Keith Raniere Personality Type
Founder of the NXIVM cult
Keith Allen Raniere (born August 26, 1960) is an American racketeer convicted for a pattern of offenses including human trafficking, sex offenses, and fraud. He co-founded NXIVM, a multi-level marketing company headquartered near Albany, New York. Media coverage and longtime observers of the group describe NXIVM as a "cult" due to the grandiosity of Raniere's claimed genius as well as the coercive control Raniere exerted over followers' lives.Between 1998 and 2018, NXIVM developed a following through its personal development seminars, recruiting several celebrities and socialites. The organization 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.On June 19, 2019, a jury in a Eastern District of New York convicted Raniere of 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. The presiding judge sentenced Raniere to 120 years imprisonment after reviewing 25 victim impact statements. As of July 2022, the Federal Bureau of Prisons lists Raniere as an inmate of United States Penitentiary, Tucson, identified with Federal Register Number 57005-177.
