Smallville actress Allison Mack was released from prison on Monday after serving two years for playing a role in a sex-trafficking case related to Nxivm, a cultlike group.
Mack was arrested back in 2018 with other high-ranking cult members, Clare Bronfman and Nancy Salzman. She pleaded guilty to multiple crimes, including manipulating women into becoming Keith Raniere’s, the leader of Nxivm, sex slaves, racketeering and racketeering conspiracy in 2020. She additionally was charged $20,000 and began her three-year sentence in 2021.
Raniere is currently in jail serving a 120 years sentence for sex trafficking, forced labor conspiracy, racketeering, wire fraud conspiracy, attempted sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking conspiracy.
Mack was only sentenced to three years rather than 17 years because she cooperated with the authorities on the case. She assisted prosecutors in gathering evidence on Raniere, including how his secret society, Dos, brainwashed women into forcing them to have sex with him and branded them with his initials.
Mack was arrested back in 2018 with other high-ranking cult members, Clare Bronfman and Nancy Salzman. She pleaded guilty to multiple crimes, including manipulating women into becoming Keith Raniere’s, the leader of Nxivm, sex slaves, racketeering and racketeering conspiracy in 2020. She additionally was charged $20,000 and began her three-year sentence in 2021.
Raniere is currently in jail serving a 120 years sentence for sex trafficking, forced labor conspiracy, racketeering, wire fraud conspiracy, attempted sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking conspiracy.
Mack was only sentenced to three years rather than 17 years because she cooperated with the authorities on the case. She assisted prosecutors in gathering evidence on Raniere, including how his secret society, Dos, brainwashed women into forcing them to have sex with him and branded them with his initials.
- 7/5/2023
- by Nina Hauswirth
- Uinterview
Allison Mack, a former actor on “Smallville” who was a key member in leader Keith Raniere’s Nxivm cult, was released from prison on Monday after serving two years of her three-year sentence. She pleaded guilty to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy charges in 2021.
Raniere was sentenced to 120 years in prison in October 2020 on charges of sex trafficking, forced labor conspiracy and racketeering. Mack recruited and groomed women to the Nxivm cult, and Raniere took them as sexual partners. Some of the women were branded with Raniere’s initials and were sexually abused by him while they were members of the group.
In Mack’s sentencing in June 2021, a federal judge called her an “essential accomplice” to Raniere.
“This court, in sentencing Mr. Raniere, made it very clear how seriously it views the conduct for which he was convicted,” U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas Garaufis wrote in his memo. “When it comes to Dos,...
Raniere was sentenced to 120 years in prison in October 2020 on charges of sex trafficking, forced labor conspiracy and racketeering. Mack recruited and groomed women to the Nxivm cult, and Raniere took them as sexual partners. Some of the women were branded with Raniere’s initials and were sexually abused by him while they were members of the group.
In Mack’s sentencing in June 2021, a federal judge called her an “essential accomplice” to Raniere.
“This court, in sentencing Mr. Raniere, made it very clear how seriously it views the conduct for which he was convicted,” U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas Garaufis wrote in his memo. “When it comes to Dos,...
- 7/5/2023
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
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
Allison Mack has begun her three-year prison sentence for racketeering and conspiracy related to her involvement in Nxivm, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The former TV actress and Smallville star is now in the custody of the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, Calif., on Monday, according to a prison spokesperson.
Mack, who was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court by U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis in June, was initially expected to begin her prison term on Sept. 29. Following her sentencing on Wednesday, June 30, the 39-year-old had been allowed to remain out on bail — which was initially granted in 2018 — and confined ...
The former TV actress and Smallville star is now in the custody of the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, Calif., on Monday, according to a prison spokesperson.
Mack, who was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court by U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis in June, was initially expected to begin her prison term on Sept. 29. Following her sentencing on Wednesday, June 30, the 39-year-old had been allowed to remain out on bail — which was initially granted in 2018 — and confined ...
- 9/15/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Allison Mack has begun her three-year prison sentence for racketeering and conspiracy related to her involvement in Nxivm, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The former TV actress and Smallville star is now in the custody of the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, Calif., on Monday, according to a prison spokesperson.
Mack, who was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court by U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis in June, was initially expected to begin her prison term on Sept. 29. Following her sentencing on Wednesday, June 30, the 39-year-old had been allowed to remain out on bail — which was initially granted in 2018 — and confined ...
