Editing NXIVM (section)

=== NXIVM after Raniere's conviction ===
The assets of NXIVM were held by Nancy Salzman, including several corporate entities and titles to intellectual property. As part of her plea agreement with the government, Salzman did not contest [[asset forfeiture]].<ref name=":3" />

Following the conviction of Keith Raniere, members of the defunct organization split, with many speaking out against Raniere and the organization. A small number of NXIVM members continue to support Raniere and protest his innocence.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gavin |first=Robert |date=March 28, 2021 |title=3 years after Raniere's arrest, NXIVM divides into victims, loyalists, guilty |url=https://www.timesunion.com/nxivm/article/Three-years-after-Keith-Raniere-s-arrest-NXIVM-16009952.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614174408/https://www.timesunion.com/nxivm/article/Three-years-after-Keith-Raniere-s-arrest-NXIVM-16009952.php |archive-date=June 14, 2021 |access-date=June 12, 2022 |website=Times Union |language=en-US}}</ref> Attorneys for Raniere submitted letters from 56 supporters requesting leniency for Raniere.<ref>{{Cite Pacer|plaintiff=United States of America|defendant=Keith Raniere|title=LETTERS OF SUPPORT ACCOMPANYING SENTENCING MEMORANDUM ON BEHALF OF KEITH RANIERE|doc-number=950|date=October 9, 2020|pacer-number=416187|use-recap=yes|case-state=NY|case-district=ED|case-division=1|case-year=2018|case-type=cr|case-sequence=00204|access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref>

==== Civil lawsuit against NXIVM leadership ====
In January 2020, [[Sarah Edmondson]] became lead plaintiff in a [[Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act|Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act civil suit]] filed in [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York]] accusing Raniere and 14 associates (including [[Nancy Salzman]], [[Clare Bronfman]], [[Sara Bronfman]], Lauren Salzman, [[Allison Mack]], Kathy Russell, Karen Unterreiner, Brandon Porter, Danielle Roberts, and [[Nicki Clyne]]) of conducting illegal psychological experiments on members of the company and abusing them physically, emotionally and financially.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/29/us/nxivm-lawsuit-experiments-abuse/ |title= Nxivm leadership accused of illegal psychological experiments and systematic abuse in federal lawsuit| first1 =Giulia McDonnell Nieto | last1 = del Rio | first2 = Madeline | last2 = Holcombe | first3 = Rob | last3 = Frehse|date= January 30, 2020|publisher=CNN|access-date= February 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Docket for Edmondson v. Raniere, 1:20-cv-00485 - CourtListener.com |url=https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/16772334/edmondson-v-raniere/ |access-date=June 12, 2022 |website=CourtListener |language=en-us}}</ref>

==== Raniere and loyalists activities====
In summer 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic preventing in-person visitation to the [[Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn]], Raniere's remaining followers, including actress [[Nicki Clyne]], began assembling to dance near the jail. Though they initially claimed to be entertaining all of the detainees, they were seen with a sign addressed to "Kay Rose," a name sharing Raniere's initials.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 17, 2020 |title=Podcast: NXIVM members dance outside federal lockup for Keith Raniere |url=https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Podcast-NXIVM-members-dance-outside-federal-15415507.php |access-date=June 12, 2022 |website=Times Union |language=en-US}}</ref> The group began calling itself "The Forgotten Ones" and "We Are As You." Former NXIVM member turned prosecution witness Mark Vicente dismissed the group as a "cover movement" to support Raniere.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Beeferman |first1=Jason |last2=Lapin |first2=Tamar |date=July 15, 2020 |title=Dancers outside Brooklyn jail are 'cover movement' for Nxivm sex cult |url=https://nypost.com/2020/07/15/dancers-outside-brooklyn-jail-are-cover-movement-for-nxivm-sex-cult/ |access-date=June 12, 2022 |website=New York Post |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 23, 2020 |title=Brooklyn Prison Dancers Linked to 'Sex Cult' NXIVM Start Social Justice Organization |url=https://bkreader.com/2020/07/23/nxivm-group-holds-nightly-dances-outside-of-brooklyn-prison-despite-its-controversial-ties/ |access-date=June 12, 2022 |website=BK Reader |language=en-US}}</ref>

