Investigation Discovery brings you a gripping new documentary titled ‘The Heiress and the Sex Cult: Rich & Shameless,’ airing on Thursday, November 16, 2023, at 9:00 Pm. This compelling show delves into the shocking true story of Clare Bronfman, one of the world’s wealthiest women, and her involvement in a disturbing and abusive cult.
The program uncovers how Clare Bronfman’s life took a dark turn when she crossed paths with a charismatic self-help guru, who lured her into his twisted world. This Svengali-esque figure led her down a path of manipulation and exploitation within the cult.
Viewers will be taken on a journey to understand how someone with immense wealth and privilege could fall victim to such a sinister organization. The documentary sheds light on the tactics used by the cult to control and exploit its members.
‘The Heiress and the Sex Cult: Rich & Shameless’ is a gripping exploration of the blurred lines between power,...
The program uncovers how Clare Bronfman’s life took a dark turn when she crossed paths with a charismatic self-help guru, who lured her into his twisted world. This Svengali-esque figure led her down a path of manipulation and exploitation within the cult.
Viewers will be taken on a journey to understand how someone with immense wealth and privilege could fall victim to such a sinister organization. The documentary sheds light on the tactics used by the cult to control and exploit its members.
‘The Heiress and the Sex Cult: Rich & Shameless’ is a gripping exploration of the blurred lines between power,...
- 11/10/2023
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Allison Mack, the former Smallville star accused of recruiting young women as “slaves” for a secret society within Nxivm, was released from federal prison earlier this week after serving two years of a three-year sentence.
Mack was released on Monday, July 3, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website. While Mack had faced up to 17 years in prison, her decision to plead guilty to racketeering charges and provide prosecutors with evidence about Nxivm leader Keith Raniere led to the shortened sentence.
Mack was arrested in Brooklyn in 2018 and initially faced charges of sex trafficking,...
Mack was released on Monday, July 3, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website. While Mack had faced up to 17 years in prison, her decision to plead guilty to racketeering charges and provide prosecutors with evidence about Nxivm leader Keith Raniere led to the shortened sentence.
Mack was arrested in Brooklyn in 2018 and initially faced charges of sex trafficking,...
- 7/5/2023
- by Jon Blistein and Andrea Marks
- Rollingstone.com
Smallville actress Allison Mack, who in 2018 pleaded guilty to manipulating women into becoming sex slaves via the “self-improvement” cult Nxivm, was released from prison Monday, according to federal Bureau of Prisons records and an early report from Albany’s Times Union.
Mack was arrested in 2018 along with a handful of other Nxivm bigwigs, most notably ringleader Keith Raniere, who was sentenced to 120 years in prison. Mack was charged with sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy and forced labor conspiracy, and sentenced to three years in jail for her role in the cult’s nefarious activities.
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Mack was arrested in 2018 along with a handful of other Nxivm bigwigs, most notably ringleader Keith Raniere, who was sentenced to 120 years in prison. Mack was charged with sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy and forced labor conspiracy, and sentenced to three years in jail for her role in the cult’s nefarious activities.
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- 7/5/2023
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
The television actor Allison Mack, who pleaded guilty for her role in a sex-trafficking case tied to the cult-like group Nxivm, has been released from a California prison, according to a government website.
Read More: Actor Allison Mack Gets 3 Years In Nxivm Sex-Slave Case
Mack, best known for her role as a young Superman’s close friend on “Smallville,” was sentenced to three years behind bars in 2021 after pleading guilty two years earlier to charges that she manipulated women into becoming sex slaves for Nxivm leader Keith Raniere.
Online records maintained by the Federal Bureau of Prisons said Mack, 40, was released Monday from a federal prison in Dublin, California, near San Francisco. Her release was first reported by the Albany Times-Union.
Mack avoided a longer prison term by cooperating with federal authorities in their case against Raniere, who was ultimately sentenced to 120 years in prison after being convicted on sex-trafficking charges.
Read More: Actor Allison Mack Gets 3 Years In Nxivm Sex-Slave Case
Mack, best known for her role as a young Superman’s close friend on “Smallville,” was sentenced to three years behind bars in 2021 after pleading guilty two years earlier to charges that she manipulated women into becoming sex slaves for Nxivm leader Keith Raniere.
Online records maintained by the Federal Bureau of Prisons said Mack, 40, was released Monday from a federal prison in Dublin, California, near San Francisco. Her release was first reported by the Albany Times-Union.
Mack avoided a longer prison term by cooperating with federal authorities in their case against Raniere, who was ultimately sentenced to 120 years in prison after being convicted on sex-trafficking charges.
- 7/5/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
When “The Vow” aired what turned out to be a season finale (not series finale) in October 2020, it didn’t necessarily feel like we needed more. The series ended with Keith Raniere under arrest, alongside all of the other major players in the Nxivm scandal – his right hand woman Nancy Salzman, “Smallville” actress and alleged sex slave master Allison Mack, financial backer Clare Bronfman, and more, while the former members who had been fighting for this could finally breathe a sigh of relief. In real life, we saw the rest play out, with Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison.
That could have been the end of the story, but as we now know, it most certainly wasn’t. Raniere’s final words of that finale foreshadowed what was to come, though maybe not in the way he intended: “There are many ways of presenting a documentary. Your side is only the very top layer,...
That could have been the end of the story, but as we now know, it most certainly wasn’t. Raniere’s final words of that finale foreshadowed what was to come, though maybe not in the way he intended: “There are many ways of presenting a documentary. Your side is only the very top layer,...
- 10/17/2022
- by Lauren Piester
- The Wrap
HBO's "The Vow" is returning for a second season, and the official trailer, which dropped on Sept. 22, shows that it will pick up where the first season left off: Diving into the Nxivm cult's downfall after the exposure of its sordid inner workings.
The streamer first confirmed that a second installment was coming in October 2020, after filmmaker Jehane Noujain teased the possibility to Variety, saying, "We reached out to everybody involved - many people, on all sides of the story - and we are continuing to film."
The second season will be titled "The Vow Part Two" and will center on Nxivm founder Keith Raniere's federal trial. Raniere was arrested back in March 2018 on several charges, including racketeering, sex trafficking, and forced labor conspiracy. In June 2019, he was convicted, and was sentenced to 120 years in prison in 2020. Several other members associated with Nxivm - including Allison Mack, cofounder and president Nancy Salzman,...
