Keith Raniere

Keith Raniere    (cult leader, businessman, human trafficker)
Born	August 26, 1960 Brooklyn, New York
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Criminal convictions	• racketeering conspiracy • forced labor conspiracy • wire fraud conspiracy • sex trafficking conspiracy • sex trafficking • attempted sex trafficking • conspiracy to commit identity theft
Interest of	John Tighe
Business/cult leader found guilty of sex trafficking.

Keith "Vanguard" Raniere founded NXIVM. NXIVM was a profitable business which was gradually exposed as a cult and sex trafficking operation. Raniere was convicted on June 19, 2019.

Activities

Raniere ran NXIVM.

Investigation

On January 18, 2018, a search warrant was issued for Raniere's email account.

Conviction

On June 19, 2019, after five hours of deliberation, a jury found Raniere guilty on all charges. i.e.

• Sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child pornography with regard to minor victim "Camila";
• Sex trafficking of Nicole, attempted sex trafficking of Jay;
• Identity theft against Edgar Bronfman, James Loperfido, Ashana Chenoa, "Marianna", and Pam Cafritz;
• Trafficking for labor and services of "Daniela"; forced labor of "Nicole";
• Conspiracy to alter records for use in an official proceeding;
• Sex trafficking conspiracy, forced labor conspiracy, racketeering conspiracy, and wire fraud conspiracy.

Reporting

Considering that NXIVM ran a chain of daycare centers, the commercially-controlled media has been pretty quiet about its leader and founder's conviction for human trafficking

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