The Cult Within a Cult

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what is Pac-Man Fever and who's likely to get it now just about anyone Pac-Man has come out of the video arcade closet and is moving into your living room for many people there's only one way to unwind after a tough day of playing Pac-Man when the wrist is sore and the thumb is blistered and that's to read a good book but many people say the book tells you nothing one of them a math physics biology major from RPI Keith Rainier yeah you've seen Financial scam corporations and you've seen nefarious Cults but has anyone ever succeeded in putting them together founded in 1998 and based in Albany New York Nexium was a self-proclaimed personal development MLM or multi-level marketing company wealthy members would offset their entry costs by recruiting new members in other words a pyramid scheme Nexium attracted a variety of notable individuals including actors and children of powerful oligarchs but Nexium was not always affluent or well known in fact it began under a different name executive success programs the name sounds straight out of a corporate starter pack executive success programs were courses designed to quote actualize human potential in business relationships and interpersonal connections the program was marketed as a series of workshops that ensured you could be successful in all areas of life a proverbial fix-all that appealed to people looking for a sense of community accomplishment or extrinsic motivation foreign has two Founders president Nancy Salzman nicknamed prefect and Keith Rainier leader co-founder and Mastermind behind the grand manipulation that would transpire also known as Vanguard you would think that these are Call of Duty Clan names but in fact they are actually characteristics of a cult as a young adult Rainier was intrigued by Isaac asimov's science fiction novel second Foundation which he said inspired his efforts at Nexium second Foundation published in 1953 portrays themes of telepathy mind control behavior modification and manipulation one example from the book is the mentaliks futuristic robots that use special abilities to read and shape the minds of others to further a specific agenda to best understand Rainier there are two stories from his childhood in particular that encapsulate his philosophy first his father James Ranier when talking about his son's upbringing is quoted as saying what we did we told Keith about how gifted and how intelligent he was and he said it was almost like a switch went off and suddenly overnight he turned into like Jesus Christ and that he was Superior and better than everybody like he was a deity he said that it was that dramatic and that profound according to his father his simple words of encouragement LED Rainier to think he was a god this level of narcissism combined with his sociopathic Behavior were the driving forces behind nexium's success Rainier's God complex would be imprinted in his brain becoming an obsession no one was going to tell Keith Rainier what to do the Second Story told by Barbara Boucher one of vernier's former partners recalled the time Keith told her about his youth quote dozens of young girls were calling the house and Rainier's mother was overhearing his conversations with them where he was telling every single girl the same thing I love you you're the special one you're important you are the only one in my life and I love you and she says he sang this to all these girls he's clearly lying because all of them are not special but you know what is special browsing the internet with the help of today's video sponsor expressvpn if you guys are anything like me spending a large majority of your day inside connected to the internet then you're giving your internet service providers and advertisers more opportunities to collect your data and legally sell it expressvpn is a simple app on your computer or smartphone that encrypts all of your network data and tunnels it through a safe and secure VPN server a lot of people think they're safe 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according to the Albany Times Union at the age of 24 Rainier allegedly seduced and sexual the Gina Molita a 15 year old girl he met in a theater group Lolita couldn't tolerate the abuse for long and she ultimately ended their relationship but Rainier was introduced to her friend Gina Hutchinson another 15 year old whom he would also abuse Heidi Hutchinson the sister of Gina confronted Rainier once after he had entered through her sister's window he responded with quote Gina is a Buddhist goddess meant to be with me right part of his perversion was that he was able to create an environment and power dynamic in which his manipulation was presented as the truth and everyone else's modus operandi was wrong Rainier would often sleep with other women which made Gina understandably distraught as if this illegal relationship wasn't enough it was only made worse by Rainier saying that his actions of polyamory empowered women Gina would endure an on and off relationship for over 10 years with Rainier at consumers byline Incorporated Rainier's first MLM founded in 1990 Gina decided not to reveal negative characteristics about him during an agency report so that his goals of quote money power and achievement were not disrupted meanwhile she had been trained both mentally and physically due to Rainier's constant deceit and abuse tragically at the age of 33 she was found dead in her car near Woodstock New York she was allegedly instantly killed by a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the Head Gina's was corroborated by police and autopsy reports but theories online speculate that she may have been killed by Rainier Heidi Hutchinson to this day believes Ranier Gina severe emotional stress resulting in her death in the same year his MLM was founded Rainier met Tony Natalie a top seller of CBI who would soon divorce her husband and start a relationship with him the structure of CBI led to 25 different states