NXIVM
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Edgar Bronfman Sr. of the Seagram liquor fortune once wrote a testimonial for a course he had taken through an organisation called Executive Success Programs, or ESP. He said, quote, “If everyone were to go through this training, the world would be a much better and safer place to live.” Seventeen years later, the leader and inner circle of that same organisation, now going under the name NXIVM, would be on trial for charges including sex trafficking, forced labour, fraud, extortion and child pornography. Links: - The Founder of “Nxivm,” a Purported Self-Help Organization Based in Albany, N.Y., Arrested for Sex Trafficking and Forced Labor Conspiracy — US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York - Complaint and Affidavit — US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York - Jury Finds Nxivm Leader Keith Raniere Guilty of All Counts — US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York - Founder Of “Nxivm,” a Purported Self-Help Organization, and Five Others Charged in Superseding Indictment with Racketeering Conspiracy — US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York - Founder of “NXIVM,” a Purported Self-Help Organization, and Actor Indicted for Sex Trafficking and Forced Labor Conspiracy — US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York - Indictment — US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York - FBI raids NXIVM president's house as Raniere appears in federal court — by Brendan J. Lyons, Albany Times Union, 27 March 2018 - Rochester woman tells all about life with NXIVM's Keith Raniere, her ex — by Jon Campbell, Democrat and Chronicle, 8 March 2018 - Allison Mack's Twitter - Brighton woman is quickly sold on Local Buyline —by Frank Bilovsky, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 22 June 1992 - Toni Natalie's Statement —23 August 2011 - Leader of NY Group Branded Women, Made Them Sex Slaves: Feds — NBC New York, 26 March 2018 - Self-help guru denies enslaving, branding women in sex cult —by Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 5 May 2018 - Raniere's High School Graduation —The Journal News (via Frank Report), 29 June 1978 - In Raniere's shadows — by James M. Odato & Jennifer Gish, Times Union, 22 February 2012 - Cult of Personality — by Michael Freedman, Forbes, 13 October 2003 - The Heiresses and the Cult —by Suzanna Andrews, Vanity Fair, 13 October 2010 - The making of Vanguard — by Josh Bloch, Kathleen Goldhar, Anita Elash & Dave Pizer, CBC News, 12 September 2018 - Escaping NXIVM — by Josh Bloch, Kathleen Goldhar, Anita Elash & Dave Pizer, CBC News, 5 September 2018 - The public and private turmoil of escaping a suspected sex cult — by Josh Bloch, Kathleen Goldhar, Anita Elash & Dave Pizer, CBC News, 26 September 2018 - NXIVM co-founder Nancy Salzman pleads guilty in case of alleged cult — by Jon Campbell, Democrat and Chronicle, 13 March 2019 - Lauren Salzman Pleads Guilty – to one count each of Racketeering and Racketeering Conspiracy — by Frank Parlato, Frank Report, 28 March - Nxivm: Seagram heiress Clare Bronfman pleads guilty in 'sex cult' case —BBC News, 20 April 2019 - The Latest: Heiress Clare Bronfman released on $100M bond — Associated Press, 25 July 2018 - NXIVM Leader Keith Raniere Has Been Convicted for Keeping Women as ‘Sex Slaves.’ Here Are the Major Players in the Case — by Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 19 June 2019 - Seagram’s Heiress Clare Bronfman Pleads Guilty in NXIVM Sex-Cult Case —by Pilar Melendez, Daily Beast, 19 April 2019 - Allison Mack's IMDb - Part 1: Branded Slaves and Master Raniere; Sources: Human branding part of Raniere-inspired women’s group — by Frank Parlato, Frank Report, 5 June 2017 - A Former NXIVM "Cult" Member Says She And Her Two Sisters Had To Have Abortions After Sex With Keith Raniere — by Michael Blackmon, Buzzfeed News, 28 M
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