However, when Rolling Stone dug deeper into this, they found plenty of shaky foundations in his claim. What Was Keith Raniere IQ? The organization offered personal development and emotional management seminars intended to help attendees better achieve self-fulfillment. I was brainwashed and my emotional center of the brain was killed/turned off. Over a year later, he would be convicted on . Raniere was arrested in 2018 and tried in 2019 on federal charges that included racketeering, sex trafficking, extortion and forced labor. NXIVM had all the hallmarks of a money-scamming cult but the truth was far, far worse. His teachings encouraged students to follow their own self-interested goals while steering clear of "parasites" who could send them off track. He is currently in the middle of an appeals process,. April 7, 2018 - 4:07PM. [183][184], At Raniere's trial, a DOS slave testified that when she finally confronted Raniere, he told her that DOS was "a walk in the park", saying, "You guys think you have it so bad. but then you find out he took some little IQ test and wasn't recognized," Jackson . The polyamorous Raniere fathered children with two women. 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). Keith Raniere, centre, seated between his attorneys during the first day of his trial on 7 May. In March 2018, NXIVM founder Keith Raniere was arrested and charged with sex trafficking. He also claimed that he required each sister make him their exclusive romantic partner, as their infidelity toward him could physically "hurt" him. Revisa la entrevista ntegra del lder de NXIVM, Keith Raniere hizo a Clara Luz Flores, que fue dada a conocer por Adrin de la Garza.S parte del Club de Su. The organization was owned by Nancy Salzman, who was referred to as "Prefect." I can never get that back. That year, New York State filed a lawsuit alleging the organization was a pyramid scheme. [125] An estimated 150 women joined DOS. Serial killer Keith Hunter Jesperson, also known as the "Happy Face Killer," brutally murdered eight women between 1990 and 1995. [223] Judge Garaufis ruled that 21 victims of Raniere should receive a total of $3.46 million in restitution. They should probably say that before they're held down, so it doesn't seem like they're being coerced. [47] Raniere suggested to Clare Bronfman that the losses were due to market manipulation by her father. After college, Raniere became an Amway salesman. You might say that Keith Raniere is one in a million. This might consist of nude photos, a (false) confession of abuse or the deed to a house. Raniere says by the end of 1993 he had sold $1 billion in goods and services, employed 80 people and had a quarter-million believers paying him $19 a month to hawk his goods. [84] That same year, Keeffe further alleged that Raniere had planned to lure his critics to Mexico with an invitation to an anti-cult conference; once in Mexico, the critics were to be arrested on false charges by order of a judge who had been bribed. Keith Raniere in an interview with his NXIVM subordinate, actress Allison Mack, of "Smallville" fame. October 27, 2020: Keith Raniere, leader of the NXIVM sex cult, was sentenced to 120 years in federal prison on Tuesday. [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. Keith Raniere was the head of NXIVM, an organization that promised self-improvement but devolved into. "[56], From his 2018 arraignment in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York through his sentencing in 2021, prosecutors sought to keep Raniere remanded to the Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn (MDC). In 1998, Toni Natalie met Nancy Salzman, a nurse and a practitioner of hypnotism and neuro-linguistic programming. In May 2022, Keith Raniere filed suit against the U.S. Department of Justice and Bureau of Prisons, alleging that his civil rights are violated as a prisoner in United States Penitentiary, Tucson. The following year, the case was dismissed with prejudice. Raniere pleaded not guilty to the slew of crimes he was charged with, and in June of 2019, was convicted by a Brooklyn jury of all counts against himracketeering, sex trafficking, forced labor. 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. As NXIVM leader Keith Raniere awaits sentencing for using the self-help group as a sex cult for his personal pleasure, prosecutors say he is still issuing demands to his disciples from inside a . However, his IQ was likely not 240; even Stephen Hawkings IQ was just about 160. Sadistic Nxivm svengali Keith Raniere appeared virtually in Brooklyn federal court Tuesday wearing a big grin -- then learned he has to shell out a total of nearly $3.5 million in restitution to a . Of the approximately 17,000 people who took classes and seminars with self-help organization NXIVM, a smaller cadre of followers became enthralled by its leader, Keith Raniere. And she says, he's saying this to all these girls. Raniere also had dreams of founding his own country and controlling his own currency. The complaint alleged that at least one woman was coerced into sex with Raniere, who forced DOS members to undergo the branding ritual alleged by former DOS member Sarah Edmondson and others. One aspect of diving into their heads is of course their IQs, which Raniere often talked about. NXIVM leader Keith Raniere. Judge Jos A. Cabranes wrote, "Raniere has failed to persuade us that there is insufficient evidence to sustain his convictions."