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(#11) When An Expose Came Out About Nxivm, Raniere Fled To Mexico And Had A Car Chase With Cops
In October 2017, The New York Times ran an investigation looking at the organization. In it, it detailed the criminal allegations against Raniere and Nxivm. According to court documents released in March 2018, Raniere fled to Mexico, covering his tracks by using encrypted emails and getting rid of his cellphone. He stayed at a luxury gated community in Puerta Vallarta with "several women," according to the Associated Press.
When U.S. Marshal's tracked him down at the Mexican compound, investigators said the women at the house got into a high-speed car chase with police. There is a Nvixm branch in Mexico, which is headed up by the country's former president Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
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(#10) Raniere Has Been Under Criminal Investigation Before For His Other Companies
Raniere is the group's leader who most describe as charismatic and inviting. Raniere is no stranger to businesses that appear to be pyramid schemes. In fact, one of the first jobs he had out of school was a salesman for Amway. Upon leaving Amway, Raniere would start his own company, Consumers' Buyline, a members-only buying club. Raniere was successful, but it was short-lived after being under investigation by the New York attorney general, who accused Raniere of running a pyramid scheme. It wasn't long before Raniere began Nxivm.
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(#9) It Began With A Pyramid Scheme
Nxivm began in 1998 and advertised as a "self-help" group. According to the official website:
"Nxivm is a new ethical understanding that allows us to build an internal civilization and have it manifest in the external world. It allows us to explore our most fundamental nature and to begin to redirect our power of creation, a power that we all possess in a very human sense. It is a place where humanity can rise to its noble possibility."
Nxivm offers workshop-style classes. A 16-day course is $7,500; a three-day course is $1,200. After joining the group, there are monthly fees and an opportunity to earn money by bringing in potential members. Former members claim the group is actually a cult and the classes are often led by Nxivm co-founder Nancy Salzman, a hypnotist who many say is responsible for brainwashing students during classes. Whatever the case may be, Nxivm is a pyramid scheme organization and has had upwards of 12,000 people taking courses offered.
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(#17) Vulture Published A Woman's Account Of Almost Being Recruited
On May 14, 2018, Vulture published an account of a woman, Rachel Goldberg, who was almost recruited into NXIVM. She recounts being lured in with the promise of self-improvement and how she listened to a speech about the guaranteed benefits of using technology known as Executive Success Programs (ESP). While the speaker refused to go into specifics, he made all kinds of promises of success for those who tried ESP and then offered intensive workshops for prices ranging between $3,000 and $7,500. Later, the woman was shocked and sickened to learn the seminar was associated with NXIVM.
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(#14) Raniere Makes Excessively Grand Claims About Himself
Raniere claims to have been a child prodigy and considers himself to be a genius. On his website, he boasts that he was speaking full sentences by the time he was one year old. At the age of 12, he taught himself high school mathematics in 19 hours. A year later, he excelled in college-level math. He also claims to have started college at the age of 16. Raniere brags that he was in the Guinness World Records in 1989 for having the highest IQ. Records indicate that Marilyn Vos Savant actually held that title until 1989, when Guinness discontinued the category.
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(#7) NXIVM Suspended Operations After Allison Mack's Arrest
NXIVM made an official announcement that the group was suspending operations due to "extraordinary circumstances." The statement was made sometime in April after Allison Mack's sex trafficking arrest, although it is not clear when.
The group's website has the following message on its landing page:
It is with deep sadness that we inform you we are suspending all NXIVM/ESP enrollment, curriculum and events until further notice.
We will be in touch with more information for anyone currently enrolled in upcoming events/programs.
While we are disappointed by the interruption of our operations, we believe it is warranted by the extraordinary circumstances facing the company at this time. We continue to believe in the value and importance of our work and look forward to resuming our efforts when these allegations are resolved.
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Many people like stylish and unique tattoos, but they should be vigilant before designing tattoos. Over the years, many women have joined a secret organization called Nxivm, which is headquartered in Albany, New York, and has chapters throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. These women were told to get a tattoo before joining the conference. A woman shared that the whole process takes 20-30 minutes, and the room is full of burnt human flesh.
Since the end of the 1990s, an estimated 16,000 people have participated in this organization. The organization claims that its goal is to help people eliminate psychological and emotional barriers and achieve a better self. However, the organization has been controversial these years. The random tool introduced stories about 17 women from the cult Nxivm.
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