Richard Mays. Old FOB from slick willie's days as governor. Attended numerous NXIVM events, featured in NXIVM videos. Major tie to the group. Also his son, Richard Jr. Can't remember anything about it now.
Raniere started out in Arkansas with a pyramid MLM scheme Consumer Buyline Inc.
Sauce https://frankreport.com/2018/06/03/selective-memory-epidemic-alert-now-its-richard-mays-who-cant-remember-anything-about-nxivm/