[228][229]. Daniela said Raniere also attempted to coax her into a sex act with her sister Marianna. DOS members communicated using encrypted phone applications like Telegram and Signal, and members' identities were not always known to each another. The aim of the "readiness drills" was to reinforce the idea that responding to a master was the most important part of any slave's life. Sexual exploitation of Camila as a minor and possession of. He's a sociopath" They met and four days later she came out with the glazed eyes and gave me the, "You don't know who he is," and I was like, "Wow, there goes another one. [109][103], Beginning in 2010, Daniela was kept under an extralegal house arrest verging on solitary confinement for two years in her family home. May we persist into the future. His supposedly bias-free news organization was the only one members were supposed to read. Two witnesses recounted that Raniere had taken their virginity when they were minors. Raniere attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. Among Raniere's followers were several famous names: Emiliano Salinas, the son of a former Mexican president; heiresses Sara and Clare Bronfman, who provided NXIVM and Raniere with enormous sums; actress Allison Mack, star of the television show Smallville; and India Oxenberg, daughter of actress Catherine Oxenberg. Most thought the brand was a symbol representing the elements, but it in fact contained Raniere's initials. He was convicted and in 2020 was sentenced to 120 years in prison. Raniere offered to tutor her in Latin and Algebra as a pretext to seduce and sexually abuse her when she was 12 years old. 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District Judge Nicholas Garaufis also fined Raniere $1.75m (1.34m) at the sentencing hearing in Brooklyn on Tuesday. He described himself as a childhood genius who was speaking in full sentences at 1, reading at 2 and a proficient pianist by the time he was 12. Photograph: Elizabeth Williams/AP. Raniere's IQ was listed in the "Mega" genius category in an Australian edition of the Guinness Book of World Records in 1989. . [69], In October 2003, Raniere was featured, cloaked in shadows, on the cover of Forbes magazine, accompanied by the appellation "The World's Strangest Executive Coach". [77] The Dalai Lama additionally wrote the foreword to the book The Sphinx and Thelxiepeia, which Raniere co-authored in 2009. This article is more than 10 years old. . These recordings were released through a website as a podcast called Raniere Speaks with copyright held by Dialogue Productions, LLC. Who Is Keith Raniere? [18], In 2018, offenses related to a secret society within NXIVM known as "DOS", or "the Vow" led to the arrests of Raniere and five other NXIVM associates. . "[47] According to Vanity Fair, the article was a turning point in Raniere's relationship with Edgar Bronfman: "'That,' says one woman, 'was when Edgar Bronfman became NXIVM's enemy. [237][238], Mental, physical and sexual abuse of members, Loyalists' activities at Metropolitan Detention Complex. [200] Prosecutors argued against citing the dangerousness of Raniere, his inconsistent answers about his income, and his previous flight to Mexico.[201]. Sus enseanzas ticas,. ", "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'? '"[18], Raniere and Salzman founded Executive Success Programs, a personal development company[29] offering a range of techniques aimed at self-improvement. The facility in Tucson, Arizona is noted as the sole facility in the federal prison system that is both specially-designated for sex offenders and also at maximum-security level. [5] In June 2019, Raniere was found guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking, and was sentenced to 120 years in prison on October 27. Raniere's father worked in advertising and his mother was a ballroom dance instructor. They wrote letters to the court to support him and heeded his instructions to create a podcast. He attended a Waldorf school, before leaving for a public junior high school. 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. "[65] Snyder was last seen leaving this session of the course. Country music sensation Toby Keith is best known for his rousing anthems to the U.S. soldiers serving in the Middle East. He agreed to pay a fine of $40,000 and accepted a permanent ban on participating in any "chain distribution scheme." You're the special one. 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. Though Raniere was intimately involved in NXIVM, he held no official role. [125][135] Except for Raniere's inner circle members, none of the slaves knew that Raniere was involved with DOS when they were recruited. [18], By 1990, Raniere founded his own multi-level marketing company, Consumers' Buyline Inc. The structure of NXIVM classes meant that students offered up personal details, which could later make them vulnerable to manipulation. The highest score possible is 145, and the lowest score possible is 61; scores between these two extremes represents just one standard deviation from the mean iq for that group. While still in school, Raniere became a caretaker for his mother, who suffered from heart problems. "[171][172], Only Raniere's inner circle members knew the brand was his initials. On June 19, 2019, the jury found Raniere guilty on all charges after five hours of deliberation. US District Judge Nicholas Garaufis read the sentence in Brooklyn federal court Tuesday, after more than a . He went on trial the next year for charges of racketeering conspiracy, identity theft, extortion, forced labor, money laundering, wire fraud and sex trafficking. 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. The finale replayed Raniere's arrest in 2018. Offers may be subject to change without notice. [37] Raniere "adopted the title 'Vanguard' from a favorite arcade game in which the destruction of one's enemies increased one's own power. [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. [167][168], The DOS branding ritual followed a script created by Raniere: slaves were required to be fully naked, with the ceremonies filmed and used as more collateral on the DOS slaves. [68] Her vehicle was discovered two days later in Seward, Alaska, 120 miles from Anchorage. [164][165][166] NXIVM member Dr. Danielle Roberts performed the "ceremonial branding" of DOS members using a cauterizing pen. [37] In a January 2003 ruling, federal judge Robert Littlefield implied Raniere was using a legal suit to harass his former partner. [75][76], On May 6, 2009, the Dalai Lama traveled to Albany to give a talk; during the event, he presented Raniere with a white scarf onstage. September 5, 2018. You're important. [56][57][58] A few years later, the program was rebranded under the name NXIVM. 