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=== Exposure of "DOS" and NXIVM downfall === Starting with reports by [[Frank Parlato Jr.|Frank Parlato]] in June 2017<ref>{{cite web|date=June 13, 2017|title=Part 1 The Slave Women of DOS – Revealed|url=https://frankreport.com/2017/06/13/part-1-the-slave-women-of-dos-revealed/ |access-date=July 27, 2020|website= Frank Report |language=en-US}}</ref> and bolstered by an October 2017 article in ''[[The New York Times]]'',<ref name="NYT18Oct"/> details began to emerge about "[[Keith Raniere#DOS: secret "slaves" and branding|DOS]]", a secret society of women that started in 2015 within NXIVM in which female members were allegedly called slaves, [[human branding|branded]] with the initials of Raniere and Mack, subjected to [[corporal punishment]] from their "masters", and required to provide nude photos or other potentially damaging information about themselves as "collateral".<ref>{{cite web|date=March 26, 2018|title=The Founder of "Nxivm', a Purported Self-Help Organization Based in Albany, N.Y., Arrested for Sex Trafficking and Forced Labor Conspiracy |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/founder-nxivm-purported-self-help-organization-based-albany-ny-arrested-sex-trafficking|access-date=February 6, 2021|publisher=Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York|language=en}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/nxivm-member-invited-secret-sorority-branded/story?id=51617201 |title=Former NXIVM member says she was invited into a secret sorority, then branded |date=December 16, 2017 | work =ABC News |access-date=February 10, 2018}}</ref><ref name="RollingStone20180328">{{cite magazine |title=NXIVM: What We Know About Alleged Sex Trafficking, Forced Labor |last=Barcella |first=Laura |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=March 28, 2018 |access-date=April 20, 2018 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/nxivm-what-we-know-about-alleged-sex-trafficking-forced-labor-w518483}}</ref> Law enforcement representatives have alleged that DOS members were forced into [[sexual slavery]].<ref name="Newsweek20180327">{{cite news |title=What is Nxivm? |date=March 27, 2018 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |url=https://www.newsweek.com/nxivm-keith-raniere-sex-trafficking-self-help-vow-dos-slaves-multi-level-861293}}</ref> ==== Whistleblowers' accounts ==== [[Sarah Edmondson]], a Canadian actress who had been an ESP participant since 2005, said that she left NXIVM after Mack inducted her into DOS at her Albany home. Edmondson alleged that DOS participants were blindfolded naked, held down by Mack and three other women, and branded on the lower abdomen with a [[cauterizing|cauterizing pen]] by NXIVM-affiliated doctor Danielle Roberts.<ref name="NYT18Oct"/><ref name="CBC">{{cite news |title=Vancouver woman says scars from ritual 'branding' fuel her fight against 'cultish' group |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sarah-edmondson-executive-success-programs-esp-nxivm-branding-1.4374048 |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=October 27, 2017}}</ref><ref name="THR201805"/> Appearing on an [[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]] television program about cults, Edmondson provided additional context for the use of the "collateral" concept, saying that it was used in innocuous forms from the earliest, outermost stages of NXIVM in order to acclimate victims—for example, collateralizing small amounts of money that one might forfeit if one did not go to the gym one day.<ref name="NYT20180530"/> The ''New York Times'' later reported that hundreds of members left NXIVM after Edmondson went public about her experience.<ref name="NYT20180530"/> On December 15, 2017, the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] newsmagazine ''[[20/20 (U.S. TV series)|20/20]]'' aired an exposé including interviews with many former NXIVM adherents, including Edmondson and [[Catherine Oxenberg]], who alleged that her daughter, [[India Oxenberg]], was in danger from the group. Several former members reported financial and [[sexual predation]] by NXIVM leaders.<ref name="NYT18Oct"/><ref name="auto"/> Edmondson further appeared in "Escaping NXIVM", during the first season of the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] [[podcast]] ''Uncover''.<ref name="auto2"/> Seven socially prominent Mexican citizens, including [[Emiliano Salinas]] (son of former president [[Carlos Salinas de Gortari]]) and Ana Cristina Fox (daughter of former president [[Vicente Fox]]), Rosa Laura Junco, Loreta Garza Dávila (a business leader from [[Nuevo Leon]]), Daniela Padilla, and Mónica Durán, have been accused of involvement.