The streamer first confirmed that a second installment was coming in October 2020, after filmmaker Jehane Noujain teased the possibility to Variety, saying, "We reached out to everybody involved - many people, on all sides of the story - and we are continuing to film."
The second season will be titled "The Vow Part Two" and will center on Nxivm founder Keith Raniere's federal trial. Raniere was arrested back in March 2018 on several charges, including racketeering, sex trafficking, and forced labor conspiracy. In June 2019, he was convicted, and was sentenced to 120 years in prison in 2020. Several other members associated with Nxivm - including Allison Mack, cofounder and president Nancy Salzman,...
- 9/22/2022
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
A lawyer for Keith Raniere, the convicted leader of the alleged sex cult Nxivm, focused on the definition of a “commercial sex act,” alleged sixth amendment violations, and supposedly prejudicial abortion evidence during a hearing in front of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Tuesday, May 3.
The appeals hearing got under way almost two years after Raniere was sentenced to 120 cumulative years in prison for his role as the leader of Nxivm. The year before, Raniere was found guilty on all seven criminal charges against him,...
The appeals hearing got under way almost two years after Raniere was sentenced to 120 cumulative years in prison for his role as the leader of Nxivm. The year before, Raniere was found guilty on all seven criminal charges against him,...
- 5/3/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Again, Pam and Tommy are a hot commodity from Hulu's Pam & Tommy to an episode of TNT's Rich & Shameless: The Crime Against Pam & Tommy.
We've got an exclusive first look at interviews and never-before-seen footage of the TNT series, and it's heartbreaking.
We can only hope that what was done to this one-time It couple is never done again to anyone else.
The official synopsis of Rich & Shameless follows:
Fame. Power. Success. Money can bring it all. And drain it all away.
From TNT and Raw (Three Identical Strangers and Don't F**k with Cats) comes Rich & Shameless, a seven-part series of premium films that tell the true stories of the successes, failures, thrills, and miseries that accompany the kind of wealth that few people can ever understand.
Using a combination of powerful interviews, unique archives, and atmospheric visuals, Rich & Shameless goes behind the public façade to...
We've got an exclusive first look at interviews and never-before-seen footage of the TNT series, and it's heartbreaking.
We can only hope that what was done to this one-time It couple is never done again to anyone else.
The official synopsis of Rich & Shameless follows:
Fame. Power. Success. Money can bring it all. And drain it all away.
From TNT and Raw (Three Identical Strangers and Don't F**k with Cats) comes Rich & Shameless, a seven-part series of premium films that tell the true stories of the successes, failures, thrills, and miseries that accompany the kind of wealth that few people can ever understand.
Using a combination of powerful interviews, unique archives, and atmospheric visuals, Rich & Shameless goes behind the public façade to...
- 2/18/2022
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Former high-ranking Nxivm member Lauren Salzman has avoided prison time for her role in the cult.
While Salzman could have ended up serving seven to nine years behind bars, she was sentenced on Wednesday to time served, five years of probation, and 300 hours of community service.
Salzman had previously spent a number of years in home confinement, after pleading guilty to racketeering and conspiracy charges in April of 2019.
Her mother, Nancy Salzman, co-founded Nxivm with Keith Raniere in 1998. While the younger Salzman was once a close confidante of Raniere’s, she would ultimately testify against him in his 2019 trial, proving key in securing his conviction. It appears that her cooperation (as the highest-ranking Nxivm member to take the stand) may have resulted in a lighter sentence.
“The defendant helped Keith Raniere implement some of the most twisted, manipulative and reprehensible schemes,” Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis said of Salzman on Wednesday,...
While Salzman could have ended up serving seven to nine years behind bars, she was sentenced on Wednesday to time served, five years of probation, and 300 hours of community service.
Salzman had previously spent a number of years in home confinement, after pleading guilty to racketeering and conspiracy charges in April of 2019.
Her mother, Nancy Salzman, co-founded Nxivm with Keith Raniere in 1998. While the younger Salzman was once a close confidante of Raniere’s, she would ultimately testify against him in his 2019 trial, proving key in securing his conviction. It appears that her cooperation (as the highest-ranking Nxivm member to take the stand) may have resulted in a lighter sentence.
“The defendant helped Keith Raniere implement some of the most twisted, manipulative and reprehensible schemes,” Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis said of Salzman on Wednesday,...
- 7/29/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Lauren Salzman, 45, a former Nxivm collaborator of cult leader Keith Raniere, was sentenced on Wednesday to time served and five years of probation. Salzman, the daughter of Nxivm co-founder Nancy Salzman, had pleaded guilty in April 2019 to racketeering and conspiracy charges.
Salzman was featured in the HBO docuseries “The Vow” last year, which became a sensation. A second season of the show — directed and executive produced by Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer — is currently in production.
Salzman is the fourth Nxivm member to be sentenced. In September, Clare Bronfman, was sentenced to 81 months; in October, Raniere himself was sentenced to 120 years in prison; and last month, former “Smallville” actor and top Nxivm recruiter Allison Mack was sentenced to three years. Nancy Salzman has also pleaded guilty, and according to the Albany Times-Union, her sentencing is set for next week.
At Raniere’s trial in spring 2019, Salzman testified against him for four days.
Salzman was featured in the HBO docuseries “The Vow” last year, which became a sensation. A second season of the show — directed and executive produced by Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer — is currently in production.
Salzman is the fourth Nxivm member to be sentenced. In September, Clare Bronfman, was sentenced to 81 months; in October, Raniere himself was sentenced to 120 years in prison; and last month, former “Smallville” actor and top Nxivm recruiter Allison Mack was sentenced to three years. Nancy Salzman has also pleaded guilty, and according to the Albany Times-Union, her sentencing is set for next week.
At Raniere’s trial in spring 2019, Salzman testified against him for four days.
- 7/29/2021
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
Updated, 7:39 Pm: A judge has ordered Keith Raniere to pay $3.4 million to 21 individuals victimized by his Nxivm sex cult, according to a report in The New York Times.
Some of the funds will reportedly be used to remove brandings of Raniere’s initials from the skin of victims. Raniere is said to have attended today’s federal restitution hearing by video, from the Arizona federal prison where he is serving 120 years.
Raniere founded Nxivm alongside Nancy Salzman in 1998. While the organization claimed for many years to be a multi-level marketing company, that label ultimately belied much more sinister activity, on the part of Raniere, former Smallville actress Allison Mack and other members, including sex trafficking, forced labor and racketeering.
