, sex offenses, and fraud. Though they initially claimed to be entertaining all of the detainees, they were seen with a sign addressed to "Kay Rose," a name sharing Raniere's initials. Not only that, it was a take home IQ test, which means no one monitored for the possibility of his cheating. Many DOS slaves were also groomed for sex with Raniere. Uncover: Escaping NXIVM is a new CBC investigative podcast series about the group, its leader, Keith Raniere, and one woman's journey to get out. [236], A number of Raniere's alleged lovers suffered untimely deaths. On October 27, 2020, Raniere was sentenced to 120 years in prison. I am sorry life, I didn't know I was already dead. [179][180][157], According to DOS members, Raniere had envisioned DOS to grow into thousands of members, with DOS sororities across the country. One aspect of diving into their heads is of course their IQs, which Raniere often talked about. August 1960 in Brooklyn, New York City, USA) ist ein amerikanischer Verbrecher, Unternehmer und Psycho-Coach. Keith Raniere. Raniere began sexually abusing the youngest ("Camila") in 2005 when she was 15 years old. Raniere was convicted by a federal jury in June 2019 of racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, attempted sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy, forced labor conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy. Due to Fifth Amendment concerns, this order is stayed until 60 days after the ruling on Raniere's appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. When Raniere was brought up on charges, prosecutors shared the fact that, despite Raniere's self-proclaimed genius, his grade point average was just 2.26. [29][58][60], Raniere's eight-year relationship with Natalie ended in 1999. Among other things, he has been convicted of people trafficking, sex offenses, and fraud. Raniere actually claims himself as the worlds smartest man and says that he has an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records to back this up. [48], CBI's operations were restricted in 1993 after the company was investigated by twenty states. He said it went right to his head. Yesterday, Frank Report revealed that a man, Mr. Keith Alan Raniere, created a life coaching organization based in large part on his being "the smartest man in the world." To back up his claim, he had three things: A high score in a little known, take-home, IQ test, [125] An estimated 150 women joined DOS. "use strict";(function(){var insertion=document.getElementById("citation-access-date");var date=new Date().toLocaleDateString(undefined,{month:"long",day:"numeric",year:"numeric"});insertion.parentElement.replaceChild(document.createTextNode(date),insertion)})(); Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives. A frustrated Raniere instructed his followers to help get him moved back by ingratiating themselves to prison staff, including offering coffee and donuts as they left their shifts. [40][41] Although the MEGA test has been widely criticized as not having been properly validated, the 1989 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records (the last edition to include a category for highest IQ)[42] described the Hoeflin Research Group as "the most exclusive ultrahigh IQ society", and the 1989 Australian edition identified Raniere, Marilyn vos Savant, and Eric Hart as the highest-scoring members of the group. The second season of The Vow, which will debut in 2021, "will offer an exclusive view into Raniere's innermost circle. [27], Keith Raniere was born on August 26, 1960 to James Raniere (19322020), a New York City advertising executive, and Vera Oschypko (19311978), a ballroom dancing instructor. In the 1990s, Raniere was also involved with National Health Network, a multilevel organization selling vitamins. She later claimed to have been the victim of harassment. [29][18][39], In June 1988, the Times Union profiled Raniere, reporting on his membership in the Mega Society after he achieved a high score on founder Ronald K. Hoeflin's MEGA test, an unsupervised, 48-question test published in the April 1985 issue of Omni magazine. He had grandiose ideas and his hours were becoming erratic again She listened and she said "Oh that's easy, I can help you. [109][103], Beginning in 2010, Daniela was kept under an extralegal house arrest verging on solitary confinement for two years in her family home. [212] The group began calling itself "The Forgotten Ones" and "We Are As You." NXIVM (/ n k s i m /) is the name commonly used to describe the personality cult of imprisoned racketeer and sex offender Keith Raniere. [78][bettersourceneeded], In 2009, a group of Raniere's associates (called the "NXIVM Nine") broke with Raniere and his organization, citing "concerns about unethical practices and the alleged abuse of his leadership status to sexually manipulate women in the organization. He's a member of Mega, a high-IQ society with a minimum requirement at the one-in-a-million level. These recordings were released through a website as a podcast called Raniere Speaks with copyright held by Dialogue Productions, LLC. The journey of Keith Raniere from smart man to full blown cult leader is bizarre, involves far too many failed MLMs, and a Smallville actress. I even saw a blue light, but I don't think I told him so. John Gotti, also known as 'The Teflon Don,' was an organized crime leader who became head of the Gambino family. Univision Investiga El rentable IQ de Keith Raniere El reconocimiento que hizo la revista World Guinness Records en 1989 