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/mexico/sociedad/quienes-son-los-mexicanos-involucrados-con-la-secta-nxivm-3674611.html |title=¿Quiénes son los mexicanos involucrados con la secta NXIVM? |newspaper=El Sol de Mexico |access-date=May 26, 2019 |language=es |date=May 26, 2019|trans-title=Who are the Mexicans involved with the NXIVM sect?}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFmoaSvOP1c |title=Revelan video de Emiliano Salinas bailando en celebración a Keith Raniere |work=Proceso Magazine|date=June 18, 2019 }}</ref> ==== Arrest of Raniere ==== [[File:Nxivm-Indictment-S-1.pdf|thumb|upright|''United States. v. Raniere, et al.'' Superseding indictment #1, filed July 23, 2018.<ref>{{Cite Pacer|plaintiff=United States of America|defendant=Keith Raniere|title=Superseding Indictment 1|doc-number=50|date=July 23, 2018|pacer-number=420065|use-recap=yes|case-state=NY|case-district=ED|case-division=1|case-year=2018|case-type=cr|case-sequence=00204|access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>]] In March 2018, Raniere was arrested and [[indictment|indicted]] on charges related to DOS, including sex trafficking, sex trafficking [[conspiracy (crime)|conspiracy]], and conspiracy to commit [[forced labor]].<ref name="NBCNY20180326">{{cite web |date=March 26, 2018 |title=Leader of NY Group Branded Women, Made Them Sex Slaves: Feds |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Leader-of-Secret-Upstate-New-York-Group-Charged-with-Sex-Trafficking-477966643.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019081848/https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/leader-of-secret-upstate-new-york-group-charged-with-sex-trafficking/450418/ |archive-date=October 19, 2020 |access-date=April 21, 2018 |website=[[WNBC|NBC 4 New York]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref name="NBCNews0516">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/self-help-guru-denies-enslaving-branding-women-sex-cult-n871441 |title=Self-help guru denies enslaving, branding women in Nxivm sex cult |last=Siemaszko |first=Corky |date=May 4, 2018 |work=[[NBC News]]|access-date=May 16, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> He was arrested in Mexico and held in custody in New York after appearing in federal court in [[Fort Worth, Texas]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/leader-of-alleged-cult-that-ensnared-vancouver-woman-appears-in-court-1.4595940 |title=Leader of alleged cult that ensnared Vancouver woman appears in court |date=March 27, 2018 |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> The indictment alleged that at least one woman was coerced into sex with Raniere, who forced DOS members to undergo the branding ritual alleged by Edmondson and others.<ref>{{cite news |title=Feds say self-help guru coerced followers into sex, had them branded with a cauterizing pen |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/03/27/feds-say-self-help-guru-coerced-followers-into-sex-had-them-branded-with-a-cauterizing-pen/?noredirect=on |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=March 27, 2018|last=Swenson|first=Kyle}}</ref><ref name="CBS20180327">{{cite news |title=NXIVM female sex 'slaves' allegedly branded with secretive group leader's initials |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nxivm-leader-keith-raniere-charged-sex-trafficking |work=[[CBS]] |agency=Associated Press |date=March 27, 2018}}</ref> [[United States Attorney]] [[Richard Donoghue]] stated that Raniere "created a secret society of women whom he had sex with and branded with his initials, coercing them with the threat of releasing their highly personal information and taking their assets".<ref name="Newsweek20180328"/> ==== Indictment of Raniere and co-conspirators ==== On April 20, 2018, Mack was arrested and indicted on similar charges to Raniere's.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Smallville Actress Arrested for Role in Alleged Sex Cult that Branded and Enslaved Women |url=http://time.com/5248810/allison-mack-keith-raniere-nxivm-sex-cult |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=April 20, 2018|access-date=April 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422083052/http://time.com/5248810/allison-mack-keith-raniere-nxivm-sex-cult/|archive-date=April 22, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> According to prosecutors, after she recruited women into first NXIVM and then DOS, Mack was allegedly paid by Raniere to coerce them into engaging in sexual activity with Raniere.