The former TV actress and Smallville star is now in the custody of the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, Calif., on Monday, according to a prison spokesperson.
Mack, who was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court by U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis in June, was initially expected to begin her prison term on Sept. 29. Following her sentencing on Wednesday, June 30, the 39-year-old had been allowed to remain out on bail — which was initially granted in 2018 — and confined ...
- 9/15/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A former nurse who co-founded and once ran the cult-like Nxivm group, where prosecutors say some women were brainwashed, branded like animals and coerced into sex, was sentenced Wednesday to 42 months in prison but won’t be locked up until January.
Nancy Salzman, the former president and co-founder of Nxivm, must also pay a $150,000 fine, U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis said. She has agreed to forfeit more than $500,000 in cash, several properties and a Steinway grand piano.
Salzman must report to prison by Jan. 19, Garaufis said. Her lawyers said she has been caring for ...
Nancy Salzman, the former president and co-founder of Nxivm, must also pay a $150,000 fine, U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis said. She has agreed to forfeit more than $500,000 in cash, several properties and a Steinway grand piano.
Salzman must report to prison by Jan. 19, Garaufis said. Her lawyers said she has been caring for ...
A former nurse who co-founded and once ran the cult-like Nxivm group, where prosecutors say some women were brainwashed, branded like animals and coerced into sex, was sentenced Wednesday to 42 months in prison but won’t be locked up until January.
Nancy Salzman, the former president and co-founder of Nxivm, must also pay a $150,000 fine, U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis said. She has agreed to forfeit more than $500,000 in cash, several properties and a Steinway grand piano.
Salzman must report to prison by Jan. 19, Garaufis said. Her lawyers said she has been caring for ...
Nancy Salzman, the former president and co-founder of Nxivm, must also pay a $150,000 fine, U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis said. She has agreed to forfeit more than $500,000 in cash, several properties and a Steinway grand piano.
Salzman must report to prison by Jan. 19, Garaufis said. Her lawyers said she has been caring for ...
Actor Jessica Joan had a long-awaited moment of closure when she read her victim’s statement at the June 30 sentencing hearing for Allison Mack, the “Smallville” star who became a leader of the sex cult tied to the now-convicted Keith Raniere and his Nxivm organization.
Joan was the Nxivm victim previously identified in court documents only as “Jay.” Joan decided to reveal her identity as part of Mack’s sentencing in an effort to move on to the next chapter of her life. She recently launched a podcast, “The Untouchable Jessica Joan” and has a book by the same name due out next month.
“I’m extremely strong person,” Joan told Variety, hours after she spoke in the Brooklyn courtroom of U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis. “I think there is a reason why I was put in this situation to handle it in the way that I have. It took an emotional toll.
Joan was the Nxivm victim previously identified in court documents only as “Jay.” Joan decided to reveal her identity as part of Mack’s sentencing in an effort to move on to the next chapter of her life. She recently launched a podcast, “The Untouchable Jessica Joan” and has a book by the same name due out next month.
“I’m extremely strong person,” Joan told Variety, hours after she spoke in the Brooklyn courtroom of U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis. “I think there is a reason why I was put in this situation to handle it in the way that I have. It took an emotional toll.
- 7/2/2021
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
The federal judge presiding over the prosecution of the Nxivm sex cult case has released a blistering memo on his decision to sentence actor Allison Mack to three years in prison for her role in the aiding Keith Raniere, the self-help guru who is now a convicted sex trafficker serving a 120-year sentence.
U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas Garaufis did not mince words. He faulted Mack for using her celebrity status as a star of the long-running CW drama “Smallville” to recruit others to submit to Raniere’s twisted desires. Mack’s ultimate downfall was her involvement in what was purported to be a women’s empowerment group known as Dos that turned out to involve master-slave relationships among members, some of whom were coerced into having sex with Raniere. Raniere was convicted on multiple counts of sex trafficking, racketeering, conspiracy and fraud and sentenced to 120 years in prison last year.
U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas Garaufis did not mince words. He faulted Mack for using her celebrity status as a star of the long-running CW drama “Smallville” to recruit others to submit to Raniere’s twisted desires. Mack’s ultimate downfall was her involvement in what was purported to be a women’s empowerment group known as Dos that turned out to involve master-slave relationships among members, some of whom were coerced into having sex with Raniere. Raniere was convicted on multiple counts of sex trafficking, racketeering, conspiracy and fraud and sentenced to 120 years in prison last year.