al gur de la superacin mental en EEUU como uno de los hombres ms. The structure of NXIVM classes meant that students offered up personal details, which could later make them vulnerable to manipulation. Keith Raniere, centre, seated between his attorneys during the first day of his trial on 7 May. Serial killer Keith Hunter Jesperson, also known as the "Happy Face Killer," brutally murdered eight women between 1990 and 1995. [77] The Dalai Lama additionally wrote the foreword to the book The Sphinx and Thelxiepeia, which Raniere co-authored in 2009. Morris, Scot (April 1985). The best slave derives the highest pleasure from being her Master's ultimate tool. "[186][187][219], On October 27, 2020, federal judge Nicholas Garaufis sentenced Raniere to 120 years in prison and fined him $1.75 million. Al Capone, also known as "Scarface," rose to infamy as the leader of the Chicago Outfit, an organized crime syndicate during the Prohibition era. In June 2019, Raniere was found guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking, and was sentenced to 120 years in prison on October 27. May we persist into the future. [237][238], Mental, physical and sexual abuse of members, Loyalists' activities at Metropolitan Detention Complex. On October 27, 2020, Raniere was found guilty of all counts against him racketeering, sex trafficking . Another said she had spotted Raniere entering her underage sister's bedroom. Today, Keith Raniere, 62, is a convicted racketeer and sex offender, serving his 120-year prison at United States Penitentiary, Tuscon. Keith Urban is a Grammy-award winning country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. Kristin Snyder disappeared and was last seen at a NXIVM event. [7], Scholars in the fields of religious studies, law and sociology describe NXIVM as a cult. Following a seven-week trial, jurors took less than. He was convicted and in 2020 was sentenced to 120 years in prison. The United States seized ownership of NXIVM related entities and their intellectual . [68] Her vehicle was discovered two days later in Seward, Alaska, 120 miles from Anchorage. He was devastated and unmoored by the death of longtime girlfriend Pamela Cafritz in November 2016. The organization offered personal development and emotional management seminars intended to help attendees better achieve self-fulfillment. In 1998, Toni Natalie met Nancy Salzman, a nurse and a practitioner of hypnotism and neuro-linguistic programming. [5] "[18][96][97][98][99][29], In the criminal case against Raniere, prosecutors established that starting in 2002, Raniere gained a Svengali-like control over an NXIVM family from Monterrey, Mexico. That's what a documentary suggests", "Sex cult convict Keith Raniere's former neighbors 'terrified' after documentary claims he poisoned women in NY home", "Is Keith Raniere a murderer? He said it was that dramatic and that profound. American artist Keith Haring was best known for his graffiti-inspired drawings, which he first made in subway stations and later exhibited in museums. [189], Mexican Federal Police located Raniere in a luxury villa outside Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. "[53], Also in 1998, Raniere met Christine Marie Melanakos, a recently divorced mother who had won the title of Mrs. Michigan 1995. [136][133], Raniere tasked his inner circle members with various DOS projects and devised assignments for DOS slaves, including instructions for "seduction assignments" in which DOS masters implicitly or expressly directed their slaves to engage in sexual activity with Raniere. [21][22][1] More than 100 letters and statements from victims were sent to the court about the harm Raniere caused them. Daniela said her confinement ended in 2012 after she almost attempted suicide but instead decided to leave her family home. [47] It was at a CBI pitch meeting that Raniere met Toni Natalie,[48] who subsequently became a top seller for the organization along with her then-husband. Share to Twitter. [115], At Raniere's trial, prosecutors accused Raniere of the sexual exploitation of Daniela's underage sister Camila, narrating it through Daniela's testimony, hospital records and transcripts of Raniere's communication with Camila, as well as sexually explicit photos of Camila found in Raniere's home. [62] Sara Bronfman initially became involved, followed by sister Clare Bronfman. He was convicted and sent to prison in 2020. In January 2020, Raniere and several other NXIVM individuals were named as defendants in a civil lawsuit filed in federal court by 80 former NXIVM members. [193][194][177], American authorities took custody of Raniere and presented him in federal court in Fort Worth, Texas and later transferred him to custody in New York at Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn. Raniere himself never took the stand during the case last year. When he was brought up on charges, officers discovered that despite Ranieres self-proclaimed brainpower, his GPA in three majors biology, math, and physics was just 2.26. Share to Linkedin. The child, born in 2007, had earlier been reported to be an orphan adopted by Raniere and Keeffe, rather than their biological child. Keith Raniere was the head of NXIVM, an organization that promised self-improvement but devolved into. Allegations of Raniere's sex crimes against underage girls appeared in an investigative series published by The Albany Times-Union in 2012. While still in school, Raniere became a caretaker for his mother, who suffered from heart problems. [13][14][15][16][17] Multiple accusers identified Raniere as a prolific sexual abuser of women and girls since the 1980s. [164][165][166] NXIVM member Dr. Danielle Roberts performed the "ceremonial branding" of DOS members using a cauterizing pen. [182] On October 18, 2017, The New York Times published a story about the slaves and branding and reported that the slaves were required to provide nude photos or other potentially damaging information about themselves if they wished to join. Their father, Edgar Bronfman Sr., took a NXIVM course the following year.