<ref name="THR201805"/> Mack was further alleged to be DOS's second-in-command after Raniere.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/founder-nxivm-purported-self-help-organization-and-actor-indicted-sex-trafficking-and |title=Founder of 'NXIVM', a Purported Self-Help Organization, and Actor Indicted for Sex Trafficking and Forced Labor Conspiracy |website=justice.gov |date=April 20, 2018 |access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/22/smallville-actor-was-allegedly-a-top-member-of-cult-that-abused-women |title=Smallville's Allison Mack was allegedly a 'top member' of cult that abused women |first=Edward |last=Helmore |date=April 22, 2018 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=April 24, 2018}}</ref> On April 24, Mack was released on $5 million bond pending trial and held under [[house arrest]] with her parents in California.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/allison-mack-smallville-actress-granted-bail-sex-cult-case-2018-04-24/|title=Allison Mack of 'Smallville' granted bail in sex cult case|website=CBS News|date=April 24, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Sandra |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/24/entertainment/allison-mack/index.html |title=Allison Mack granted bail in sex trafficking case |work=CNN|date=April 24, 2018 |access-date=May 3, 2018}}</ref> On May 4, Raniere pleaded not guilty.<ref name="NBCNews0516"/> Salzman's home was raided shortly after Raniere's arrest,<ref name="Newsweek20180328"/> and prosecutors stated during his arraignment that further arrests and a superseding indictment for Raniere and Mack should be expected.<ref name=TimesUnion20180504>{{cite web |last1=Gavin |first1=By Robert |url=https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Keith-Raniere-Allison-Mack-head-to-court-in-12887478.php |title=Raniere, Mack appear in court on sex-slavery charges |work=Albany Times Union |date=May 4, 2018 |access-date=May 4, 2018}}</ref><ref name=News10May4>{{cite web |url=http://www.news10.com/news/local-news/trial-date-set-for-keith-raniere-and-allison-mack/1159493630 |title=Trial date set for Keith Raniere and Allison Mack |work=Albany News 10 |date=May 4, 2018 |access-date=May 4, 2018 |archive-date=March 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322102148/https://www.news10.com/news/local-news/trial-date-set-for-keith-raniere-and-allison-mack/1159493630/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In late May, authorities moved to seize two NXIVM-owned properties near Albany.<ref>{{cite web |title=Foreclosure Complaint Reveals NXIVM Sex Cult Rituals In Upstate New York |date=May 24, 2018|access-date=May 29, 2018 |url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/05/24/nxivm-sex-cult-foreclose-halfmoon}}</ref> In April 2018, the ''[[New York Post]]'' reported that NXIVM had moved to [[Brooklyn, New York]], and was being led by Clare Bronfman.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nypost.com/2018/04/21/sex-cult-moves-to-brooklyn-and-is-ready-for-war/ |title='Sex cult' moves to Brooklyn – and is ready for 'war' |first=Laura |last=Italiano |date=April 21, 2018 |access-date=April 9, 2019}}</ref> On June 12, 2018, the ''Times Union'' reported that NXIVM had suspended its operations owing to "extraordinary circumstances facing the company".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/NXIVM-suspends-all-operations-12987928.php |title=NXIVM suspends all operations; founder's bail denied |first1=Steve |last1=Hughes |agency=Associated Press |date=June 12, 2018 |website=Times Union}}</ref> Bronfman was arrested on July 24 and charged with [[racketeering]]. She was released to house arrest after signing a $100 million [[bail bond]]. Also arrested and charged with the same crime were NXIVM President Nancy Salzman; her daughter, Lauren Salzman; and another NXIVM employee, Kathy Russell.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4350140/clare-bronfman-seagrams-arrested-nxivm-sex-cult/ |title=Clare Bronfman, Seagram's heiress, arrested in Nxivm sex-trafficking case |website=Global News |access-date=July 24, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Seagram's heiress Clare Bronfman charged in connection with alleged sex cult NXIVM">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nxivm-bronfman-sex-cult-racketeering-1.4759640 |title=Seagram's heiress Clare Bronfman charged in connection with alleged sex cult NXIVM Bronfman and five others accused of racketeering related to operations of a cult-like pyramid group |last=Proctor |first=Jason |date=July 24, 2018 |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=July 24, 2018}}</ref> ==== Guilty pleas, corporations and conviction==== {{Wikisource|Superseding Indictment, United States of America v. Keith Raniere, et al.