Keith Raniere, 59, is best known as the founder of NXIVM, which dubbed itself a “self-help group” for women.
Originally started in 1998 out of New York City, the organization positioned itself as a multi-level marketing company offering development seminars — but behind closed doors, operated as an alleged sex cult.
Over the years, the organization recruited various high profile women, including Smallville star Allison Mack, 38, who has since plead guilty in a racketeering conspiracy and racketeering for her own alleged involvement in assisting to run a “slave ring.” Learn more about Keith, who is the subject of HBO’s new nine-episode documentary series The Vow. 1.
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