USA v. Raniere et al

  1. April 24, 2024

    Seagram's Heiress Can't Cut NXIVM Prison Sentence

    An heir to the Seagram's liquor fortune has been denied a reduction in her nearly seven-year prison term for her role in the alleged sex cult NXIVM.

  2. December 09, 2022

    NXIVM Leader Raniere Loses Sex Trafficking Appeal

    The Second Circuit shot down an appeal from sex cult leader Keith Raniere on Friday stemming from his conviction and 120-year prison sentence on sex trafficking charges.

  3. September 08, 2021

    NXIVM Co-Founder Gets 3½ Years For Sex Cult Crimes

    NXIVM co-founder Nancy Salzman on Wednesday was sentenced to 3½ years in prison by a Brooklyn federal judge who chastised her for aiding the purported sex cult's guru Keith Raniere in the illicit operation that preyed on young women and girls.

  4. September 07, 2021

    NXIVM Sex Cult Co-Founder Seeks 2 Years Home Confinement

    Attorneys for the sex cult NXIVM's convicted co-founder Nancy Salzman urged a New York federal judge Tuesday to sentence her to home confinement instead of prison, saying that for the past 20 years she had been controlled by an "egotistical, self-important, sex-fiend" who led her into engaging in criminal conduct.

  5. July 20, 2021

    NXIVM Founder Must Pay Over $3.4 Million To Cult's Victims

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday ordered Keith Raniere, the founder of purported sex cult NXIVM, to pay more than $3.4 million in restitution to 21 victims, Raniere's attorney confirmed after a hearing.

  6. June 30, 2021

    'Smallville' Actress Gets 3 Years For Helping Run NXIVM Cult

    A Brooklyn federal judge hit "Smallville" actress Allison Mack with three years in prison Wednesday for assisting the imprisoned head of the NXIVM sex cult in his efforts to victimize women — and for her own acts of cruelty as a cult lieutenant.

  7. October 27, 2020

    NXIVM Founder Gets 120-Year Sentence In Sex Cult Case

    A New York federal judge sentenced Tuesday the founder of purported sex cult NXIVM to 120 years in prison, concluding that the severity of his crimes warrant a significant sentence, particularly since he's using his convicted co-conspirator's "unlimited war chest" to wage a publicity campaign against the judicial system.

  8. September 30, 2020

    Seagram Heiress Gets Nearly 7 Years In NXIVM Sex Cult Case

    Seagram's heiress Clare Bronfman on Wednesday was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison stemming from her role in the leadership of purported sex cult NXIVM, which billed itself as a self-help organization but was allegedly a haven for forced labor and sex trafficking.

  9. October 11, 2019

    NXIVM Sex Cult Atty's Bid For Prosecutor Gig Comes To End

    An attorney who represents the convicted founder of the NXIVM sex cult no longer has her application pending for a job in the U.S. attorney's office for the Eastern District of New York, following concerns the job pursuit could be a conflict of interest in the high-profile racketeering and sex trafficking case against Keith Raniere.

  10. September 05, 2019

    NXIVM Sex Cult Atty's Job App May Be A Conflict, Feds Say

    A New York federal court should ensure that the founder of the NXIVM sex cult is fine with one of the Brafman & Associates PC attorneys representing him in the racketeering and sex trafficking case while she also applies for a job in the U.S. attorney's office, the federal government has said.

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