Raniere was convicted in June of 2019 on charges of sexual exploitation of a child, sex trafficking conspiracy, forced labor conspiracy, racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy and more.
His prison sentence...
Some of the funds will reportedly be used to remove brandings of Raniere’s initials from the skin of victims. Raniere is said to have attended today’s federal restitution hearing by video, from the Arizona federal prison where he is serving 120 years.
Raniere founded Nxivm alongside Nancy Salzman in 1998. While the organization claimed for many years to be a multi-level marketing company, that label ultimately belied much more sinister activity, on the part of Raniere, former Smallville actress Allison Mack and other members, including sex trafficking, forced labor and racketeering.
Raniere was convicted in June of 2019 on charges of sexual exploitation of a child, sex trafficking conspiracy, forced labor conspiracy, racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy and more.
His prison sentence...
- 7/21/2021
- by Erik Pedersen and Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Allison Mack has been sentenced to three years in federal prison, a stunning downfall for the fresh-faced actor who spent a decade as a fan favorite on “Smallville” but then became a key figure in the Nxivm cult led by convicted sex trafficker Keith Raniere.
Mack, 38, learned her fate Wednesday morning in federal court in Brooklyn from U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas Garaufis. She was arrested in April 2018 in Brooklyn after a wild trek with Raniere and others to Mexico, where Raniere was arrested in a villa outside Puerto Vallarta in March of that year.
“I made choices I will forever regret,” Mack told the judge, according to the Associated Press, adding that she was filled with “remorse and guilt.”
Mack also received a $20,000 fine and was ordered to perform 1,000 hours of community service. She will surrender to authorities on Sept. 29. Her attorneys have requested that she be allowed...
Mack, 38, learned her fate Wednesday morning in federal court in Brooklyn from U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas Garaufis. She was arrested in April 2018 in Brooklyn after a wild trek with Raniere and others to Mexico, where Raniere was arrested in a villa outside Puerto Vallarta in March of that year.
“I made choices I will forever regret,” Mack told the judge, according to the Associated Press, adding that she was filled with “remorse and guilt.”
Mack also received a $20,000 fine and was ordered to perform 1,000 hours of community service. She will surrender to authorities on Sept. 29. Her attorneys have requested that she be allowed...
- 6/30/2021
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Allison Mack and her attorneys have asked a federal judge to forgo jail time for her crimes in connection with Keith Raniere and the Nxivm sex cult case, saying that her life has been “turned around” after reconnecting with her family and pursuing studies at University of California at Berkeley.
Mack’s sentencing memo emphasizes that the former “Smallville” star has fully renounced her belief in Raniere. She has been under house arrest at her family home in Orange County for more than three years and is “earnestly dedicated to her rehabilitation,” the memo states.
Prosecutors last week asked U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis for leniency on sentencing given guidelines that call for a sentence of 14 to 17 years.
Since her arrest in April 2018, Mack, 38, has worked for a catering business, obtained an associate’s degree from an unnamed community college and she has enrolled to pursue a bachelor’s degree at Uc Berkeley.
Mack’s sentencing memo emphasizes that the former “Smallville” star has fully renounced her belief in Raniere. She has been under house arrest at her family home in Orange County for more than three years and is “earnestly dedicated to her rehabilitation,” the memo states.
Prosecutors last week asked U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis for leniency on sentencing given guidelines that call for a sentence of 14 to 17 years.
Since her arrest in April 2018, Mack, 38, has worked for a catering business, obtained an associate’s degree from an unnamed community college and she has enrolled to pursue a bachelor’s degree at Uc Berkeley.
- 6/26/2021
- by Cynthia Littleton and Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Image Source: HBO
Keith Raniere was sentenced to 120 years in prison on Oct. 27, the United States Attorney's Office of the Eastern District of New York confirmed on Twitter. The leader of the Nxivm cult was found guilty of federal sex trafficking, extortion, obstruction, and racketeering charges back in June 2019, but his sentencing was delayed several times due to the shutdown of courtrooms resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.
Nxivm was originally founded by Raniere and Nancy Salzman in the 1990s, but a 2017 New York Times investigation uncovered the horrifying truths of the cult. The cult has since served as the focus for two documentary series: HBO's The Vow, which premiered in August, and Starz's Seduced: Inside the Nxivm Cult, which premiered in October. Clare Bronfman, one of Nxivm's financial backers, was sentenced to 81 months in September, while former members Salzman, Allison Mack, and Lauren Salzman are still awaiting sentencing.
Keith Raniere was sentenced to 120 years in prison on Oct. 27, the United States Attorney's Office of the Eastern District of New York confirmed on Twitter. The leader of the Nxivm cult was found guilty of federal sex trafficking, extortion, obstruction, and racketeering charges back in June 2019, but his sentencing was delayed several times due to the shutdown of courtrooms resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.
Nxivm was originally founded by Raniere and Nancy Salzman in the 1990s, but a 2017 New York Times investigation uncovered the horrifying truths of the cult. The cult has since served as the focus for two documentary series: HBO's The Vow, which premiered in August, and Starz's Seduced: Inside the Nxivm Cult, which premiered in October. Clare Bronfman, one of Nxivm's financial backers, was sentenced to 81 months in September, while former members Salzman, Allison Mack, and Lauren Salzman are still awaiting sentencing.
- 10/30/2020
- by Kelsie Gibson
- Popsugar.com
On Monday afternoon, the day before Keith Raniere was set to be sentenced, Make Justice Blind, an assortment of ardent Nxivm devotees, gathered to hold a press conference in front of the Brooklyn federal courthouse in downtown Brooklyn. The group, including Battlestar Galactica‘s Nicki Clyne, set out to present what they referred to as “smoking gun” evidence that would supposedly justify a call for a delay in sentencing for Keith Raniere, the leader of the alleged sex cult Nxivm who has been incarcerated at the Metropolitan Correctional Center since his 2018 arrest.
- 10/27/2020
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
A federal judge has denied convicted Nxivm cult leader Keith Raniere’s second request for a new trial based on his accusation that prosecutors intimidated “Battlestar Galactica” actor Nicki Clyne and another potential witness who would have testified in his favor.
U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis nixed Raniere’s motion, saying it was filed too late after his conviction last year on racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, forced labor conspiracy, sex trafficking conspiracy and two counts of sex trafficking. In the order written on Friday, Garaufis also rejected the claim that Clyne and Michelle Hatchette could have provided information that was otherwise unknown to Raniere’s defense team.
