Keith Raniere

Quick Facts

Full Name	Keith Raniere
Occupation	Businessperson
Date Of Birth	Aug 26, 1960(1960-08-26)
Age	64
Birthplace	Brooklyn
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Virgo

Keith Raniere Biography

Keith Raniere is one of the most popular and richest Businessperson who was born on August 26, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.

Keith Raniere was born on August 26, 1960, to James Raniere, a New York City advertiser, and his wife Vera, a ballroom dancing instructor. Raniere’s father recalls that Vera “drank more than she should have,” and in adulthood, Keith himself privately described his mother as an alcoholic. When Raniere was five, he and his family relocated from Brooklyn to Suffern, New York. When he was around eight years old, his parents separated.

Keith Allen Raniere (born August 26, 1960), also known as Vanguard, is an American convicted felon and the founder of NXIVM, a multi-level marketing organization based near Albany, New York. Between 1998 and 2018, NXIVM developed a following primarily through its personal development seminars, recruiting several celebrities and socialites. However, the organization also faced multiple accusations of systemic sexual abuse of female members by Raniere and members of his inner circle, leading to the arrests of Raniere and other NXIVM members in early 2018. Raniere has subsequently been characterized in media reports as a cult leader.

Keith Raniere Net Worth

Keith Raniere is one of the richest Businessperson from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Keith Raniere 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

From the late 1960s to the early 1970s, Raniere attended a Waldorf school, before leaving for a public junior high school. One classmate recalled an incident in which she had unwittingly shared “compromising” information about one of her sisters in front of Raniere, then aged around 10. According to her recollection, Raniere had told her: “You know, it’s like I have this little bottle of poison I can hold over your head … I just don’t think your parents or your sister would be very happy if I told them.” She claims Raniere “would call me sometimes and say, ‘Little bottles, little bottles.'” Raniere attended Rockland Country Day School in Congers, NY; he graduated in June 1978, two months prior to his eighteenth birthday. As an adult, Raniere reported that he read Isaac Asimov’s mind control-themed work Second Foundation at age 12 and credited the novel with inspiring his work in NXIVM.

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Who is Keith Raniere Dating?

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CBI shut down in 1993 after being investigated by twenty states; that year, New York filed a lawsuit alleging the organization was a pyramid scheme. In 1996, Raniere signed a consent order permanently barring him from “promoting, offering or granting participation in a chain distribution scheme” and ordering him to pay a $40,000 fine.

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Also in 1998, Raniere met Christine Marie Melanakos, a recently divorced mother who had won the title of “Mrs. Michigan 1995.” She recalled that Raniere “explained how there was a profound event that would often happen to the women who became intimate with him, sometimes they would even see a blue light… Ultimately I agreed to be intimate with Keith, and it was just as he said. I even saw a blue light, but I don’t think I told him so. I remember thinking, ‘Wow, my brain is really susceptible to the power of suggestion.'”

Top Facts about Keith Raniere

1. Keith Raniere founded the NXIVM cult in 1998.
2. He was arrested in Mexico in 2018 and extradited to the US.
3. Raniere was convicted of sex trafficking, racketeering, and other crimes.
4. He was sentenced to 120 years in prison in October 2020.
5. Raniere’s followers included Hollywood actresses and wealthy individuals.
6. The cult operated under the guise of self-help programs.
7. Members were subjected to branding and forced labor practices.
8. Raniere claimed to have a high IQ and be a spiritual leader.
9. The trial revealed disturbing details about his manipulation tactics.
10. The case sparked public outrage and renewed scrutiny of cults.

What happened with Keith Raniere?

On June 19, 2019, Raniere was convicted of federal crimes including sex trafficking of children, conspiracy, and conspiracy to commit forced labor, all related to a secret society within NXIVM known as DOS, or the Vow. On October 27, 2020, Raniere was sentenced to 120 years in prison.

Is NXIVM still in business?

On June 12, 2018, the Times Union reported that NXIVM had suspended its operations owing to “extraordinary circumstances facing the company”.

Who is Keith Raniere and NXIVM?

Raniere was convicted in June of 2019 on charges of sexual exploitation of a child, sex trafficking conspiracy, forced labor conspiracy, racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy and more. His prison sentence was issued on October 27, 2020; Mack’s three-year prison sentence came more recently, on June 30.

Where is Nancy Salzman now?

Salzman reported to Federal Correctional Institution, Hazelton in West Virginia on February 21, 2022.

Are Mark and Bonnie still married?

In The Vow, married couple Mark Vicente and Bonnie Piesse describe their experiences becoming involved with, and leaving, the NXIVM cult. Today, Vicente and Piesse are still married and living in Portugal.