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Keith Raniere was the leader of the sex cult NXIVM until his arrest. Here's everything to know about what crimes Keith Raniere committed and where he is now.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy expects to see “fewer people doing some of the jobs that are being done today” as AI becomes more prevalent in the company’s workplace.
The FTC’s ruling on Koscot declared that the business of recruitment was an endless chain—a true pyramid scheme—and that selling the right to sell was illegal.
Taylor Jenkins Reid heads to space, Megan Abbott climbs a pyramid (scheme) and Gary Shteyngart channels a 10-year-old. Plus queer vampires, a professor in hell and an actress’s revenge.
A former Long Island high school teacher is accused of posing as a teenager to solicit nude photos from underage girls. He was also investigated in New Jersey.
If you’re a man in your 40s and your main circle isn’t talking about Cameron Winter, “Elderberry Wine,” and Silver Jews Summer, it’s time to find a new circle.
Bridget Read shares an investigation into the tricks and sleights of hand used in multilevel marketing. Her new book is a history of multilevel marketing, or MLM.. and investigation into how most p… ...
A 50-year-old Elk River woman invested thousands of dollars in Bitcoin. She never saw her money back, and Elk River police are investigating.
With multilevel marketing, what we see is people at the top making a lot of money, because it's a pyramid scheme, it's a wealth redistribution system, and claiming that they got all their money ...
Ken Mattson, the Sonoma County real estate investor who has faces lawsuits and accusations that he bilked millions of dollars from investors, pleaded not guilty Friday to federal fraud charges ...
Multi-level marketing is a scam — here’s why people fall for it In “Little Bosses Everywhere,” Bridget Read explores why people are drawn to pyramid schemes ...
She lays out what she’s learned in her engaging new book, Little Bosses Everywhere: How the Pyramid Scheme Shaped America, which exposes some awkward truths about the nature of American work.