investigating the company but ultimately New York would pursue them legally filing a lawsuit alleging the company was a pyramid scheme and in 1996 the Attorney General of New York permanently shut down consumers byline Incorporated according to the Times Union Rainier was forced to pay a forty thousand dollar fine and sign a consent order preventing him from quote promoting offering or granting participation in a chain distribution scheme however Keith Rainier's habits would not change he went on to create other businesses that failed all while smooth talking or abusing women into sleeping with him Christine milanicos winner of the title Miss Michigan met Rainier in 1998 and after going through a divorce according to James adato and Jennifer gish's article titled in Rainier's Shadow Melania Coast recalled Rainier once explaining quote 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 besides being a womanizer Rainier found time to create a new company called executive success programs with partner Nancy Salzman a New York Times article describes Nancy as a nurse and practitioner of hypnosis who preached a pseudoscience known as NLP or neuro-linguistic programming it is often touted by the likes of Tony Robbins or other self-proclaimed Moguls who believe they have the secrets necessary to tap into other people's minds the company launched with the aim of offering self-improvement techniques but was rebranded a couple years later to nxivm or Nexium The Hollywood Reporter asserts Rainier adopted his nickname Vanguard based on his favorite arcade game in which destroying others grants you more power this anecdote alone provides insight into Rainier self-awareness he knew Nexium was not for others it was for him a [ __ ] company that existed solely for him to play out his perversions with prior experience from his other multi-level marketing companies Nexium had been steadily progressing until 2002. when Rainier and salesman successfully recruited Sarah and Claire bromfman the bronfman family was a wealthy Canadian family known for acquiring Seagrams and building a billion dollar beverage Empire the girls became devoted followers of Rainier and even backed him financially however Rainier simply saw them as legitimizers if he could recruit them then he could recruit anyone over time Sarah and Claire would become Rainier's confidants and part of his inner circle for the heiresses of the Seagram Fortune it must have been easy to take a course at Nexium but for the average person it was incredibly expensive Nexium recruitment included programs and courses that would range from 2000 to 7 500 additionally Nexium up sold courses called intensives which were conducted for 12 hours a day for 16 days straight former Nexium member Frank parlato told CNBC news that quote you take a five thousand dollar course and as soon as you were done with that you'd be told now you're really ready to take the next one the courses themselves were broken down into modules with each module teaching a different topic one example is the module named Dracula and his ghouls which supposedly taught members about Psychopaths and their followers quite ironic if you ask me during each course members would recite the 12-point Nexium mission statement pledging to purge themselves of quote all parasite and envy-based habits to enroll others and to ethically control as much of the money wealth and resources of the world as possible within my success plan this ethos fooled many members as the exact opposite was playing out without their knowledge for one particular member Nexium may have taken their Purge to a new level in 2002 Kristin fighter had seen an advertisement about Nexium aimed at helping individuals unlock their potential for over a year Snyder eagerly participated in Nexium classes until she attended a 16-day intensive course in Anchorage Alaska her spouse Heidi Clifford told the Times Union Snyder had become quote sleep-deprived delusional and during her stay at the Intensive Snyder was last seen leaving her hotel in distress to this day no one is certain what actually occurred but Anchorage police speculate Snyder traveled to Resurrection Bay where she committed by deliberately capsizing in a kayak her disappearance or death is still a mystery but an apparently note found by police gives us insight into her final thoughts I attended a course called executive success programs also known as Nexium based out of Anchorage Alaska and Albany New York I was brainwashed and my emotional center of the brain was killed or turned off I still have feeling in my external skin but my internal organs are rotting please contact my parents if you find me or this note I am sorry life I didn't know I was already dead may we persist into the future on the second page she wrote no need to search for my body wherever Rainier would go death followed by 2003 Nexium had approximately 4 000 people take part in their courses though it wouldn't be until 2006 when Rainier would find his most dedicated recruit Kristin crook best known for her role in the series Smallville joined Nexium almost immediately after co-founder Nancy Salzman and her daughter Lauren traveled to recruit more members with perceived fame or leverage they found Crook's Smallville co-star Allison Mack Allison joined Nexium but unlike crook who would go on to leave the cult Alison grew to enjoy it The Hollywood Reporter stated she became quote an enthusiastic proselytizer Alison Mack would even co-create the source a program inside Nexium which specifically targeted actors for recruitment her status as an actress allowed her to quickly rise the ranks sliding her way into Rainier's Inner Circle at this point Rainier's trusted few included Nancy and Lauren Salzman Sarah and Claire bromfman and Alison Mack Rainier fabricated a sense of quote corporate feminism as a result these women all became staunch Defenders of Rainier the bronfman sisters would even use their wealth and power to ask District Attorneys to start criminal investigations into