NXIVM was founded in the small town of Clifton Park New York, just north of Albany in 1998 by Kieth Raniere and Nancy Salszman.  These two would go on to create one of the largest and most talked about cults of the century so far.  A secret group within NXIVM, known as DOS, would be uncovered and exposed by the New York Times which would lead to charges of sex trafficking, rackateering and forced labor.