While incarcerated, Raniere has maintained his leadership role over NXIVM, regularly communicating with his followers by phone and through [[TRULINCS]] email. A July 16, 2020, intelligence analysis memorandum from the [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]]' Counter Terrorism Unit states that Raniere instructed his follower Suneel Chakravorty to get more women to dance "erotically" outside of the MDC. In response, authorities at the MDC moved Raniere to another unit to keep the dancers out of his line of sight. A frustrated Raniere instructed his followers to help get him moved back by ingratiating themselves to prison staff, including offering coffee and donuts as they left their shifts.<ref name=":2">{{Cite Pacer|plaintiff=Keith Raniere|defendant=Merrick Garland|title=Exhibit D, Response in Opposition re: 7 First Motion for Preliminary Injunction|doc-number=14|att-number=5|date=June 9, 2022|pacer-number=1295745|use-recap=yes|case-state=AZ|case-division=4|case-year=2022|case-type=cv|case-sequence=00212|access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref>

Ahead of his sentencing, prosecutors submitted a number of Raniere's communications and disciplinary issues in prison as evidence of [[remorse]]lessness and that he continues to control his followers. The communications included Raniere instructing his followers to have [[Alan Dershowitz]], the attorney who successfully negotiated a [[non-prosecution agreement]] of the late [[Jeffrey Epstein]], speak on his behalf; Dershowitz did not comment on the matter.<ref name="dailybeast_watched2">{{cite news |last=Melendez |first=Pilar |date=August 28, 2020 |title=NXIVM Cult Leader's Jailhouse Call to Disciples: 'The Judge Needs to Know He's Being Watched' |newspaper=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-judge-needs-to-know-hes-being-watched-nxivm-leader-keith-raniere-says-in-jailhouse-call}}</ref> Prosecutors also submitted documentation that Raniere and his follower Chakravorty used a false name and "[[Prepaid mobile phone|burner phone]]" to evade detection, with Raniere instructing Chakravorty to "get scrutiny" on Judge [[Nicholas Garaufis]], explaining that "the judge needs to know he's being watched".<ref name="auto42">{{cite web |last=Gavin |first=Robert |date=August 28, 2020 |title=Raniere, facing possible life sentence, wants judge to know 'he's being watched' |url=https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Raniere-facing-possible-life-sentence-wants-15521201.php |website=Times Union}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Pacer|plaintiff=United States of America|defendant=Keith Raniere|title=Government's Sentencing Memorandum as to Defendant Keith Raniere|doc-number=914|date=August 27, 2020|pacer-number=416187|use-recap=yes|case-state=NY|case-district=ED|case-division=1|case-year=2018|case-type=cr|case-sequence=00204|access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Pacer|plaintiff=United States of America|defendant=Keith Raniere|title=Exhibit D, Sentencing Memorandum by USA as to Keith Raniere|doc-number=914|att-number=3|date=August 27, 2020|pacer-number=416187|use-recap=yes|case-state=NY|case-district=ED|case-division=1|case-year=2018|case-type=cr|case-sequence=00204|access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref>

==== Sentencing and appeals for Raniere and Bronfman ====
On September 30, 2020, Judge [[Nicholas Garaufis|Nicholas G. Garaufis]] of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York]] sentenced Clare Bronfman to six years and nine months in federal prison. The sentence was more severe than those recommended by guidelines, with Garaufis stating that, "Raniere and his adherents appear to understand Ms. Bronfman’s continued loyalty—even after his trial and conviction, during which all the details of his sexual abuse and exploitation became known to the world."<ref>{{Cite Pacer|plaintiff=United States of America|defendant=Keith Raniere|title=Sentencing Memorandum as to Clare Bronfman|doc-number=936|date=September 30, 2020|pacer-number=420062|use-recap=yes|case-state=NY|case-district=ED|case-division=1|case-year=2018|case-type=cr|case-sequence=00204|access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref>

[[Ronald S. Sullivan Jr.]], attorney for Bronfman, called the sentence "an abomination."<ref name=":1" /> Sullivan filed notice of appeal on October 7, 2020. Bronfman only could appeal the sentence, as she forfeited the right to appeal her conviction as part of her plea.<ref>{{Cite Pacer|plaintiff=United States of America|defendant=Keith Raniere|title=Notice of Appeal|doc-number=948|date=October 9, 2020|pacer-number=420062|use-recap=yes|case-state=NY|case-district=ED|case-division=1|case-year=2018|case-type=cr|case-sequence=00204|access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref>