[63]. Investigations of Raniere, such as a 2003 Forbes cover story and a 2012 expos in The Albany Times-Union, reported that he was manipulating and injuring NXIVM members, including allegations of sexual abuse. Raniere was raised in Suffern, New York. NXIVM leader Keith Raniere. De aspecto comn y corriente, no encaja con la imagen que solemos tener de. (CBI). The finale replayed Raniere's arrest in 2018. [210] Raniere was thereafter forbidden by MDC officials from contacting Chakravorty. He was found guilty of all seven counts in June 2019. Students earned different colored sashes as they ascended through the ranks and recruited new members. [213][214], A July 16, 2020 intelligence analysis memorandum from the Bureau of Prisons Counter Terrorism Unit states that Raniere instructed Chakravorty to get more women to dance "erotically" outside of the MDC. And the truth of the matter is He graduated in June 1978, two months prior to his eighteenth birthday. By David K. Li. [136], Raniere maintained command and control over DOS members by collecting "collateral" which included highly damaging personal information, sexually explicit photos or videos, and rights to personal assets and relied on his inner circle members to carry out his orders and build the DOS pyramid group. Required slaves to perform menial tasks for their masters, from running errands to cleaning their homes and other. While there he began communicating with a supporter, Suneel Chakravorty, who began recording their conversations. Salzman also testified that she was helping Raniere edit his DOS manifesto that enforced the master-slave relationships. Keith Allen Raniere (/rnjri/; born August 26, 1960)[2] is an American criminal convicted for a pattern of racketeering activity including human trafficking, sex offenses, and fraud. Raniere's dictates within NXIVM could be misogynistic, controlling and odd. Sources claim Snyder said she was pregnant with Raniere's child right before disappearing", "NXIVM insiders speak in upcoming special", "Former NXIVM follower claims convicted sex cult leader Keith Raniere is linked to pal's disappearance in doc", "Sex Cult Used Spyware to Monitor Bronfman", "Manipulations of fortune; Daughters of business royalty, alleged cult leader at centre of lawsuit", "Records: NXIVM hacked billionaire's emails with Hillary Clinton, world leaders", "Cult of Nxivm Part 6: Raniere and the Bronfmans Try to Buy the Dalai Lama", "From Heiress To Felon: How Clare Bronfman Wound Up In 'Cult-Like' Group Nxivm", "Suspended Lama Tenzin Dhonden Had A Lover Too! Police raided the villa, arresting Raniere and deporting him as persona non grata. In 2020, The Vowand Seduced examined Raniere's life and crimes. However, it ended up under investigation by multiple state attorneys general as a potential pyramid scheme. [47], Vanity Fair subsequently reported on the Forbes article's impact within the group: "People at NXIVM were stunned. Salzman admitted that she and others were incredibly abusive to Daniela, and nothing Daniela did was the right thing. "[235], Judge Raner Collins granted the Department of Justice's motion to dismiss the suit on grounds that Raniere failed to exhaust administrative remedies (in line with the Prison Litigation Reform Act), and his lawyer's insufficient service of process. The organization was owned by Nancy Salzman, who was referred to as "Prefect." Raniere's federal racketeering trial began on May 7, 2019. The following year, the case was dismissed with prejudice. "[65] Snyder was last seen leaving this session of the course. In 1989, an Australian edition of the Guinness Book of World Records listed that Raniere's IQ placed him in a "Mega" genius group. She was Raniere's first student. And that he was superior and better than everybody, like he was a deity. Though Raniere was intimately involved in NXIVM, he held no official role. Keith Raniere in a courtroom during his trial. Raniere pressured many of his female followers to follow near-starvation diets; some became so thin they stopped menstruating (he was attracted to very thin women). Self-help guru accused of sex trafficking", "Watch Cults and Extreme Belief Season 1 Episode 1", "Inside Nxivm, the 'Sex Cult' That Preached Empowerment", "Her Darkest Role: Actress Allison Mack's Descent From 'Smallville' to Sex Cult", "Raniere influenced by Ayn Rand in more ways than one: Shocking similarities seen in her and Raniere's inner circle! Natalie and Raniere dated for the next eight years. Keith Raniere in an interview with his NXIVM subordinate, actress Allison Mack, of "Smallville" fame. . In 1996, Raniere signed a consent order in New York. https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/keith-raniere. On October 11, 2002, she was found dead of a gunshot wound to her head on the grounds of the Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Buddhist monastery in Woodstock, an apparent suicide. [207] Judge Garaufis denied both motions. 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