- 6/30/2021
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety 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 offered a series of apologies in her statement to the federal judge who will decide her fate on June 30 when she is set to be sentenced after pleading guilty to racketeering and conspiracy charges in connection with the Nxivm sex cult case.
“I have experienced overwhelming shame as I have worked to accept and understand all that went on and all that I chose,” Mack wrote.
The “Smallville” star’s comments were included with more than a half-dozen letters from friends and family members to U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas Garaufis testifying to Mack’s transformation since breaking with Nxivm mastermind Keith Raniere following her arrest in April 2018. Raniere was sentenced in October to 120 years in prison on racketeering and sex trafficking charges.
Mack pleaded guilty in April 2019. Prosecutors asked the judge for leniency given Mack’s cooperation in the case, which included providing a crucial audio...
“I have experienced overwhelming shame as I have worked to accept and understand all that went on and all that I chose,” Mack wrote.
The “Smallville” star’s comments were included with more than a half-dozen letters from friends and family members to U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas Garaufis testifying to Mack’s transformation since breaking with Nxivm mastermind Keith Raniere following her arrest in April 2018. Raniere was sentenced in October to 120 years in prison on racketeering and sex trafficking charges.
Mack pleaded guilty in April 2019. Prosecutors asked the judge for leniency given Mack’s cooperation in the case, which included providing a crucial audio...
- 6/27/2021
- 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
New York, Dec 5 (Ians) A federal judge has ordered the administration of President Donald Trump to resume a programme that protected those who came illegally to the US as children from deportation.
Federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis in New York City ruled on Friday that children who had been brought to the US as illegal immigrants should continue to be registered for the programme known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) and those registered in it should be given work permits for two years instead of for one.
Ironically, while Indians who had been brought illegally to US as children benefit under the programme, it will not give work permits to the thousands who came to the US legally as children with their parents who are waiting their Green Cards for which the waiting period is more than a decade in some categories.
The children who came here legally on...
Federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis in New York City ruled on Friday that children who had been brought to the US as illegal immigrants should continue to be registered for the programme known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) and those registered in it should be given work permits for two years instead of for one.
Ironically, while Indians who had been brought illegally to US as children benefit under the programme, it will not give work permits to the thousands who came to the US legally as children with their parents who are waiting their Green Cards for which the waiting period is more than a decade in some categories.
The children who came here legally on...
- 12/5/2020
- by IANS
- GlamSham
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
Investigation Discovery (ID) has ordered two-hour special “The Lost Women of Nxivm,” looking into the organization that included a sex-trafficking cult and had ties to Hollywood.
On Wednesday, Nxivm founder Keith Raniere was convicted on racketeering, sex-trafficking and other crimes. In December, Ample Entertainment will premiere its documentary on Nxivm and Raniere.
Raniere’s sentencing is set for Sept. 25. Marc Agnifilo, Raniere’s lawyer, said he plans to appeal the conviction, the Associated Press reported.
Also Read: 'Smallville' Actress Allison Mack Pleads Guilty in Nxivm Case
In March 2018, Raniere was arrested in Mexico, where he fled last fall after the New York Times published a report about alleged Nxivm practices like branding women.
Raniere had initially pled not guilty to all charges. Raniere had described Nxivm as a “self-help” group and had a foothold in Hollywood, which included “Smallville” actress Allison Mack. Federal authorities say Raniere and Mack...
On Wednesday, Nxivm founder Keith Raniere was convicted on racketeering, sex-trafficking and other crimes. In December, Ample Entertainment will premiere its documentary on Nxivm and Raniere.
Raniere’s sentencing is set for Sept. 25. Marc Agnifilo, Raniere’s lawyer, said he plans to appeal the conviction, the Associated Press reported.
Also Read: 'Smallville' Actress Allison Mack Pleads Guilty in Nxivm Case
In March 2018, Raniere was arrested in Mexico, where he fled last fall after the New York Times published a report about alleged Nxivm practices like branding women.
Raniere had initially pled not guilty to all charges. Raniere had described Nxivm as a “self-help” group and had a foothold in Hollywood, which included “Smallville” actress Allison Mack. Federal authorities say Raniere and Mack...
- 6/20/2019
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
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