|Superseding indictment #2, USA v. Keith Raniere, et al. from March 2019.}} On March 13, 2019, Nancy Salzman pleaded guilty to a charge of racketeering criminal conspiracy.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brendan |first=Pierson |date=March 13, 2019 |title=Self-help guru Raniere faces U.S. child porn charges; associate pleads guilty |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-cult-idUSKCN1QU2Z2 |access-date=March 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Saul |first=Emily |date=March 13, 2019 |title=Nxivm co-founder Nancy Salzman pleads guilty in sex cult case |url=https://nypost.com/2019/03/13/nxivm-co-founder-nancy-salzman-pleads-guilty-in-sex-cult-case/ |access-date=March 14, 2019 |website=[[New York Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Leader of alleged NXIVM sex cult pleads not guilty to child porn charges |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/allison-mack-nxivm-case-smallville-actress-possible-plea-negotiations-keith-raniere-pleads-not-guilty-in-sex-cult-case/ |access-date=April 9, 2019 |website=CBS News|date=March 18, 2019 }}</ref> She agreed, as nominal owner, not to contest forfeiture of NXIVM-related assets including real estate as well as corporations that owned Keith Raniere and NXIVM's [[trademark]] and [[patent]] portfolio.<ref name=":3">{{Cite Pacer|plaintiff=United States of America|defendant=Keith Raniere|title=Final Order of Forfeiture|doc-number=1108|att-number=1|date=September 7, 2021|pacer-number=420065|use-recap=yes|case-state=NY|case-district=ED|case-division=1|case-year=2018|case-type=cr|case-sequence=00204|access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref> The same day as Nancy Salzman's plea, the court unsealed a second (and final) superseding indictment against Raniere and his codefendants, adding the charge that Raniere produced and kept [[child sexual abuse material]] of a girl who was 15 at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spiritual leader of alleged NY sex cult hit with child porn charges |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/new-york-woman-pleads-guilty-alleged-sex-cult-case-n982901 |access-date=May 18, 2022 |website=NBC News |date=March 13, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Later in March 2019, Lauren Salzman pleaded guilty to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy; she later testified against Raniere and received leniency.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Daughter-of-NXIVM-leader-pleads-guilty-13725939.php |title=Daughter of NXIVM leader pleads guilty |first1=Brendan J. |last1=Lyons |first2=Mike |last2=Goodwin |date=March 29, 2019 |website=Times Union}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dickson |first=E. J. |date=May 21, 2019 |title='I Was in One Mode: Protect Keith': NXIVM Member Testifies About Naked Meetings, Group Sex, Dungeon Paddlings |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/lauren-salzman-nxivm-sex-slave-keith-raniere-testimony-trial-836547/ |access-date=May 18, 2022 |website=[[Rolling Stone Magazine]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 19, 2021 |title=Federal prosecutors recommend leniency in high-ranking NXIVM sentencing |url=https://wnyt.com/news/lauren-salzman-nxivm-sentencing/6176704/ |access-date=May 18, 2022 |website=WNYT NewsChannel 13 |language=en |archive-date=June 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615130442/https://wnyt.com/news/lauren-salzman-nxivm-sentencing/6176704/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Sentencing documents for Allison Mack state that she entered [[proffer]] sessions on April 2, 2019. The government credited her for providing relevant emails, documents and recordings later used to convict Raniere. On April 8, 2019, Mack pleaded guilty to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy. Though not called to testify against Keith Raniere, prosecutors said that Mack, "was available to testify at Raniere’s trial if requested to do so."