“The substance of the testimony that Ms. Hatchette and Ms. Clyne allege that they would have given is also not new; indeed, far from containing some sort of evidentiary revelation, the hypothetical testimony described in their affidavits covers ground that...
U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis nixed Raniere’s motion, saying it was filed too late after his conviction last year on racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, forced labor conspiracy, sex trafficking conspiracy and two counts of sex trafficking. In the order written on Friday, Garaufis also rejected the claim that Clyne and Michelle Hatchette could have provided information that was otherwise unknown to Raniere’s defense team.
“The substance of the testimony that Ms. Hatchette and Ms. Clyne allege that they would have given is also not new; indeed, far from containing some sort of evidentiary revelation, the hypothetical testimony described in their affidavits covers ground that...
- 10/24/2020
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
“The Vow” finale hinted at several big interviews gearing up for the second installment on HBO. Any additional details on what we can expect for season two will have to wait until 2021 (when next set of episodes is scheduled to drop). Until then, here’s an update on all the major players in the docuseries that exposes the practices of the self improvement organization and cult known as Nxivm. What’s next for Nxivm founder Keith Raniere, Nancy Salzman and whistleblowers Mark Vicente, Bonnie Piesse and Sarah Edmondson?
Do not read if you haven’t watched the season one finale of “The Vow” — spoilers ahead.
What do we know about the future? In September, filmmakers Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim revealed their plans to interview all parties involved in Nxivm to Variety “We reached out to everybody involved — many people, on all sides of the story — and we are continuing to film.
Do not read if you haven’t watched the season one finale of “The Vow” — spoilers ahead.
What do we know about the future? In September, filmmakers Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim revealed their plans to interview all parties involved in Nxivm to Variety “We reached out to everybody involved — many people, on all sides of the story — and we are continuing to film.
- 10/19/2020
- by Meredith Woerner and Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
HBO’s buzzy Nxivm sex cult docuseries “The Vow” has been criticized for dragging at times over the course of its nine-episode run. But the closing moments of Sunday’s season finale left no doubt about where the storyline is headed in season two, which HBO formally ordered last week.
Warning, spoilers for the finale episode of “The Vow” ahead.
Here comes the counterspin from now-convicted felons Keith Raniere and Nancy Salzman, co-founders of the self-help programs at the heart of the whole of shocking story that led to federal human trafficking, sex abuse and racketeering charges. “The Fall,” episode 9 of “The Vow,” ends with hints that the pair will go on camera, or at least on the record, with “Vow” directors/executive producers Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer.
The closing sequence features what appears to be a glimpse of Salzman under house arrest, complete with a shot of her...
Warning, spoilers for the finale episode of “The Vow” ahead.
Here comes the counterspin from now-convicted felons Keith Raniere and Nancy Salzman, co-founders of the self-help programs at the heart of the whole of shocking story that led to federal human trafficking, sex abuse and racketeering charges. “The Fall,” episode 9 of “The Vow,” ends with hints that the pair will go on camera, or at least on the record, with “Vow” directors/executive producers Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer.
The closing sequence features what appears to be a glimpse of Salzman under house arrest, complete with a shot of her...
- 10/19/2020
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
For seven years, India Oxenberg was the frog slowly boiling in the pot of water that was so-called self-empowerment group Nxivm. For about three years she was a supporting character in stories told by everyone from directors Karim Amer and Jehan Noujaim to her own mother, Catherine Oxenberg. Now, she has reclaimed her life and is reclaiming her narrative along with it in “Seduced: Inside the Nxivm Cult,” a new four-part docuseries premiering Oct. 18 on Starz.
“I felt like it was my chance to take the story back into my own hands and say, ‘Hey, there’s a person here! Not just branded, sex slave, cult girl — a human being,'” India Oxenberg tells Variety.
For many who have been following the Nxivm saga, including Clare Bronfman’s recent sentencing and the fact that group founder Keith Raniere and his right-hand woman who was one of the heads of Dos,...
“I felt like it was my chance to take the story back into my own hands and say, ‘Hey, there’s a person here! Not just branded, sex slave, cult girl — a human being,'” India Oxenberg tells Variety.
For many who have been following the Nxivm saga, including Clare Bronfman’s recent sentencing and the fact that group founder Keith Raniere and his right-hand woman who was one of the heads of Dos,...
- 10/13/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Actor, author and producer Catherine Oxenberg would stop at nothing to save her daughter India from the clutches of Keith Raniere, Allison Mack and their dangerous so-called self-empowerment group Nxivm, a subgroup of which subjected the younger Oxenberg to sexual assault and branding.
Her tireless work included deep-dives on the history of predatory behavior in cults, in addition to equally extensive research into Raniere and Nxivm themselves. She told her story to Frank Parlato of the “Frank Report” blog, as well as to Barry Meier of the New York Times, who ultimately broke the story about the branding practice. She wrote a book (“Captive: A Mother’s Crusade to Save Her Daughter from a Terrifying Cult”), and she allowed documentary filmmakers Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim to follow her in real-time as she did these things – all with the goal of bringing India home.
“If [India] had listened to me in...
Her tireless work included deep-dives on the history of predatory behavior in cults, in addition to equally extensive research into Raniere and Nxivm themselves. She told her story to Frank Parlato of the “Frank Report” blog, as well as to Barry Meier of the New York Times, who ultimately broke the story about the branding practice. She wrote a book (“Captive: A Mother’s Crusade to Save Her Daughter from a Terrifying Cult”), and she allowed documentary filmmakers Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim to follow her in real-time as she did these things – all with the goal of bringing India home.
“If [India] had listened to me in...
- 10/11/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Clare Bronfman, Seagram’s Liquor Heiress, Sentenced To 81 Months In Prison For Nxivm Sex Cult Crimes
Clare Bronfman, the Seagram’s liquor heiress, is set to be sentenced today after pleading guilty to numerous cult-related crimes. As a leader of the cult Nxivm, Bronfman harbored an illegal alien for forced “labor and services” and committed identification and credit card fraud. This isn’t Bronfman’s first run-in with the law for her involvement with […]
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- 10/2/2020
- by Bry LeBerthon
- Uinterview
Update: On Sept. 30,
Clare Bronfman was sentenced to 81 months in prison
for her participation in the legal intimidation of Nxivm's ex-members.
