India Oxenberg was recruited to join the Nxivm cult in 2011 and stayed until 2018.
Raniere used multilevel marketing-style tactics to draw in followers, like his recruitment style and the type of people he pursued, Oxenberg says.
"I felt like I was missing a lot of skills," Oxenberg, now 29, told Business Insider.
Last year, the Nxivm cult leader, Keith Raniere, was convicted of a series of federal charges including sex trafficking, conspiracy for sex trafficking, conspiracy to commit forced labor, and racketeering.
Oxenberg told Business Insider that Raniere used tactics she now recognizes as like those of multilevel-marketing companies, including his recruitment style and the type of person he attracted.
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