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/08/allison-mack-nxivm-pleads-guilty-racketeering-charges |title= Smallville star Allison Mack pleads guilty to racketeering in Nxivm case |newspaper= [[The Guardian]] |date=April 8, 2019 |access-date= April 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Pacer|plaintiff=United States of America|defendant=Keith Raniere|title=SENTENCING MEMORANDUM by USA as to Allison Mack|doc-number=1045|date=June 21, 2021|pacer-number=416188|use-recap=yes|case-state=NY|case-district=ED|case-division=1|case-year=2018|case-type=cr|case-sequence=00204|access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref><ref name=" NYT MACK"/> On April 19, 2019, Bronfman pleaded guilty to charges of [[Illegal immigration to the United States|harboring an illegal immigrant]] and [[identity fraud]]; bookkeeper Kathy Russell pleaded guilty to [[visa fraud]].<ref>{{Cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/19/nyregion/nxivm-clare-bronfman.html |title=Clare Bronfman Pleads Guilty in Nxivm 'Sex Cult' Case, Leaving Leader to Stand Trial Alone |last1=Meier |first1=Barry |date=April 19, 2019 |work=The New York Times |access-date=April 20, 2019 |last2= Moynihan |first2=Colin |language= en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The federal trial of Keith Raniere began on May 7, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.news10.com/video/nxivm-trial-prosecution-s-opening-statements-lasted-90-minutes_20190507163116/1986277706/ |title= NXIVM trial prosecution's opening statements lasted ninety minutes |website= News 10 ABC |date= July 17, 2023 |access-date= November 6, 2019 |archive-date= September 22, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230922215106/https://www.news10.com/video/nxivm-trial-prosecution-s-opening-statements-lasted-90-minutes_20190507163116/1986277706/ |url-status= dead }}</ref> On June 19, 2019, the jury convicted him of all counts.<ref name="auto1" /> {| class="wikitable" style="vertical-align: top;" |+ Persons convicted in the NXIVM racketeering case |- ! Name !! Charges !! Sentence || Status ({{As of|2023|02|df=US|lc=y|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/}}) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|title=Inmate Locator|publisher=Federal Bureau of Prisons}}</ref> |- | [[Keith Raniere]] || Found guilty at jury trial of all charges including: * Count 1: [[Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act|Racketeering Conspiracy]]<ref>[[18 USC]] §§ {{USCSub2|18|1962|d}}, {{USCSub2|18|1963|a}}, and {{USCSub2|18|3551}} ''et seq.''</ref> * Count 2: Racketeering<ref>[[18 USC]] §§ {{USCSub2|18|1961|1}} and {{USCSub2|18|1961|5}}</ref> for the predicate racketeering acts (all marked by jury foreperson as "Proven") ** Act 1: Conspiracy to Commit Identity Theft, Conspiracy to Unlawfully Possess an Identification Document ** Act 2, 3: Sexual Exploitation of a Child (separate acts against the same victim) ** Act 4: Possession of Child Pornography ** Act 5: Conspiracy to Commit Identity Theft; Identity Theft (two separate victims) ** Act 6: Conspiracy to Alter Records for Use in an Official Proceeding ** Act 7: Conspiracy to Commit Identity Theft ** Act 8: Trafficking for Labor and Services; Document Servitude ** Act 9: Extortion ** Act 10: Sex Trafficking; Forced Labor ** Act 11: Conspiracy to Commit Identity Theft * Count 3: [[Labor trafficking|Forced Labor Conspiracy]]<ref>[[18 USC]] §§ {{USCSub2|18|1594|b}} and {{USCSub2|18|3551}}, ''et seq.''</ref> * Count 4: [[Mail and wire fraud#Wire fraud|Wire Fraud Conspiracy]]<ref>[[18 USC]] §§ {{USCSub2|18|1349}} and {{USCSub2|18|3551}}, ''et seq''.</ref> * Count 5: [[Sex trafficking in the United States|Sex Trafficking Conspiracy]]<ref>[[18 USC]] §§ {{USCSub2|18|1594|c}}, {{USCSub2|18|1591|b|1}} and {{USCSub2|18|3551}}, ''et seq''.</ref> * Count 6: Sex Trafficking<ref>[[18 USC]] §§ {{USCSub2|18|1591|a|1}}, {{USCSub2|18|1591|a|2}}, {{USCSub2|18|1591|b|2}}, {{USCSub2|18|2}} and {{USCSub2|18|3551}}, ''et seq''.</ref> * Count 7: Attempted Sex Trafficking<ref>[[18 USC]] §§ {{USCSub2|18|1594|a}}, {{USCSub2|18|1591|b|1}} {{USCSub2|18|2}} and {{USCSub2|18|3551}}, ''et seq''.