Original post: The highly controversial Nxivm organization - which was
exposed as a sex cult in 2017
by The New York Times - had a number of high-profile members and leaders, which is explained in HBO's documentary The Vow. Aside from pulling in people from Hollywood, like Smallville actress Allison Mack, influential people also took part in the organization. Two of those people were Sara and Clare Bronfman, heiresses to the Seagram's fortune.
Sara and Clare, according to The Hollywood Reporter, provided immense financial backing for Nxivm and its leader, Keith Raniere. Specifically, they provided their private jet for Nxivm use and flew it to various seminars and even invited Mack on board in 2006 when the organization was trying to woo her to join. The Hollywood Reporter also reported that...
Clare Bronfman was sentenced to 81 months in prison
for her participation in the legal intimidation of Nxivm's ex-members.
Original post: The highly controversial Nxivm organization - which was
exposed as a sex cult in 2017
by The New York Times - had a number of high-profile members and leaders, which is explained in HBO's documentary The Vow. Aside from pulling in people from Hollywood, like Smallville actress Allison Mack, influential people also took part in the organization. Two of those people were Sara and Clare Bronfman, heiresses to the Seagram's fortune.
Sara and Clare, according to The Hollywood Reporter, provided immense financial backing for Nxivm and its leader, Keith Raniere. Specifically, they provided their private jet for Nxivm use and flew it to various seminars and even invited Mack on board in 2006 when the organization was trying to woo her to join. The Hollywood Reporter also reported that...
- 9/30/2020
- by Hedy Phillips
- Popsugar.com
Clare Bronfman has been sentenced for her involvement in the Nxivm scandal. On Wednesday, Sept. 30, the 41-year-old daughter of the late business mogul Edgar Bronfman Sr., was ordered to spend six years and nine months in prison, the U.S. Attorney's Office confirms to E! News. Per the sentencing press release shared with E! News, District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis announced in a Brooklyn federal court that Bronfman would serve "81 months imprisonment for conspiracy to conceal and harbor aliens for financial gain and fraudulent use of personal identification information." According to the government's sentencing memorandum filed earlier this month, Bronfman...
- 9/30/2020
- E! Online
Clare Bronfman — benefactor of Nxivm founder Keith Raniere and Seagram liquor heir — became the first defendant sentenced in connection with the marketing company’s human-trafficking and sexual abuse case.
Charged with identity theft and immigration fraud, she was sentenced to 81 months — six years and nine months — in prison for conspiracy to conceal and harbor aliens for financial gain and fraudulent use of personal identification information. The judge also imposed a $500,000 fine and a restitution of $96,605 paid to victim “Jane Doe 12.”
According the the U.S. Attorney Eastern District of New York, nine people gave victim impact statements about Bronfman’s involvement in the cult headed by Raniere and how it harmed them.
The long-awaited hearing on Wednesday was the first opportunity for survivors and former Nxivm members to speak to the judge. It was also the first major sentencing inside Brooklyn’s federal courthouse since the coronavirus-forced lockdown.
In August,...
Charged with identity theft and immigration fraud, she was sentenced to 81 months — six years and nine months — in prison for conspiracy to conceal and harbor aliens for financial gain and fraudulent use of personal identification information. The judge also imposed a $500,000 fine and a restitution of $96,605 paid to victim “Jane Doe 12.”
According the the U.S. Attorney Eastern District of New York, nine people gave victim impact statements about Bronfman’s involvement in the cult headed by Raniere and how it harmed them.
The long-awaited hearing on Wednesday was the first opportunity for survivors and former Nxivm members to speak to the judge. It was also the first major sentencing inside Brooklyn’s federal courthouse since the coronavirus-forced lockdown.
In August,...
- 9/30/2020
- by Janet W. Lee
- Variety Film + TV
Update: Clare Bronfman was sentenced to six years and nine months in prison Wednesday after previously pleading guilty for her role in the cult-like Nxivm, New York Times reports. In 2019, Bronfman – who spent at least $116 million of her Seagram fortune to bankroll Nxivm – pleaded guilty in April 2019 to charges related to the alleged self-help group’s federal racketeering case. Nxivm leader Keith Raniere, found guilty of all charges, still faces sentencing.
Seth DuCharme, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said in a statement, “Defendant Bronfman...
Seth DuCharme, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said in a statement, “Defendant Bronfman...
- 9/30/2020
- by Sarah Grant
- Rollingstone.com
A wealthy benefactor of Keith Raniere, the disgraced leader of a self-improvement group in upstate New York convicted of turning women into sex slaves who were branded with his initials, was sentenced Wednesday to almost seven years in prison in the federal conspiracy case.
Seagram’s liquor fortune heir Clare Bronfman was taken into custody to begin her 81-month sentence immediately after her appearance in federal court in Brooklyn.
Bronfman, 41, admitted in a guilty plea last year that she harbored someone who was living in the U.S. illegally for unpaid “labor and services” and that she committed credit card ...
Seagram’s liquor fortune heir Clare Bronfman was taken into custody to begin her 81-month sentence immediately after her appearance in federal court in Brooklyn.
Bronfman, 41, admitted in a guilty plea last year that she harbored someone who was living in the U.S. illegally for unpaid “labor and services” and that she committed credit card ...
- 9/30/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A wealthy benefactor of Keith Raniere, the disgraced leader of a self-improvement group in upstate New York convicted of turning women into sex slaves who were branded with his initials, was sentenced Wednesday to almost seven years in prison in the federal conspiracy case.
Seagram’s liquor fortune heir Clare Bronfman was taken into custody to begin her 81-month sentence immediately after her appearance in federal court in Brooklyn.
Bronfman, 41, admitted in a guilty plea last year that she harbored someone who was living in the U.S. illegally for unpaid “labor and services” and that she committed credit card ...
Seagram’s liquor fortune heir Clare Bronfman was taken into custody to begin her 81-month sentence immediately after her appearance in federal court in Brooklyn.
Bronfman, 41, admitted in a guilty plea last year that she harbored someone who was living in the U.S. illegally for unpaid “labor and services” and that she committed credit card ...
- 9/30/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
A wealthy benefactor of Keith Raniere, the disgraced leader of a self-improvement group in upstate New York convicted of turning women into sex slaves branded with his initials, is facing sentencing in the federal conspiracy case.
Seagram’s liquor fortune heiress Clare Bronfman is due to appear on Wednesday in federal court in Brooklyn. The stakes are high: Her lawyers want a judge to give her three years probation instead of prison time while prosecutors say she deserves five years behind bars.
The 41-year-old Bronfman admitted in a guilty plea last year that she harbored someone who was living in the ...