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). "I'm very sorry for the victims of this case," she said . "[37], Bouchey herself likewise recalled a story about a 13-year-old Raniere's relationships with girls: "[Dozens] of young girls were calling the house and [Raniere's mother] was overhearing his conversations with them where he was telling every single girl the same thing: 'I love you. After she fled the region with her son, an email bearing her name explained: "I have full sole legal custody of Gaelyn. 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, In response, authorities at the MDC moved Raniere to another unit to keep the dancers out of his line of sight. In the 1989 edition, the last edition to have this achievement, the three people marked to have the highest IQ were Marilyn vos Savant, Eric Hart, and Keith Raniere. [51][36] That business failed in 1999. 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. These slaves were forced to adhere to extremely restrictive diets and document every food they ate. A federal judge ruled that 21 people should receive a total of $3.46 million in restitution from Keith Raniere, the founder of Nxivm, for being victims of his racketeering, sex trafficking and . (Ordered by Chief Judge Barbara M.G. [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." To attract younger members to NXIVM, Raniere set up an a cappella singing group. [179][180][157], According to DOS members, Raniere had envisioned DOS to grow into thousands of members, with DOS sororities across the country. There is no definitive answer to this question as there is no scientific evidence to support or disprove the claim. Although many sources indicate that Raniere has two children, only one has received much attention in the media. However, it ended up under investigation by multiple state attorneys general as a potential pyramid scheme. 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. After joining DOS, initiates were branded with a cauterizing pen. [220][221][222], On July 20, 2021, Raniere made a virtual appearance from his Tucson, Arizona prison cell for a hearing on restitution, the last remaining material from the trial. [71] Beginning in August 2005, the Bronfman sisters covered the losses, ultimately using $150 million of their funds in support of Raniere and his organization. Kristin Snyder disappeared and was last seen at a NXIVM event. [25][26] The Federal Bureau of Prisons lists Raniere as an inmate of United States Penitentiary, Tucson, identified with Federal Register Number 57005-177. I even saw a blue light, but I don't think I told him so. The middle child ("Daniela") was groomed as a minor and began a sexual relationship with Raniere days after her. [49] CBI was permanently shut down in September 1996 by the Attorney General of New York after being investigated by 25 states. As NXIVM's leader, Raniere was called "Vanguard." '"[37] In 1982, Raniere graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a 2.26 GPA "having failed or barely passed many of the upper-level math and science classes he bragged about taking. In March 2018, Raniere, while trying to hide in a closet, was arrested by Mexican police at a luxury villa in Puerto Vallarta. Raniere's attorneys petitioned for his release on bail, including unsupported claims that Raniere could cure Tourette syndrome. She was ordered to seduce Raniere, she said, by her "slave . Salzman testified that the overriding emphasis of DOS was to venerate Raniere and foster an atmosphere of "total obedience and secrecy". In addition, Daniela testified that Raniere's partner Pamela Cafritz coached each sister to refuse to answer questions about paternity to prevent Raniere's abuse from becoming known to any nurse who might be a mandated reporter. The ceremony was to include group oral sex as a way to do "something special" for Raniere and to pledge their continued dedication to Raniere and NXIVM. 48-Fragen-Test unterzogen hatte, der im April 1985 in der Zeitschrift Omni verffentlicht worden war, gab er an, einen IQ von 178 zu besitzen. [238] Raniere's partner Kristin Keeffe survived cervical cancer. Raniere was . Share to Facebook. Raniere usually slept late, then filled his days with long walks (sometimes accompanied by female adherents) and nightly games of volleyball, his preferred sport. [70] The "devastating" cover story, penned by Michael Freedman and entitled "Cult of Personality", has been described as "a gold mine of previously unpublished information". The woman told the Times Union, "[Raniere] took my innocence. Keith Urban is a Grammy-award winning country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, 2009 discussion between Barbara Bouchey and Keith Raniere. In 1990, her mother worked for Raniere's multi-level marketing company, Consumers' Buyline Inc. There was also a two-hour special in 2019 called The Lost Women of NXIVM. Keith Raniere in a courtroom during his trial. "[230][231][232][233] This case is ongoing as of November 2022. [21][22][1] More than 100 letters and statements from victims were sent to the court about the harm Raniere caused them. 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. Raniere was raised in Suffern, New York. He said it went right to his head. NXIVM held a yearly gathering, called "Vanguard Week," to celebrate Raniere's birthday. She was later escorted out of the NXIVM community and was left at the Mexico border with less than $80 and no personal documents. [35][36], Raniere's former partner, Barbara Bouchey, has shared stories about his childhood which she claimed to have been told by his father, James: "What we did is we told Keith about how gifted and how intelligent he was. distractify.com - Jamie Lerner 18h. [179][128][181], On June 5, 2017, Frank Parlato was the first to report that there was a secret sorority called DOS and the women known as "slaves" were branded with Raniere's initials. [31][29] Heidi Hutchinson recalled that during the late 1980s, Raniere was fascinated by Amway, Scientology, and neuro-linguistic programming. [47], In February 2014, Keeffe broke with Raniere and his group. 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