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In 2019, multiple members including Raniere were convicted of various crimes related to their roles at NXIVM. The coronavirus pandemic postponed sentencing for these crimes, but they're now back ...
- Julia Naftulin
- 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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Jun 19, 2019 · Keith Raniere's attorney, Marc Agnifilo, apologized to one of Raniere's alleged victims outside of court moments after the verdict. Barbara Bouchey left Nxivm in 2009 and is a former girlfriend of ...
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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 ...
Jul 28, 2021 · Ms. Salzman’s testimony helped to convict Mr. Raniere, who is now serving a 120-year prison sentence. It also appears to have helped spare her a prison sentence of her own. On Wednesday, Ms ...
Jun 30, 2021 · CNN —. Allison Mack, former “Smallville” actress and high-ranking member of the cultlike group Nxivm, was sentenced to 3 years in prison Wednesday. Mack is required to have 3 years of ...
Sep 22, 2022 · By David K. Li. Convicted NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere was attacked by a fellow inmate and sex offender before he was wrongly punished for the incident, his attorneys said in a lawsuit. Raniere ...