Seagram’s liquor fortune heiress Clare Bronfman is due to appear on Wednesday in federal court in Brooklyn. The stakes are high: Her lawyers want a judge to give her three years probation instead of prison time while prosecutors say she deserves five years behind bars.
The 41-year-old Bronfman admitted in a guilty plea last year that she harbored someone who was living in the ...
- 9/30/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A wealthy benefactor of Keith Raniere, the disgraced leader of a self-improvement group in upstate New York convicted of turning women into sex slaves branded with his initials, is facing sentencing in the federal conspiracy case.
Seagram’s liquor fortune heiress Clare Bronfman is due to appear on Wednesday in federal court in Brooklyn. The stakes are high: Her lawyers want a judge to give her three years probation instead of prison time while prosecutors say she deserves five years behind bars.
The 41-year-old Bronfman admitted in a guilty plea last year that she harbored someone who was living in the ...
Seagram’s liquor fortune heiress Clare Bronfman is due to appear on Wednesday in federal court in Brooklyn. The stakes are high: Her lawyers want a judge to give her three years probation instead of prison time while prosecutors say she deserves five years behind bars.
The 41-year-old Bronfman admitted in a guilty plea last year that she harbored someone who was living in the ...
- 9/30/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
HBO's true-crime docuseries The Vow takes on the unsavory case of Nxivm, a multilevel marketing company that, on the surface, promoted personal-development classes. While claiming to offer self-help, Nxivm has become associated with a disturbing sex cult and a pyramid scheme in recent years. At the center of Nxivm's chaos is its leader, Keith Raniere, a self-proclaimed genius who, with a cadre of top associates, preyed on women. Not long ago, Nxivm members faced multiple charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. To complement your viewing of the HBO documentary, read ahead for a timeline that gives a detailed look at the events that mark Nxivm's rise and fall.
1993: The New York attorney general files a lawsuit against Raniere's business, Consumers' Buyline, accusing it of being a pyramid scheme. A multilevel marketing company, Consumers' Buyline promoted commissions to existing customers for recruiting new ones. When served with the lawsuit, Raniere...
1993: The New York attorney general files a lawsuit against Raniere's business, Consumers' Buyline, accusing it of being a pyramid scheme. A multilevel marketing company, Consumers' Buyline promoted commissions to existing customers for recruiting new ones. When served with the lawsuit, Raniere...
- 8/24/2020
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
During the muggy last weeks of June 2019, Keith Raniere, the leader of the self-help organization Nxivm, sat in a downtown Brooklyn courthouse, owlish face peeking out from beneath a halo of pewter hair, looking like an overgrown prep-school boy in a jewel-toned crewneck, as prosecutors recounted a litany of his alleged crimes and peccadilloes, each more depraved and debauched than the last.
Raniere, they alleged, coerced a bevy of bright, ambitious women, including a former WB star and the daughter of an actress from Dynasty, into sending him photos of...
Raniere, they alleged, coerced a bevy of bright, ambitious women, including a former WB star and the daughter of an actress from Dynasty, into sending him photos of...
- 8/21/2020
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
The sex cult that struck at the heart of Smallville will be explored in depth on HBO. Directed by Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated filmmakers Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer, The Vow is a nine-part documentary series focusing on the world surrounding the controversial self-improvement group Nxivm. The first episode debuts Sunday, Aug. 23 at 10:00 p.m. New episodes will air on the subsequent Sundays.
Nxivm was founded in 1998 by Keith Raniere and Nancy Salzman. Within a few years, it grew into an influential, international organization. It had thousands of members, including high-profile followers like Smallville actress Allison Mack and Seagram liquor heiress Clare Bronfman.
Nxivm billed itself as a “a company whose mission is to raise human awareness, foster an ethical humanitarian civilization, and celebrate what it means to be human,” according to its official website. It offered workshops and coaching. The Vow follows a range of people who joined Nxivm,...
Nxivm was founded in 1998 by Keith Raniere and Nancy Salzman. Within a few years, it grew into an influential, international organization. It had thousands of members, including high-profile followers like Smallville actress Allison Mack and Seagram liquor heiress Clare Bronfman.
Nxivm billed itself as a “a company whose mission is to raise human awareness, foster an ethical humanitarian civilization, and celebrate what it means to be human,” according to its official website. It offered workshops and coaching. The Vow follows a range of people who joined Nxivm,...
- 8/18/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Half a dozen projects about Nxivm have emerged since the accusations arose that the group is a sex-trafficking cult that kept women as sex slaves for its founder, Keith Raniere, and that he branded them with his initials.
So far, Lifetime, HBO and ID have all announced new projects in development or production. No doubt more are coming — and a handful already exist to quell the public’s insatiable thirst for insider information about the organization that presented itself as a self-improvement group.
Nxivm first captured attention from national media and Hollywood last year after charges including sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy were brought against some of its highest-ranking members, most notably former “Smallville” star Allison Mack and Raniere himself.
Also Read: 'The Lost Women of Nxivm': ID Orders 2-Hour Special on Sex-Trafficking Cult
Lifetime’s is the most recent project to be announced, with a film in the works...
So far, Lifetime, HBO and ID have all announced new projects in development or production. No doubt more are coming — and a handful already exist to quell the public’s insatiable thirst for insider information about the organization that presented itself as a self-improvement group.
Nxivm first captured attention from national media and Hollywood last year after charges including sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy were brought against some of its highest-ranking members, most notably former “Smallville” star Allison Mack and Raniere himself.
Also Read: 'The Lost Women of Nxivm': ID Orders 2-Hour Special on Sex-Trafficking Cult
Lifetime’s is the most recent project to be announced, with a film in the works...
- 7/1/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Tony Sokol Jun 20, 2019
A day after sex cult leader is found guilty, Investigation Discovery greenlights The Lost Women of Nxivm special.
A federal jury in Brooklyn, N.Y., found Keith Raniere, leader of the sex cult Nxivm, guilty on charges of sex trafficking, forced labor conspiracy, human trafficking and multiple counts of racketeering including sexual exploitation of a child. The jury returned its verdict after less than five hours of deliberation. The 58-year old Raniere, who was known as "Vanguard," faces up to life in prison. His sentencing is set for Sept. 25. On the heels of the conviction, Investigation Discovery announced it gave the green light to The Lost Women Of Nxivm. The two-hour special will premiere this December on ID.