</ref><ref>{{Cite Pacer|plaintiff=United States of America|defendant=Keith Raniere|title=Jury Verdict as to Keith Raniere|doc-number=735|date=June 19, 2019|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=May 19, 2022}}</ref> |[[Nicholas Garaufis|Judge Nicholas Garaufis]] entered October 27, 2020, included * 120 years imprisonment<ref name=":7"/> * $1.75 million in fines due to the United States Government<ref name=":0">{{Cite Pacer|plaintiff=United States of America|defendant=Keith Raniere|title=Sentencing Memorandum|doc-number=966|att-number=0_1|date=October 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=May 20, 2022}}</ref> * $15,000 assessment pursuant to the [[Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015]]<ref name=":0" /> From a supplemental sentencing statement & order, filed July 20, 2021, by Judge Garaufis: * Monetary restitution from Raniere of $3.46 million to twenty-one victims<ref>{{Cite Pacer|plaintiff=United States of America|defendant=Keith Raniere|title=Supplemental Sentencing Statement & Order as to Keith Raniere|doc-number=1073|date=July 20, 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=May 20, 2022}}</ref> ** Seventeen victims recognized under the [[Trafficking Victims Protection Act]] (TVPA) ** Four victims compensated under [[Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018|Mandatory Victims Restitution Act]] (MVRA) * "All lower-ranking members of DOS are victims of the wire fraud conspiracy in which the Defendant participated. […] Accordingly, the court finds that all lower-ranking DOS members are statutorily entitled to the return of their collateral, and it orders Mr. Raniere to effectuate that return to the fullest extent practicable." ** Due to [[Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Fifth Amendment]] concerns, Garaufis stayed this order while Raniere's direct appeal is heard before the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]]. ||Incarcerated at [[Tucson USP]] |- | [[Allison Mack]] || Pleaded guilty to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy || 3 years in prison<ref name=" NYT MACK">{{cite news | title = Actress Who Recruited Women for Nxivm Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/nyregion/allison-mack-nxivm-sentencing.html | first = Colin | last = Moynihan | work = The New York Times | date = June 30, 2021}}</ref> ||Released on July 3, 2023<ref>{{cite web | title='Smallville' actor released from prison for role in sex-trafficking case tied to cult-like group | website=AP News | date=2023-07-05 | url=https://apnews.com/article/nxivm-allison-mack-smallville-f7b869eb7f5b89e5069a7cda00870606 | access-date=2024-02-05}}</ref> |- | [[Clare Bronfman]] || Pleaded guilty to conspiring to conceal and harbor an undocumented immigrant for financial gain, and fraudulent use of identification || 81 months in prison<ref>{{cite news | title = Seagram's heir sentenced to prison in branded sex slave case | date = September 30, 2020 | first = Tom | last = Hays | url = https://apnews.com/article/keith-raniere-new-york-brooklyn-clare-bronfman-sentencing-2113db0c7ea15dc91c7de297cec89736 | publisher = The Associated Press}}</ref> ||Previously incarcerated at [[Danbury FCI]], now in [[Halfway house|RRM]] New York<ref name=inmateClare/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Gavin |first=Robert |date=2024-05-06 |title=NXIVM's Bronfman released to halfway house in NYC |url=https://www.timesunion.com/nxivm/article/nxivm-s-bronfman-released-halfway-house-nyc-19442124.php |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Times Union |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | Lauren Salzman || Pleaded guilty to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy || 5 years of probation<ref>{{cite news | title = Prominent NXIVM cult leader Lauren Salzman avoids jail time after 'extraordinary' cooperation | first = David | last = Li | url = https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/high-ranking-nxivm-cult-leader-lauren-salzman-avoids-jail-time-n1275275 | publisher = NBC News | date = July 28, 2021}}</ref> |- | [[Nancy Salzman]] || Pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy || 42 months in prison<ref>{{cite news | title = NXIVM Co-Founder Nancy Salzman, Featured in 'The Vow' Docuseries, Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison | publisher = Variety | date = September 8, 2021 | url = https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/nxivm-cult-nancy-salzman-the-vow-prison-sentence-1235059017 | first = Kate | last = Aurthur}}</ref>||Released on March 19, 2024<ref>{{cite web|title=Find an inmate - Register Number: 25533-052|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/|date=May 30, 2024 |work=Federal Bureau of Prisons}}</ref>{{better|date=November 2025}} |- | Kathy Russell || Pleaded guilty to visa fraud || 2 years of probation<ref>{{cite news | title = Judge hands down final sentence in NXIVM case| work =ABC news| date = October 7, 2021|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-hands-final-sentence-nxivm-case/story?id=80443423}}</ref> |}
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