NXIVM: Difference between revisions

In early 2018, NXIVM founder [[Keith Raniere]] and his associate, actress [[Allison Mack]], were arrested and indicted on federal charges related to DOS, including sex trafficking.[https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Leader-of-Secret-Upstate-New-York-Group-Charged-with-Sex-Trafficking-477966643.html] Others associated with NXIVM were also charged with federal crimes. As of April 2019, five people associated with NXIVM—Mack, NXIVM co-founder Nancy Salzman, Lauren Salzman, Seagram heiress Clare Bronfman, and bookkeeper Kathy Russell—had pleaded guilty to various charges.[https://artvoice.com/2018/08/15/evidence-that-kristin-kreuk-with-allison-mack-were-recruiting-college-students-for-nxivm-and-little-girls-too/][https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47996207] Raniere's federal trial began on May 7, 2019. On June 19, 2019, he was convicted of sex trafficking and racketeering.