Bronfman initially served her sentence in [[Federal Detention Center, Philadelphia]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Gavin |first=Robert |date=July 13, 2021 |title=Seagrams heiress keeps paying as NXIVM's Keith Raniere adds big-name lawyers |url=https://www.timesunion.com/nxivm/article/Seagrams-heiress-keeps-paying-as-NXIVM-s-Keith-16311046.php |access-date=June 12, 2022 |website=Times Union |language=en-US}}</ref> She is presently imprisoned at [[Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury]].<ref name=inmateClare>{{Cite web |title=Search for "Clare Bronfman" |url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/ |access-date=June 12, 2022 |website=Inmate Locator}}</ref>

On October 27, 2020, federal judge Nicholas Garaufis sentenced Raniere to a prison term of 120 years in prison and fined him $1.75 million.<ref name=":02">{{Cite news |last1=Hong |first1=Nicole |last2=Piccoli |first2=Sean |date=October 27, 2020 |title=Keith Raniere, Leader of Nxivm Sex Cult, Is Sentenced to 120 Years in Prison |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/nyregion/keith-raniere-nxivm.html |access-date=October 27, 2020 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name = ":7"/> Attorneys for Keith Raniere gave notice of appeal of both his conviction and sentence on November 4, 2020.<ref>{{Cite Pacer|plaintiff=United States of America|defendant=Keith Raniere|title=Notice of Appeal - Final Judgment|doc-number=972|date=November 4, 2020|pacer-number=416187|use-recap=yes|case-state=NY|case-district=ED|case-division=1|case-year=2018|case-type=cr|case-sequence=00204|access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref>

In January 2021, Raniere was transferred from [[Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn]] to begin serving his 120-year sentence. The [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]] first transferred him temporarily to [[United States Penitentiary, Lewisburg]], a medium-security penitentiary, followed by a transfer to his permanent prison at [[United States Penitentiary, Tucson]]. The facility in [[Tucson, Arizona]], is noted as the sole facility in the [[Federal prison|federal prison system]] that is both specially designated for sex offenders and also at [[Incarceration in the United States#Security levels|maximum-security]] level.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 10, 2021 |title=Raniere in Quarantine in USP Lewisburg PA; Likely Headed for Sex Offender Prison in Tucson Next |url=https://frankreport.com/2021/01/10/raniere-in-quarantine-in-usp-lewisburg-pa-likely-headed-for-sex-offender-prison-in-tucson-next/ |access-date=June 12, 2022 |website=Frank Report |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brean |first=Henry |title=Leader of New York sex cult transferred to federal prison in Tucson |url=https://tucson.com/news/local/leader-of-new-york-sex-cult-transferred-to-federal-prison-in-tucson/article_ea983276-d0b1-5c00-ae1d-f138866e1d11.html |access-date=June 12, 2022 |website=Arizona Daily Star |date=February 3, 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kozlowski |first=Kim |title=Larry Nassar now housed in Arizona prison |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/02/09/larry-nassar-milan/110251634/ |access-date=June 12, 2022 |website=The Detroit News |language=en-US}}</ref>

In a hearing on restitution claims against Raniere, criminal defense attorney Marc Fernich represented Keith Raniere and stated that Bronfman had paid his fee.<ref name=":4" />

Oral arguments on both Raniere and Bronfman's appeals were heard before the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]] on May 3, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oral Argument for United States v. Raniere (Bronfman) – CourtListener.com |url=https://www.courtlistener.com/audio/80967/united-states-v-raniere-bronfman/ |access-date=June 12, 2022 |website=CourtListener |language=en-us}}</ref> On December 9, 2022, the federal appeals court upheld the convictions and sentences for Keith Raniere and Clare Bronfman.<ref>{{Cite web |last=KLASFELD|first=ADAM|date=December 9, 2022|title=NXIVM 'Cult' Founder Keith Raniere Loses Appeal of 120-Year Sentence Following Sex Trafficking Convictions|url=https://lawandcrime.com/crime/nxivm-cult-founder-keith-raniere-loses-appeal-of-120-year-sentence-following-sex-trafficking-convictions/|work=Law & Crime}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Feuerherd|first= Ben|date=December 9, 2022|title=Appeals court upholds sentences for NXIVM sex cult leaders Keith Raniere, Clare Bronfman|url=https://nypost.com/2022/12/09/appeals-court-upholds-sentences-for-nxivm-sex-cult-leader-keith-raniere/|work=New York Post}}</ref>

