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Monday December 31, 2007
NXIVM:
Mike Huckabee is being backed by a bizarre group that has been denounced as a cult, The Post has learned.
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Sunday October 21, 2007
NXIVM:
Criminal charges have been dropped against a former top adviser to the Colonie-based Nxivm company who was accused of bilking a foundation affiliated with the “human potential” group for thousands of dollars, a spokesman for the District Attorney confirmed Saturday.
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Monday October 8, 2007
NXIVM:
A motivational group that critics have branded a cult has attracted a galaxy of star students, including a former U.S. surgeon general, the daughter of a Mexican president and a Hollywood actress.
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Monday October 1, 2007
NXIVM:
In published accounts, ex-members and mental-health professionals call NXIVM a “cult-like” group that uses sensory deprivation, “brainwashing” and other mind-bending tactics – sometimes to the point of psychological breakdowns.
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NXIVM:
A purported pyramid-scheme operator who was run out of Arkansas when Bill Clinton was governor has reinvented himself as the head of an upstate group accused of being a “cult” – and his devotees have pumped thousands into Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential run.
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Saturday September 15, 2007
NXIVM:
Some Senate Republicans have been getting rides on an aircraft tied to NXIVM, the controversial executive training organization in Halfmoon whose inner circle appears to be getting increasingly involved in politics.
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Saturday March 31, 2007
NXIVM:
A former adviser for the Colonie-based company was indicted Friday on charges he bilked thousands of dollars from a foundation affiliated with the human development group.
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Sunday August 6, 2006
NXIVM:
Woman claims stressful, probing conditions used at leadership seminar in Colonie
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Monday July 24, 2006
NXIVM:
We took a skeptical look at an executive training firm called NXIVM (pronounced nexium), run by a charismatic leader named Keith Raniere. Among Raniere's acolytes were Sara and Clare Bronfman, daughters of Seagram billionaire Edgar Bronfman Sr. and half-sisters of Edgar Bronfman Jr., chief of Warner Music. Himself a former Raniere client, Bronfman Sr. had turned on Raniere, labeling the coaching program a "cult."
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Thursday November 3, 2005
NXIVM:
Company attorney denies allegations; neighbors concerned about home
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Tuesday September 13, 2005
NXIVM:
Judge refuses to freeze holdings of businessman who is being sued by company
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Thursday August 25, 2005
NXIVM:
Self-awareness training firm, 11 other plaintiffs allege former attorney bilked $2.5M
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Friday December 3, 2004
NXIVM:
Company had sued researcher over cult label, criticism on Web
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Sunday October 24, 2004
NXIVM:
NXIVM, an American organisation that has lost two court cases in the US against a website which it claims portrayed it as a cult, has begun running executive coaching programmes in Ireland.
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Friday April 23, 2004
NXIVM:
Albany-- Training company challenged allegations that it's a cult
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Monday February 2, 2004
NXIVM:
Once a dynamic overachiever, a woman's world deteriorated after she took classes offered by a Halfmoon-based group
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Monday October 20, 2003
NXIVM:
People in today's technologically advanced society have settled into comfortable jobs and lifestyles with little or no challenge, resulting in a generation that's still unhappy despite having more wealth and leisure time than any civilization in history, she said.
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Last year, it made $4 million, a far cry from the Fortune 500 list. But Executive Success, also called Nxivm, has drawn national attention with allegations that its self-improvement and business strategies have the earmarks of a cult.
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Monday October 13, 2003
NXIVM:
Keith Raniere's devoted followers say he is one of the smartest and most ethical people alive. They describe him as a soft-spoken, humble genius who can diagnose societal ills with remarkable clarity. They say his teachings as an inspirational executive coach can empower some of the most successful people in the world to attain ever higher levels of status and money. Why, his program can even cure ailments like diabetes and scoliosis.
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Sunday September 28, 2003
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NVIXM is likened to a cult by some, is praised by others for helping change lives
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Friday September 26, 2003
NXIVM:
Keith Raniere's devoted followers say he is one of the smartest and most ethical people alive. They describe him as a soft-spoken, humble genius who can diagnose societal ills with remarkable clarity. They say his teachings as an inspirational executive coach can empower some of the most successful people in the world to attain ever higher levels of status and money. Why, his program can even cure ailments like diabetes and scoliosis.
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Thursday September 18, 2003
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Ballston Spa-- Board says school would not be in compliance with commercial zoning laws
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NXIVM:
Human potential school or controversial enterprise? That's what some people in Halfmoon are trying to find out.
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Wednesday September 10, 2003
NXIVM:
Judge says Colonie- based school failed to prove the accusations created irreparable damage
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Tuesday September 2, 2003
NXIVM:
Albany -- In new court action, NXIVM seeks millions in damages over alleged infringement of its copyright
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