Allison Mack

A wealthy benefactor of Keith Raniere, the disgraced leader of a self-improvement group in upstate New York convicted of turning women into sex slaves who were branded with his initials, was sentenced to nearly 7 years in prison Wednesday in the federal conspiracy case. Seagram’s liquor fortune heir Clare Bronfman will spend 81 months behind bars after her sentencing in…

A judge has set an Oct. 27 sentencing date for the leader of an upstate New York self-improvement group who was convicted last year on charges that he turned some of followers into sex slaves

It had the makings of a Hollywood suspense thriller — a television actress, an heiress, a self-help guru and an alleged sex cult – but on Wednesday the curtain closed, when a New York City jury convicted the infamous leader of all charges in a blockbuster case where women were turned into brainwashed “slaves.”

It had the makings of a Hollywood suspense thriller — a television actress, an heiress, a self-help guru and an alleged sex cult – but on Wednesday the curtain closed, when a New York City jury convicted the infamous leader of all charges in a blockbuster case where women were turned into brainwashed “slaves.”

Self-help guru Keith Raniere was a taskmaster who expected his female followers to be as obedient as “hungry dogs,” whether he wanted them to send nude photos to him or buy him groceries with their own money

A self-help guru groomed women for sex, subjecting them to “shame and humiliation” and threatening to expose their “deepest, darkest secrets” if they didn’t comply with his wishes, a federal prosecutor said on Tuesday.

It was called “collateral” — nude photos and other embarrassing material that female members of an upstate New York self-improvement group turned over to their “masters” to ensure obedience, silence and sexual fealty to the organization’s spiritual leader, Keith Raniere. Now some former members of the group, NXIVM, are poised to break their vow of silence for the first time...

An heiress to the Seagram’s liquor fortune was arrested Tuesday in connection with her work with an upstate New York self-improvement organization accused of branding some of its female followers and forcing them into unwanted sex. Michael George reports.

Allison Mack was released on $5 million bail as she seeks to cut a deal with prosecutors in an alleged sex cult case. Gus Rosendale reports.

The heiress to the Seagram’s liquor fortune has pleaded guilty in connection with the alleged NXIVM sex-trafficking cult case. NXIVM’s alleged bookkeeper is also expected to plead guilty, sources say.

“Smallville” actress Allison Mack pleaded guilty to racketeering and related conspiracy charges in Brooklyn federal court Monday for her role in an alleged sex-cult and trafficking group called NXIVM based in upstate New York.

A case featuring sensational claims that followers of a New York self-help organization were forced to become sex slaves took a new turn on Wednesday with one key defendant pleading guilty and another being hit with child pornography charges.

A case featuring sensational claims that followers of a New York self-help organization were forced to become sex slaves took a new turn on Wednesday with one key defendant pleading guilty and another being hit with child pornography charges.

An heiress to the Seagram’s liquor fortune has been arrested in connection with her work with a self-help group in upstate New York that is accused of branding women and forcing them into unwanted sex.

An heiress is being considered a “co-conspirator” in a sensational sex-trafficking case in which the jailed founder of a purported self-help group is accused of branding women, a federal prosecutor said at a hearing Tuesday. Keith Raniere was denied bail as his lawyers sought his release on $10 million bond, using a defense fund believed to be largely bankrolled by…

More people are expected to be indicted in the sex cult case that already includes a television actress and an accused cult leader among the charged.

A television actress best known for playing a young Superman’s close friend is due in court Tuesday for a bail hearing, days after pleading not guilty to acting as a slave “master” and recruiting unsuspecting women to an alleged sex cult.