==== ''Marc Elliot v. Lions Gate Entertainment'' libel case ====
In 2021, Raniere supporter [[Marc Elliot]] filed a lawsuit against [[Lions Gate Entertainment]] in the [[United States District Court for the Central District of California]], alleging that he was libelled and defamed by the [[Starz]] network documentary ''[[Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gavin |first=Robert |date=October 20, 2021 |title=NXIVM loyalist files $12 million suit against Starz network |url=https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/NXIVM-loyalist-files-12-million-suit-against-16546392.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020172434/https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/NXIVM-loyalist-files-12-million-suit-against-16546392.php |archive-date=October 20, 2021 |access-date=June 14, 2022 |website=Times Union |language=en-US}}</ref> Joseph Tully, the attorney who represented Elliot, also represented Raniere in his appeals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gavin |first=Robert |date=November 11, 2021 |title=Former Epstein lawyer drops out of appeal for NXIVM leader Raniere |url=https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Former-Epstein-lawyer-Fernich-drops-out-of-appeal-16612655.php |access-date=June 14, 2022 |website=Times Union |language=en-US}}</ref> The court dismissed the lawsuit and ordered Elliot to pay Lions Gate Entertainment's attorneys' fees and costs, finding that the documentary "impl[ied] that Plaintiff was a devoted member of an organization whose leader has been implicated in a range of serious sexual crimes, but this assertion – however unflattering – is substantially true."<ref>{{Cite Pacer|plaintiff=Marc Elliot|defendant=Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation|title=Order Granting Defendants' Motion to Strike Pursuant to C.C.P. § 425.16|doc-number=49|date=November 8, 2022|pacer-number=834220|use-recap=yes|case-state=CA|case-district=CD|case-division=2|case-year=2021|case-type=cv|case-sequence=08206|access-date=November 12, 2022}}</ref>

==== ''Raniere v. Garland'' prison case ====
In May 2022, Keith Raniere sued the U.S. Department of Justice and Bureau of Prisons, alleging violation of his civil rights. Raniere sought an injunction allowing visitation and phone calls from follower Suneel Chakravorty, who he claims is a [[paralegal]] working on his appeals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gavin |first=Robert |date=2022-05-17 |title=NXIVM leader Raniere suing Arizona federal prison |url=https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/NXIVM-leader-Raniere-suing-Arizona-federal-prison-17178449.php |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=Times Union |language=en-US}}</ref> The Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons and authorities at USP Tucson argued the injunction should be denied because Chakravorty was not a paralegal but merely "an ardent former ESP and NXIVM coach with whom [Raniere] is banned from associating."<ref>{{Cite Pacer|plaintiff=Keith Raniere|defendant=Merrick Garland|title=DEFENDANTS' RESPONSE TO MOTION FOR PRELIMARY INJUNCTION|doc-number=14|att-number=0|date=2022-06-09|pacer-number=1295745|use-recap=yes|case-state=AZ|case-division=4|case-year=2022|case-type=cv|case-sequence=00212|access-date=2022-06-12}}</ref>

Judge [[Raner Collins]] granted the Department of Justice's motion to dismiss the suit on grounds that Raniere failed to exhaust administrative remedies (in line with the [[Prison Litigation Reform Act]]), and his lawyer's insufficient service of process.<ref>{{Cite Pacer|plaintiff=Keith Raniere|defendant=Merrick Garland|title=Order on Motion for Summary Judgment and Order on Motion to Dismiss|doc-number=52|date=2022-12-05|pacer-number=1295745|case-state=AZ|case-district=D|case-division=4|case-year=2022|case-type=cv|case-sequence=00212|access-date=2022-12-02}}</ref>