Nicole Daedone

Nicole Daedone is an American writer and entrepreneur, convicted of running a forced labor conspiracy as the CEO of the company she co-founded in 2004, OneTaste. A federal jury in 2025 convicted Daedone for the crime of forced labor conspiracy in a scheme enriching herself while subjecting OneTaste members to "economic, sexual, emotional and psychological abuse; surveillance; indoctrination; and intimidation." In 2026, she was sentenced to 9 years imprisonment, and forfeiture of the $12 million she received for the sale of her share of the company.