How NXIVM, a so-called self-help company, crumbled after former members exposed it as a cult that abused sex slaves
Allison Mack leaves Federal court Tuesday, April 24, 2018, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. AP Photo/Frank Franklin II
NXIVM was formed by Keith Raniere and Nancy Salzman in the 1990s and billed itself as a self-help multi-level marketing company.
The company ceased operations last year after a New York Times exposé alleged that female members were used as sex slaves within the group.
The exposé prompted a federal investigation, and several members, including Raniere and “Smallville” actress Allison Mack, were charged with federal crimes.