Nancy Salzman

Nancy L. Salzman is an American criminal and the founder of NXIVM, a multi-level marketing company and cult based near Albany, New York. A former nurse, Salzman worked with Keith Raniere in the development of the organization beginning in the 1990s.[3]

Nancy Salzman
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUnion County College (ADN)
Known forFounding NXIVM
Criminal charge(s)Racketeering
Children2 (including Lauren and Michelle[1])[2]

Background

Salzman has had experience with hypnosis[4] and NLP.[4] Salzman is listed in the Nursys database as having a nursing license in the state of New York from 1983 to its expiration in 2019.[5]

Prior to her involvement with Salzman, operated a pyramid scheme called Consumers Buyline Inc. (CBI) that was shut down by the Attorney General of New York in September 1996.[6] In 1997, Salzman joined forces with Keith Raniere in developing Executive Success Programs, which would eventually be rebranded as NXIVM.[4] At NXIVM, Salzman would have considerable authority as president of the company, and would be referred to as "Prefect" by cult members.[7]

In March 2019, Salzman pled guilty to charges of conspiracy racketeering under the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.[8] In July 2018, the court found that Salzman along with Raniere, Clare Bronfman, Allison Mack, Kathy Russell, and her own daughter, Lauren Salzman, committed the numerous crimes of identity theft, extortion, forced labor, sex trafficking, money laundering, wire fraud and obstruction of justice.[9] Salzman was also found guilty of obstructing justice in a civil suit between NXIVM and a former student by editing and removing portions of session videos to favor the appearance of the company.[10]

References
  1. "Guilty plea ends Salzman's long allegiance to Raniere". timesunion.com. March 17, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  2. Nancy Salzman Wiki, Husband, Net worth, Age, Bio (NXIVM Case) Family & Facts
  3. Meier, Barry (March 12, 2019). "Co-Founder of Cultlike Group Where Women Were Branded Pleads Guilty". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  4. Nicolaou, Elena (2020-10-27). "The Vow's Nancy Salzman Has Pled Guilty to NXIVM-Related Charges". Oprah Magazine. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  5. "Nursys Search". www.nursys.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  6. "UNITEDSTATESDISTRICTCOURTEASTERNDISTRICTOFNEWYORK" (PDF).
  7. Legaspi, Althea (2019-03-14). "NXIVM Co-founder Nancy Salzman Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  8. Hughes, Steve; Lyons, Brendan J. (2019-03-13). "NXIVM President Nancy Salzman pleads guilty as Raniere faces new charges". Times Union. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  9. "Founder Of "Nxivm," a Purported Self-Help Organization, and Five Others Charged in Superseding Indictment with Racketeering Conspiracy". www.justice.gov. 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  10. staff/claire-lampen (2018-07-25). "Seagram's Heiress Clare Bronfman, 3 Others Arrested In Nxivm 'Sex Cult' Case". Gothamist. Retrieved 2020-12-19.


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