anyone critical of Nexium to further validate the company and quell public backlash Ranier decided to create the knife of Aristotle a nexium-affiliated news company according to multiple journalists including Iker sposio Mary Von Au and Brock Wilbur fake staff members hired journalists to gain media approval and the knife of Aristotle was considered a cult-like fake news Factory however Rainier's fake news wasn't enough so he and his faithful followers sought to distance themselves from possible cult allegations one way he accomplished this was by co-founding the world ethical foundation's Consortium a non-profit organization which sponsored a meeting with the Dalai Lama in 2009 the Dalai Lama visited the Nexium headquarters in Albany where he spoke on stage about morality and inner values the entire Endeavor was said to have cost around 2 million dollars which goes to show Rainier and his followers would do anything at this point to paint Nexium in a positive light during the Dalai Lama's visit Rainier's Confidant Sarah bromfman had a sexual relationship with llama Tenzin dodon the monk who had set up the Dalai Lama's appearance this is one isolated example of how nexium's ideology could be capable of overpowering others before leaving the Dalai Lama gifted were near and his company leaders scarves representing Purity these scarves were symbolic of nexium's sash system Frank parlato a former member turned investigative journalist and critic of Nexium compiled an account of the sash color system that Ranier used to codify his most loyal followers white sashes were given to students basically anyone who had paid to partake in a Nexium program got a white sash yellow sashes were given to individuals who worked for free at Nexium but also Paid Dues orange sashes were given to Proctors who also earned a small salary or commission for recruiting green sashes were given to senior Proctors these seshes generally cost a member around 1 million dollars in overall Investments blue sashes were for counselors and could cost around 5 million dollars these members made a salary but nothing compared to the money that they put in purple sashes were reserved for senior counselors and according to parlato this level was extremely hard to reach and over the course of the company only three people ever did gold was the last Sash and it was dedicated towards the perfect co-founder Nancy Salzman Andrew near he wore a white sash because he thought of himself as a student always there to learn [Music] this was just a tactic he used to seem humble before his peers clearly this sash system was just a scam to funnel more money out of his consumer's Pockets members were conditioned to place extreme value on seven dollar pieces of fabric following the momentous event in Albany Rainier thought he had done well and that Nexium would be seen in the media as an authentic self-improvement company in reality Rainier was delusional within the same year nine employees of Nexium left the company and told the Times Union of quote concerns about unethical practices and the alleged abuse of his leadership status to sexually manipulate women in the organization a string of serious allegations would follow Tony Natalie and Barbara Boucher Rainier's former partners came out against him alleging serious abuse with Natalie telling Vanity Fair quote breneer had insisted that Tony Natalie keep the body of her dead puppy in her garage freezer and to look at it daily the only explanation for Rainier's orders is sadism the victims of Rainier's abuse began to grow Bolder as more and more women came forward and nexium's veneer began to fade in 2012 the Times Union published an expose detailing three separate accounts in which Rainier abused underage girls in 2014 five years after the Dalai Lama's visit Kristin Keefe another longtime partner of Ranier decided to break from his group and left with Galen ranier's first child according to James adato she fled with her son leaving an email stating quote I have full sole legal custody of Galen Keith was experimenting on him I I had to get Galen away the most shocking revelations to come from times Union's expose included Rainier grooming three daughters of a Nexium family and creating a secret group within the company called Dominus obsequious sororium or Das for short this translates to master over the slave women or Lord of the obedient female companions the three daughters he groomed eventually became his sexual partners Mariana who is the oldest was sexually abused becoming the mother of ranier's second child Daniella the middle child was groomed as a minor and began a sexual relationship with Rainier right after her 18th birthday the youngest daughter named Camilla was sexually abused by Rainier from roughly 2005 to 2017. she was only 15 years old when it began years later Daniela would go on to testify in court that she had been forced into solitary confinement in her own home by Rainier her fan family was prevented from speaking with her and Rainier's Confidant Lauren Salzman was in charge of making Daniela quote learn from her mistakes for two years she was unable to leave a dark room with only a mattress pen and paper Rainier's sexual abuse of these three sisters was proven using prolific evidence such as daniela's testimony hospital records as well as sexually explicit images of the girls in his home however sexual predation assault and was not enough for Rainier a sick sociopaths like himself needed more power thus he secretly built a sex cult within Nexium to perpetuate his darkest motives by Design Ranier was the only male member of Das going by the Alias Grand Master it is estimated that over 150 women joined Das the first members being Alison Mack Lauren Salzman and Nikki Klein a Canadian actress best known for her performance in sci-fi television series Battlestar Galactica Lauren Salzman one of vernier's most trusted members explain the meaning behind Das as a way to worship Rainier and Foster an environment of quote total obedience and secrecy