“As the cryptic and chilling details behind Nxivm continue to surface, each revelation is more astonishing than the last,” Henry Schleiff, Group President of Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, American Heroes Channel and Destination America,...
A day after sex cult leader is found guilty, Investigation Discovery greenlights The Lost Women of Nxivm special.
A federal jury in Brooklyn, N.Y., found Keith Raniere, leader of the sex cult Nxivm, guilty on charges of sex trafficking, forced labor conspiracy, human trafficking and multiple counts of racketeering including sexual exploitation of a child. The jury returned its verdict after less than five hours of deliberation. The 58-year old Raniere, who was known as "Vanguard," faces up to life in prison. His sentencing is set for Sept. 25. On the heels of the conviction, Investigation Discovery announced it gave the green light to The Lost Women Of Nxivm. The two-hour special will premiere this December on ID.
“As the cryptic and chilling details behind Nxivm continue to surface, each revelation is more astonishing than the last,” Henry Schleiff, Group President of Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, American Heroes Channel and Destination America,...
- 6/20/2019
- Den of Geek
A former member of Nxivm testified on Monday that members of the alleged cult tried to buy power and influence by currying favor with politicians and making illegal campaign contributions to the Clintons.
Mark Vicente, a documentary filmmaker and former high-ranking member of the group, testified at the trial of Nxivm head Keith Raniere that Clare Bronfman, the billionaire Seagram’s heiress and alleged benefactor of the organization, approached him and a few other members of the group to help her make a contribution to a Clinton campaign. Bronfman, the...
Mark Vicente, a documentary filmmaker and former high-ranking member of the group, testified at the trial of Nxivm head Keith Raniere that Clare Bronfman, the billionaire Seagram’s heiress and alleged benefactor of the organization, approached him and a few other members of the group to help her make a contribution to a Clinton campaign. Bronfman, the...
- 5/14/2019
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
The leader of Nxivm ran an all-male fraternity that later allowed women into the curriculum and used “horribly demeaning” tactics to humiliate them, according to testimony from a former member of the inner circle of the group.
During the trial of Keith Raniere, who is facing seven criminal counts including racketeering, wire fraud conspiracy, and sex trafficking, Mark Vicente, a member of the Nxivm inner circle and the de facto videographer of the group for more than a decade, testified about his experience as one of the founding members of...
During the trial of Keith Raniere, who is facing seven criminal counts including racketeering, wire fraud conspiracy, and sex trafficking, Mark Vicente, a member of the Nxivm inner circle and the de facto videographer of the group for more than a decade, testified about his experience as one of the founding members of...
- 5/13/2019
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
On Wednesday, the first witness in the Keith Raniere trial, a 32-year-old woman identified only as Sylvie, wrapped up her grueling two-day testimony regarding her nearly 13 years in the organization. The daughter of well-off English parents, Sylvie recounted how she had been drawn into Nxivm’s orbit when she was just 18 years old, when her then-boss Clare Bronfman suggested she take a class to help her reach her career goal of becoming a successful show-jumper.
Despite her initial reluctance to join the organization and her initial aversion to Raniere himself...
Despite her initial reluctance to join the organization and her initial aversion to Raniere himself...
- 5/9/2019
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
A culture of misogyny, fear and ultimate control reigned supreme at Nxivm, according to witness testimony at the Keith Raniere trial from a former member who testified to being a sex “slave” within Dos, a secret, all-female organization within Nxivm.
Related: A Guide to the Nxivm Trial
Dressed in loose-fitting black pants and a sweater, with her light-blond hair piled high atop her head, the witness — identified only as Sylvie — recounted her time in Nxivm as well as Dos, during which she said she was ordered by her “master” to...
Related: A Guide to the Nxivm Trial
Dressed in loose-fitting black pants and a sweater, with her light-blond hair piled high atop her head, the witness — identified only as Sylvie — recounted her time in Nxivm as well as Dos, during which she said she was ordered by her “master” to...
- 5/8/2019
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
Beginning Tuesday, Keith Raniere, founder and leader of the self-empowerment group and alleged sex cult Nxivm, will stand trial for criminal charges including racketeering and sex trafficking, and faces life imprisonment if convicted on all counts. The details of the allegations against him are as well-publicized as they are horrific: Raniere stands accused of running Nxivm as his own personal sex cult, coercing female followers into sleeping with him, having his initials branded into their flesh and punishing them by threatening to release “collateral,” such as pornographic photos, if they...
- 5/6/2019
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
"Smallville" actress Allison Mack has pleaded guilty to blackmailing two women into becoming sex slaves for the leader of the Nxivm sex slave cult. Mack entered a guilty plea to multiple felonies in a Brooklyn court on Monday, reports dailymail.co.uk. Mack, 36, sobbed as she admitted her crimes and apologized to the women who prosecutors say were exploited by Keith Raniere and the purported self-help group called Nxivm.
"Through it all, I believed that Keith Raniere's intentions were to help people," Mack told a judge. "I was wrong. I now realise that I and others engaged in criminal conduct."
The "Smallville" actress was sobbing so much at one point that the judge stopped to offer her tissues.?
She had been charged with racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy forced labour conspiracy, sex trafficking conspiracy, sex trafficking and attempted sex trafficking.?
Mack was facing life in prison if convicted on those charges,...
"Through it all, I believed that Keith Raniere's intentions were to help people," Mack told a judge. "I was wrong. I now realise that I and others engaged in criminal conduct."
The "Smallville" actress was sobbing so much at one point that the judge stopped to offer her tissues.?
She had been charged with racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy forced labour conspiracy, sex trafficking conspiracy, sex trafficking and attempted sex trafficking.?
Mack was facing life in prison if convicted on those charges,...
- 4/11/2019
- GlamSham
Allison Mack, the Smallville actress implicated in the Nxivm sex cult case, pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering and one count of racketeering conspiracy at a Brooklyn federal court on Monday.
In court, Mack tearfully said that she took “full responsibility for [her] conduct” as the alleged second-in-command of Keith Raniere, the Albany-based guru and leader of the self-help group Nxivm. Raniere is facing charges of sex trafficking and was hit with possession of child pornography charges last week.
Related: Nxivm: What We Know About Alleged Sex Trafficking, Forced Labor
In a statement,...
In court, Mack tearfully said that she took “full responsibility for [her] conduct” as the alleged second-in-command of Keith Raniere, the Albany-based guru and leader of the self-help group Nxivm. Raniere is facing charges of sex trafficking and was hit with possession of child pornography charges last week.
