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May 13, 2019 · Ms. Dones, who left the group in 2009, recalled thinking, “Oh my god, they’ve gotten their claws into her.” Nxivm courses were said to help eliminate psychological and emotional barriers ...
- Corina Knoll
- Keith Raniere
- Allison Mack
- Nancy Salzman
- Lauren Salzman
- Clare Bronfman
- Kathy Russell
In 1998, Raniere co-founded NXIVM as a purported self-help group alongside Nancy Salzman. Raniere styled himself as a New Age philosopher heavily influenced by Ayn Rand; he was known as “Vanguard” within the group and began teaching classes promising personal and professional development by eliminating psychological and emotional barriers. An estim...
Mack, an actress who played Chloe Sullivan, Clark Kent’s friend, on the WB/CW Superman series Smallville for ten seasons, said she joined NXIVM to “find purpose.” She soon joined its inner circle, and in a 2018 New York Times interview, said that she herself came up with the idea to brand women. “I was like: ‘Y’all, a tattoo? People get drunk and t...
Salzman is a former psychiatric nurse who co-founded NXIVM alongside Raniere and served as its president. Members of the group called her “Prefect,” according to court documents. After Raniere and Mack were arrested, Salzman’s home was raided by federal agents, who seized $523,000 in cash. Several months later, she was arrested and charged with rac...
The daughter of Nancy Salzman, Lauren served on NXIVM’s executive board for many years. During that time, she oversaw branding ceremonies, according to the Times. She pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in March. The New York Post reportedthat she admitted she had “knowingly and intentionally harbored” an unnamed woman in a locked room for more th...
Bronfman is an heiress to the Seagram liquor company. She also served on NXIVM’s executive board and allegedly created an access point for the company to dip into her family’s fortune. In 2010, a lawsuit claimed that many millions of her family’s money had been spent in connection with NXIVM. In recent years, Bronfman financed and pursued lawsuits ...
According to court documents, Russell served as NXIVM’s bookkeeper for more than a decade. She was arrested and charged with racketeering conspiracy along with the rest of the inner circle in 2018. Prosecutors allegeRussell conspired with Raniere to smuggle a nonresident alien into the United States through Canada by giving the person an ID card wi...
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Oct 18, 2022 · During the investigation into Raniere, NXIVM, Mack, Clare Brofman, Kathy Russell, and Nancy and Lauren Salzman, Clyne was subpoenaed to testify before the grand jury. However, she invoked her...
- Molli Mitchell
Jun 30, 2021 · Allison Mack, the “Smallville” actress who became a key member of the cultlike NXIVM organization, was sentenced Wednesday in a Brooklyn federal court to three years in prison, a $20,000 fine and...
Jul 5, 2023 · The case against Nxivm widened. A superseding indictment charged Mr. Raniere and five women linked to Nxivm, including Ms. Salzman, Clare Bronfman and Ms. Mack, with racketeering conspiracy ...
Jun 30, 2021 · 30 June 2021. Getty Images. Mack (seen in this file photo) was also fined $20,000 (£14,500) for the crimes. US actress Allison Mack has been sentenced to three years in prison for her role in...
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Jun 30, 2021 · In this courtroom sketch Keith Raniere, second from right, leader of the secretive group NXIVM, attends a court hearing Friday, April 13, 2018. Elizabeth Williams via AP. Raniere — who ...