Ranier was able to convince women to join his cult because he told them that it was for women only and that they would feel empowered the structure was almost exactly the same as his other MLM businesses women in Das would recruit slaves who would then be expected to recruit slaves of their own in order to eventually become Masters each slave owed service to not only their Master but the master of their master and so on with Rainier being at the top of the pyramid Rainier was able to maintain control over Das by collecting collateral which was highly damaging pictures videos or financial information pertaining to each member this collateral would be released if any of the women tried to leave the cult the women women of Das had to also adhere to Rainier's preferences for example he liked women exceptionally thin so he implemented an extremely restrictive diet and documented their food intake some of the women in Das were even branded with a cauterizing pen the women would go to Alison Mack's home and be filmed as collateral fully naked and branded with Rainier's initials Ranier hid the fact that it was his initials from a majority of the women because he knew how demented it was and only those fully committed to him could be trusted with his true Vision audio recordings of Rainier were played at his trial which stated quote the person should probably ask to be branded they should probably say that before they're held down so it doesn't seem like they're being coerced Rainier believed that Das would grow to spread across the entire United States He pictured his cult growing to Encompass thousands of members filled with women who had power and influence but were blackmailed to still be his slaves it's not hard to believe that any of Rainier's relationships were consensual the responses for his actions are horrific and some of you may not want to hear this there are a few women who I've spoken to and counseled that say they never had an orgasm in their life until they were and of course Ranier would carry this sick ideology over to the courses at nixium for instance subcourses titled sex an orgasm and abuse rights and injury taught that women achieve ultimate pleasure from being and that sexual abuse of a child was not a crime in Rainier's Twisted mind Das would Thrive for the next two years until 2017 and the New York Times published articles on Rainier's slavery branding and abuse in the wake of these articles Rainier fled to Mexico with members of his inner circle he tried to hide but was soon apprehended in Puerto Vallarta by Mexican federal police after the FBI issued a warrant for his arrest in Rainier's indictment he was charged with sex trafficking conspiracy for sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit forced labor on June 19 2019 after his federal trial Keith Rainier was found guilty of sexual exploitation of a child and possession of childhood sex trafficking and attempted sex trafficking forced labor identity theft conspiracy to alter records for use in an official proceeding racketeering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy he was given a 120-year prison sentence along with being forced to pay a total of 3.4 million dollars to 21 victims and 1.7 million to the US government Ranier was given the heaviest sentence but that didn't mean others weren't culpable Rainier's closest confidants had been complicit in his nightmarish fantasy Allison Mack pleaded guilty to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy receiving a light sentence of three years in prison Nancy Salzman and her daughter Lauren both pled guilty Lauren received five years of probation while her mother was sentenced to three and a half years or 42 months in prison Claire bromfman pleaded guilty to conspiring to conceal and harbor an illegal immigrant for financial gain as well as fraudulent use of identification she was sentenced to six years and nine months in prison her sister Sarah was not charged with any criminal wrongdoing according to Esquire quote she is even entitled to make money off of Nexium property she owns following the fall of Nexium in 2020 HBO released The Vow which followed the experience of individuals involved with Nexium it detailed the stories of members who was Escape The Cult including Sarah Edmondson Mark Vicente Bonnie Pease Anthony Ames and Catherine Oxenberg the docu-series includes footage shot by Vicente as part of nexium's plan to constantly document Rainier for future generations and to Showcase how wise he was Stars also premiered a true crime docu-series into this corporate cult called seduced inside the Nexium cult this series follows India Oxenberg or the daughter of Catherine a former member of Nexium who had a hard time coming to the realization that the self-help organization she trusted was truly a cult additionally other women from Nexium such as Naomi Gibson Tabby Chapman and Kelly teal share their stories of the abuse they suffered or witnessed it's hard to believe that stories like this can actually happen like the cult leaders before him Keith Rainier used manipulation coercion blackmail and abuse control his victims he brainwashed women into believing what they were doing was part of something greater separate from himself through the stratification of his cult he was able to shift blame and responsibility on those who worshiped him and normalizing the behavior for others it's impossible to point to one single event that leads to cult formation like Nexium when in reality it's years and years of interpersonal conditioning remnants of Rainier's Empire exist on YouTube conversations with Keith Rainier showcase a man who seems to have it all figured out when in reality it's a shell of a human only thinking about his next victim this is like the Rubik Cube to a certain extent a lot of people play Just competitively but it's actually like a puzzle I don't know [Music]
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Published: Mon Oct 24 2022
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