Related: Nxivm: What We Know About Alleged Sex Trafficking, Forced Labor
In a statement,...
- 4/8/2019
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
Nancy Salzman, the president and co-founder of Nxivm – an alleged sex cult based in Albany, New York that claimed to be a self-help group – pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one count of racketeering conspiracy, USA Today reports.
The 64-year old, who was known by Nxivm members as “Prefect,” admitted to hacking into email accounts and altering a videotape used in a lawsuit against an Nxivm detractor.
“It has taken me some time and some soul-searching to come to this place,” she said during her hearing in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn,...
The 64-year old, who was known by Nxivm members as “Prefect,” admitted to hacking into email accounts and altering a videotape used in a lawsuit against an Nxivm detractor.
“It has taken me some time and some soul-searching to come to this place,” she said during her hearing in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn,...
- 3/14/2019
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
It would be an understatement to say that 2018 was a good year for true-crime podcasting — in fact, there’s a bit of a glut in the crime market these days. The soaring popularity of shows like My Favorite Murder, Casefile and Up and Vanished has fired up the imaginations of thousands of podcasting newbies around the world who are, apparently, eager to dissect cold cases. Do we really need another podcast from a group of girlfriends discussing crime scenes while chugging Merlot? Sure, sure we do.
To help ease the...
To help ease the...
- 12/31/2018
- by Laura Barcella
- Rollingstone.com
At a hearing in Brooklyn today, a federal judge agreed to move the trial of Nxivm founder Keith Raniere and his co-defendants from October to January 7th, at the government’s request.
This scheduling change comes a day after prosecutors brought charges against four more members of the alleged cult; Clare Bronfman (an heiress to the Seagram’s liquor company fortune), Nancy Salzman (Nxivm’s co-founder and president), her daughter Lauren Salzman (a high-ranking recruiter) and bookkeeper Kathy Russell join Raniere and Alison Mack, a former actress turned Nxivm staffer,...
This scheduling change comes a day after prosecutors brought charges against four more members of the alleged cult; Clare Bronfman (an heiress to the Seagram’s liquor company fortune), Nancy Salzman (Nxivm’s co-founder and president), her daughter Lauren Salzman (a high-ranking recruiter) and bookkeeper Kathy Russell join Raniere and Alison Mack, a former actress turned Nxivm staffer,...
- 7/25/2018
- by Amelia McDonell-Parry
- Rollingstone.com
Clare Bronfman, the heir to the Seagram’s fortune, was released on a massive Us$100 million bond Tuesday following her arrest for her suspected involvement in the alleged “sex cult” Nxivm. Pronounced “Nexium,” the supposed “self-help” group has been accused of forcing its female members into unwanted sex and even branding the women. Former Smallville actor Allison Mack, along with Nxivm’s leader, Keith...
- 7/25/2018
- by Chris Jancelewicz
- ET Canada
Clare Bronfman, an heiress to the Canadian-based Seagram’s liquor company, was arrested on Tuesday in connection with her ongoing work with self-help group Nxivm and charged with racketeering conspiracy.
Once an international equestrian competitor, Bronfman is the 39-year-old daughter of the late billionaire and former Seagram chairman Edgar Bronfman Sr. In addition to Bronfman, Nxivm co-founder Nancy Salzman a.k.a. “Prefect,” 64, her daughter Lauren Salzman, 42, and bookkeeper Kathy Russell, 60, were accused of the same crimes. According to a court information officer with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for New...
Once an international equestrian competitor, Bronfman is the 39-year-old daughter of the late billionaire and former Seagram chairman Edgar Bronfman Sr. In addition to Bronfman, Nxivm co-founder Nancy Salzman a.k.a. “Prefect,” 64, her daughter Lauren Salzman, 42, and bookkeeper Kathy Russell, 60, were accused of the same crimes. According to a court information officer with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for New...
- 7/24/2018
- by Eric Killelea
- Rollingstone.com
Update: Allison Mack is facing additional charges for her alleged role in Nxivm, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. According to a press release obtained by E! News, the actress was charged with racketeering conspiracy involving an array of crimes, including identity theft, extortion, forced labor, sex trafficking, money laundering, wire fraud and obstruction of justice. Keith Raneire was also charged. Additionally, heiress Clare Bronfman was among four woman arrested and charged with racketeering, forced labor, money laundering, identity theft and wire fraud. She was set to be arraigned in court on Tuesday. E! News has reached out to Mack's attorney for...
- 7/24/2018
- E! Online
Clare Bronfman, the heiress to Canadian liquor giant Seagram’s fortune, was arrested Tuesday for her dealings with alleged sex cult Nxivm. Pronounced “Nexium,” the supposed “self-help” group has been accused of forcing its female members into unwanted sex and even branding the women. Former “Smallville” actor Allison Mack, along with Nxivm’s leader, Keith Raniere, were both arrested within weeks of each other in March and April...
- 7/24/2018
- by Chris Jancelewicz
- ET Canada
Seagram heiress Clare Bronfman was among four women charged with racketeering and other crimes in connection with the sex cult case brought against Keith Raniere and former “Smallville” star Allison Mack.
The indictments unsealed on Tuesday added 10 counts of racketeering to the federal sex trafficking charges already pending against Raniere and Mack. Bronfman and three others — Nancy Salzman, her daughter Lauren Salzman, and Kathy Russell — were charged with racketeering, forced labor, money laundering, identity theft, and wire fraud. The four women were scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday, Bronfman in Brooklyn and the Salzmans and Russell in Albany, N.Y. They face as much as 20 years in prison if convicted for racketeering, and a minimum sentence of 15 years for identity theft.
Raniere and Mack face additional charges of racketeering along with the sex trafficking counts they were originally charged with in April. Raniere has been in jail since March. Mack...
The indictments unsealed on Tuesday added 10 counts of racketeering to the federal sex trafficking charges already pending against Raniere and Mack. Bronfman and three others — Nancy Salzman, her daughter Lauren Salzman, and Kathy Russell — were charged with racketeering, forced labor, money laundering, identity theft, and wire fraud. The four women were scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday, Bronfman in Brooklyn and the Salzmans and Russell in Albany, N.Y. They face as much as 20 years in prison if convicted for racketeering, and a minimum sentence of 15 years for identity theft.
Raniere and Mack face additional charges of racketeering along with the sex trafficking counts they were originally charged with in April. Raniere has been in jail since March. Mack...
- 7/24/2018
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
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