Keith Raniere

A courtroom sketch of Raniere’s 2020 sentencing hearing; he was given 120 years in prison (Jane Rosenberg/Reuters)

How NXIVM got smart women to abandon their judgment

A new book, ‘Don’t Call It a Cult,’ delves into the multiple layers to Keith Raniere’s crimes and cruelties and his sex cult’s ugly spin on empowerment

How to lose $100 million

From September 2010: A bizarre guru, menacing detectives, a mess of lawsuits: a tale of two heiresses of the legendary Bronfman dynasty