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Ex-‘Smallville' Actor Allison Mack Starts Prison Sentence Early in NXIVM Sex Cult Case
Mack is best known for her role as a young Superman’s close friend on the series “Smallville.”
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Allison Mack Sentenced to 3 Years in NXIVM Case
The former “Smallville” actor was sentenced more than two years after pleading guilty for her involvement in the NXIVM sex cult case.
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Ex-‘Smallville' Actress Allison Mack Sentenced to 3 Years in NXIVM Sex Cult Case
TV actor Allison Mack, who played a key role in a scandal-ridden, cult-like upstate New York group, was sentenced to 3 years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to charges she manipulated women into becoming sex slaves for the group’s spiritual leader. Mack — best known for her role as a young Superman’s close friend on the series “Smallville” —…
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‘Biggest Mistake of My Life': Allison Mack Pens Apology Ahead of Sex Cult Sentencing
Former “Smallville” actor Allison Mack, who pled guilty to racketeering and conspiracy charges in connection to the NXIVM sex cult case, issued a series of apologies ahead of her sentencing scheduled for later this week. “It is now of paramount importance to me to say, from the bottom of my heart, I am so sorry,” Mack wrote in a letter…
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NXIVM's Keith Raniere Sentenced to 120 Years in Prison
The self-improvement guru was sentenced on charges that he turned female members of the group into sex slaves and even branded some with his initials.
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Seagram's Heiress Sentenced to Nearly 7 Years in Prison in NXIVM Branded Sex Cult Case
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…
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Sentencing Date Set for NY Self-Help Guru in Sex Slave Case
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
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Infamous Sex Cult Leader Convicted in NYC of All Charges in Federal ‘Branded Women' Case
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.”
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Infamous Sex Cult Leader Convicted in NYC of All Charges in Federal ‘Branded Women' Case
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.”
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Sex Cult Leader Expected Female Followers to be Obedient as ‘Hungry Dogs'
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
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Prosecutor Lays Out Sex-Trafficking Case Against NXIVM Self-Help Guru
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.
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Self-Improvement Guru Set to Face ‘Sex Slave' Accusers
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...
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Millionaire Liquor Heiress Pleads Guilty in NYC Sex Cult Case; Alleged Bookkeeper Expected to Plead Guilty: Sources
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.
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‘I Was Wrong': Tearful ‘Smallville' Actress Allison Mack Pleads Guilty in Secret NY Sex Cult Case
“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.
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Guilty Plea, New Charges in New York Sex Slave Case
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.
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Guilty Plea, New Charges in New York Sex Slave Case
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.
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Liquor Heiress Arrested in NXIVM Case
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.
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Heiress to Seagram's Liquor Fortune Arrested in Alleged NXIVM Sex-Trafficking Cult Case
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.
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Judge Denies Bail for NXIVM Founder Keith Raniere
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…
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More Arrests Expected in Sex Cult Case Against ‘Smallville' Actress, Prosecutor Says
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.